Guwahati ring road faces wildlife scrutiny after HC interventionThe Gauhati High Court has mandated an ecological impact study for the Amchang Wildlife Sanctuary. This study by the Wildlife Institute of ...
29 May, 2026, 01.23 PM IST
NHAI identifies 17 assets for monetisationThe National Highways Authority of India has identified 17 highway stretches for monetisation. These assets span nine states and total over...
29 May, 2026, 12.10 AM IST
NHAI lines up 17 highway assets spanning 1,692 km for monetisation in FY27National Highways Authority of India plans to monetize 17 highway assets spanning over 1,600 km in FY 2026-27. These stretches are located ...
28 May, 2026, 04.27 PM IST
Bengal government gives nod for handover of seven national highway stretches to NHAI, NHIDCLWest Bengal has given in-principle approval to transfer seven national highway stretches to central agencies. This move clears the way for ...
17 May, 2026, 08.59 AM IST
Government to roll out biometric check for land compensation in highway projectsThe government is introducing Aadhaar biometric authentication for land acquisition compensation. This ensures payments go directly to land...
26 Mar, 2026, 03.50 PM IST
Union Budget 2024: FM Sitharaman provides Rs 26,000-cr boost to road connectivity projectsUnion Budget: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced support amounting to Rs 26,000 crore for the development of various road connec...
23 Jul, 2024, 03.11 PM IST
ADB, India sign USD 295 million loan pact to upgrade state highways in BiharThe improved roads will enhance connectivity in some of Bihar's poorest rural districts and promote access to health and education faciliti...
27 Jul, 2023, 08.34 PM IST
Centre to spend Rs 44,950 crore in Bihar under Bharatmala road project: Ravi Shankar Prasad"Besides, the National Highways Authority of India's ambitious six-lane Greenfield Varanasi-Ranchi-Kolkata expressway will pass through Kai...
22 Feb, 2023, 10.06 PM IST
PM lays foundation for 9 highway projects in Bihar, inaugurates optical fibre connectivityAsserting that the pace of highway construction has doubled since his party came to power in 2014 and expenditure on it rose by five times ...
21 Sep, 2020, 05.43 PM IST
Government approves Rs 1,955-crore road link projectThe cost is estimated to be Rs 1,954.77 crore, including cost of land acquisition, resettlement and rehabilitation and other pre-constructi...
13 Oct, 2016, 02.44 PM IST
UPA provided Rs 2 lakh crore development assistance to Bihar: CongressCongress today claimed that the UPA government of Manmohan Singh had provided Rs 2 lakh crore to spur development in Bihar.
26 Sep, 2015, 09.42 PM IST
PM Narendra Modi to inaugurate Rs 6,200 crore road projects in Bihar tomorrowPM Narendra Modi will inaugurate tomorrow highway projects involving investment of Rs 6,200 crore in the poll-bound state of Bihar.
17 Aug, 2015, 08.08 PM IST
PM Modi to unveil Rs 56K-crore development plan for highways in BiharThis would be in addition to the special package worth close to Rs 56,000 crore for developing national and state highways in the state, th...
16 Aug, 2015, 01.32 PM IST
Japan to provide Rs 1,267 cr loan for road project in BiharThe loan is at a concessional rate of 1.4 per cent, with a repayment period of 30 years and grace period of 10 years.
31 Jan, 2014, 04.44 PM IST
- Patel Engineering gets Rs 234-crore order from Bihar government
Construction firm Patel Engineering today said it has bagged a Rs 233.98-crore order from the Bihar government for upgrading a 86.8-km high...
15 Feb, 2012, 08.08 PM IST
- ADB to lend $300 mn more for road development in Bihar
Under this phase, the state has decided to construct four state highways covering 354 km with an estimated cost of $368.26 million.
07 Dec, 2010, 06.22 AM IST
- Asian bank grants $420 mn loan for Bihar roads
In an effort to shrug off its notoriety for bad roads, the Bihar government has taken a $420 million loan from the Asian Development Bank (...
30 Sep, 2008, 09.09 AM IST