National Highways
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SC’s liquor ban along highways results in Rs 5000 cr loss for Uttar Pradesh
India | Jul 05, 2017, 12:58 PM ISTThe Uttar Pradesh government has incurred a loss of about Rs 5,000 crore following the Supreme Court’s order banning all liquor shops along national as well as state highways
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73 state highways will be converted into National Highways: UP CM Yogi Adityanath
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How states are trying to ‘bypass’ SC’s ‘highway liquor ban’ order
India | Apr 04, 2017, 01:11 PM ISTStumped 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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Liquor stocks dip following SC’s ban on sale along highways
Apr 03, 2017, 02:43 PM ISTAnalysts expect the apex court order to have a negative impact on volumes of breweries and distilleries companies with a major chunk of liquor outlets located along highways
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Real-time traffic updates through radio on NH soon, says Nitin Gadkari
National | Feb 09, 2017, 04:04 PM ISTIn an ambitious plan to provide crucial traffic information to passengers, the government has said it will start radio services through a dedicated radio frequency across 13 states to provide traffic updates to commuters. Road
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Back to traffic jams: National highways resume toll fee collection after a gap of 24 days
Dec 03, 2016, 11:08 AM ISTHuge traffic jams were reported at several toll gates on national highways across the country with resumption of toll fee collection from Friday midnight.
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Government extends suspension of toll charges on National Highways till Nov 18
India | Nov 14, 2016, 02:56 PM ISTThe suspension of toll charges across all National Highways will continue till the midnight of November 18, the government said today, extending the earlier deadline on November 14 midnight by four days.
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Government approves Rs 27,000 cr railway lines, national highways projects
Aug 25, 2016, 01:44 PM ISTThe Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA), chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Wednesday approved investments worth more than Rs 27,000 crore for expansion of railway lines in 11 states and development of 1,120 km national highways in
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Plans to vacuum clean major national highways passing through Delhi: Nitin Gadkari
National | Feb 18, 2016, 11:36 PM ISTNew Delhi: In a major step to curb pollution, the Centre is planning to vacuum clean major national highways passing through high density areas like Delhi at least once in a month, Union Minister Nitin
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Plan to extend national highways to ensure road safety: Nitin Gadkari
National | Feb 09, 2016, 07:20 PM ISTLucknow: In a bid to decongest traffic in the country, the government has decided to increase the length of national highways from 96,000 km, at present, to two lakh km, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari said
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Toll Plaza rates in India: All you need to know
India | Oct 27, 2015, 04:47 PM ISTThe National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) recently awarded Mr. Prashant Burge for exposing overcharging by a Toll Plaza operator in Belgaum, Karnataka. The toll plaza operator was charging five rupees in excess of the
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UP CM requests government to declare 3 state highways as national highways
National | Oct 04, 2015, 09:22 PM ISTLucknow: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav has written a letter to Union Minister of Shipping and Road Transport & Highways Nitin Gadkari requesting the declaration of three state highways as national highways. Yadav has
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Sadbhav Engineering bags two projects worth Rs 1,557 crore from NHAI
Aug 10, 2015, 01:22 PM ISTNew Delhi: Sadbhav Engineering today said it has won bids for two NHAI projects worth Rs 1,556.96 crore for development of a section of six-lane Eastern Peripheral Expressway in Haryana and Uttar Pradesh.“The company has been
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Nitish attacks Centre over poor condition of national highways
National | Apr 05, 2015, 10:13 AM ISTPatna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar yesterday said if the Centre does not have money to repair the national highways which are in a poor condition, the state government could step in and do it."The
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SC not for liquor vends on highways
India | Jan 13, 2015, 08:50 AM ISTNew Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday asked all the stake-holders to sit and decided on a "reasonable policy" on the location of liquor shops along the national and the state highways as it said
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At a glance: 5 longest National Highways of India
India | Jan 11, 2015, 11:57 AM ISTNew Delhi: India has the second largest road network in the world. As of 2013, the nation has a road network of over 4,689,842 kilometres.From the corner of rural villages to the highrise building of
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PM Narendra Modi govt set to create lakhs of jobs, vows to plant 200 cr trees along 1L km National Highways
Jun 13, 2014, 05:15 PM ISTNew Delhi: The PM Narendra Modi-led NDA government plans to plant 200 crore trees along the entire 1 lakh km National Highways network across the country to employ jobless youth. “The length of National Highways in
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CCEA gives nod for converting 7,200 km of state roads into national highways
India | Feb 20, 2014, 11:54 AM ISTNew Delhi : The Government today decided to convert 7,200 km of state highways into national highways.“The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has given nod for declaring 7,200 km of state highways as national