Newly constructed bridge collapses in Bihar, none hurt

A portion of a newly constructed bridge over the Bakra river in Bihar collapsed in Araria district on Tuesday, police said. IMAGE: The collapsed bridge in in Araria, Bihar, June 18, 2024.......

Omar meets PM: What is Centre's plan on restoring J-K statehood?

Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, who is on his first official visit to Delhi after assuming office, called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday and handed over to him a......

Silkyara tunnel work to resume after safety audit, repairs

The 4.5 kilometre-long Silkyara tunnel project in Uttarakhand, which is part of the central government's strategic 900-km 'Char Dham Yatra All Weather Road', will continue after the necessary......

Modi's top 4 retain portfolios; Nadda gets health, Shivraj agri

Signalling continuity, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday retained Amit Shah, Rajnath Singh, Nirmala Sitharaman and S Jaishankar in charge of the four high-profile ministries -- home, defence,......

'Should construct 13,000 km of national highways in FY24'

'The vision now is not just to look at national highways as a number of kilometres, but quality as well.' Photograph: Kind courtesy National Highway Authority Of India/X Highways secretary Anurag......

Gadkari's recipe for reducing vehicle pollution

Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari on Monday said the country needs 1,000 vehicle scrapping centres and 400 automated fitness test centres. Photograph: Shailesh......

Vehicles bought after scrapping old ones to get tax sops

The Union Road Transport and Highways Ministry on Wednesday said the states and union territories (UTs) will provide up to 25 per cent rebate on road tax for vehicles that are purchased after......

Govt will not make six airbags mandatory for cars: Nitin Gadkari

The government will not make six airbags mandatory for cars, Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari said on Wednesday. Photograph: Kim Kyung-Hoon/Reuters The government last year......