News for 'Road Transport'

Satyendar Jain received Rs 7cr bribe? LG okays probe

Satyendar Jain received Rs 7cr bribe? LG okays probe

Rediff.com6 Jul 2024

The Delhi L-G V K Saxena has approved a recommendation for a probe under the Prevention of Corruption Act against Satyendar Jain in a graft case related to CCTV installation in the city.

Fuel crisis looms as truckers stop work across states

Fuel crisis looms as truckers stop work across states

Rediff.com2 Jan 2024

Drivers of commercial vehicles, including trucks and tankers, stopped work in several states on Monday and blocked roads at some places to protest against the provision in the new penal law regarding hit-and-run accident cases involving motorists.

There's Something About Kangana...

There's Something About Kangana...

Rediff.com31 May 2024

The top batters in the BJP come to Mandi to swing votes for the movie star fighting her first election.

Farmers' march: Sec 144 imposed in Delhi for a month

Farmers' march: Sec 144 imposed in Delhi for a month

Rediff.com12 Feb 2024

There will be a complete ban on gathering, processions or rallies and entry of tractor trolleys carrying people in the national capital as the Delhi Police has imposed Section 144 for a month in the view of intended widespread tension and 'social unrest' due to the farmers' 'Delhi Chalo March' on Tuesday.

Juvenile board took lenient view: Fadnavis on Porsche killings

Juvenile board took lenient view: Fadnavis on Porsche killings

Rediff.com21 May 2024

Fadnavis said the police have approached higher court seeking permission to try the juvenile, who was granted bail, as an adult.

Rajasthan bandh called over Karni Sena chief's murder; guv dials Shah

Rajasthan bandh called over Karni Sena chief's murder; guv dials Shah

Rediff.com7 Dec 2023

Gogamedi, the chief of Rashtriya Rajput Karni Sena, was shot dead in Jaipur on Tuesday by unidentified bike-borne criminals.

Zojila Tunnel: All you need to know about India's longest road tunnel

Zojila Tunnel: All you need to know about India's longest road tunnel

Rediff.com2 Feb 2018

The 14.15 km tunnel will provide all-weather connectivity to Srinagar, Kargil and Leh.

Balancing green concerns with soaring energy demand

Balancing green concerns with soaring energy demand

Rediff.com18 Jun 2024

Rising energy demand could tilt India's energy basket towards fossil fuels from coal to oil, natural gas.

Validity of driving licenses extended till Dec 31

Validity of driving licenses extended till Dec 31

Rediff.com24 Aug 2020

The validity of documents that have expired since February 1, 2020 or would expire by December 31, 2020 will remain valid until this year.

Wild Wild Punjab Review: Sober Version Of The Hangover

Wild Wild Punjab Review: Sober Version Of The Hangover

Rediff.com10 Jul 2024

This is the kind of film to watch with friends and maybe a six-pack. It has some risqu bits but nothing so vulgar that the pause button would need to be hit if Mummyji walks into the room, notes Deepa Gahlot.

Striking MSRTC employees protest outside Sharad Pawar's house

Striking MSRTC employees protest outside Sharad Pawar's house

Rediff.com8 Apr 2022

Pawar's daughter and Lok Sabha member Supriya Sule tried to placate the protesters outside the house, saying she was ready to talk to them but she must ensure first that her parents who were inside were safe.

Pawan Kalyan to be Andhra dy CM; Naidu's son gets IT

Pawan Kalyan to be Andhra dy CM; Naidu's son gets IT

Rediff.com15 Jun 2024

The actor-turned-politician has been allotted Panchayat Raj and Rural Development, Environment, Forests, and Science and Technology portfolios.

Nobel laureate Mohammad Yunus to head Bangladesh's interim govt

Nobel laureate Mohammad Yunus to head Bangladesh's interim govt

Rediff.com7 Aug 2024

The other members of the interim government will be finalised after consultations with various political parties, the press secretary added.

B'desh Prez dissolves parliament, ex-PM Khaleda freed

B'desh Prez dissolves parliament, ex-PM Khaleda freed

Rediff.com6 Aug 2024

Moreover, the process to release those arrested between July 1 to August has started, and many have already been released, it added.

Why I Support Narayana Murthy

Why I Support Narayana Murthy

Rediff.com12 Dec 2023

If 4,000 workers could work round the clock for the construction of the new Parliament building, then there is no reason why all infrastructure projects too cannot follow that model, asserts Dr Sudhir Bisht.

