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India needs a national mission for urban roads

October 09, 2025 2:14 pm

Today, India’s highway network stretches to 1.46 lakh km — nearly tripling from 50,000 km in the late 1990s. The Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana, launched in 2000, has connected 1.78 lakh settlements through more than 7 lakh km of new rural roads

The bus route changes are because of festival preparations, cultural events and civic work.

Why BEST is diverting buses on several routes in Mumbai

August 20, 2025 4:07 pm

A BEST official said diversions on all bus routes in Mumbai are temporary.

Why BMC plans to demolish 7yr old MTNL bridge at Goregaon and what will come up there?

August 09, 2025 9:19 am

The MTNL flyover in Goregaon became operational in 2018. It is now set to be demolished to make way for the second phase of the Mumbai Coastal Road Project.

Senior citizens raise concerns about the quality of concrete used in footpaths

December 11, 2024 9:33 pm

The official maintained that after the sampling reports are submitted to BMC, tenders will be floated for the project.

Uttar Pradesh road markings with lime powder

Road markings in Jhansi with lime powder: UP Dy CM Brajesh Pathak asks DM to take action

November 16, 2024 5:02 pm

In a video doing the rounds on social, some workers are seen making marks on the road with lime powder, ostensibly for some VIP movement.

How navigation satellite-based tolling, live monitoring of plazas can lower wait times

September 05, 2024 11:49 am

The introduction of the GNSS-based Electronic Toll Collection (ETC) system will remove all kinds of time lags that currently people face while passing through the toll plazas.

Forest, Ecology and Environment Minister Eshwar Khandre sought the report in response to media reports about attacks on bikers on June 23, during a bike trip atop the Patla Betta peak. (X/ eshwar_khandre)

Karnataka Forest Minister Khandre seeks report on unauthorised road construction at Patla Betta

June 28, 2024 2:59 pm

According to forest department officials, an unofficial road to the peak has been constructed to allow bikers and other vehicle users to explore the place.

‘Green roads’ are key for sustainability in the Himalayas

January 11, 2024 2:01 pm

Implementation of green road guidelines may be expensive upfront, but they will prove to be cheaper in the long-run due to reduction in maintenance costs — contributing to a resilient and environmentally-conscious road infrastructure

Ashutosh Varshney writes: Kerala, the caring state

February 28, 2023 9:38 pm

Its communal harmony suggests a belief structure that has a mass base, a deep sentiment that polarising political organisations may not be able to undermine

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Infra push: Two new e-ways, roads & Metros

February 23, 2023 8:25 am

Apart from the Rs 21,160-crore allocation for the construction of bigger roads and bridges, the budget also provides Rs 1,525 crore for rural roads and another Rs 1,000 crore for roads to religious places — Dharmarth Marg.

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Roads that were once ancient trade routes

October 08, 2025 9:19 am

Here's a list of roads you didn't know, were actually ancient trade routes.

Bengaluru: Pothole-ridden roads pose risk to motorists

January 05, 2022 10:35 pm

Here is a look at some of Bengaluru's roads.

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Jat protestors set bus on fire in Bharatpur

February 22, 2016 4:01 pm

Bharatpur (Rajasthan), Feb 22 (ANI): The Jat agitators demanding reservation blocked roads in Bharatpur, Rajasthan, on Monday. The protestors blocked the roads and took to streets to register their agitation. The protestors also burnt a bus. Sporadic incidents of arson were reported as life in violence-torn Haryana limped back to normal with curfew being lifted gradually.