Who was B.C. Khanduri? Former Uttarakhand CM and ex-road transport minister behind India’s massive highway push dies at 91Veteran BJP leader and former Uttarakhand Chief Minister B.C. Khanduri has passed away at 91 after a prolonged illness. A distinguished Maj...
19 May, 2026, 01.19 PM IST
Who is IITian Manoj Agarwal, West Bengal’s new chief secretary, and why is the opposition criticising his appointment?Senior IAS officer Manoj Agarwal has been appointed as the new chief secretary of West Bengal. This appointment has sparked controversy, wi...
12 May, 2026, 09.20 AM IST
Road ministry awards 2257 km roads; constructs 4,989 km until December 31, 2025: Annual Report 2025-26This reflects a considerable slowdown in the pace of awarding and construction of national highways in the country which could impact the t...
30 Mar, 2026, 09.15 PM IST
Assam records highest green cover along national highways: NHAIAs per the National Highways - Green Cover Index 2025-26, released by the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) in coordination with ...
09 Mar, 2026, 07.11 PM IST
"5 houses in 10 years", NH-91 gang rape survivor, now a law student, says trauma still haunts herA survivor of a brutal 2016 gang rape case in Uttar Pradesh shares her family's decade-long ordeal. The family faced constant harassment an...
22 Dec, 2025, 03.30 PM IST
Over 2 lakh km national highways to be built by 2037, length of high-speed roads to rise 10xIndia plans to fast-track the building of national highways, including high-speed access-controlled highways, to create a world-class road ...
28 Feb, 2024, 09.33 AM IST
Length of national highways in India increased 60 pc in last 10 years: Road Transport and Highways secretary Anurag JainAddressing a press conference, Jain said the total length of four-lanes and above national highways (NHs) increased by 2.5 times to 46,179 ...
05 Jan, 2024, 04.23 PM IST
National highways totalling 43,856 km under construction stage across India: GadkariThe government has taken a number of steps to ensure the timely completion of projects like awarding projects after adequate preparation in...
07 Dec, 2023, 08.16 PM IST
Govt constructing 10,000 km greenfield expressway projects at Rs 4.5 lakh cr investment, says Nitin GadkariThe government plans to construct 10,000 km of greenfield expressways at a cost of Rs 4.5 lakh crore as part of the Bharatmala Pariyojana p...
03 Jul, 2023, 01.51 PM IST
National highways length rises by 50 per cent in 7 years: Govt sourcesWhile the total length of national highways was 91,287 km in April 2014, it was around 1,41,000 km by the end of 2021. The BJP government c...
15 Jul, 2022, 06.27 PM IST
Govt working towards expanding NH network to 2 lakh kilometres by 2025: Nitin GadkariAddressing an event organised by Indian Roads Congress (IRC), Gadkari also proposed the setting up of 'Innovation Bank' for new ideas, rese...
17 Jun, 2022, 04.39 PM IST
Highways development to be accelerated, 15,500 km projects on anvil; Delhi-Mumbai expressway in 3 yearsBesides, 2,000 kms each of coastal roads and strategic highways will be constructed, the finance minister said.
01 Feb, 2020, 04.38 PM IST
Centre to launch infra projects worth Rs 5,000 crore in AyodhyaThough the projects were planned earlier in 2015, the government is kick starting construction just before the poll dates are announced and...
06 Feb, 2019, 10.50 AM IST
Government may rebid or buy IL&FS’ road projectsIL&FS is currently undertaking two important projects for the government in the state of Jammu and Kashmir. These are Z-Morh tunnel and Zoj...
13 Oct, 2018, 07.50 AM IST
Banks promise Rs 1.30 lakh crore for highway development: Nitin GadkariThe present NDA government, after assuming power in May 2014, has put on track Rs 3 lakh crore worth stalled projects, Road Transport and H...
19 Jul, 2018, 02.49 PM IST
Highway gang-rape case: UP government suspends Bulandshahr top copsThe officials suspended include SSP Bulandshahr Vaibhav Kishan, SP city Rammohan Singh, circle officer (Sadar) Himanshu Gaurav and SHO Rams...
31 Jul, 2016, 09.40 PM IST
Government approves Rs 4,620 crore road projects, including 3 in AssamThe government today approved road projects worth Rs 4,620 crore in Assam and Madhya Pradesh for the widening of National Highways.
02 Apr, 2013, 10.09 PM IST