New Delhi, June 14 (IANS) Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday said that the Bengaluru-Chennai Expressway project will significantly enhance connectivity to major industrial and logistics hubs, strengthening economic activity and infrastructure development in the region.Sharing details of her visit to the expressway corridor under the ‘Pragati Path Yatre Darshan’ programme in Karnataka’s Devanahalli, FM Sitharaman said the greenfield project is a key infrastructure initiative being deve…
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New Delhi, June 14 (IANS) India has witnessed an unprecedented transformation in its road infrastructure over the last 12 years, from the implementation of Bharatmala Pariyojana and the rapid expansion of the National Highway network to the development of iconic expressways at record construction speed, according to an official factsheet issued on Sunday. Among the most transformative initiatives in the highway sector is Bharatmala Pariyojana, a flagship programme designed to optimise freight an…
New Delhi, June 9 (IANS) India has accelerated infrastructure creation over the past decade, vastly expanding its railway, highway and airport networks to improve mobility, logistics, and economic activity across the country.A major shift during this period was the integration of infrastructure planning, as opposed to the earlier practice of fragmented project execution. Public capital expenditure increased from about Rs 2 lakh crore in FY2014–15 to Rs 12.2 lakh crore in FY2026–27. This refl…
Raipur, June 4 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED), Raipur Zonal Office, has arrested Jai Prakash Gandhi, a resident of Abhanpur in Raipur district, Chhattisgarh, on June 3, 2026, under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002. The arrest is linked to a major land acquisition compensation fraud in the prestigious Bharatmala Pariyojana project, ED said in a press note.After his arrest, Jai Prakash Gandhi was produced before the Special Court (PMLA), Raipur, which remanded him to ED…
New Delhi, May 30 (IANS) The Boregaon to Shahpur section of NH‑753L — a nearly 47 km modern four‑lane corridor being developed under Bharatmala Pariyojana — is about 85 per cent complete and will provide a faster, safer inter‑state link between Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra, an official statement said on Saturday.The corridor, being built at an estimated cost of Rs 944 crore, will become a major transport axis connecting Indore, Khandwa, Burhanpur, Jalgaon and Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar,…
Jaipur, April 17 (IANS) Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma said on Friday that the people of West Bengal are “fed up with appeasement politics and corruption”, alleging that development in the state has stalled under the leadership of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. Addressing a Marwari community event in Siliguri, Rajasthan Chief Minister Sharma claimed that public resources are being misused while infiltration is being encouraged.In contrast, he asserted, the BJP stands for “clean inte…
Jaipur, Feb 16 (IANS) Rajasthan BJP President and Rajya Sabha MP Madan Rathore, on Monday, confirmed that local body elections will be held on time as per the High Court directions in Rajasthan, asserting that development will be the central issue. In an exclusive interview with IANS, Rajasthan BJP President Rathore also launched a sharp political attack on the previous Congress-led state government, blaming its internal “tug of war” for low investor confidence and sluggish growth.Assuring timel…
Raipur, Dec 31 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED), Raipur Zonal Office, has revealed significant findings from searches conducted on December 29 at multiple premises in Raipur and Mahasamund districts of Chhattisgarh. The operations targeted alleged illegal compensation disbursements for land acquisition under the ambitious Raipur-Visakhapatnam Highway Project, part of the Centre’s Bharatmala Pariyojana scheme. The ED initiated a money laundering probe under the Prevention of Money Launderi…
New Delhi, Dec 30 (IANS) India’s road network has expanded at a rapid pace in the last 11 years to become the world’s second-largest, with national highways spanning across a length of 1,46,560 km in the country, it was announced on Tuesday.The Government has strengthened the National Highways network through flagship programmes such as Bharatmala Pariyojana (including the subsumed NHDP), SARDP-NE, LWE Road Development Programme (including the Vijayawada–Ranchi Road), and Externally Aided …