Action Packed Time For Two-Wheelers!

Action Packed Time For Two-Wheelers!

Rediff.com19 Aug 2024

The BSA Gold Star is launched....Ola Enters e-motorbikes Biz... Bajaj, TVS To Enter e2Ws Market...

8,500 km of highway projects to be awarded in FY22, says Sitharaman

8,500 km of highway projects to be awarded in FY22, says Sitharaman

Rediff.com1 Feb 2021

While presenting the Union Budget 2021-22 in Parliament, the finance minister said poll-bound West Bengal will see highway projects worth Rs 25,000 crore. She also announced that highway projects worth Rs 65,000 crore will be undertaken in Kerala. She also announced an Rs 18,000-crore scheme to augment public transport in urban areas.

India Welcomes Sheikh Hasina In Style

India Welcomes Sheikh Hasina In Style

Rediff.com6 Sep 2022

India laid out the red carpet and accorded a ceremonial reception for one of this country's most valued allies, Sheikh Hasina

6 children killed after school bus overturns in Haryana; 3 held

6 children killed after school bus overturns in Haryana; 3 held

Rediff.com12 Apr 2024

Preliminary reports suggest that the bus overturned while overtaking a vehicle in Kanina town.

How Maharashtra bus caught fire killing 25

How Maharashtra bus caught fire killing 25

Rediff.com1 Jul 2023

The impact of hitting the pole was so severe that the front axle of the vehicle was broken, he said.

Road projects worth over Rs 26,550 cr stuck in disputes

Road projects worth over Rs 26,550 cr stuck in disputes

Rediff.com31 Jul 2014

Few big ticket road projects will be fast-tracked soon.

'Risk Of Such Disasters Has Increased In The Last 10 Years'

'Risk Of Such Disasters Has Increased In The Last 10 Years'

Rediff.com1 Aug 2024

'Heavy rains are not the primary reason for landslides in Wayanad.' 'There are all sorts of (human) intervention going on in that area.'

At 14,500 feet, Army sets up one of world's highest tank repair units near LAC

At 14,500 feet, Army sets up one of world's highest tank repair units near LAC

Rediff.com16 May 2024

The Indian Army has set up two armoured vehicle maintenance and repair facilities near the China border in Nyoma and the DBO Sector in that region at altitudes of over 14,500 feet in the area, which is the world's highest battlefield for tanks and infantry combat vehicles along the LAC in Eastern Ladakh.

Wayanad rescuers fight crippling odds to move over 1,500 to safety

Wayanad rescuers fight crippling odds to move over 1,500 to safety

Rediff.com1 Aug 2024

The construction of a Bailey bridge to connect the landslide-hit areas, where several people are believed to be stranded, alongside the deployment of sniffer dogs and over 1,000 rescuers from Central and state emergency response teams conducting massive search operations, constitutes one of the largest rescue efforts in the Wayanad, devastated by a deadly calamity.

'Congress Is Not Ready For A Fight'

'Congress Is Not Ready For A Fight'

Rediff.com16 Feb 2024

'If you fight you win, if you don't fight, how will you win?'

'What the rat miners did was tremendous'

'What the rat miners did was tremendous'

Rediff.com29 Nov 2023

'These are people whom very few give importance and they were doing a mammoth job for the nation.'

Locals to be exempted from expressway toll in cities: Gadkari

Locals to be exempted from expressway toll in cities: Gadkari

Rediff.com3 Aug 2022

Union minister Nitin Gadkari on Wednesday told Rajya Sabha members that he was the ''father of toll tax" on expressways in the country as he built the first such road in Maharashtra during his stint as the state minister in late 1990s.

Adani Green to raise Rs 12,300 cr to fund expansion

Adani Green to raise Rs 12,300 cr to fund expansion

Rediff.com6 Jul 2023

Billionaire Gautam Adani-led group's renewable energy firm on Thursday announced plans to raise Rs 12,300 crore through a share sale to investors as the group continues to build on a comeback strategy to emerge out of allegations of fraud levelled by a US short-seller. Adani Green Energy Ltd in a stock exchange filing said its board has approved raising up to Rs 12,300 crore through an issue of equity shares by way of qualified institutional placement (QIP). The funds are intended to be used for meeting capital needs of the company's expansion plans.

