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…
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New Delhi, May 2 (IANS) India’s first multi-lane free flow (MLFF) barrier-less tolling system recorded around 41,500 vehicles at the Chorayasi Toll Plaza on the Surat–Bharuch stretch of NH-48 in Gujarat on the first day of operations, according to official data released by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways on Saturday.The system that was rolled out by the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has enabled vehicles to pass through toll points without stopping using Automatic Numb…
Gwalior, April 28 (IANS) Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia on Tuesday inspected the Western Bypass project in Madhya Pradesh’s Gwalior and said it would play a key role in boosting the city’s infrastructure and connectivity, officials said. Reviewing the progress with officials from the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI), the Union Minister stressed timely completion of the project with high quality standards.He said that the project would help balance Gwalior’s development by expandi…
New Delhi, April 11 (IANS) The Union government on Saturday took a major step to enhance efficiency and transparency by implementing digital-only toll collection at all National Highway fee plazas across the country.According to the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, with effect from April 10, all user fee payments at highway toll plazas are being processed exclusively through digital modes such as FASTag and Unified Payments Interface (UPI), an official statement said.However, the rollout…
Mumbai, March 11 (IANS) Maharashtra Revenue Minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule on Wednesday announced in the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly that a Special Investigation Team (SIT), headed by Divisional Commissioner Pravin Gedam, will conduct a high-level probe into alleged large-scale irregularities in land acquisition for National Highways and other projects in Jalgaon district.The Minister clarified that the committee will include two IAS officers and one IPS officer to ensure that the crimin…
Patna, Feb 13 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED), Patna Zonal Office, has provisionally attached an immovable property worth Rs 17.35 lakh under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002, in connection with a disproportionate assets case involving Sadre Alam, former Chief General Manager and Regional Officer of the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI), Patna.According to ED officials, the attached property is agricultural land registered in the name of Sad…
Jaipur, Dec 22 (IANS) A horrific road accident on the Bharatmala Expressway in Rajasthan’s Jodhpur district led to a massive fire, claiming the life of a trailer driver who was burnt alive. Another person sustained serious injuries, while traffic on the highway remained disrupted for several hours.The accident occurred around 10 p.m. on Sunday on the Bharatmala Highway between Ratan Nagar and Chandaliya villages under the Osian police station area.According to Osian SHO Rajendra Chaudhary, a t…