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Topic: NHIDCL

CBI unearths web of assets, seizes Rs 2.6 cr in cash as it widens net in Assam NHIDCL bribery case

CBI had registered a case against NHIDCL executive director and two representatives of a private company on the basis of source-based information.

Govt panel puts Silkyara tunnel collapse onus on NHIDCL, contractor in damning report. ‘Profound negligence’

In report to road ministry, committee led by BRO ADG notes how tunnel design was changed, ventilation system modified to cut costs etc, and recommends penal action, no force majeure.

Expected next year: 3 strategic tunnels in J&K to boost security & connectivity, cut travel time

Khellani, KM 83 & Z-Morh tunnels will help in ensuring J&K's round-the-year connectivity with rest of India. Currently, NHIDCL is undertaking six projects worth Rs 18,539 crore.

Modi govt proposes 15.6-km twin road tunnel of strategic importance under Brahmaputra

The proposed project will cost Rs 12,807 crore and is a greenfield alignment to provide a direct link between Gohpur and Numaligarh. It will protect the Kaziranga National Park.

India’s longest bridge set to come up between Assam & Meghalaya, impact millions of lives

The 19.8-km-long bridge will be built over the Brahmaputra between Dhubri in Assam and Phulbari in Meghalaya, bringing socio-economic relief to the region.

On Camera

Youth Congress, your foolish protest helped the Modi govt climb out of the AI summit hole

In tactical terms, the shirtless protest was worse than a self-goal. Suddenly, the fiascos of the AI Summit were forgotten, and the Youth Congress’s disruption became the issue.

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

MoD, IAF agree on some exemptions to HAL for Tejas Mk1A, but no compromise on ‘must-have’ capabilities

IAF is fine with accepting the aircraft with 'must-haves', even if some other steps remain pending, which may take at least another year, it is learnt.

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.