Violent strike over high prices in PoK enters Day 4

Violent strike over high prices in PoK enters Day 4

Rediff.com13 May 2024

The disputed region witnessed clashes on Saturday between the police and activists of a rights movement, leaving at least one police official dead and injuring over 100 people, mostly policemen.

Farmers' Bharat Bandh hits rail, road traffic at several places

Farmers' Bharat Bandh hits rail, road traffic at several places

Rediff.com28 Sep 2021

Several trains were cancelled, highways and key roads blocked and many thousands stranded for hours on Monday as a nationwide 10-hour shutdown against the Centre's three agri laws disrupted lives across parts of India, particularly in the north.

Infrastructure development capex hiked by 33% to Rs 10 lakh crore for 2023-24

Infrastructure development capex hiked by 33% to Rs 10 lakh crore for 2023-24

Rediff.com1 Feb 2023

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday announced hiking the capital expenditure by 33 per cent to Rs 10 lakh crore for infrastructure development for 2023-24 and will be at 3.3 per cent of the GDP. Presenting the Budget for 2023-24, she said the newly established infrastructure finance secretariat will assist in attracting more private investment. "Capital investment outlay is being increased steeply for the third year in a row by 33 per cent to Rs 10 lakh crore, which would be 3.3 per cent of GDP.

Last count: 148,707 Indians died in road accidents in 2015

Last count: 148,707 Indians died in road accidents in 2015

Rediff.com23 Sep 2017

Indian roads are far more unsafe than its railways. A sense of urgency is required to tackle India's embarrassing record on road safety.

Adani Group profit jumps 55% in FY24; eyes $90 bn investment in 10 years

Adani Group profit jumps 55% in FY24; eyes $90 bn investment in 10 years

Rediff.com31 May 2024

Adani group saw a 55 per cent profit surge in the fiscal year ended March 2024 as the apples-to-airport conglomerate is back on an expansion spree and eyeing a $90 billion capex over the next decade. Emerging from a damning report of a US short seller, which hit market value of its listed companies, Adani group in 2023-24 (April 2023 to March 2024) fiscal focused on containing debt, reducing founder share pledge and consolidating business in core competencies.

Initial hours were scary, thought we would die soon: Tunnel survivor on ordeal

Initial hours were scary, thought we would die soon: Tunnel survivor on ordeal

Rediff.com29 Nov 2023

The worker said there was a natural source of water in the tunnel but they had no clothes to change.

Delhi shivers at 1.9 deg C; dense fog hits road, rail traffic

Delhi shivers at 1.9 deg C; dense fog hits road, rail traffic

Rediff.com8 Jan 2023

Very dense fog lowered visibility to 50 metres at the Palam observatory, near the Indira Gandhi International airport, at 5:30 am.

'Can We In Our Businesses Set An Example?'

'Can We In Our Businesses Set An Example?'

Rediff.com10 Oct 2024

'I think some of us, like Mukesh Ambani, myself and those of us who head industrial units, ought to really focus on what we can really do to make the world a safer place, maybe 50 or 100 years from now.' 'For instance, how can we deal with climate change and global warming, right now?' 'The effects of it may not be felt now; in fact, we may pay a price for it today, but it will help the generations to follow.'

Stretch where Cyrus Mistry's car crashed sees 262 accidents in 2022

Stretch where Cyrus Mistry's car crashed sees 262 accidents in 2022

Rediff.com18 Sep 2022

The 100-km stretch of Mumbai-Ahmedabad highway claimed at least 62 lives.

'I Am Here To Be With My People'

'I Am Here To Be With My People'

Rediff.com10 Apr 2024

>Rohini Acharya, Lalu Yadav's daughter who donated her kidney to her father in December 2022, is on her introductory campaign trail in the constituency that has been represented by her father four times.

Modi unveils India's 1st underwater metro line in Kolkata

Modi unveils India's 1st underwater metro line in Kolkata

Rediff.com6 Mar 2024

From the function at the Esplanade metro station, the PM also inaugurated the Kavi Subhash-Hemanta Mukhopadhyay section of the New Garia-Aiport line and the Taratala-Majerhat section of the Joka-Esplanade line of the Kolkata Metro, the country's oldest metro network.

Guna: 13 dead as bus sans clearance catches fire after mishap

Guna: 13 dead as bus sans clearance catches fire after mishap

Rediff.com28 Dec 2023

The private bus collided head-on with the dumper on Guna-Aaron road, the official said, adding that the injured were rushed to the Guna district hospital for treatment.