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Thursday, January 29, 2026
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Topic: NHAI

Faster FASTag linking: What are new Know Your Vehicle rules set to come into force on 1 Feb

Under existing norms, there is a provision for validation of vehicle details after a FASTag has been issued. This will be discontinued from next month. 

No service, no toll—why SC upheld HC order limiting NHAI from charging NH-544 users in 65-km stretch

Hearing NHAI's challenge to Kerala HC order last week, the top court underscored that statutory rights to collect tolls could not be divorced from performance of statutory duties.

1 year or 200 trips: How annual toll pass will allow you to zip through national highways from 15 Aug

Union Minister Gadkari while announcing toll pass says it addresses long-standing concerns regarding toll plazas located within 60 km range. It will work on current RFID FASTags.

ED raids Panvel BJP leader over ‘illegal’ land transfer, pocketing Rs 42 cr compensation from NHAI

Money laundering case stems from FIR filed by Navi Mumbai Police in September following complaint from Raigarh’s Range Forest Officer against JM Mhatre & another accused.

NHAI: We reserve the right of admission & Trump-no-vision

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Delhi-Katra e-way’s Amritsar leg not only NHAI project hit by land hurdles in Punjab. There’s 15 more

With the 30-km section of the expressway's Amritsar spur put on hold, the project, which has been facing land acquisition challenges since 2022, is expected to get delayed further.

Highways sector seeing downturn, but ‘cautious govt sees it as course correction’ after Bharatmala

Project approvals will now go through more rigorous scrutiny to ensure cost & time overruns are minimal. By 2023, with nearly 80% of tenders awarded, cost of Bharatmala Phase-I doubled.

NHAI mandates strict standards for highway crash barriers

New directives aim to enhance road safety and construction quality.

After snags in Bharatmala Phase I, Modi govt decides against umbrella highway projects in 3rd term

Only individual road corridors will be approved by Modi govt in 3rd term, it is learnt. Cabinet’s nod to 8 high-speed roads spanning 936 km is part of this new strategy.

Warned of NHAI projects’ cancellation, Mann govt tries to secure the land for it; farmers resist

Delhi-Amritsar-Katra expressway project has seen delays with farmers refusing to give up land without better compensation. Centre warns these delays could result in project's cancellation.

On Camera

Congress calls India’s GDP numbers ‘suspect’, alleges manipulation by Modi govt

In AICC report ‘Real State of the Economy 2026’, Congress flags ‘central contradiction’ in economy, calls for data review pointing to jobs, FDI, manufacturing slump & inequality.

Indian Army ties up with US drone company that made its name in the Ukraine conflict

Shield AI will provide V-BAT vertical takeoff & landing drones along with licences for software, which will be integrated into aircraft and made available to select Indian partners.

Non-alignment is coming back in a new avatar: Trump-peedit alliance

No nation other than China can negotiate one-on-one with Trump on an equal footing. That’s why the middle powers who so far formed the core of multilateral bodies now feel orphaned.