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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
NHAI’s complaint to chief secretary came barely month after Punjab lost 3 vital road projects on account of farmers protesting land acquisition, and demanding better prices for land.
While the commission didn’t mention provisions under which IndiGo's market domination would be examined, Competition Act 2002 prohibits abuse of dominant position by any enterprise.
It is argued that India-Israel ties are moving from buyer–seller dynamic to one focused on joint development & manufacturing partnership, a shift 'more durable' than traditional arms sales.
Don’t blame misfortune. This is colossal incompetence and insensitivity. So bad, heads would have rolled even in the old PSU-era Indian Airlines and Air India.
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