The green strategic partnership: India and Norway chart a sustainable futurePrime Minister Narendra Modi’s May 2026 visit to Norway — the first by an Indian Prime Minister in over 40 years — upgraded bilateral ties ...
24 May, 2026, 11.28 AM IST
India, Austria seal 15 deals across defence, counter-terrorism, tech and tradeIndia and Austria have signed fifteen agreements. These cover defence, technology, innovation, and trade. A Joint Working Group will combat...
16 Apr, 2026, 11.50 PM IST
Road ministry raises construction timelines for NH projects to up to six yearsThese normative construction periods will be applicable for all national highway projects to be bid out either on engineering, procurement,...
06 Apr, 2026, 06.45 PM IST
Making of India's longest rail tunnel: When project looked jeopardisedLarsen & Toubro overcame near-catastrophic challenges during the construction of India's longest rail tunnel, including a major water influ...
26 Apr, 2025, 12.43 PM IST
Rishikesh-Karanprayag rail line tunnel boring work 2nd fastest in world, says top officialRail Vikas Nigam Ltd (RVNL) is making significant strides in the Rishikesh-Karanprayag rail line project, achieving remarkable tunnel borin...
15 Apr, 2025, 10.25 PM IST
Jio provides voice, data services at Silkyara tunnel within 12 hrsReliance Jio swiftly set up mobile infrastructure near the collapsed tunnel in Uttarakhand, enabling voice and data services to aid the res...
28 Nov, 2023, 04.36 PM IST
Rescuers drill to send more food to trapped workers in Indian tunnelRescuers are making efforts to provide food to 41 trapped workers in an Indian Himalayan tunnel, cut off for eight days. Efforts include pr...
20 Nov, 2023, 10.57 AM IST
'Expect we can reach victims in two-odd days': Gadkari after inspecting Uttarkashi tunnel crash siteUnion minister Nitin Gadkari, who visited the Uttarkashi tunnel collapse site on Sunday, said he expects the rescuers will be able to reach...
19 Nov, 2023, 03.55 PM IST
Sivok-Rangpo Rail project gets breakthrough evacuation tunnelThe first breakthrough in Tunnel No.11, located in Kalimpong district of West Bengal, was done in presence of Project Director, Chief Gener...
12 Dec, 2022, 10.13 PM IST
Hopes fade as rescuers struggle to find 35 men trapped in Indian Himalayas tunnelSo far authorities have found the bodies of 38 people. While scores are believed to have been swept to their deaths, rescue efforts have fo...
12 Feb, 2021, 07.11 PM IST
L&T Construction likely to bag rail project connecting Rishikesh and KarnaprayagThe company’s construction arm is likely to bag the Rs 3,338 crore order from Rail Vikas Nigam Ltd, after it outbid Megha Engineering, Afco...
06 Jan, 2021, 12.00 PM IST
Encourage students to visit 'technological marvel' Atal Tunnel in Himachal: UGC to universitiesThe commission directed that students must follow COVID-19 guidelines issued by the Centre as well as the state governments during their vi...
14 Dec, 2020, 04.22 PM IST
PM to inaugurate strategic Atal Tunnel at Rohtang in Himachal Pradesh on SaturdayAtal Tunnel is the longest highway tunnel in the world, and the 9.02 km long tunnel connects Manali to Lahaul-Spiti valley throughout the y...
01 Oct, 2020, 03.09 PM IST
Rohtang tunnel expected to be inaugurated by PM Modi in last week of Sept: Jai Ram ThakurThe strategically important project is being completed at a cost of around Rs 3,200 crore, he said. "The tunnel, which was a dream of Atal ...
06 Aug, 2020, 06.56 PM IST
New Jammu-Srinagar tunnel to cut travel timeThe construction, which began on May 23, 2011, involved nearly 1,500 engineers, geologists and labourers, be sides skilled workers.
31 Mar, 2017, 11.27 AM IST
PM Narendra Modi to inaugurate India’s longest highway tunnel on April 2The 10.89 km tunnel, constructed with an investment of Rs 2,519 crore, forms part of the proposed widening of National Highway 44 (old NH-1...
28 Mar, 2017, 07.10 PM IST
India’s longest highway tunnel to be inaugurated on April 2The tunnel is the longest highway tunnel in India which will reduce travel time by approximately two hours, apart from promising fuel savin...
22 Mar, 2017, 11.43 PM IST