Chennai, July 26 (IANS) Bus services from Tamil Nadu to Karnataka were temporarily suspended at the Hosur border on Sunday as a precautionary measure ahead of protests called by several Kannada organisations over the long-standing Cauvery water dispute. The decision, taken as a preventive measure by the authorities, caused significant inconvenience to passengers travelling to Bengaluru and other parts of Karnataka.State transport buses operating from Tamil Nadu were stopped at the Hosur bus stan…
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Jalandhar, July 17 (IANS) In a major push to rail and road infrastructure projects, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday inaugurated and laid the foundation stone of projects worth over Rs 5,470 crore, aimed at strengthening connectivity, improving passenger convenience and accelerating economic development, besides connecting India’s most revered spiritual and cultural centres. Before inaugurating 75 redeveloped railway stations and launching two trains, PM Modi met and interacted with Dera…
New Delhi, July 11 (IANS) The Kerala government has appointed a three-member expert committee to examine and submit a report on the safe removal of soil accumulated at the construction site of the Wayanad Kalladi Tunnel project, Chief Minister V.D Satheesan said.The decision was taken during a high-level meeting attended by the Chief Minister, Home Minister and Public Works Minister following concerns over the accumulated soil and debris at the project site.Sharing the update, Kerala Chief Minis…
New Delhi, July 7 (IANS) Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma held a series of meetings with six Union Ministers during his visit to New Delhi, discussing key issues related to agriculture, rural development, food security, renewable energy, urban infrastructure, water resources, transport, and finance.The discussions focused on accelerating major development projects and strengthening Centre-State coordination.During his meeting with Union Minister for Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare an…
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…
Kolkata, June 13 (IANS) The Calcutta High Court has held that the mere fact that a vehicle was stationary at the time of an accident does not absolve its owner or insurer of liability if the vehicle was negligently parked in an unauthorised location, while enhancing compensation awarded to the family of a deceased homemaker killed in a road crash on a national highway in West Bengal. A single-judge Bench of Justice Biswaroop Chowdhury passed the ruling while deciding a batch of appeals and cross…
New Delhi, June 8 (IANS) A 75-year-old man was shot dead by unidentified assailants near a National Highway in Lodhianwa village under Jagdishpur Kotwali area of Amethi district in Uttar Pradesh on Monday morning, in a shocking incident that has triggered tension in the locality.The victim, identified as Hiralal Dwivedi, had reportedly stepped out of his home in the morning for routine work when the attack took place near the highway stretch. Locals said they heard gunshots and rushed towards th…
New Delhi/Agartala, May 26 (IANS) Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha on Tuesday met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi and held extensive discussions on a wide range of developmental issues, including the establishment of an All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in the state, officials said. A senior official of the Chief Minister’s Office (CMO) said that Chief Minister Saha also discussed with the Prime Minister the extension of the National Highway from Kamalpur to Shantir Baza…
Thiruvananthapuram, May 20 (IANS) In one of the most politically significant decisions taken within days of assuming office, the Cabinet led by Chief Minister, V.D. Satheesan, on Wednesday formally moved to dismantle the controversial Silver Line semi high-speed rail project, announcing the cancellation of all land acquisition notifications issued for the project across Kerala.Addressing the media after the second Cabinet meeting of his government, CM Satheesan declared that all proceedings rela…
Ranchi, May 13 (IANS) Family members of an 18-month-old girl, missing for the last four days, and other residents staged a massive protest in Ranchi on Wednesday, demanding the recovery of the girl. The protesters blocked traffic at Koker Chowk for nearly an hour, leading to massive congestion on the National Highway and severely disrupting vehicular movement in the area.On receiving information about the blockade, personnel from the Sadar police station and traffic police rushed to the spot and…