Nitin Gadkari
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Uniform Toll Policy: Govt plans to provide relief to commuters on National Highways | Details here
India | Feb 03, 2025, 05:46 PM ISTIndia has the second largest road network and its National Highways span a total length of 1,46,195 km, forming the primary arterial network of the country. Around 7,000 km highways been constructed so far in the current financial year.
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Budget: From Amit Shah to Shivraj Chouhan, ministers laud Budget as 'visionary', 'growth-oriented'
India | Feb 01, 2025, 03:46 PM ISTBudget 2025: The BJP praised the government for prioritising welfare, infrastructure, and economic growth in the Budget. Check the reactions of prominent leaders here.
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Monthly passes soon for passenger vehicles on national highways, Gadkari makes big announcement
Business | Jan 16, 2025, 03:21 PM ISTNitin Gadkari said the toll collection booths will be set up outside villages so that it does not disturb the movement of villagers and added that only 74 per cent of toll revenue comes from commercial vehicles.
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Gateway to progress: Glimpses of Z-Morh tunnel inaugurated by PM Modi in Jammu and Kashmir
India | Jan 13, 2025, 08:40 PM ISTThe tunnel was inaugurated by PM Modi in the presence of Jammu and Kashmir LG Manoj Sinha, CM Omar Abdullah, Surface Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari and Union Minister Jitendra Singh. The tunnel will significantly reduce travelling time and can handle 1,000 vehicles per hour.
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Nitin Gadkari attends special screening of 'Emergency' with Kangana Ranaut and Anupam Kher
India | Jan 12, 2025, 09:06 AM ISTEmergency special screening: Kangana Ranaut's much-awaited directorial, Emergency, is all set to release on January 17, 2025.
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Modi govt announces 'Cashless Treatment Scheme' for road accident victims: Know all about it
India | Jan 08, 2025, 11:03 AM ISTCashless Treatment Scheme: The scheme will be implemented through an IT platform, combining the functionalities of the e-Detailed Accident Report (eDAR) application of the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways and the Transaction Management System of NHA.
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Chennai to get new highway soon, Nitin Gadkari approves plan, travel time to Vellore to be reduced
Chennai | Dec 20, 2024, 06:25 PM ISTNitin Gadkari, Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways, recently said, the Centre has approved Rs 1,338 crore for an access-controlled highway project on NH-40. This highway project covers 28 kilometers from Walajapet/Ranipet to the Tamil Nadu-Andhra Pradesh border.
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Indian EV market likely to touch Rs 20 lakh crore by 2030, will create THIS many jobs
Business | Dec 19, 2024, 03:52 PM ISTNitin Gadkari said in 2023-24 there was a 45 per cent increase in sales of EVs, and 400 startups in electric two-wheelers have already started manufacturing. The cost of lithium-ion batteries is expected to come down further thereby helping in affordability and thus fuelling mass adoption.
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Delhi-Dehradun expressway to be completed within three months: Check travel time, other details
Business | Dec 13, 2024, 05:48 PM ISTThe Delhi-Dehradun Expressway is being constructed in two phases and forms part of the government’s ambitious infrastructure development plans to enhance connectivity and bolster economic growth.
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New service road, satellite-based toll system coming up soon on Bengaluru-Mysuru Expressway
Business | Dec 06, 2024, 11:33 PM ISTBangalore–Mysore Expressway: With the new plan from NHAI, a full-scale service road will be constructed on the Bengaluru-to-Mysuru side of the expressway which will eliminate the need for lengthy detours, offering a dedicated route for better access.
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Lok Sabha seating arrangements: Gadkari's seat changed, Rahul, Priyanka assigned THIS seat
India | Dec 06, 2024, 03:50 PM ISTThe 18th Lok Sabha seating plan features key figures like PM Modi, Rahul Gandhi, and Priyanka Gandhi, with notable changes including Nitin Gadkari's reassignment to a front-row seat and Priyanka Gandhi placed in the fourth row.
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'Politics a 'sea of unsatisfied souls' where everybody is sad', says Nitin Gadkari in Nagpur
Maharashtra | Dec 03, 2024, 01:01 PM ISTWhether a person is in family, social, political or corporate life, the life is full of challenges and problems and the person should understand the "art of living" to face them, BJP leader Nitin Gadkari said.
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Nitin Gadkari's helicopter checked by poll officials amid row over Uddhav Thackeray’s bag-checking
Maharashtra | Nov 12, 2024, 09:38 PM ISTUnion Minister Nitin Gadkari is the latest top leader in election-bound Maharashtra whose helicopter was checked by the authorities ahead of voting in the state. On Monday, when Uddhav Thackeray's helicopter landed at Wani in Yavatmal district, his bag was checked by the authorities.
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Speed news: Nitin Gadkari Says Uddhav's Hindutva Ideology Is Different From Bal Thackeray's
Originals | Nov 12, 2024, 06:54 PM ISTNitin Gadkari said Uddhav Thackeray's ideology on Hindutva is very different from that that of Bal Thackeray. Meanwhile, Amit Shah reiterated BJP's push for UCC in Jharkhand, saying Tribal population won't be affected. Watch Speed News to get all the latest headlines of the day.
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Nitin Gadkari on polls: 'Uddhav's ideology on Hindutva is very different from Bal Thackeray's'
India | Nov 12, 2024, 02:14 PM ISTIn an exclusive interview, the Union Minister said that Congress got 60 years to rule but could not bring about progress, while the Narendra Modi government has given citizens good governance and development.
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'Safety must get highest priority while constructing roads': Nitin Gadkari on rising road accidents
chhattisgarh | Nov 09, 2024, 07:08 AM ISTUnion Minister of Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari advised government engineers to quit their jobs and start a good DPR making company.
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Ghaziabad-Kanpur Expressway: Travel time to be reduced to 5 hours, check deadline, cost
Business | Oct 27, 2024, 04:43 PM ISTNotably, the new Ghaziabad-Kanpur Expressway will make a massive contribution to the already existing network of highways and expressways in Uttar Pradesh.
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Nitin Gadkari gives THIS idea to deal with those who spit on road after consuming gutka | WATCH
India | Oct 02, 2024, 01:47 PM ISTNitin Gadkari was addressing an event organised by Nagpur Municipal Corporation on Gandhi Jayanti. He also elucidated how his habit of littering in public has changed.
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Chhattisgarh CM Vishnu Sai meets Nitin Gadkari, discusses progress of national highway projects
chhattisgarh | Sep 30, 2024, 12:45 PM ISTCM Sai participated in the review meeting chaired by Union Minister Nitin Gadkari to review the progress of national highway projects in Chhattisgarh. The highway connecting Ayodhya to Chhattisgarh was also discussed in the meeting.
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'Govt is a 'vishkanya', don't depend on it': Nitin Gadkari over relying on subsidy
India | Sep 30, 2024, 11:17 AM ISTUnion Minister Nitin Gadkari calls the government a 'vishkanya', suggesting industrialists not to depend on its subsidy. This is not the first time when he called the government a vishkanaya, in June 2023, he made similar statement about the nature of a government.