Two soldiers killed as army vehicle plunges into gorge in LadakhTwo Army personnel were killed after their vehicle plunged into a 600-foot-deep gorge at Namika La Pass on the Kargil-Leh national highway ...
04 Nov, 2026, 09.15 PM IST
NHAI will dig up rivers to build highways: 1,078 lakh cubic metres of silt identified to tackle Bihar floods & speed up roadworkThe Centre and Bihar government have launched the 'Nadi Sanjivani' initiative to tackle recurring floods through river desilting while supp...
04 Nov, 2026, 06.19 PM IST
ED raids Punjab AAP MLA, family in PMLA caseThe Enforcement Directorate conducted raids on premises connected to AAP Punjab MLA Amandeep Kaur Arora. The investigation is linked to all...
04 Nov, 2026, 12.26 PM IST
Road ministry signs MoU with Bihar to use river silt for national highways constructionThe ministry of road transport and highways signed an MoU with the Bihar government for river desilting. This initiative aims to use excava...
03 Nov, 2026, 08.07 PM IST
No more land acquisition for toll plazas: Future highway tolls to collect tolls from moving vehicles through overhead cameras, eliminating the need to build physical toll boothsNHAI has made Multi-Lane Free Flow tolling mandatory for all future National Highway projects, including eligible ongoing construction. The...
02 Nov, 2026, 03.31 PM IST
Centre approves Rs 989 crore for 39 road projects in KeralamThe Centre has approved Rs 988.75 crore for 39 road development projects in Keralam that will begin in December. The funding will support t...
31 Oct, 2026, 03.40 PM IST
Karnataka bandh: Sugarcane farmers protest at Vijayapura toll gate over demand for Rs 5,500 per tonneProtests by sugarcane farmers took place at the Hittinahalli toll gate in Vijayapura district. They demanded a price of Rs 5,500 per tonne ...
31 Oct, 2026, 03.03 PM IST
Karnataka sugarcane growers stage demo to press for their demands, district officials impose restrictionsFarmers in North Karnataka are intensifying their protest over the procurement price of sugarcane and other related issues. They staged blo...
31 Oct, 2026, 12.24 PM IST
Security and compassion must go hand in hand: Sakina Itoo on convoy haltsSakina Ittoo raised concerns regarding frequent traffic stoppages on the Srinagar-Anantnag-Kulgam-Qazigund National Highway. She emphasised...
30 Oct, 2026, 11.49 PM IST
NWS Fairbanks winter storm warning: Could 15 inches of snow bury highways in Alaska? See areas facing hazardous travel conditionsAlaska is bracing for heavy snowfall, with up to 15 inches forecast in parts of the state under a winter storm warning from NWS Anchorage. ...
30 Oct, 2026, 04.18 PM IST
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
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
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
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
'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