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Land acquisition major hurdle in road construction: Gadkari
India | Jun 24, 2019, 04:30 PM ISTReplying to queries during Question Hour, he said the main problem in delay of projects was land acquisition as the cost was very high in some states, but claimed his ministry had saved NPAs worth 3 lakh crore during the past five years through early implementation.
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258 passports found dumped along a road in Haryana's Kalanwali; police investigation underway
India | Mar 11, 2018, 08:43 PM ISTAmong other documents recovered by police were copies of Aadhaar cards, PAN cards and driving licenses.
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India Union Budget 2018: Road, infrastructure cess on fuel proposed
Budget | Feb 01, 2018, 07:41 PM ISTThe basic excise duty on unbranded petrol was slashed by Rs 2 from Rs 6.48 per litre and on branded petrol from Rs 7.66 per litre.
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Meet Odisha’s ‘Mountain Man’ who carved a road through mountain for sons to go to school
Trending | Jan 11, 2018, 05:30 PM ISTVegetable seller Jalandhar Nayak has been single-handedly moving mountains to construct a 15-km road.
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Construction begins for 150km road to make it easy for Army to reach China border
India | Nov 20, 2017, 11:42 PM ISTThe section is a part of the 'All-Weather Roads Project' launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the state assembly polls earlier this year.
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Exclusive: How China has built major roads in Doklam
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Explain ‘meaningful dialogue’, door always open for India for OBOR: China
World | May 16, 2017, 05:28 PM IST“Doors for India are always open” China said on Tuesday, adding that it was up to India to join the Belt and Road project.
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Denied help by panchayat, semi-paralysed Kerala man digs for three years to give his village a road
India | Jan 11, 2017, 02:42 PM ISTWhile everyone knows Dashrath Manjhi – the “Mountain Man” who carved a path deep through a hillock using only a hammer and chisel in 22 years – there are very few who know of Sashi
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Shocking! Richshaw puller’s wife delivers immature baby on roadside as calls to 108 went unanswered
India | Sep 14, 2016, 01:07 PM ISTa woman was forced to deliver a premature baby – who died minutes after birth – on the roadside when she was being taken to a hospital in a rickshaw after calls by the family to the 108 Ambulance service went unattended.
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Self-learning Russian robot escapes lab for second time, leads to chaos on streets
World | Jun 23, 2016, 12:13 PM ISTRussia: In a bizarre moment captured on the streets of Russia, a robot was seen wandering on the streets creating chaos as vehicles averted and drove past to avoid collision. ‘Promobot IR77’ is an artificially intelligent robot which means it learns
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UP: Denied admission by govt hospital, riot victim gives birth on road
India | Jun 21, 2016, 02:21 PM ISTA 35-year-old woman who was a victim of the 2013 Muzaffarnagar riots, gave birth on a road after she was allegedly denied admittance by a government hospital here
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IndiGo pilots grounded for almost landing on road thinking it was runway
India | May 24, 2016, 09:25 AM ISTNew Delhi: Several passengers and others were endangered when an IndiGo aircraft flew close to a road near the Jaipur Airport in February, mistaking it for the runway. The pilots have been grounded by aviation
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China opens combined rail, road link to step up Nepal supplies
World | May 13, 2016, 10:12 AM ISTBeijing: In a strategic move to cut landlocked Nepal's dependence on India, China has opened a combined road and rail service to Kathmandu through rugged mountain ranges of Tibet to boost supplies to the country
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Mumbai Company bags Rs 10,000-cr Zozila pass tunnel project in J&K
Jan 04, 2016, 11:58 AM ISTMumbai: IRB Infrastructure Developers has bagged a Rs 10,050-crore order to construct the Zozila pass tunnel in Jammu & Kashmir.The company has received a Letter of Award from Ministry of Road Transport and Highways for
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Anne Hathaway plans road trip to memorise lines
Hollywood | Jan 27, 2015, 06:46 AM ISTLos Angeles: Actress Anne Hathaway plans to learn lines for her upcoming one-woman show while driving.The actress will feature in a show named “Grounded”, which is about a fighter pilot who is assigned to operate
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11 killed in Odisha accident
India | Oct 04, 2014, 11:52 AM ISTBhubaneswar: At least 11 people were killed when a mini truck carrying them hit a roadside tree in Odisha's Nabarangapur district, police said Saturday.Over a dozen people were injured in the accident which took place
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Russian troop convoy on road to Crimea's capital
World | Mar 02, 2014, 08:42 PM ISTSimferopol (Ukraine): A convoy of hundreds of Russian troops today headed toward the capital of Ukraine's Crimea region, a day after Russia's forces took over the strategic Black Sea peninsula without firing a shot. The
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Pro-ILP protesters to hold 3-night road blockade in Meghalaya
India | Sep 29, 2013, 10:04 PM ISTShillong: Even as the Meghalaya government has announced a legislative regulation to address and contain influx and illegal immigration, pro-Inner Line Permit activists have announced a three-night road blockade in the state from October 1.“The
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Delhi court asks police to give road safety training to traffic violators
India | Sep 12, 2013, 06:55 PM ISTNew Delhi: Delhi Traffic Police has been directed by a court here to design a special programme for traffic violators to educate and train them about road safety rules as an effective alternative to sending
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Three die in Delhi road accidents
India | Sep 07, 2013, 10:08 PM ISTNew Delhi: Three people, including a three-year-old child, were killed and two others were injured in three separate road accidents here in the past 24 hours, said police.A private company employee Ravi Kumar, 24, was