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Two National Highways declared in Assam


Union Ministry of Surface Road Transport and Highways has declared two roads of Assam, linking neigh...

Two National Highways declared in Assam


The total length of NH315(A) and NH127(B) are 99 km and 401 km respectively, an official release sai...

Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh seek to develop their NHs


Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh have sent their proposals for de-notifying the few stretches of National ...

Par panel asks Road Ministry to expedite NHDP work


A Parliamentary panel has asked the Road Transport and Highways Ministry to expedite efforts to attr...

Govt seeks facts from NHAI on World Bank report


Road Transport Minister CP Joshi on Tuesday said government has no connection "with corruption" and ...

Four-laning of highway within 2 years in Bihar


Four-laning of Patna-Ara-Buxar highway would be completed within two years-and-a-half, Bihar Road C...

Govt`s fresh criteria for selecting NHAI chief


Govt has come out with fresh criteria that paves way for appointing a technocrat or an executive fro...

Land acquisition hitches delaying in road projects


Government said problems in land acquisition was one of the main factors in delays in the implementa...

Odisha asks NHAI to modernise national highways


The Odisha government has urged the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) to upgrade, maintai...

Six-lane roads to connect India`s metros


India`s metros -- Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata and Chennai -- will soon be connected through six-lane road...

BJP to put hoardings about poor national highways


Madhya Pradesh BJP will put up hoardings along national highways in the state to underline their b...

AK Upadhyay is new Road Transport & Highways Secy


AK Upadhyay, a 1975 batch IAS officer, will take over as the new Road Transport and Highways Secre...

National highways reopened in Himachal


A large number of vehicles, including tourist vehicles stranded at various places, left for their d...

Allahabad HC orders clearance of tracks and highways blocked by Jats


Taking suo motu cognisance of public inconvenience caused by the ongoing Jat agitation, the Allaha...

Farmers to block national highways on March 9


To press for an increase in the Minimum Support Price for food grain crops, farmers from the northe...

For me, it`s literally miles to go before I sleep: Nath


Transport Minister Kamal Nath visualises 2011 as a year full of "promises" for adding thousands of ...

Kamal Nath blames excess rains for bad highways


Under attack from members, Surface Transport Minister Kamal Nath sought to blame the excess rains t...

NHAI`s call centre plan hits roadblock


The NHAI ambitious plan to set up round the clock call centres across the country, mainly to facilit...

Centre approves 9600 cr for J&K highways


The Centre has approved an outlay of Rs 9625 crore for the National Highways project in Jammu and Ka...

BJP preparing vision document on highways in northeast


The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will prepare a vision document for the appropriate management and u...
China, Pak to build highways in PoK

China, Pak to build highways in PoK


China has signed pact for building highways in the disputed Gilgit-Baltistan region in PoK.
Plan panel is an `armchair advisor`: Nath

Plan panel is an `armchair advisor`: Nath


Road Transport Minister Kamal Nath has termed the Planning Commission as an "armchair advisor".

ANSAM continues blockade of highways in Manipur


Despite the Naga Students` Federation lifting its economic blockade of a key national highway here, ...

Himachal to get five more national highways


The Central government has sanctioned five more national highways to strengthen road connectivity in...

Highways Ministry starts site selection for mega-road projects


The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has started the site selection process for the propose...

Trying to resolve highways issue with UP: Nath


The Centre on Sunday underplayed the row with Uttar Pradesh over construction of highways.

MPs, MLAs exempted from paying toll on NHs


An empowered group of ministers (EGoM) Tuesday approved exempting MPs and MLAs from paying toll on ...
Kids near highways have higher asthma risk

Kids near highways have higher asthma risk


Children who lived near major highways or railroad intersections have higher diagnoses of asthma, sa...

Bill for improved safety standards in highways in Lok Sabha


A bill to facilitate setting up of an independent body to put in place safety provisions for natio...

Centre to spend Rs 25,000 cr on highways in MP


The Central Government would spend Rs 25,000 crore in different phases for the development of nati...

`India`s massive road building is for catching up with past`


India`s massive road construction programme is not aimed at creating infrastructure for the future b...

Report on best toll technology for highways in 3 months: Nath


The Nandan Nilekani Committee studying the best toll collection technology for the highways sector...
Road salt`s damaging effects prompt smart alternatives to keep highways safe

Road salt`s damaging effects prompt smart alternatives to keep highways safe


Reports indicate that in order to combat environmental concerns, companies in the US are using smart...

Roads, highways development to add 2% to GDP: Nath


The massive USD 150bn investment envisaged for the roads and highways sector in the next 5 yrs will ...
Govt approves development of 352 km of highways at Rs 2,973 cr

Govt approves development of 352 km of highways at Rs 2,973 cr


The government today approved developing 352 km of highways with an investment of Rs 2,973 crore.
World Bank agrees to up funds for highways: Nath

World Bank agrees to up funds for highways: Nath


The World Bank has agreed to look at newer ways to raise its funding commitment for the highways p...
More flyovers not helping public transport users: Reddy

More flyovers not helping public transport users: Reddy


Urban Development Minister Jaipal Reddy today said and maintained that the focus should be on expan...
Manual for maintenance of major highways on cards: NHAI

Manual for maintenance of major highways on cards: NHAI


The National Highways Authority of India will come up with a Standard Maintenance Manual by the Dece...

Maoists block major high ways connecting Kathmandu


Intensifying their stir, Maoist cadres cut-off road access to the Nepalese capital by blocking all ...
Centre envisages $80-bn investment on roads, highways

Centre envisages $80-bn investment on roads, highways


Centre is envisaging an investment of USD 80-billion in the construction of roads and highways over ...

Rains pound Bhutan; landslides block national highways


Record rains since 1996 pounded Bhutan as major rivers swelled and landslides blocked national highw...

Four laning of six national highways to be done in Punjab


The Union Ministry of Shipping, Road Transport and Highways on Tuesday sanctioned the four laning of...
Highways projects worth Rs 19,000 cr to be awarded soon

Highways projects worth Rs 19,000 cr to be awarded soon


The Road Transport and Highways Ministry is all set to award 58 projects worth Rs 19,000 crore for b...

Trauma centres to come up along national highways: Azad


A large number of trauma centres will come up along national highways across the country during the ...