The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways is developing annual and lifetime toll charges for national highways. (AI image) The Modi government is working on a plan to reduce the toll payout for regular national highways’ users. Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari has announced that a new policy for national highway toll charges…
NAGPUR: The key mastermind of Nagpur riots, Fahim Khan, 38, who polled 1,000 votes against Union minister Nitin Gadkari in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls, was nabbed in a predawn swoop on his Yashodhara Nagar residence on Tuesday.A burqa seller and son of cycle repair shop owner, Khan was one of the 71 suspects arrested…
NEW DELHI: Road transport ministry informed Rajya Sabha Wednesday that in the past two years, 1,497 e-challans imposing Rs 48 lakh as fines were issued in six states and UTs for the offence of allowing minors to drive vehicles. As per data entered by states in the e-challan portal, Bihar had the maximum number of…
NEW DELHI: There will be more deliberations on issues of security and privacy considerations, breach, and overall operational control for satellite-based tolling, road transport minister Nitin Gadkari told Rajya Sabha on Wednesday. The govt’s admission for more discussion on these issues indicates that the roll-out of satellite-based tolling on highways will be delayed.TOI on March…
NAGPUR: Union minister Nitin Gadkari said on Saturday he does not bring religion and caste in public discourse because he believes people value “service to society” above everything else. “Jo karega jaat ki baat, usko marunga laat,” he said, recalling his statement during election campaign last year. He reiterated his stance even at the cost…
NEW DELHI: GNSS-based tolling on NHs won’t take off in the immediate future as senior government officials have told a Parliamentary panel that the new system will be deployed only after India has its own requisite constellation of navigational satellites with full coverage.Sources said that in response to a question on the new tolling mechanism,…
Nitin Gadkari (PTI Image) NEW DELHI: In this age of social media, you can’t sweep things under the carpet, Union road transport minister Nitin Gadkari said on Thursday while highlighting how even small issues relating to quality of road and toll become viral. He said the use of social media has become a tool for…
Nitin Gadkari (File photo) NEW DELHI: Union minister Nitin Gadkari shared his views on live-in relationships, same-sex marriage, and marital norms in a recent interview on YouTube.On being asked a question on live-in relationships, Gadkari voiced his concerns, saying, that they contradict societal values.Recalling a visit to the British Parliament, Gadkari said he had asked…
NEW DELHI: Union road transport minister Nitin Gadkari on Friday said that two stretches of Delhi-Dehradun Expressway, falling in the national capital, will be inaugurated in the next 15-20 days with one more leg of the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway too likely to be opened soon.“We have invited the PM to inaugurate the first two packages of…
Former Infosys CFO Mohandas Pai has launched a critique of the Devanahalli toll plaza near Bengaluru’s Kempegowda International Airport (KIA), questioning the high toll charges and calling for their immediate abolishment.In a recent post on X (formerly Twitter), Pai highlighted the massive ₹308 crore revenue generated by the toll plaza during the 2023-24 financial year,…
