road transport

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be on a day-long visit to Gujarat tomorrow. During the visit, Mr. Modi will inaugurate the Samrat Samprati Museum in Gandhinagar on the occasion of Mahavir Jayanti. He will also address the gathering on this occasion. Located within the Mahavir Jain Aradhana...

New Delhi, March 28 A Great Indian Bustard (GIB) chick was born in Kutch, Gujarat, after a decade, thanks to a novel conservation measure called the "jumpstart" approach, Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav announced on Saturday."Gujarat has seen a GIB chick after a decade, through a...

Bhopal/Chhindwara, March 28 The Congress announced on Saturday that it would provide a one-time payment of Rs 50,000 to the families of those who died in a tragic road accident in Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh, and demanded a uniform compensation policy for accident victims.Speaking at a...

Shimla, March 27 Himachal Pradesh Police safely rescued a tourist from Kerala on Friday after he was stranded in snow near Beas Kund in the outskirts of Manali in the Kullu district of Himachal, officials said.The Manali Police Station received information that Arshad, 20, a tourist from...

Guwahati, March 25 – Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma launched a strong attack on the Congress on Wednesday while announcing a major infrastructure push, including a proposed six-lane express highway between Guwahati and Nagaon.Speaking to reporters in Nagaon, Chief Minister Sarma...

New Delhi, March 24 The Delhi Budget 2026-27, presented in the Assembly on Tuesday, drew reactions as expected, with ruling BJP ministers praising it as a "historic" and growth-oriented budget, while the opposition alleged that it fell short on key challenges such as environmental and public...

New Delhi, March 24 – Delhi Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa, on Tuesday, described the Delhi Budget 2026-27 as "historic," saying it will be a milestone for the city's development and environmental protection.He praised the budget presented by Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, which has a total...

Kutch, March 22 – The Khadir Bet region in Kutch, Gujarat, is undergoing a major overhaul in terms of road transport and connectivity.The 22-kilometre-long road is in the final stages of construction and is expected to be opened to the public soon. Once completed, it will traverse the white...

Bengaluru, March 22 Six people, including three women, were killed in two separate road accidents on the outskirts of Bengaluru late on March 21, police said on Sunday.Three women, reportedly on a spiritual journey to Kashi, were killed when the tempo they were travelling in, heading towards...

Mumbai, March 20 Maharashtra Minister Pratap Sarnaik said on Friday that the state road transport body is currently not facing any issues regarding diesel availability to run buses, despite the conflict in West Asia, and added that its fuel supply will remain steady for the next two months...

Mumbai, March 20 Maharashtra Minister Pratap Sarnaik said on Friday that the state road transport body is currently not facing any issues regarding diesel availability to run buses despite the conflict in West Asia, and added that its fuel supply will remain steady for the next two months...

Bhubaneswar/Balasore, March 19 Five people were killed in two separate road accidents in the Ganjam and Balasore districts of Odisha on Thursday, police said.Three people who were travelling on a motorcycle died after their motorcycle collided with a bus at the Patapalli village under the...

New Delhi, March 18 As many as 85 national highway projects under construction are facing delays of over three years due to various reasons, including legal and land acquisition issues, Parliament was informed on Wednesday.The government has undertaken various initiatives to prevent recurrence...

Communications Minister Jyotiraditya M Scindia stated today that the Department of Posts has launched the Mail Parcel Optimization Project (MPOP) to redesign workflows and improve efficiency across the parcel value chain. While answering supplementary questions in the Lok Sabha, Mr. Scindia...

Mumbai, March 17 All buses in the Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC) fleet will be electric vehicles (EVs) by 2037, state Transport Minister Pratap Sarnaik has said.Speaking in the legislative council on Monday, Sarnaik said it is envisioned that all vehicles in Maharashtra...

Mumbai, March 16 All buses in the Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC) fleet will be electric by 2037, state transport minister Pratap Sarnaik said on Monday.Speaking in the legislative council, Sarnaik said it is envisioned that all vehicles in Maharashtra will be EVs by 2047...

Two new underpasses have been completed at the Sangoor Chowk and Gole Mela Chowk on the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway (NH-44) to improve road safety and ease traffic congestion in Udhampur.Previously considered major accident-prone areas, these busy intersections experienced frequent...

The government announced today that the upgraded Rajmarg Pravesh online portal has simplified the process of obtaining the necessary permissions to establish a fuel station, restaurant, or rest stop along the country's National Highways. The upgraded portal was launched last month by Union...

Mumbai, March 9 The Maharashtra government has suspended the issuance of new auto rickshaw permits from Monday, in an effort to curb rising traffic congestion and urban pollution, state transport minister Pratap Sarnaik said.A statement from his office said the suspension will remain in effect...

Mumbai, March 5 The Maharashtra Transport Action Committee (M-TAC) announced on Thursday evening that it was postponing its indefinite strike, which was scheduled to begin at midnight, after receiving a written assurance from state transport minister Pratap Sarnaik that their concerns would be...