Nitin Gadkari is the senior leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and has been the Minister of Road Transport and Highways since 2019. He is also serving as the Union Minister of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj (2014), Shipping (2014 to 2019), Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation (2017 to 2019) and Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (2019 to 2021) in the successive Narendra Modi governments. Gadkari was the president of the BJP from 2009 to 2013. He has been a Lok Sabha member from the Nagpur constituency of Maharashtra for the last two terms. In the 2014 Lok Sabha polls, Gadkari won the Nagpur seat by defeating Congress candidate Vilas Muttemwar with a margin of 2,84,848 votes. In the 2019 Lok Sabha Elections, Gadkari retained the Nagpur constituency by defeating Congress candidate Nana Patole with a margin of 2,16,009 votes. Gadkari was the Public Works minister in Maharashtra from 1995 to 1999 and also the Leader of the Opposition in the Maharashtra Legislative Council from 1999 to 2005. Nitin Gadkari is again contesting from the Nagpur constituency in the upcoming Lok Sabha Elections 2024.
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The three-day summit will see participation from leading highways and shipping players from Singapore, Hong Kong and Abu Dhabi, including the DP World.
Union minister Nitin Gadkari on Saturday said here that the ideology of the RSS was the solution to all the problems.
The central government today accepted the measures, recommended by the Ministry of Women and Child Development, concerning safety of women commuters availing cab services
Union minister Nitin Gadkari today said fresh works worth Rs 7,000 crore would be commenced by Ministry of Road Transport and Highways in next two year in Jammu and Kashmir.
Union Road Transport minister Nitin Gadkari today said that 30 per cent of the driving licenses in India are bogus.
Union Road Transport minister Nitin Gadkari has denied that the central government was considering any move to ban cycling on roads.
Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar was selected this morning by the party's legislators in Goa as their choice for Chief Minister. “Parrikar will be the next chief minister of Goa," said Union minister Nitin Gadkari. Bharatiya
As many as 1.5 lakh people die every year in 5 lakh road accidents in the country, Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari said in Lok Sabha today.
Road Transport and highways Minister Nitin Gadkari today said in Lok Sabha that as many as 1.5 lakh people die every year in 5 lakh road accident in the country.
Gadkari said that there was ‘no option’ for the BJP and Shiv Sena other than joining hands for control of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC).
In an ambitious plan to provide crucial traffic information to passengers, the government has said it will start radio services through a dedicated radio frequency across 13 states to provide traffic updates to commuters. Road
Union Minister and BJP in-charge of Goa Assembly elections Nitin Gadkari has hinted that Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar may be repatriated to his home state to head the government if party retains power here.
Union minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari today put the figure of fake driving licences to an 'embarrassing' 30 per cent. Speaking at an event, Gadkari said, "30 per cent of the licenses
The government today said that it aims to execute projects worth Rs 5 lakh crore under the ambitious Sagarmala initiative before the end of its tenure in May 2019. The Sagarmala project, which has projects
Aiming to decrease the number of road accidents, the government has directed all truck manufacturing companies that starting April next year, they will have to provide air-conditioned chamber for the drivers.
Road Transport and Highways minister Nitin Gadkari’s office on Saturday rubbished the media reports claiming that 50 charter flights will ferry VVIPs to Nagpur for his daughter’s wedding on Sunday, saying them mischievous.
The suspension of toll collection across the country at National Highways in the wake of demonetisation has been extended till December 2 midnight.
With commuters facing problems paying toll taxes after the ban on Rs 500 and Rs 1000 notes announced on Tuesday evening, the Centre on Wednesday suspended collection of toll across all national highways till midnight of November 11.
Road Transport and Highways Ministry is working on a proposal with Ministry of Defence to construct runways on highway stretches and 22 such spots have been identified across the country. "There are proposals to develop
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