According to this latest Basic Road Statistics Report published by the highways ministry, congestion in urban areas has risen due to the disproportionate increase in road length & vehicular growth. Says that growth of cars in the past decade has surpassed two-wheelers.

GANDERBAL, July 30: The residents of Malshahibagh village of Chief Minister’s constituency in district Ganderbal today held massive protest demonstrations, blaming the government for prolonged dela

Compensation To Farmers For Acquisition Goes Up By 10.4% . Noida/Greater Noida: Buying a house or land in Noida, Greater Noida and the Yamuna Expressway areas has become costlier.

New Delhi: The government’s push to give more accessibility to rural areas and improve old roads continues to gain strength.

The issues of `Framing ecologically sound policy for dealing with linear intrusion’ was discussed during the 5th Meeting of the National Board for Wildlife (NBWL) held on 18th March 2010 under the chairmanship of Hon’ble Prime Minister wherein it was resolved that the Ministry would formulate necessary guidelines.

Villagers opposing land acquisition clashed with police at Asalwas, 90 km from Delhi, on Sunday, torching several vehicles and blocking the Delhi-Jaipur National Highway. The police opened fire to disperse the protesters.

Over 60 people, including police personnel, were injured when protesters — opposing the acquisition of 3,300 acres in 16 villages for an industrial estate to be set up by HSIIDC — turned violent during a mahapanchayat here, the police said. Rewari Deputy Commissioner C.G. Rajinikanthan said the mob pelted police officers with stones, injuring a woman DSP and 40 other personnel.

Highway projects, industrial estates, complexes and parks, special economic zones (SEZs), ports and harbours have been designated as industries with high pollution potential by the State Government

DURGAPUR, 18 JULY: The Durgapur police has asked freight services operators to intensify use of Global Positioning Satellite(GPS) technology across the Asansol – Durgapur industrial hub.

Gangtok, July 17: A landslide near the Bengal-Sikkim border at Rangpo last night kept the main NH31A route to the hill state blocked for nearly 17 hours.

TOI Takes A Ride On The Delhi-Agra Yamuna Expressway To Bring You A Sneak Preview. The monsoon is chasing us.

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