Army needs widened roads in Chardham project up to China border, Centre tells SC"We want that application to be heard on urgent basis. Army needs widening of the border roads in northern sector due to the problems there...
29 Oct, 2021, 07.40 PM IST
Supreme Court allows Centre to file response to letter linking Chardham project and Uttarakhand disasterThe strategic 900-km Chardham highway project aims to provide all-weather connectivity to four holy towns -- Yamunotri, Gangotri, Kedarnath...
17 Feb, 2021, 04.46 PM IST
Feeder national highways to China border to go from 5.5m to 10m wideNow all national highways that act as feeder roads to the China border or are of strategic importance for national security would be 10 met...
17 Dec, 2020, 10.19 AM IST
SC asks panel on Chardham project to meet in two weeks, consider MoD's plea on widening of roadThe strategic 900-km Chardham highway project aims to provide all-weather connectivity to four holy towns -- Yamunotri, Gangotri, Kedarnath...
02 Dec, 2020, 02.16 PM IST
COVID-19: Chardham all-weather road project to be delayed due to lockdownCompletion of the 150-km Tanakpur-Pithoragarh stretch of the chardham all-weather road project will be delayed by nearly six months due to ...
16 Apr, 2020, 01.14 PM IST
NGT notice to Centre, Uttarakhand on plea seeking muck disposal plan for Chardham projectA plea seeking a time-bound muck disposal plan for the Chardham highway project to seek replies from the Centre and the state government.
10 Jul, 2018, 04.31 PM IST
Decks cleared for Chardham highway project, NGT disposes pleaThe four pilgrimage towns to be connected by the 900 km- long highway are Kedarnath, Badrinath, Yamunotri and Gangotri.
19 Sep, 2017, 05.07 PM IST
'Chardham' highway project will be completed by 2018: Nitin Gadkari"Chardham project is a promise made to the people of Uttarakhand. PM Narendra Modi has initiated the process. It will be completed before t...
16 Feb, 2017, 04.36 PM IST
War of words between BJP, CM ahead of PM's visitPradesh BJP today reacted sharply to Rawat's remark saying if it was so why the roads to Chardham remain blocked for weeks together during ...
24 Dec, 2016, 05.43 PM IST
PM Modi to unveil Rs 12k-cr Chardham Highway Development programmeEarlier in the year, Union Minister for Road Transport, Highways and Shipping Nitin Gadkari had announced that the Centre will build a 900-...
23 Dec, 2016, 02.32 PM IST
PM Narendra Modi to lay foundation stone of all-weather chardham roadTo be developed in the Chardham region which is highly prone to natural disasters like landslides, cloud bursts and flash floods, the road ...
22 Dec, 2016, 05.55 PM IST
Finance ministry allots Rs 2,000 crore extra budgetary grant for Chardham projectPresenting the Budget for 2016-17, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley had said infrastructure is one of the strong pillars of the economy.
24 Jul, 2016, 11.30 AM IST
Rs 11.7k crore project to link Hindu pilgrimages near char-dhamThe extended circuit include Bodh Gaya and Vikramshila in Bihar besides Sarnath, Kushinagar, Kapilvastu, Sankisa and Piparvah in Uttar Prad...
10 Jun, 2016, 06.36 PM IST
Choppers flown to rain-hit districts of UttarakhandThey have been sent primarily to evacuate stranded pilgrims to safety if the need to do so arises," Uttarakhand Chief Secretary N Ravishank...
26 Jun, 2015, 04.29 PM IST
Uttarakhand Chief Minster Harish Rawat for separate ropeway corporationWith a view to consolidate infrastructure along Chardham yatra route, Rawat has said a separate ropeway corporation will be set up.
20 May, 2015, 02.05 PM IST
Credit for good work near Kedarnath goes to NIM:Bhagat Singh KoshiyariAgencies under the state government neither have the skills to work amid 10 feet of snow in high altitudes nor the will to do so, he said.
17 Apr, 2015, 03.09 PM IST
Assess yatra preparations with positive mind: Rawat to BJP"There is no harm in taking stock of preparations for the forthcoming pilgrimage but it should be done in a neutral and non-partisan manner"
11 Apr, 2015, 03.17 PM IST