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Landslides Block Roads, Flash Flood Alert In J&K, Uttarakhand

India News | Edited by Debjani Chatterjee | Tuesday August 25, 2020

Monsoon 2020 news: Heavy rain triggered a massive landslide on the Jammu-Srinagar national highway at Ramban Tuesday morning. Traffic movement was severely hampered on the only all-weather road linking Kashmir with rest of the country, an official said. Landslides have also blocked a national highway in Uttarakhand.

Jammu-Srinagar National Highway Reopens After 2-Day Closure Due To Landslides, Heavy Rain

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday August 22, 2020

The 270-km Jammu-Srinagar National Highway reopened today after remaining closed for the past two days owing to multiple landslides triggered by heavy rains, officials said.

Over 130 Roads Shut For Traffic As Heavy Rain Batters Gujarat

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday August 21, 2020

Monsoon news and updates: As many as 131 roads in Gujarat, including a national highway and seven state highways, were shut for traffic as heavy rain battered several parts of the state on Friday, officials said. With the formation of a low-pressure area, some parts of the state are likely to get very heavy rainfall on Saturday and Sunday, the Ind...

COVID-19: 9 Arrested Near Delhi For Organising Horse-Cart Race On National Highway

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday August 18, 2020

Nine people were detained on Tuesday for allegedly organising and participating in a horse-cart race on a national highway in Uttar Pradesh's Greater Noida, police said.

5 Killed, 4 Injured As Two Cars Collide On National Highway In Gujarat

India News | ANI | Monday August 17, 2020

Five people were killed and four critically injured when two cars collided on National Highway-8 at Nadiad in the Kheda district of Gujarat on Sunday night.

Over 500 Tortoises Found In Vehicle In Uttar Pradesh, One Accused Arrested

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday August 13, 2020

Over 500 tortoises were recovered from a vehicle during a checking near Kadunala on the Lucknow-Varanasi national highway while one person was arrested in this connection, police said on Thursday.

5 Dead, 27 Injured As Bus Catches Fire In Karnataka's Chitradurga

Karnataka News | ANI | Wednesday August 12, 2020

Five people, including a baby, were killed while 27 people were critically injured after a bus caught fire near National Highway 4 at Hiriyur in Karnataka's Chitradurga on Tuesday.

In Uttarakhand, Landslide, Heavy Rain Damage Shops, Block Road

India News | Edited by Debjani Chatterjee | Tuesday August 11, 2020

Monsoon 2020: Landslide in Uttarakhand's Chamoli damaged several shops and blocked the Badrinath national highway on Tuesday. A police post was also damaged. There are no reports of anyone being injured. The hill state is seeing heavy rainfall since last night.

4 Dead, 5 Injured After Car Rams Truck In Chhattisgarh

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday August 9, 2020

Four people were killed and five injured on Sunday when their multi utility vehicle crashed into a stationary truck on National Highway 53 in Chhattisgarh's Mahasamund district, police said.

NHAI, IIT Delhi Join Hands For Center Of Excellence In AI-Based Decision Making

Education | Edited by Shihabudeen Kunju S | Thursday August 6, 2020

National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi to set up a Centre of Excellence (CoE) for use of Artificial Intelligence in data driven decision making and advance data management system for Highways.

Vehicles Set On Fire In Bengal After Alleged Gang-Rape, Murder Of Student

India News | Written by Monideepa Banerjie | Monday July 20, 2020

Bengal's National Highway 31 became a battlefield on Sunday after locals blocked the road to protest the alleged gangrape and murder of a school girl

Nitin Gadkari Lays Foundation For 11 Highway Projects Worth Rs 20,000 Crore In Haryana

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday July 15, 2020

Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Tuesday inaugurated and laid foundation stone for 11 national highway projects worth Rs 20,000 crore in Haryana as part of the new economic corridor.

High Court Orders CBI Probe Over Ambience Mall's Construction In Gurugram

Gurgaon News | ANI | Saturday July 11, 2020

Punjab and Haryana High Court in Chandigarh have directed the CBI to probe the matter of Ambience Mall's construction in Haryana's Gurugram, on the land adjacent to the Delhi-Jaipur National Highway, meant for a housing project.

Maruti Suzuki Transported Over 6 Lakh Cars Through Indian Railways In 6 Years

Edited By Charanpreet Singh | Wednesday July 8, 2020

Maruti Suzuki, the country's leading car manufacturer has officially announced that it has transported more than 6 lakh cars through the Indian Railways in the past six years. Employing the rail mode, the Indo-Japanese car manufacturer counterbalanced around 3,000 MT of CO2 emissions, witnessing a CAGR of over 18%. The carmaker is very bullish on u...

Centre Approves Rs 574 Crore Annual Plan For National Highway In Jammu And Kashmir

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday July 5, 2020

The central government has approved an annual plan worth Rs 574.16 crore for national highway works in Jammu and Kashmir for 2020-21, an official spokesperson said on Saturday.