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TopicMinistry of Road Transport and Highways

Topic: Ministry of Road Transport and Highways

Road projects worth Rs 50,000 crore to be completed in Madhya Pradesh by 2023, says Gadkari

PTI -
The Road Transport, Highways and MSMEs Minister inaugurated and laid foundation stone of 45 highway projects worth Rs 11,427 crore in the state through video conference Tuesday.

RSS affiliate wants Modi govt to cancel Chinese firm’s bid for Delhi-Meerut RRTS project

Shanker Arnimesh -
The firm emerged as the lowest bidder for the project, but Swadeshi Jagran Manch said giving the project to the firm will be against govt's ‘Atma Nirbhar Bharat’ push.

80% highway work resumes after lockdown, target is to complete 12,000 km of roads in 2020-21

Moushumi Das Gupta -
Officials in the Ministry of Road Transport & Highways say about 50-80% of labourers have returned to work in different projects after the lockdown was eased.

Highway projects worth Rs 15 lakh crore to start in next 2 yrs, MSME package soon: Gadkari

Moushumi Das Gupta -
Union Road, Highways & MSMEs Minister Nitin Gadkari says saving jobs in small enterprises is essential to protecting a majority of India’s people.

RSS affiliate urges Gadkari to reduce Uber, Ola surge pricing limit in public interest

Neelam Pandey -
The Swadeshi Jagran Manch has opposed the Modi govt's move to allow Uber & Ola to charge customers up to three times the normal fare during peak hours.

KPMG report pegs highway ministry’s annual revenue deficit at Rs 1.36 lakh crore

Moushumi Das Gupta -
The KPMG report says such a high revenue deficit could hit Modi govt’s target of building 60,000 km of highways.

Should NHAI stop road construction? PMO asks Gadkari’s ministry to respond

Moushumi Das Gupta -
The suggestion was communicated in a letter by PM Modi’s Principal Secy Nripendra Misra to highways secy Sanjeev Ranjan, dated 17 August.

Photo of pothole on Delhi flyover is actually from Lucknow

Nikhil Rampal -
The photo is being shared widely from various unverified accounts targeting Delhi's Arvind Kejriwal government.

It may be back to school, driving that is, for habitual rash, negligent drivers

Himani Chandna -
Union Road ministry scheme wants offenders to spend five days in proposed govt-authorised driving centres to re-obtain license, apart from fine.
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