National Highway
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Landslide washes away portion of NH 55 in Bengal's Darjeeling
India | Jun 25, 2021, 12:46 PM ISTA major landslide washed away a portion of National Highway 55 in West Bengal's Darjeeling district.
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Jammu-Srinagar national highway shut following landslides
News | Mar 24, 2021, 01:15 PM ISTVehicles stranded at Jammu-Srinagar national highway as the route was shut following massive landslides triggered by rains at Panthayal in Ramban Sector.
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Budget 2021: Sitharaman announces Rs 8,500 cr for national highway projects
Business | Feb 01, 2021, 12:03 PM ISTIn her Union Budget 2021-22 speech on Monday, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced that Rs 8,500 crore will be awarded by March 2022, for the completion of an additional 11,000 kms of National Highway Corridor.
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3 people killed after 7 vehicles collided in Kerala's Thrissur
News | Dec 31, 2020, 12:40 PM ISTAt least three people were killed after seven vehicles including lorries and cars collided in Kerala.
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Outing to Murthal Dhaba turns fatal for friends. Highlights risks on NH, need for precautions
India | Aug 25, 2020, 09:48 AM ISTDrive to a popular Dhaba in Murthal (Haryana) for a midnight snack turned fatal for four school friends from Rohini when their car met with an accident on the National Highway-44 connecting Delhi to Chandigarh. The accident once again highlights the risks involved on highway near the cluster of dhabas on highway near Sonipat. It also stresses the importance of safety guidelines and precautions to take.
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Landslide near ITBP camp in Uttarakhand's Chamoli
News | Aug 24, 2020, 10:42 AM ISTA landslide occurred near Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) camp in Uttarakhand's Chamoli district.
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Manali-Leh National Highway reopens for traffic by BRO
News | May 19, 2020, 10:08 PM ISTManali-Leh National Highway was reopened on May 19 for traffic by BRO. The Manali-Leh Highway is opened for only few months each year, it was closed in November last year.
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NHAI to resume toll collection on national highways from April 20
India | Apr 17, 2020, 10:59 PM ISTThe National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) will resume toll collection on national highways from April 20, as per a government communication, a move which is being opposed by the transport fraternity.
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8 killed, 24 injured in Gujarat road accident
India | Mar 03, 2020, 09:31 AM ISTAn oil tanker rammed into a Gujarat state transport bus on National Highway 56 near Pokhran village on Monday, killing at least eight people.
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Kerala to set up 12,000 pairs of public toilets on National Highway
India | Feb 19, 2020, 03:00 PM ISTThe state and national highways, crisscrossing Kerala, will soon have thousands of toilet complexes, thanks to ambitious sanitation initiative drawn up by the Left government.
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NH4: Now no toll at Khed Shivapur for vehicles from Pune, says PCMC
India | Feb 17, 2020, 12:06 AM ISTThe protest called by locals and all political parties at the Khed Shivapur toll plaza on Pune-Satara Highway (NH4) on Sunday was suspended after the authorities agreed to exempt vehicles from Pune, Pimpri Chinchwad and areas along the road from paying toll there.
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1 elephant dies, another hurt as speeding truck hits them in Odisha's Dhenkanal
News | Jan 31, 2020, 11:11 AM ISTOne elephant died and another was seriously injured after the two were hit by a speeding truck in Odisha's Dhenkanal district.
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Four back-to-back explosions rock Assam on Republic Day
India | Jan 26, 2020, 04:49 PM ISTFour back to back explosions took place in Assam on Sunday morning as the country celebrated Republic Day. As per reports, three explosions took place within 30 minutes time span and the fourth was reported later. Three explosions took place in Dibrugarh while the fourth explosion took place in Charaideo.
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Traffic suspended on Jammu-Srinagar NH after fresh snowfall
India | Jan 21, 2020, 12:37 PM ISTOver 1500 vehicles, mostly Kashmir-bound trucks, are stranded in Ramban-Banihal sector which experienced fresh snowfall and heavy rains since the early hours.
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J&K highway reopens for vehicular traffic after remaining closed for 4 days
India | Jan 17, 2020, 06:44 AM ISTThe Jammu-Srinagar National Highway, the only all-weather road linking Kashmir with the rest of the country, was reopened for vehicular traffic on Thursday evening after remaining closed for four days following multiple landslides, officials said.
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FASTag in place, India moves to make national highways speed-breaker free
Fyi | Jan 07, 2020, 03:05 PM ISTIn what can be good news to lakh of commuters across country, the government has launched a special drive to make all the national highways free of speed breakers to ensure hassle-free movement of vehicles, especially at toll plazas.
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Govt launches special drive to remove speed breakers from national highways
India | Jan 07, 2020, 02:38 PM ISTWith the effective implementation of FASTag on toll plazas and conversion of cash toll lanes to FASTag lanes, the speed breakers/ rumble strips constructed at toll plazas are being removed with immediate effect for smooth vehicular movement.
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Srinagar-Leh highway, Mughal road closed for vehicular traffic after fresh snowfall
India | Dec 11, 2019, 02:21 PM ISTSrinagar-Leh national highway, Mughal Road, Bandipora-Gurez and Kupwara-Tangdhar-Karnah roads were closed on Wednesday morning following fresh snowfall at various places
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Speed limit on Delhi's National Highway 9 revised to 70 kmph
India | Oct 22, 2019, 06:35 AM ISTThe decision was taken as the speed limit for the stretch was wrongly written on a signboard put up by the Public Works Department.
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Review meeting on NH works in Dakshina Kannada held with Nitin Gadkari: Nalin Kumar Kateel
India | Jul 07, 2019, 10:21 PM ISTA review meeting on highway works within Dakshina Kannada Lok Sabha constituency limits was held Sunday at the residence of Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari in Delhi, Nalin Kumar Kateel, MP, said here.