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Thursday, April 25, 2024
TopicRohtang Tunnel

Topic: Rohtang Tunnel

‘Atal Tunnel’ will change fortunes, help promote tourism, says PM Modi

Once opened, the Rohtang tunnel will provide all-weather connectivity to remote border areas of Himachal Pradesh and Ladakh which are otherwise cut off from the rest of the country during winters.

Govt to rename tunnel under Rohtang Pass after Atal Bihari Vajpayee on his birth anniversary

The decision to build the tunnel, set to be the world's longest above an altitude of 3,000 metres, was taken in June 2000 when Vajpayee was prime minister.

Both BJP & Congress claim credit for Rohtang Tunnel, but it’s set to miss another deadline

Modi says at a rally he will inaugurate Rohtang Tunnel after 23 May, Congress calls it a ‘lie’. Builder BRO says it's unlikely to meet its year-end deadline.

On Camera

Imtiaz Ali obsesses over vulgarity, misses Chamkila’s cultural resistance against purity

Peter Manuel's ‘Cassette Culture’ showed the booming Bhakti music during the '80s and '90s when Anoop Jalota, Gulshan Kumar achieved success by singing the sanitised Bhajans.

Economists vs statisticians — the battle being fought over the soul of India’s GDP data

Economists say there are weaknesses in India’s GDP data. But statisticians claim the accusations are based on flawed understanding, saying while GDP has problems, the economists are looking in the wrong places.

India and Japan hold 10th round of consultations on disarmament, non-proliferation, and export control

The two sides also discussed ways to strengthen cooperation in outer space security, conventional weapons, and export control

These 6 states are key for Modi’s ‘400 paar’ target. They’re also where Opposition can stop him

While this contest looks so predictable in large swathes of our political landscape, it is also more keenly contested than 2019 in some states.