National highways face a report card test: Govt to assess potholes, road safety, congestion, toll plazas and user experienceThe road transport and highways ministry is introducing a rating system to assess the performance of national highway corridors and improve...
30 Oct, 2026, 08.31 AM IST
Road ministry to assess and rate all national highwaysIn a notification issued on Thursday, the ministry of road transport and highways said it will assess the overall performance of highways o...
29 Oct, 2026, 02.33 PM IST
Nitin Gadkari says no challan for speeding up to 20% over the limit: What he told officials, when challans should be issued & what motorists must knowNitin Gadkari has said motorists should not receive speeding challans for exceeding the applicable speed limit by up to 20%, while those cr...
29 Oct, 2026, 02.21 PM IST
Ladakh has only one operational liquor shop, LG Admin rebuts Sonam Wangchuk's claimsSonam Wangchuk has raised concerns over the increase in liquor outlets in Ladakh, leading to protests by women. The UT administration respo...
28 Oct, 2026, 02.08 PM IST
Omar Abdullah expands J&K cabinet with four Kashmiri leaders, sparks rowJammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has expanded his council of ministers by adding four new members. These new inductees primar...
28 Oct, 2026, 08.41 AM IST
TMP Manipur, Meitei Alliance move Supreme Court over highway blockades, extortionThe petition names the State of Manipur, the Union of India through the Ministry of Home Affairs, and the National Highways Authority of In...
27 Oct, 2026, 09.36 PM IST
FASTag new rules from November 1: Live within 20 km of a toll plaza? You can get this annual pass from next monthStarting from November 1, 2026, vehicle owners residing within a 20 km radius of toll plazas can apply for a discounted local FASTag pass. ...
27 Oct, 2026, 05.09 PM IST
E20 criticism was a ‘paid campaign’, says Nitin Gadkari amid flex-fuel pushNitin Gadkari stated that the uproar over E20 blending in petrol was a paid campaign against it. He emphasized that many vehicles have used...
27 Oct, 2026, 03.21 PM IST
Gadkari urges industry to manufacture tunnel boring machines in IndiaNitin Gadkari urged the industry to focus on developing tunnel machinery indigenously due to recent export controls from China. The Indian ...
27 Oct, 2026, 03.17 PM IST
Road ministry introduces concessional local pass for FASTag user living near toll plazasThe pass, which will cost Rs 1500 or Rs 3000 depending on the location of the toll plaza, will be effective from November 1, 2026 and will ...
27 Oct, 2026, 02.48 PM IST
Omar Abdullah expands J-K cabinet, inducts four new ministersOn Tuesday, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah expanded his council by swearing in four new ministers. The new ministers includ...
27 Oct, 2026, 11.55 AM IST
National Highway toll rules: Residents living close to a toll plaza can get a new annual concessional pass; check eligibility, rural and urban rates, and how much commuters can saveResidents living within 20 km of National Highway toll plazas are eligible for a new annual concessional pass. The fees for this pass will ...
27 Oct, 2026, 01.23 AM IST
Ali M Sagar, Shamima Firdous, Mir Saifullah and Altaf Kaloo likely to be inducted in the council of ministers in Jammu and Kashmir on October 27As part of an impending cabinet overhaul, every minister in Jammu and Kashmir has submitted their resignation. Chief Minister Omar Abdullah...
26 Oct, 2026, 11.13 PM IST
India has its own moon-like landscape hidden in Ladakh. What makes this Himalayan place so unusual?Lamayuru in Ladakh is famous for its moon-like landscape, featuring bright yellow, clay-textured formations believed by some studies to hav...
25 Oct, 2026, 08.24 AM IST
'Best roads in the world': Foreign traveller drives 2,500 km through Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Gujarat & Rajasthan; here’s what surprised himA foreign traveller has praised India's road network, saying the country now has “some of the best roads in the world” after completing a j...
24 Oct, 2026, 11.04 AM IST
China banned TBM exports, but India is building its own tunnel boring machines; Ashwini Vaishnaw shares progress & status of 125-km Rishikesh-Karnaprayag railway line with 16 tunnelsTunnel Boring Machine India: India is expanding its domestic tunnel boring machine (TBM) manufacturing capabilities as work progresses on t...
24 Oct, 2026, 10.32 AM IST
On a High-way: India revamps highway EPC rules with rating-based deposits, crash penaltiesThe Centre has revised performance security measures for national highway contractors based on their ratings. Contractors rated above 80% w...
20 Oct, 2026, 11.36 PM IST