Karma, climate and consequences: As the Char Dham Yatra reopens, a warming Himalaya reveals karma in its oldest public senseA road journey through Uttarakhand’s mountain towns reveals a deeper shift in both climate and pilgrimage. Unusual heat, felt by locals as ...
12 Apr, 2026, 08.25 AM IST
Assam’s capital Guwahati sees nightlife boom with rising clubs, cafes and jobs: Can politics keep up?Guwahati is experiencing a vibrant metamorphosis into a bustling urban hub. The nightlife sparkles with the emergence of trendy clubs and c...
06 Apr, 2026, 05.44 PM IST
CRSPL, IIT Roorkee sign MoU for advanced ropeway researchConveyor & Ropeway Services, Kolkata, and IIT Roorkee are joining forces. They will research and develop new ropeway technologies. A key fo...
01 Apr, 2026, 06.00 PM IST
Temple tragedy: Ropeway cable snaps, trolley plunges in Chhattisgarh, one deadA tragic ropeway accident occurred in Mahasamund, Chhattisgarh. A trolley carrying passengers crashed while descending from a hilltop templ...
22 Mar, 2026, 03.36 PM IST
Katra residents protest ₹250-crore Vaishno Devi ropeway, threaten hunger strikeLocals in Katra, Jammu and Kashmir, are protesting a proposed ropeway project to the Vaishno Devi shrine. They fear it will impact the live...
28 Oct, 2025, 05.10 PM IST
13.79-km Shimla ropeway approved: Himachal Pradesh deputy CMHimachal Pradesh is set to become a tourism hotspot. A 13.79-km ropeway project in Shimla gets the green light. The project costs Rs 1,734....
06 Sep, 2025, 08.43 PM IST
Road ministry sets up an empowered committee for ropeways standards and certificationThe Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has formed a 14-member Empowered Committee for Ropeways Technical Evaluation, Certification and...
20 Jun, 2025, 02.44 PM IST
Bids invited for preparing DPRs for setting up ropeway to Amarnath cave shrine in J&KThe Jammu and Kashmir government has invited bids for detailed project reports for the development of three major ropeways, including one f...
22 Mar, 2025, 04.31 PM IST
Cabinet approves Kedarnath ropeway project for Rs 4,081 croreThe Union Cabinet approved the Kedarnath Ropeway project with an investment of Rs 4,081 crore to enhance accessibility and tourism. Additio...
05 Mar, 2025, 03.30 PM IST
First section of Varanasi ropeway to be ready by August 2024India's first urban ropeway project, the Varanasi Ropeway Project, is set to complete a section linking Varanasi Cantonment Railway Station...
29 May, 2024, 07.43 AM IST
Dehradun to Mussoorie in just 15 minutes! Uttarakhand plans India's longest ropeway connectivity for two citiesDehradun and Mussoorie will be connected by India's longest ropeway, measuring 5.5 km, reducing travel time from 1.5 hours to just 15 minut...
26 Oct, 2023, 02.59 PM IST
MHA asks all states to conduct safety audit of all ropeway projectsIn a communication to all states and Union territories, Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla also said that for each ropeway project, a maintenance m...
13 Apr, 2022, 02.05 PM IST
DRIL to invest around Rs 50 crore to complete 2 ropeway projects by 2022-end"We will be investing approximately Rs 50 crore to complete two ropeway projects under BOOT (build, own, operate and transfer) scheme, whic...
21 Mar, 2021, 11.39 AM IST
Guwahati gets India’s longest ropeway over Brahmaputra riverThe Ropeway will operate from Kachari Ghat in Panbazaar, up to the Dol Govinda Temple in North Guwahati. Overlooking the beautiful Brahmapu...
25 Aug, 2020, 04.00 PM IST
Now you can cover distance between Vaishno Devi & Bhairon temple in just 3 minutes via ropewayThe fare for the ropeway is Rs 100 per person and the service will be operational only during the daytime.
24 Dec, 2018, 04.50 PM IST
Shipping Ministry unit goes a step ahead of Niti Aayog on ropewaysThe government feels there is a renewed focus on passenger ropeways with many states taking up ropeway projects for tourism and improving c...
28 Oct, 2018, 11.21 PM IST
Ropeway projects eligibility criteria favour European cos: Indian playersThe Indian government has identified ropeway infrastructure to be developed as public transport.
03 Oct, 2018, 12.17 PM IST