By Amit Rawat NEW DELHI: Prime minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the main tunnel and five underpasses of the Pragati Maidan Integrated Transit Corridor Project on Sunday, June 19. It is expected to ease traffic for one lakh commuters per day. The Centrally-funded underpasses have been constructed at a cost of more than Rs 920 […]
VADODARA: Prime minister Narendra Modi performed ground breaking ceremony for the Central University of Gujarat’s permanent campus here on Saturday, and inaugurated and laid the foundation stone for water distribution projects worth Rs 660 crore. Spread over an area of 100 acres, the CUG campus will be built at the cost of Rs 743 […]
As his mother Heeraba Modi enters her hundredth year, Prime Minister Narendra Modi writes an emotional blog. He recollects some special moments from his childhood that he spent with his mother, recalls several sacrifices made by his mother as he grew up, and mentions various qualities of his mother that have shaped his mind, personality, […]
ITANAGAR: The Arunachal Pradesh government will strengthen the state’s age-old cultural connection with Gujarat through Rukmini and Lord Krishna story. The decision was taken in a meeting of National Monuments Authority (NMA) chairman Tarun Vijay and deputy chief minister Chowna Mein on Thursday. The announcement follows a visit by an NMA team to the […]
NEW DELHI: With an aim to propel road building, Union minister of road transport and highways Nitin Gadkari suggested a reduction of the cost of construction without compromising the quality. Gadkari was speaking at the 222nd Mid-Term Council Meeting of the Indian Roads Congress (IRC). In his virtual address, Gadkari said, “We are ready to […]
Out of the stated highlights of the Agnipath Scheme, to me, the two big ones are: A) 25% of the top performers at the end of their 4-year stint get a chance to enrol in the Indian Army. That is a decent proposition, considering that only the best of all the regular applicants to the […]
NEW DELHI: Defence minister Rajnath Singh reviewed the security situation along the India-Pakistan border during his visit to forward areas of Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday, and warned Pakistan of a befitting reply if provoked. Army chief General Manoj Pande, Gen Officer Commanding-in-Chief (GoC-in-C) of Northern Command, Lt Gen Upendra Dwivedi and other senior […]
NEW DELHI: On an official visit to Mongolia, Union minister Kiren Rijiju on Wednesday paid his respects to holy Kapilavastu relics at Gandan monastery in capital Ulaanbaatar. He was accompanied by President Ukhnaagiin Khurelsukh on this occasion. The two leaders also paid respects to Lord Buddha’s holy relics of Mongolia kept alongside Kapilavastu relics. […]
NEW DELHI: You will soon have the access to 10 times faster Internet than the fourth generation or 4G telecom service speed. The Union Cabinet on Tuesday gave its nod to auction the 5G spectrum for a period of 20 years. The Cabinet’s approval has paved way for the Department of Telecommunications to conduct a […]
NEW DELHI: Israel on Tuesday signed a joint declaration with the Haryana government to help the state in the areas of water management, protection of water resources, and capacity building. The declaration was signed by Ambassador Eynat Shlein, Head of MASHAV- Israel’s Agency for International Development Cooperation and Haryana’s Irrigation and Water Resources Department. […]