With the Empowered Group of Ministers (EGoM), headed by Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee, on Wednesday not approving the procedural relaxations for floating of tenders for roads and highways, the

Following an intervention from the PMO, the Highways Ministry has extended an assurance that it will wrap up the award of 26 road projects to ensure that the target set for the current fiscal is me

The government has decided to fast-track the clearance of roads and highways projects in the remaining months of the current financial year.

After a directive from Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, the ministry of road transport and highways has decided to award 15 major projects, totalling 1,547 kilometres of roads, this financial year. Another 11 road projects (1,731 km) would be considered by the public-private partnership approval committee next week.

New Delhi: A panel of the highways ministry has recommended a uniform one-time road tax — 6% of the price of the vehicle — across all states.

The government plans to roll out at least 85,000 buses in rural areas in the next five years in its bid to improve public transport.

Itanagar : The Union Road Transport and National Highways ministry has approved the 407 km Putin-Pangin road which passes through three districts of Arunachal Pradesh.

The road, part of the ambitious Trans-Arunachal Highway (TAH), which will touch Ziro, Daporijo and Aalo was approved by Union Road Transport & National Highways Minister C P Joshi yesterday, Lok Sabha member from Arunachal Takam Sanjoy said in a statement on Thrusday.

People Veering Towards Own Wheels Due To Inadequate Public Transport

Several important State highways (SH), including the busy Bangalore-Mysore and Kodagu-Mangalore routes, will soon become National Highways (NH), if the State Government has its way.

SHILLONG: If the utterances of Chief Minister Mukul Sangma is taken for granted, the Jorabat-Umiam four-lane road project and the Shillong by-pass from Umiam to Mawryngkneng is expected to be compl

New Delhi: To complete the already delayed north-south corridor, the highways ministry will now seek additional budgetary support of Rs 10,340 crore for two four-laning projects in Jammu and Kashmi