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FASTag Annual Pass available from August 15: Who is eligible, how to get it

June 23, 2025 4:01 pm

The annual pass will cost Rs 3,000 and will become available for purchase from August 15 this year.

Use urban solid waste for sustainable highways: Roads Ministry to states

September 24, 2024 7:55 am

In its direction, the Ministry relied on the successful utilization of inert material in construction of embankment in its two pilot projects- DND Sohna spur of Delhi-Mumbai Expressway and Ahmedabad-Dholera Expressway.

Government directs road safety audits of all highways in three months

January 19, 2023 1:49 pm

The road transport and highways ministry has widened the scope of a road safety audit by including even those stretches which are yet to be operational, under construction, and still being planned.

Ten people of a family die after truck hits their minivan in Maharashtra’s Raigad district

January 19, 2023 4:06 pm

According to police, the truck was coming from the wrong direction when it collided with the vehicle carrying the 10 people who were going to attend a relative’s death anniversary function.

Naga outfit bandh in border area enters 7th day, Manipur stares at threat to supply line

March 28, 2022 1:10 pm

Kezoltsa is a forested area located near Dzukou Valley, bordering Nagaland and Manipur.

Madras HC quashes order increasing speed limit to 120 kmph on highways

September 15, 2021 10:53 am

The present bench observed that though there was a better engine technology and improved road infrastructure, there was no improvement in compliance of the road safety rules by the motorists.

NHAI awarded projects worth Rs 1.22 lakh crore in Financial Year 18

March 31, 2018 10:42 pm

"..In last 5 years, the average length of road projects awarded by NHAI was 2,860 Km with 4,335 Km awarded in the last financial year," NHAI said in a statement.

Highways can be used for laying optic fibre, oil & gas pipes: Nitin Gadkari

July 14, 2017 10:57 pm

Union Minister Nitin Gadkari today said the country's about 2 lakh kilometres of highways can be used for laying optic fibre and oil and gas pipes, which will help the road ministry earn additional revenues.

Chewing on freshly-made gur along Punjab's highways

January 21, 2016 11:59 am

At several places in the sugarcane growing belts of Punjab, cars, buses and other vehicles can be seen halted at places where local farmers are making fresh 'gur' at makeshift jaggery-making units.

PM Narendra Modi takes the wheel to remove stumbling blocks in road-building

July 17, 2015 10:15 am

PM Modi placed a $12.6 billion bet in this year's budget on road building, with $16 billion more to be spent on railways

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