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  Government asks NHAI, states to avoid building highways through wildlife sanctuaries

  India | June 11, 2019 21:38 IST

  "To have minimum impact of highways on the protected eco-sensitive area, the implementing agency should consider to spare sanctuaries/national parks at the planning stage and wherever possible take a bypass/detour," Ministry of Road Transport and Highways said.

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  Aaj ki Baat Nov 15 episode: Rajat Sharma on how to curb the menace of stray cattle on highways

  November 16, 2018 16:55 IST

  ‘Gau raksha’ organisations who have been vocal about preservation of cattle should also think and come up with a reasonable plan to curb the menace of stray cattle on roads.

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  PM Modi's 'big gift' for Delhi: Several new highways in next 6 months

  Politics | September 15, 2017 12:03 IST

  "Six months from now on, Modi will give a big gift to the people of Delhi by inaugurating several highways that will free the city from traffic jams and pollution," Union Minister Gadkari said.

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  Punjab to amend Excise Act to enable hotels, clubs to serve liquor near highways

  Politics | June 20, 2017 7:58 IST

  Punjab Cabinet yesterday gave its not to amend Excise Act to enable hotels, clubs to serve liquor near highways.

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  Watch: Liquor shop in Punjab goes ‘mobile’ to ‘bypass’ SC’s ‘highway liquor ban’

  India | April 18, 2017 14:32 IST

  A video has gone viral on social media which shows a liquor shop purportedly set up on a tractor-trailor to circumvent the ban order.

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  How states are trying to ‘bypass’ SC’s ‘highway liquor ban’ order

  India | April 04, 2017 13:11 IST

  Stumped by the Supreme Court’s ban on liquor shops within 500 metres of national and state highways coming effective April 1, several state governments are now considering options to get around the apex court’s order fearing huge revenue loss.

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  1,780 km rail lines commissioned, 6,000 km highways built in 2015-16

  May 30, 2016 23:44 IST

  New Delhi: The government has commissioned 1,780 km of rail lines and also completed over 6,000 km of highways in 2015-16 period, the Prime Minister's Office said in a statement today. Prime Minister Narendra Modi

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  Uttar Pradesh pushes liquor shops off highways

  India | January 21, 2015 8:00 IST

  Lucknow: Worried over rising deaths caused by drunken driving, Uttar Pradesh has decided to ban liquor sale from vends and shops along all highways and major roads.Official sources say the first-of-its-kind initiative was taken by

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  Close down alcohol shops along highways: Nitin Gadkari

  India | October 19, 2014 8:23 IST

  New Delhi: In a bid to bring down road accidents by 50 per cent in the next two years, road transport and highways minister Nitin Gadkari on Saturday said alcohol shops on either side of

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  Congress workers block highways, demand hike in farm support price

  India | February 01, 2014 12:30 IST

  Raipur: Congress workers on Friday  blocked national and state highways in several places in Chhattisgarh as part of its a day-long economic blockade demanding a hike in support price and bonus to farmers on procuring

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  Police officer injured in clash with protesters in Jammu n Kashmir

  India | July 07, 2012 18:01 IST

   Srinagar, Jul 7: A police officer was injured in a clash with a group of protesters who had blocked Srinagar-Baramulla highway near here to demand airlifting of the body of a local man who died

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