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Fresh snowfall in Kashmir; Srinagar highway closed, flights hit

Most parts of Kashmir received fresh snowfall, including the season's first in Srinagar city, leading to the closure of the Srinagar-Jammu national highway, and cancellation of over 20 flights,...

Set up gaushalas to keep highways free of stray animals, SC tells NHAI

The SC bench asked the counsel appearing for NHAI also to develop an app where people can report sightings of stray animals on the national highways IMAGE: Kindly note that the image has been...

SC mulls pan-India guidelines to prevent accidents on highways

The Supreme Court on Monday mulled formulating pan-India guidelines to prevent road accidents, such as a recent one in Rajasthan's Phalodi that claimed 15 lives, on expressways and national...

Heavy snowfall paralyses life in J-K; highway closed, flights cancelled

At Srinagar airport, all 58 scheduled flights, including 29 arrivals and 29 departures, were cancelled -- leaving hundreds of tourists stranded. Authorities said continuous snowfall rendered the...

SC orders removal of stray animals from highways, expressways

The Supreme Court on Friday directed removal of all cattle and other stray animals from highways and expressways, stating that their uncontrolled presence poses a serious and avoidable threat,...

Unpaid highway tolls to block fitness certificate, NOC for vehicles

As per the amended rules, an NOC for transfer of ownership or transfer of a vehicle from one state to another will not be granted until any unpaid user fee is cleared.   IMAGE: Kindly note that...

'Should construct 13,000 km of national highways in FY24'

'The vision now is not just to look at national highways as a number of kilometres, but quality as well.' Photograph: Kind courtesy National Highway Authority Of India/X Highways secretary Anurag...

Southern states hold the steering wheel in India's ePV transition

India’s electric passenger vehicle (ePV) market has expanded sharply over the past five years, with registrations rising from just 3,252 units in 2020 to about 170,000 in 2025. Photograph:...

Mahindra To Build 1000 Ultra-Fast Charging Points On Highways

Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M) is stepping beyond vehicle manufacturing to build a national electric-mobility ecosystem. IMAGE: Mahindra Inaugurates First 180 kW Ultra Fast Charging Station. Mahindra &...

Ambitious, futuristic: PM Modi lauds Sitharaman's 9th Budget

Reiterating Sitharaman's statement that this is a youth power budget, Modi emphasised that the provisions made in the budget will prepare leaders, innovators and creators across different sectors....