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  What is FASTag? How to buy electronic toll tag, documents required, benefits, recharge and more

  Technology | December 12, 2019 13:44 IST

  Use of FASTag RFID sticker on vehicles is mandatory from December 15 for all toll plazas on national highways for electronic collection of taxes. Know what is this RFID tag and how it works for electronic payment at toll plazas. Here's how to pay online, penalty charges and all you need to know. Get on the fast lane!

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  Polluting Taj city: NHAI fined Rs 6.84 cr

  India | November 04, 2019 11:20 IST

  The NHAI has also been instructed to sprinkle water wherever construction work is being undertaken around the city, as pollution is one of the biggest concern for paling of the pristine white facae of the Taj Mahal.

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  NHAI writes letter to Delhi police to increase speed limit

  India | October 13, 2019 13:39 IST

  Delhi commuters travelling to Indirapuram, Greater Noida and Hindon and vice versa could soon zoom down the Delhi-Meerut Expressway at 120/100 kmph as the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) is going to write a letter to the Delhi Police for raising the speed limits.

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  NHAI suspends official who leaked PMO letter on social media

  India | September 09, 2019 20:41 IST

  The official, who posted a PMO letter on social media, which resulted in the spread of fake news of financial troubles of the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has been suspended, the Union Road and Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari informed media in Mumbai.

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  One dead, three injured as apple laden truck fell into gorge in Shimla

  India | September 04, 2019 11:23 IST

  As the truck fell into the gorge, a kutcha house (dharha) near Anandpur on Shoghi bypass was also damaged and two women inhabitants were injured, Shimla Superintendent of Police Omapati Jamwal said.

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  Salem-Chennai road project is of 'national importance', NHAI tells Supreme Court

  India | August 22, 2019 18:09 IST

  The ambitious 277.3-km greenfield project connecting Salem and Chennai under the central government's 'Bharatmala Pariyojana' scheme aims to cut travel time between the two cities by half, to about two hours and 15 minutes.  

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  Kamal Nath meets Nitin Gadkari over road projects in Madhya Pradesh

  India | July 02, 2019 17:58 IST

  The chief minister said he informed Gadkari about the proposed Bhopal-Indore six-lane green field Expressway, which can be constructed either by National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) or the state government.

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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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  Pragati Ka Highway: Breathtaking video highlights India’s giant strides in road connectivity

  India | March 06, 2019 17:39 IST

  India has made significant progress when it comes to road connectivity. Projects like Zojila Tunnel, Delhi-Meerut Expressway, Kota Hanging Bridge, Bhupen Hazarika Bridge, Madurai-Ramanathapuram, Chenani-Nashri Tunnel, Eastern Peripheral Expressway, JNPT Road Connectivity and Ahmedabad-Vadodara Expressway as highlighted in the video showcases how is taking giant strides.

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  NHAI escapes delay of 3 months, uploads five packages just 3 hours before election dates announced

  India | October 09, 2018 13:11 IST

  In the next two months, NHAI will start disbursal of the compensation for land acquisition in certain stretches.

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  Provide VIP lanes at all toll plazas across India: Madras HC to NHAI

  India | August 30, 2018 12:25 IST

  The directive was issued so that vehicles of VIPs and sitting judges can pass through without any hindrance.

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  Supreme Court directs NHAI to open Eastern Peripheral Expressway before May 31

  India | May 10, 2018 13:41 IST

  The NHAI counsel told the apex court that the expressway was scheduled to be inaugurated by PM Narendra Modi on April 29 but it could not be done due to prior commitments.

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  CBI books US-based firm executives, NHAI officials in bribery case

  India | February 10, 2018 22:28 IST

  The CBI is carrying out searches at five locations in Bengaluru and Chennai at the offices of the CDM Smith and also at the residence of the then Director Finance of its Indian subsidiary, Gopakumar, since this morning, the officials said.

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  Govt suspends toll collection across National Highways till Nov 11

  Politics | November 09, 2016 18:12 IST

  With commuters facing problems paying toll taxes after the ban on Rs 500 and Rs 1000 notes announced on Tuesday evening, the Centre on Wednesday suspended collection of toll across all national highways till midnight of November 11.

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  SBI, PNB, IDFC Bank, PayTm also to issue e-toll tags now: NHAI

  India | September 14, 2016 16:37 IST

  The National Highways Authority (NHAI) today said that the government has expanded the number of lenders and wallets, who can issue the electronic tags for vehicles.

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  Rs.1,000 crore to be spent in a year on greening highways

  India | September 25, 2015 10:57 IST

  New Delhi : The central government aims to spend around Rs.1,000 crore in a one-year period on greening Indian roads under a policy for highways to be unveiled soon, a senior official said on Thursday."The

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  Sadbhav Engineering bags two projects worth Rs 1,557 crore from NHAI

  August 10, 2015 13:22 IST

  New 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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  Gurgaon to get three underpasses on expressway

  India | April 01, 2015 20:21 IST

  Gurgaon: The Haryana government on Wednesday approved three underpasses on the Delhi-Gurgaon expressway costing nearly Rs.780 crore, an official spokesperson said.Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar has given principal approval to three different integrated schemes

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  Kerala High Court grants two weeks time to government, NHAI to file affidavits

  India | June 30, 2014 19:35 IST

  Kochi: The Kerala High Court today granted two weeks time to the state government and National Highway Authority of India to inform the reasons for delay in the development of Kollam-Thiruvananthapuram and Alapuzha-Haripad national highways.The

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  Expressway row continues: SDMC seeks access of all toll plazas

  India | February 20, 2014 21:25 IST

  New Delhi: A day after the row over toll plazas on Delhi-Gurgaon Expressway seemed to be over, South Delhi Municipal Corporation today asserted in the Delhi High Court that four proposed toll lanes, out of