Nitin Gadkari
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Gadkari asks India Inc to clear outstanding payments to MSMEs
Business | Apr 14, 2020, 04:03 PM ISTUnion Minister Nitin Gadkari on Tuesday asked India Inc to clear huge outstanding payments to micro, small and medium enterprises at the earliest in order to ease the distress in the sector and inject liquidity into market.
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Need to convert COVID-19 into opportunity; restart highways construction on war footing: Gadkari
Business | Apr 12, 2020, 05:52 PM ISTTurning 'crisis into opportunity', India needs renewed focus on infrastructure in the wake of the damage caused by COVID-19 and talks are on with state governments to re-start highway construction projects where migrant labourers can be gainfully employed, union minister Nitin Gadkari said.
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Toll collection suspended on national highways to ease emergency services amid COVID-19 lockdown
India | Mar 26, 2020, 03:13 PM ISTThe government on Wednesday temporarily suspended toll collection on national highways to ease emergency services in view of the coronavirus outbreak. "In view of COVID-19, it has been ordered to temporarily suspend the collection of toll at all toll plazas across India," Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari announced.
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Gadkari advocates pink buses for women in cities above population of 1 cr
India | Mar 12, 2020, 03:03 PM ISTUnion Road Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari on Thursday advocated introduction of pink buses for women in cities with a population of over 1 crore.
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Puducherry CM thanks Centre for conceding plea on highway projects
India | Feb 29, 2020, 04:32 PM ISTV Narayanasamy on Saturday expressed gratitude to Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari for conceding massive highways development projects in the union territory.
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Three expressways/green corridors to be completed in 3 yrs; 22 to be built at Rs 3 L crore: Gadkari
Business | Jan 26, 2020, 04:54 PM ISTThe government plans to complete three of the 22 expressways and green corridors in the next three years, including the flagship Delhi Mumbai Expressway being built at a new alignment, Union minister Nitin Gadkari has said.
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Delhi-Mumbai Express Highway to start soon: Gadkari
India | Jan 24, 2020, 11:15 PM ISTUnion Minister for Road Transport and Highways, Nitin Gadkari, said on Friday the Delhi-Mumbai Express Highway would start soon and it would pass from Sohna in Gurugram district.Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways, Nitin Gadkari, said on Friday the Delhi-Mumbai Express Highway would start soon and it would pass from Sohna in Gurugram district.
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USD 5 trillion economy goal difficult, not impossible: Nitin Gadkari
India | Jan 18, 2020, 04:51 PM ISTGadkari said that the goal can be achieved by increasing domestic production and reducing dependence on imports. He spoke at the 29th International Management Conclave of the Indore Management Association here.
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Woman seer’s fast-unto-death for Ganga into second month; govt accused of going back on written word
India | Jan 15, 2020, 06:35 PM ISTThe fast-unto-death of Padmavati, a woman seer from Haridwar’s famed Matri Sadan, reached its 32nd day on Wednesday, even as her aides and other seers accuse the government of not honouring its promises made in a letter to the ashram’s head Swami Shivanand on May 4 last year
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'Dead assets' sitting on files will be shown exit door: Gadkari's warning to ministry officials
India | Jan 13, 2020, 01:51 PM ISTIn a clear warning to "non-performing" officials in the ministry, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Monday said "dead assets" who neither take decisions nor allow others to work, will be shown the exit door and red-tapism will not be tolerated.
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Will ask airlines to give honey sachets in place of sugar: Gadkari
India | Jan 07, 2020, 08:29 PM IST"I am going to call Air India, IndiGo, SpiceJet and GoAir and also chairperson of the Khadi Gramodyog Commission, and request them to make both the choices available in flights," he said.
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Projects worth Rs 50,000 crore underway to decongest Delhi roads: Nitin Gadkari
India | Dec 02, 2019, 04:28 PM ISTThe Centre is working on road projects worth Rs 50,000 crore to decongest the national capital and this will help reduce pollution in the city, Union minister Nitin Gadkari said in the Rajya Sabha on Monday. "We are working on road projects worth Rs 50,000 crore for Delhi," he said.
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Whoever forms govt in Maharashtra, we will get farmers' work done: Nitin Gadkari
India | Nov 22, 2019, 11:31 PM ISTIrrespective of whose government is formed in Maharashtra, we will get the work done in the interest of farmers, Union minister Nitin Gadkari said on Friday.
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Gadkari directs NHAI to ensure best technology for success of FASTag project
India | Nov 20, 2019, 06:30 PM ISTUnion Minister Nitin Gadkari on Wednesday directed NHAI to ensure deployment of best technology for success of FASTag project. The directions were issued in course of review of the project by Road Transport, Highways and MSME Minister Gadkari.
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'Sometimes you feel you are losing the match, but...': Gadkari's googly on Maharashtra stalemate
National | Nov 15, 2019, 04:23 PM ISTAmid the current political stalemate in Maharashtra, Union minister and BJP leader Nitin Gadkari has likened politics with cricket, saying "anything" Could happen in both these fields as those who appear to be losing the match might actually win the game.
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BJP-Shiv Sena government in Maharashtra's interest: Nitin Gadkari
National | Nov 08, 2019, 07:04 PM ISTUnion Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari on Friday said that an alliance of like-minded Bharatiya Janata Party-Shiv Sena for the government would be in the interests of Maharashtra.
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No equal power-sharing deal between BJP, Shiv Sena: Gadkari
National | Nov 08, 2019, 03:38 PM ISTThe assertion by Gadkari indicates the BJP is not budging firm its stand of not sharing the chief minister's post with ally Shiv Sena
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Govt in Maharashtra should be formed under the leadership of Fadnavis Ji: Gadkari
Politics | Nov 07, 2019, 01:24 PM ISTUnion Minister Nitin Gadkari on government formation in Maharashtra: There will be a decision soon. Government in Maharashtra should be formed under the leadership of Devendra Fadnavis Ji; RSS and Mohan Bhagwat Ji have no connection with this.
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Ahmed Patel meets Nitin Gadkari, discusses road, infra projects
India | Nov 06, 2019, 12:20 PM ISTWhile he pointed out certain delays in infrastructure projects, he also took up the demands of improving road projects in Gujarat, according to the sources.
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Maharashtra govt formation: Nitin Gadkari to resolve BJP-Sena power tussle
Politics | Nov 06, 2019, 11:51 AM ISTAmid the stand-off with the ally Shiv Sena over government formation, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis flew to Nagpur on Tuesday night and met RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat.