BRO plans tunnels, passes to ensure all-weather connectivity in eastern LadakhThe Border Roads Organisation is advancing plans to construct tunnels and high-altitude passes in eastern Ladakh, ensuring year-round road ...
02 Aug, 2025, 05.55 PM IST
25,000 km of highway to be widened to 4 lanes for Rs 10 lakh crore: GadkariIndia plans to upgrade 25,000 km of two-lane highways to four-lane for Rs 10 lakh crore, aiming to reduce road accidents significantly. Add...
27 Mar, 2025, 03.01 PM IST
Around 75 tunnel projects worth Rs 49,000 cr under construction in India: Nitin GadkariUnion Minister Nitin Gadkari announced that 75 tunnel projects worth ₹49,000 crore are currently under construction in India. These project...
04 Dec, 2024, 10.39 PM IST
Government considers Rs 6,000 cr tunnel to link Leh with PangongThe government is considering the construction of a 7-8 km twin-tube tunnel through Kela Pass, proposed by the Ladakh administration, to im...
17 Nov, 2024, 10.41 AM IST
PM Modi to visit Kargil on Friday on 25th Kargil Vijay DiwasPrime Minister Narendra Modi visited the Kargil War Memorial on July 26, 2024, to pay homage to fallen soldiers. He also virtually inaugura...
25 Jul, 2024, 07.46 PM IST
My style of working is as per the needs of the nation and not for electoral considerations: PM ModiPM Modi addressed the Viksit Bharat Viksit Northeast Program in Itanagar. PM inaugurated multiple development projects worth about Rs 55,60...
09 Mar, 2024, 08.00 PM IST
After Silkyara mishap, tunnelling SOPs to be overhauledThe government of India is planning to overhaul standard operating procedures (SOPs) and rewrite contracts for tunnel construction to preve...
30 Nov, 2023, 12.07 AM IST
India carrying out lot of construction activities at China border: BRO DGBRO Director General Lt General Rajeev Chaudhry said the government of India is fully supporting the BRO for carrying out infrastructure de...
24 Sep, 2023, 06.40 PM IST
Nyoma Airfield in Eastern Ladakh would prove to be game-changer for Armed Forces: Defence Minister Rajnath SinghThe Nyoma Airfield will be built at a cost of around Rs 200 crore and is located just 35 km from the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in the Ea...
12 Sep, 2023, 10.15 PM IST
Maharashtra roads have over 1,000 'blackspots' that have witnessed five or more accidentsThe Maharashtra traffic police have identified 1,004 blackspots on the state's roads and highways where recurring accidents are a major con...
30 Aug, 2023, 05.03 PM IST
India building world's highest road, tunnel, fighter jet base in Eastern Ladakh: BRO chief Lt Gen Rajeev ChaudhryIndia is constructing the world's highest tunnel, motorable road and fighter aircraft base in Eastern Ladakh. Border Roads Organisation (BR...
18 Aug, 2023, 09.09 PM IST
Work on Zojila tunnel in full swing, over 40 pc drilling achieved; project to be complete by December 2026The tunnel project - through the mighty Zojila Pass at an altitude of 11,578 feet on the Srinagar-Kargil-Leh National highway - is of strat...
10 Apr, 2023, 02.38 PM IST
PKH Singh, ADG Border Roads Organisation (East), inspects Sela Tunnel Project works in ArunachalThe Sela Tunnel Project is located in the West Kameng District of Arunachal Pradesh. Once completed, it will be a lifeline as it will provi...
22 Dec, 2022, 09.18 PM IST
BRO to construct world's highest tunnel at Shinku La Pass to connect Himachal to LadakhLieutenant General Rajeev Chaudhary told PTI that the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) will start the construction of the tunnel connecting ...
24 Apr, 2022, 03.28 PM IST
Govt exploring public financing for road infra projects: GadkariThe government is working on a scheme to raise funds from the public at 6 per cent annual interest rate for road infrastructure projects, u...
15 Dec, 2021, 05.00 PM IST
Soon, world's highest railway line will take you to Ladakh from New Delhi in just 20 hoursBesides giving quick all-weather access to the armed forces, the railway line will also boost tourism in the scenic Ladakh region.
26 Oct, 2018, 09.57 AM IST
China builds world's highest road tunnel to connect TibetThe tunnel on the Sichuan-Tibet highway will shorten the time to reach Tibet by two hours.
10 Nov, 2016, 05.06 PM IST