New Delhi: As the opposition to the land acquisition law including from its allies grew, Government today said it is open to accepting “good” suggestions and insisted that the new measure was pro-farmer and pro-poor.Road

New Delhi: Aiming to spare the general public from levy at highways, the Government has announced it will scrap 125 toll plazas in the country by the end of February.“We will cancel toll at around

Ahmedabad: BJP leaders and ministers were here today to attend the wedding of party president Amit Shah's son Jay, even as the Delhi poll results trickled in.Those present at the wedding organised at the YMCA

New Delhi: Government is looking forward to develop the road network in the naxal affected areas to avoid insurgency. Road ministry reportedly is seeking an aid of Rs. 12,000 crore from the home ministry as

New Delhi: Union Minister Nitin Gadkari today said AAP is a “confused party of defused netas” as he asked the people of Delhi to vote for BJP saying that the city's pace of development will

Faizabad: In comments that could kick up a row, Union minister Nitin Gadkari has said the government at the Centre is of ‘Ram bhakts'(devotees) and those who shout ‘Jai Shri Ram' slogans.Gadkari, a senior BJP

Lucknow: Road projects worth Rs 50,000 crore would be started in Uttar Pradesh by the year-end, Union Surface Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari said here today.He said the length of national highways in the state was

Faizabad: Interlinking the development of villages with development of roads, Union minister Nitin Gadkari on Tuesday announced a grant of Rs 50,000 crore by the end of this year for construction of roads in Uttar

Basti (UP): Waterways development will be the top priority for NDA government due to its lower fare cost compared to rail and road transport, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari today said here today.“Development of waterways will

New Delhi: Keen on promoting water transport to propel economic growth, the government has set an ambitious target to convert 101 rivers across the nation into waterways, union minister Nitin Gadkari said."Promoting waterways is the

New Delhi: A whopping investment of Rs. 5 lakh crore would be made in the road sector in the coming five years, Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari said.“In five years, there will be investment of Rs.

New Delhi: Union Road Transport, Highways and Shipping Minister Nitin Gadkari has convened a chief ministers' conference of eight states haunted by Left-wing extremism to resolve bottlenecks in speedy implementation of road projects being executed

New Delhi: Kerala will be the first state to be fully covered by broadband connectivity under the national optical fibre network (NOFN) project, which aims to connect 2.5 lakh gram panchayats across the nation by

New Delhi: Union Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari has suggested banks to offer loans for ports and shipping projects at concessional rates."I have proposed to the Finance Ministry to talk to banks for more flexibility towards

New Delhi: Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari today called on President Pranab Mukherjee regarding an Ordinance that will pave the way for plying of E-rickshaws on roads of national capital region.  Gadkari explained

Haridwar: The Centre today announced a financial assistance of Rs 1300 crore to construct 890 Km of roads for Uttarakhand's famous Chardham yatra.The announcement was made by Union Surface Transport and Shipping Minister Nitin Gadkari

Haridwar: Yoga guru Ramdev today displayed his wrestling skills at an event held at Patanjali Yogpeeth here to mark its 20th foundation day.Ramdev took part in wrestling bout with 65 kg weight category wrestler Vipin

Mumbai: Showcasing improvement in business sentiment, West Bengal Finance Minister Amit Mitra today said the state has attracted over Rs 83,000 crore investments, including from leading corporates, during the last three and a half years'

New Delhi: Road Transport, Highways and Shipping Minister Nitin Gadkari on Tuesday said that an agreement to start the work on the Rs.12,000 Sagar Port project located near Kolkata would be signed Jan 7.The agreement

New Delhi: It seems as if Modi's ministers of cabinet are on a weight reduction spree these days. Starting from Nitin Gadkari to Arun Jaitley to Smriti Irani, most of them are suffering from obesity