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NEW DELHI: At least seven people were killed and several others were injured after an avalanche struck Zoji La in Ladakh on Friday.The avalanche also blocked the Srinagar-Leh highway, affecting movement in the area.Rescue and relief efforts are underway following the incident.Ladakh’s lieutenant governor in a post on X said, “Heard the unfortunate news of…
On a dusty stretch of highway in Karnataka, the surprise is not the traffic but the shade. Banyan after banyan rises on the roadside like a green procession, turning an ordinary route between Hulikal and Kudur into something closer to a living memorial. The story behind it belongs to Saalumarada Thimmakka, a woman whose name…
NEW DELHI: Senior executives of some of the highway construction companies told TOI that the increase has started impacting the road construction cost as bitumen and fuel expenses are around 30% of the project cost. “Since the commercial diesel price is revised from time to time, we are worried whether there will be another round…
NEW DELHI: Failure to pay user fee because of faulty FASTag or for low balance in the tag while crossing a barrier-less plaza on NH network will cost you double, if you don’t pay the user charge within 72 hours, as per a govt notification. Similarly, if the tolling agency fails to examine and dispose…
The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved the construction of a four-lane access-controlled National Highway-927 from Barabanki to Bahraich in Uttar Pradesh at an estimated cost of Rs 6,969.04 crore, aimed at improving connectivity across key economic and logistics centres in the state, according to an official statement.The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) cleared the…
Laughter Chefs fame Jannat Zubair and her younger brother Ayaan Zubair were reportedly involved in a shocking and disturbing road incident in Panvel (Navi Mumbai) on Monday. The actress shared a statement on her Instagram handle. The statement also said that the siblings are safe and that the police are actively investigating the incident, which…
Fresh snowfall in the higher reaches and rainfall in lower areas of Ladakh’s Kargil district have affected normal life across several parts of the region since last night, with authorities reporting disruptions to traffic and urging commuters to remain cautious, newsonair reported. According to officials, continuous snowfall has been reported from high-altitude areas including Zanskar,…
NEW DELHI: The Cabinet on Tuesday approved expansion of a highway project and two multi-tracking railway projects worth Rs 8,313 crore in Madhya Pradesh, West Bengal and Jharkhand. It also approved the proposal for declaration of Madurai airport in Tamil Nadu as an international airport.Information and broadcasting minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said the Cabinet gave go…
Video footage circulating on social media shows the moment an Iranian missile struck a highway in the Jerusalem area late on Sunday, leaving seven people injured and scattering debris across the road.According to Israel’s national fire service, “Jerusalem District firefighters are currently responding at an impact site located on a highway… in the Jerusalem region.”…
Drove 2,000 km in an EV across Maharashtra (Image source: Canva) In a detailed post on Team-BHP, forum member anurag.somani shared his experience of driving nearly 2,000 km across Maharashtra in an electric vehicle. What began as a well-planned family road trip from Mumbai to Tadoba and back turned into an honest look at the…
