Tag: Highways

Bhubaneswar: Asserting that there are no illegal toll gates in Odisha, Union Transport minister Nitin Gadkari today said the state has to pay more by way of toll if it wants better roads. Gadkari, who is in Bhubaneswar to take part in the Vikas Utsav being organised countrywide by the BJP to celebrate two years […]

Mumbai: Almost a month into GST, hoteliers complained on Saturday that they have been “hit hard” in the hospitality industry’s money-spinner, Meetings, Incentives, Conferences & Exhibitions (MICE) segment, following close on the heels of the ban on liquor near highways. There have been huge cancellations or postponements of pre-booked events on account of an anomaly […]

Thiruvananthapuram: The Kerala government is approaching the Supreme Court to seek more time to implement its ban on serving liquor in hotels and restaurants within a 500 metres of the highways. Though liquor ban order of the Supreme Court came into effect on Saturday, affecting all 1,956 outlets that include five-star bars, beer and wine […]

Kolkata: Stressing on the development of inland waterways, union Shipping, Highways and Road Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari Wednesday cleared the Sagar deep sea port and Haldia Dock 2 projects for West Bengal as well as a highway project linking Kolkata and Siliguri.

Bhubaneswar: The State Transport department will soon go hi-tech to penalise violators as part of its strategy to minimize loss of human lives in road accidents in Odisha. As per plans, the Transport department will soon install intelligent camera (CCTV) systems on the entire stretch of the National Highway No-16 from Rameswar in Khorda district […]