With speeding vehicles killing 55 wild animals on an average each year, the Assam PWD is undertaking a feasibility study for diverting traffic from the 100 km stretch of the NH-37 which passes through the Kaziranga National Park, reports PTI.

NH-33

If the railway network is being packaged by Mamata Banerjee as an engine for inclusive growth, Union Minister of Surface Transport and Highways Kamal Nath is looking at highways through the same prism to promise an unprecedented upgrade at the rate of building 20 km per day, a ten-fold jump over the rate achieved in the last UPA government.

The road development works of the State and National highways (NH) in various parts of the district will commence by the end of February, said Union Minister of State for Surface Transportation and Highway K H Muniyappa.

Wrangling Between Ministries May Delay Auto Fuel-Efficiency Guidelines

A file picture of public transport vehicles. Automatic and frequent fare increases in public bus transport (PBT) operations, as also fiscal incentives to attract more investments

Thiruvananthapuram: Stepping up the offensive on charges of nepotism by Union surface transport minister T R Baalu, leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, L K Advani, on Sunday demanded a statement by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.

Come June 5 (environment day), the owners or drivers of diesel vehicles will have to produce a valid "pollution under control' certificate at petrol pumps for a refill. The state environment department has decided on the move to ensure that diesel vehicles