Agartala, Feb 3 (IANS) Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha said that Tripura is a peaceful, green and promising state in the Northeast and that the BJP government’s primary objective is to take the light of development to every corner of the state through effective implementation of projects. The Chief Minister was speaking on Monday after inaugurating four major development projects at Atharobhola in Killa block of southern Tripura’s Gomati district. He said that a modern AstroTurf synthetic foot…
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Agartala, Jan 26 (IANS) Tripura Governor Indra Sena Reddy Nallu on Monday said that over 1.08 lakh women in the state have become ‘Lakhpati Didis’, making Tripura a national frontrunner in rural women entrepreneurship. A ‘Lakhpati Didi’ is a member of a Self-Help Group (SHG) whose annual household income exceeds Rs 1 lakh.Unfurling the National Flag at the main Republic Day function held at the Assam Rifles ground here, the Governor said that women empowerment remains one of the priority…
New Delhi, Jan 20 (IANS) The Government on Tuesday announced that it has tightened rules around toll payments on National Highways, making it clear that vehicles with pending toll dues will not be allowed to complete key registration and permit-related processes.To strengthen compliance with user fee payments at toll plazas, the government has notified the Central Motor Vehicles (Second Amendment) Rules, 2026, bringing changes to the Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989.The move aims to improve el…
Jaipur, Jan 17 (IANS) Ahead of the upcoming state budget, Rajasthan Deputy Chief Minister Diya Kumari on Saturday directed officials to prioritise infrastructure projects that directly address public needs and ensure balanced regional development.Chairing a key pre-budget review meeting at the Public Works Department (PWD) headquarters, she held detailed discussions on departmental preparedness and proposed works related to roads, bridges and buildings.The Deputy Chief Minister instructed offici…
New Delhi, Jan 14 (IANS) As a part of road safety initiatives to prevent accidents caused by sudden cattle movement on National Highways, the NHAI, in collaboration with telecom companies, has launched a pilot initiative to deliver real-time safety alerts to motorists approaching stray cattle–prone zones.The initiative, to commemorate ‘Road Safety Month 2026, is aimed at reducing accidents caused by sudden cattle movement on the National Highways, particularly during fog and low-visibility c…
Chennai, Jan 12 (IANS) An estimated 11 lakh people left Chennai for various parts of Tamil Nadu and neighbouring states over the weekend ahead of the Pongal festival, triggering a massive surge in demand for public transport and heavy congestion on major highways. Railways handled the bulk of the festive rush. A total of 97 trains departed from Chennai Central and 85 trains from Chennai Egmore and Tambaram on Saturday and Sunday. Together, these services have the capacity to carry around 3.65 la…
New Delhi, Jan 6 (IANS) The National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) on Tuesday said it has sought the intervention of the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) and the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) to issue appropriate directions to Telecom Service Providers (TSPs) for addressing non-availability of the mobile network connectivity on several stretches of National Highways.As part of a comprehensive assessment undertaken by NHAI, 424 locations covering about 1,750 km across the…
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 …
Bengaluru, Dec 27 (IANS) The Karnataka government has decided to write to the Centre seeking stricter guidelines on night-time movement of vehicles, following the bus tragedy that killed seven and left over 20 narrowly escaping near Hiriyur in Chitradurga district.State Transport Minister Ramalinga Reddy made the statement in this regard on Saturday in Bengaluru.Minister Reddy said he will write to the Central government seeking stricter guidelines on the night-time movement of vehicles to preve…