New Delhi, July 27 (IANS) The NHAI has successfully defended a major arbitration case to safeguard public funds in National Highway projects against claims of Rs. 3,177 crore raised by the concessionaire of the Bareilly–Sitapur toll project, with the Arbitral Tribunal awarding only Rs 46 crore plus applicable interest to settle the case, according to an official statement issued on Monday.The arbitration proceedings pertained to Bareilly Highways Project Limited (BHPL), a concessionaire promot…
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Lucknow, July 13 (IANS) Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday led ceremonies for the inauguration and foundation stone-laying of three National Highway projects, including the Lucknow–Kanpur Expressway, in Uttar Pradesh, worth over Rs 4,850 crore. Union Minister Nitin Gadkari and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath also participated in the events.The new Lucknow–Kanpur Expressway is expected to reduce the travel time between Lucknow and Kanpur to just 30–35 minutes.Rajnat…
Gandhinagar, July 10 (IANS) Work to extend the Ahmedabad-Dholera Expressway to Bhavnagar will begin within the next three months, Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari has said.He said this while holding a high-level review meeting with Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel on the progress of National Highway projects across the state on Thursday.The meeting in Gandhinagar focused on the implementation of key highway and expressway projects, land acquisition, funding and meas…
Gandhinagar, July 9 (IANS) Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari and Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel on Thursday reviewed the progress of various National Highway projects under implementation across the state during a meeting in Gandhinagar. The meeting was held on the sidelines of Gadkari’s visit to Gujarat, where he inaugurated ‘Prawas 5.0’, the multimodal transport show organised by the Bus and Car Operators Confederation of India (BOCI).Sharing details of the meeti…
Chandigarh, June 12 (IANS) Punjab Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Kewal Dhillon on Friday said that as the nation celebrated 12 years of transformative leadership under Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the people of Punjab should know the facts about the unprecedented financial assistance, infrastructure development, welfare initiatives and farmer-centric schemes delivered by the Centre to the state during this period. Dhillon stated that contrary to the misleading narrative propagated by ce…
New Delhi/Imphal, June 10 (IANS) Manipur Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh on Wednesday met Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari and discussed the progress of National Highway projects and the state’s road infrastructure development. A senior official from the Chief Minister’s Office (CMO) said that during the meeting, held at Gadkari’s official residence in New Delhi, the Chief Minister briefed the Union Minister on the steps taken by the state government to address …
Bengaluru, April 15 (IANS) Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Wednesday submitted a detailed five-page memorandum to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, outlining a series of demands and seeking urgent intervention from the Union government on key development issues. The memorandum was handed over after the Chief Minister received the Prime Minister at HAL Airport in Bengaluru during his visit to the state to attend a programme at the Adichunchanagiri Math.In his memorandum, Siddaramaiah highlig…
New Delhi, Feb 28 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to visit Ajmer in Rajasthan on Saturday to lay the foundation stone for multiple development projects worth over Rs 16,680 crore.The Prime Minister will also address a public gathering on the occasion.The projects span key sectors including urban development, drinking water supply, road infrastructure, irrigation, energy and industrial development, and are aimed at accelerating Rajasthan’s growth and improving quality of life.I…
Jaipur, Feb 27 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to visit Ajmer in Rajasthan on Saturday. At around 11.30 a.m., he will launch, inaugurate and lay the foundation stone for multiple development projects worth over Rs 16,680 crore. The Prime Minister will also address a public gathering on the occasion.The projects span key sectors including urban development, drinking water supply, road infrastructure, irrigation, energy and industrial development, and are aimed at accelerating Raj…