The BJP, which is aiming to topple the Naveen Patnaik government in Odisha, plans to hold as many as 100 election rallies in the state, with key speakers including Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah. Odisha BJP vice-president Golak Mohapatra on Sunday said that mega rallies will be held in all … Read more
Shashank Srivastava, Senior Executive Officer (Marketing and Sales), Maruti Suzuki India Ltd, says: “We could expect the month to end around the 375,000 mark for the industry, that should be about 11% growth over last year. March being the last month of the financial year, we are expecting industry sales to be about 42,35,000 or … Read more
Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari will be visiting Shivamogga on February 22, Thursday, to inaugurate roads and lay foundation stones for works involving a total expense of ₹6,168.41 crores. Shivamogga Lok Sabha member B.Y. Raghavendra, in a press conference in Shivamogga on Monday, said the programme would be held at Nehru … Read more
Union Minister for Road Transport and Shipping Nitin Gadkari with NCP chief Sharad Pawar. File | Photo Credit: PTI Union Minister and senior BJP leader Nitin Gadkari on Wednesday lavished fulsome praise on Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar, remarking that Maharashtra’s leadership was embodied in Mr. Pawar’s person. The two leaders from opposing … Read more
In its plan to make India‘s highways pothole-free, the government has introduced a stringent accountability system for highway engineers. The Centre has set a clear deadline for eliminating potholes from National Highways (NHs) by the end of this year. This initiative aims to ensure the smooth and safe travel of millions of commuters who rely … Read more
Union minister Nitin Gadkari on Tuesday said diversification of agriculture towards energy and power sectors is the need of the country, apparently pitching for increased production of ethanol. “I am telling you the truth, your life cannot be changed by growing wheat, rice, maize and bajra. No matter how much production you produce, the price … Read more
Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari | Photo Credit: PTI A two-lane Jaiswal bridge over the Chenab river in Ramban district along the Jammu-Srinagar national highway has been completed, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari said on June 7, reiterating his commitment to provide exceptional highway infrastructure in the Union Territory. Earlier, the bridge … Read more
New Delhi: Dwarka Expressway, India’s first elevated urban expressway, being constructed at an estimated cost of Rs 10,000 crore, as part of the Delhi decongestion plan, will be completed in the next 3-4 months, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari said on Thursday. The Expressway will be completed in four packages, he added. The road transport minister … Read more
Chandigarh: If all goes well, PGI’s department of telemedicine will soon start using drones for transportation of organs, besides delivering medicines at remote and tough terrain of Himachal Pradesh. This will do away with the compulsion to transport retrieved organs within a 20km radius and the need for a green corridor. The aerial radius of … Read more
India will launch its first-ever surety bond insurance product on December 19, minister for road, transport, and highways Nitin Gadkari said Thursday. Speaking at the CII Global Economic Policy Summit, he said the product will boost liquidity in the infrastructure sectors. “On December 19, our ministry is launching India’s first-ever surety bond insurance product…that is … Read more