Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari on Wednesday approved a slew of new road projects, valued at Rs 68,000 crore, in four Northeastern states to make international standard surface connectivity. Addressing a late-night press conference after reviewing various national highway projects in the region, Gadkari said that new projects are worth Rs … Read more
Three roads will be offered for fund raising through the Infrastructure Investment Trust (InVIT) of the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) according to Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari. Speaking at the JPMorgan India Investor Summit, he said that a good response is expected for the same. “We (NHAI) are going to approach the capital market. … Read more
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address a public gathering here on July 3 after the conclusion of the two-day BJP National Executive meeting. “On July 3, a massive public meeting would be organised at Parade Ground in Hyderabad. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address a mammoth public meeting on the evening of July 3,” BJP … Read more
Union minister Nitin Gadkari on Thursday said he once told industrialist Ratan Tata that the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) does not discriminate on the basis of religion. The senior BJP leader inaugurated a charitable hospital in the Sinhagad area in Pune. Speaking on the occasion, he related an anecdote from the time when he was … Read more
Maharashtra Congress leader Sachin Sawant on Monday welcomed Union minister Nitin Gadkari‘s “a strong Congress is important for democracy” remark, but asked him to speak to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on what he claimed as BJP‘s efforts to destroy the opposition. At an event in Pune on Saturday, Gadkari said a strong Congress is important … Read more
With just a week left for voting in the Goa assembly polls, the ruling BJP is stepping up campaigning with its top leaders, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah, set to address physical election rallies in the state over the next few days. The party will release its election manifesto … Read more
The National Highway Authority of India‘s first infrastructure investment trust has raised more than Rs 5,000 crore, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari said on Wednesday. Infrastructure Investment Trusts (InvITs) are instruments on the pattern of mutual funds, designed to pool money from investors and invest the amount in assets that will provide cash flows over a … Read more
Senior BJP leader Nitin Gadkari wanted to “teach a lesson” to his party colleague Devendra Fadnavis, Maharashtra minister Vijay Wadettiwar claimed during an election rally in the state on Thursday. While the Congress leader implied that Gadkari was talking about Fadnavis, Gadkari himself denied that he had ever said anything against the former chief minister. … Read more
Fear of foreign pension and insurance funds owning assets in the country made the government reduce the bundle size of road projects being offered to investors as part of the monetization plan, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari said on Saturday. Gadkari, who handles the roads portfolio, said that the foreign funds have a huge quantum of … Read more
NCP chief Sharad Pawar on Saturday lauded Union road transport minister Nitin Gadkari for using power effectively to carry out development. The two leaders from rival parties shared the dais at a function at Ahmednagar in Maharashtra. “I am attending this function because I was told that Gadkari was going to inaugurate many projects in … Read more