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New Delhi, June 9 (IANS) Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways, Nitin Gadkari, on Tuesday witnessed the historic breakthrough of the main tunnel at the eastern portal of the Zojila Tunnel Project at Minamarg in Kargil district, which brings the Rs 6,800 crore project to establish all-weather connectivity between Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh closer to completion. Being constructed between Baltal and Minamarg on National Highway-1, the nearly 14-km-long bi-directional Zojila Tunnel is one …

Jaipur, June 8 (IANS) The Rajasthan Legislative Assembly’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC), headed by Leader of the Opposition Tika Ram Jully, is heading on an eight-day study tour covering Leh-Ladakh, Jammu & Kashmir, Punjab, and Haryana, from Jaipur on Monday. The tour, which will continue until June 16, aims to facilitate on-site studies of administrative practices and enable interactions with corresponding committees of the legislative assemblies in the states and Union Territories being…

Jaipur, March 18 (IANS) A horrific road accident occurred on the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway near Kota’s Balapura area on Wednesday, resulting in the tragic death of three youths travelling in a car. The crash was so severe that the vehicle was completely wrecked, leaving behind a scene of chaos and panic. According to reports, the three friends were travelling in an SUV from Ladakh towards Mumbai. The three, who have been identified as Siddhant (21), Kunal (25), and Mayureva (23), were residents of…

New Delhi, March 18 (IANS) Shiv Sena (UBT) MP, Priyanka Chaturvedi, criticised the government over the detention of Ladakhi innovator-climate activist Sonam Wangchuk under the National Security Act (NSA), calling the filing of the case against him “shameful,” and urged that the government listen to his demands on Leh-Ladakh.Speaking to IANS, she said, “He raised his voice for environmental issues and has been a dedicated activist, yet he was jailed despite no fault of his own. Even after h…