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Srinagar, March 27 – At least six people were killed, and five others were injured when a massive avalanche hit the Srinagar-Leh highway on the Ladakh side of the Zojila Pass on Friday, trapping several vehicles under the snow.Officials had earlier stated that there were no casualties in this...

Srinagar, March 27 – A massive snow avalanche struck the Srinagar-Leh highway on the Ladakh side of the Zojila Pass on Friday, trapping several vehicles, officials said, adding that no loss of life was reported in the incident.Officials said the avalanche occurred earlier in the day on the...

New Delhi, March 19 Patel Engineering has received a letter of award from the Himachal government for the Rs 910 crore Package I of the Renuka Ji Dam project.The project, located in the Dadahu village of the Sirmaur district of the state, is scheduled to be completed within 30 months, Patel...

Indore, March 10 The construction of an ambitious highway connecting Madhya Pradesh's financial capital Indore to Hyderabad will be completed by December this year, with the work involving three tunnels carved through mountains, officials said.These tunnels will allow motorists to avoid steep...

Indore, March 9 The construction of an ambitious highway connecting Madhya Pradesh's financial capital Indore to Hyderabad will be completed by December this year, officials said, adding that the project involves the creation of three tunnels through mountains.The opening of the four-lane...

Patna, March 8 Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar launched the construction of a ₹542-crore underground tunnel on Sunday that will connect the Bihar Museum and Patna Museum, officials said.During his visit to the site, Kumar formally initiated the construction work by pressing a button to start...

Kozhikode (Kerala), March 6 Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Friday conducted the "first blast" ceremony for the Wayanad twin tunnel road project at Maripuzha here.Vijayan, accompanied by Ministers P A Muhammad Riyas and A K Saseendran, MLA Linto Joseph, and Syro-Malabar Bishop Remigiose...

New Delhi, February 23 As the Chennai-Jammu-Andaman Express, Paschim Express, and other trains passed through the Sadar Bazar railway station on Sunday, passengers were unaware that, 15 meters below, a tunnel boring machine was digging a 6.35-meter tunnel for the upcoming Delhi Metro corridor...

New Delhi, February 23 Patel Engineering has been declared the lowest bidder by Himachal Pradesh Power Corporation for the development of Package 1 of the Renuka Ji Dam project, valued at Rs 910.08 crore.The project, located in the village of Dadahu in the Sirmaur district of the state, is...

Jammu, February 19 The Jammu and Kashmir government announced on Thursday that preparations for the detailed project report (DPR) for the Razdan Pass tunnel – aimed at providing all-weather connectivity to the Gurez valley – will begin shortly.In response to a question from NC legislator Nazir...

Preparations for the 8-km Razdan Pass Tunnel (suitable for all weather) to begin shortly: Deputy CMDeputy Chief Minister, Surinder Kumar Choudhary, today informed the Legislative Assembly that preparations for the Detailed Project Report (DPR) for the eight-kilometer-long tunnel at Razdan Pass...

The Government informed the Legislative Assembly on Wednesday that tenders for the proposed Mughal Road Tunnel (Pir-ki-Gali Tunnel) will be invited only after approval of the Detailed Project Report (DPR) and the necessary statutory clearances.Srinagar, February 18: The Government informed the...

Guwahati, Feb 15 – Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma of Assam stated on Sunday that he had written to the Centre requesting more emergency landing facilities in the state, a day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Northeast's first Emergency Landing Facility (ELF) in Moran.He...

New Delhi, February 14 The Union Cabinet has approved a project worth Rs 18,662 crore to construct a four-lane, access-controlled greenfield corridor between Gohpur and Numaligarh, featuring India’s first road-cum-rail tunnel under the Brahmaputra River in Assam.Currently, the connectivity...

Yesterday, the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs approved three multi-tracking projects covering 12 districts across the states of Delhi, Haryana, Maharashtra, and Karnataka, increasing the existing network of Indian Railways by approximately 389 kilometers. The total estimated cost of the...

New Delhi, February 12 Infrastructure major Hindustan Construction Company Ltd (HCC) on Thursday reported a consolidated net profit of Rs 8.07 crore for the quarter ended December 2025.The company reported a consolidated net loss of Rs 38.92 crore in the year-ago period.In a filing to BSE...

New Delhi, February 11 A new railway line project, Rishikesh-Karnaprayag, has been approved to provide railway connectivity to the Char Dham pilgrimage sites. The government also announced that surveys have been completed to extend railway connectivity to Gangotri, Yamunotri, Kedarnath, and...

New Delhi, February 11 A survey for extending the Rishikesh–Karnaprayag railway line to Gangotri, Yamunotri, Kedarnath, and Badrinath has found that the proposed route passes near the Main Central Thrust in the Himalayas, an area that is highly prone to earthquakes, Railway Minister Ashwini...