transportation

New Delhi, April 8 A service road near Sector 62 in Noida, heading towards Ghaziabad, will remain closed from April 9 to June 10 due to construction work related to a Metro project.In an advisory issued on X, the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) said the closure will affect the service road...

New Delhi, April 8 – The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, approved the Rs 13,037.66 crore Jaipur Metro Phase-2 project on Wednesday. This transformative project, a 41 km North–South corridor from Prahladpura to Todi Mod, comprising 36 stations across the city, was...

April 08, New Delhi: Amidst tight security, polling parties in Puducherry departed for their respective locations on Wednesday. Carrying polling materials and EVMs, the teams traveled in buses escorted by police vehicles to ensure safety and smooth transportation.A DD correspondent spoke...

Mumbai, April 8 JBM Auto announced on Wednesday that its 1,282 electric buses have been registered across five states, accounting for a 24% market share in the recently concluded fiscal year.The electric buses have been registered in Telangana, Delhi, Maharashtra, Gujarat, and Assam, expanding...

Polling teams are heading to remote, riverine areas in Majuli. Election personnel have begun their journey to the remote, river-based polling stations in Majuli, the largest river island in Assam. Officials carrying ballot boxes and other election materials have departed from Afalamukh Ghat via...

The Indian Army and the Border Roads Organisation, in close coordination with the District Administration and the District Disaster Management Authority, are ensuring the safe evacuation of stranded tourists from Lachen.Tourists are being carefully transported along the route via Dongkya La...

Srinagar, April 8 – Traffic on the strategic Srinagar-Jammu national highway remained closed for the second consecutive day on Wednesday after a fresh landslide hit the road in the Banihal sector of Ramban district.Traffic department officials said that the national highway (NH44) was blocked...

Gangtok, April 8 Rescue operations for around 1,000 stranded tourists in Lachen, Sikkim, began on Wednesday morning after the Army and Border Roads Organisation (BRO) restored connectivity along a damaged stretch near Taramchu, officials said.Tourists are being evacuated in batches along the...

Bilaspur (HP), April 7 The head of a major taxi drivers' union announced on Tuesday that they will block the borders of Himachal Pradesh if the government does not implement the rollback of taxes on commercial vehicles, as previously announced.Ramratan Sharma, the president of the All Himachal...

Mumbai, April 7 A non-air-conditioned sleeper coach was partially damaged in a fire at a major workshop of the Central Railway (CR) in Mumbai on Tuesday afternoon, officials said.No one was injured in the incident, which occurred at 3:10 pm at the CR's workshop in Matunga, they said.The fire...

Srinagar, April 7 – After being reopened for traffic following a day-long blockade on Tuesday morning, a massive landslide in the Ramban district of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) has once again blocked the strategic Srinagar-Jammu National Highway.Traffic department officials said that a major...

Mumbai, April 7 Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis performed the groundbreaking ceremony for the driverless Pod taxi project on Tuesday. This Automated Rapid Transit System is being developed between Kurla and BKC in Mumbai to provide last-mile connectivity for daily commuters.Deputy...

April 07, New Delhi: SkyHop Aviation, set to become India’s first commercial seaplane operator, successfully completed a test flight with a landing and take-off from the Ganga Barrage in Rishikesh on April 6, 2026.Avani Singh, Founder & CEO of SkyHop Aviation, said the project is inspired by...

Mumbai, April 7 Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis performed the ground-breaking ceremony for India's first pod taxi project on Tuesday. This Automated Rapid Transit System, being developed between Kurla and BKC in Mumbai, aims to provide last-mile connectivity for daily commuters...

Mumbai, April 7 – Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis inaugurated the first phases of Mumbai Metro Line 9 from Dahisar East to Kashigaon and Line 2B, which runs from Mandale to Chembur, on Tuesday.With regular services on both lines set to begin on Wednesday, the country's financial...

In Jammu and Kashmir, the 270-kilometer-long strategic Jammu-Srinagar National Highway (NH44), which connects the Kashmir Valley with the rest of the country, has been closed again to vehicular traffic due to heavy landslides. Akashvani Jammu correspondent reports that traffic on the National...

New Delhi, April 7 An illegal liquor supply network operating through a quick online delivery application has been uncovered in outer Delhi, with police arresting two people and seizing illicit liquor transported from Haryana, an official said on Tuesday.The racket functioned by exploiting...

Thane, April 7 Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis launched the construction of the 11.84 km Thane-Borivali twin tunnel on Tuesday, which will pass under the Sanjay Gandhi National Park (SGNP).The road tunnel, which will shorten the distance between the north-western Mumbai suburb of...

New Delhi, April 7 Cash payments at toll plazas will be discontinued for travelers on national highways from April 10, the road transport and highways ministry has said.In a gazette notification, the ministry has said that in cases where a vehicle enters a fee plaza without a valid FASTag...

Lucknow, April 7 The Uttar Pradesh government on Tuesday approved a proposal to construct 49 new bus terminals equipped with airport-like amenities under the public-private partnership (PPP) model, officials said.The decision was taken at a cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Yogi...