‘Teething problem’ in vertical lift span of new Pamban Rail Bridge leaves railway officials scrambling

‘Teething problem’ in vertical lift span of new Pamban Rail Bridge leaves railway officials scrambling

After PM Modi inaugurated the New Pamban Rail Bridge, the Vertical Central Span was lifted for a Naval vessel to pass through the Pamban channel. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement The vertical lift span of the new Pamban Rail Bridge, inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday (April 6, 2025), caused concern among senior … Read more

Five-member technical panel certifies new Pamban rail bridge as ‘structurally safe’

Five-member technical panel certifies new Pamban rail bridge as ‘structurally safe’

The new and old Pamban rail bridges. File | Photo Credit: L. Balachandar The five-member high-level committee appointed by the Ministry of Railways to study the stability of the newly constructed Pamban rail bridge has cleared its design, certifying that the 2.08-km-long bridge is structurally safe. The committee comprising Principal Executive Director (PED), Bridges; PED, … Read more

Work on city’s first steel bridge to begin in April

Work on city’s first steel bridge to begin in April

Houses demolished on Buckingham Canal Road at Thoraipakkam for laying the road between Neelankarai on ECR and Thoraipakkam on OMR. Construction of the city’s first steel bridge, which will come up across Buckingham Canal connecting Thoraipakkam and Neelankarai, is expected to begin in two months’ time. The State government has sanctioned a total of ₹35 … Read more

Media is a bridge between government and people, says Guntur MLA

Media is a bridge between government and people, says Guntur MLA

MLA Mohammed Naseer Ahmed addressing a workshop organised by the PIB in Guntur on Thursday. | Photo Credit: T. VIJAY KUMAR Guntur East MLA Mohammed Naseer Ahmed emphasised the crucial role of the media in bridging the gap between the government and the people by effectively communicating about welfare programmes and government schemes. Speaking at … Read more

Kundannoor bridge resurfacing: concern over traffic falling into disarray

Kundannoor bridge resurfacing: concern over traffic falling into disarray

The PWD NH wing is gearing up to do stone mastic asphalt resurfacing of the busy, 2-km-long Kundannoor-Thevara bridge that links Kochi with Willingdon Island, since the rain has taken a break. But alternative roads have not been developed to divert vehicles, which include container lorries. | Photo Credit: H. VIBHU With the rain taking … Read more

RSS to act as bridge between BJP and Sangh affiliates

RSS to act as bridge between BJP and Sangh affiliates

Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat. File. | Photo Credit: ANI Coordination between the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and other Sangh affiliates is becoming a task for the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) which just concluded its three-day national meet in Palakkad last week where issues of ‘neglect’ by the government were flagged to BJP … Read more

Kulur Old Bridge to be shut for heavy vehicles for three days on trial basis from August 19

Kulur Old Bridge to be shut for heavy vehicles for three days on trial basis from August 19

As a prelude to prohibit heavy goods vehicle movement during the daytime on Kulur Old Bridge of National Highway 66 to facilitate its repairs for a month, the Dakshian Kannada district administration will do a three-day trial from August 19 to August 21. | Photo Credit: H S MANJUNATH As a prelude to prohibit heavy … Read more

Indian Army constructs 150 ft suspension bridge over flowing river in Sikkim in 48 hours

Indian Army constructs 150 ft suspension bridge over flowing river in Sikkim in 48 hours

The 150-foot suspension bridge, being constructed by engineers of Indian Army, being given final touches under a fast flowing river.  | Photo Credit: Ministry of Defence As heavy rains continue to lash parts of Sikkim and certain areas remain cut off, the engineers of Indian Army have successfully constructed a 150-foot suspension bridge in north … Read more

PM Modi inaugurates cable-stayed 'Sudarshan Setu' bridge in Gujarat

PM Modi inaugurates cable-stayed 'Sudarshan Setu' bridge in Gujarat

Sudarshan Setu, the four-lane cable-stayed bridge between Okha and Beyt Dwarka. | Photo Credit: ANI Prime Minister Narendra Modi on February 25 inaugurated ‘Sudarshan Setu’, the country’s longest cable-stayed bridge of 2.32 km, on the Arabian sea connecting Beyt Dwarka island to mainland Okha in Gujarat’s Devbhumi Dwarka district. PM Modi began his day by … Read more