NHAI identifies 950 km road stretches for construction through PPP

The Delhi government will build hostels for around 10,000 college and university students across the national capital to address the shortage of safe and affordable accommodation for students coming to Delhi from other states, Chief Minister Rekha Gupta said on Tuesday.

In a major enforcement drive, the District Fisheries Department in Bihar’s Katihar intercepted a major consignment of prohibited Thai Magur (African catfish) fish weighing approximately 50 quintals and valued at around Rs 5 lakh near the Routara toll plaza, detaining three persons, District Fisheries Officer (DFO) Katihar Sanad Kumar Singh said on Tuesday.

The Delhi Traffic Police on Sunday issued a traffic advisory informing commuters about the temporary closure of a stretch of the NHAI Highway (Delhi-Mumbai Expressway) at Madanpur Khadar.

A flood-like situation has triggered panic in several villages of Moradabad district as the water level of the Ramganga River rises following heavy rainfall in the region, triggering widespread panic among residents.

The action was taken based on an intel that a passenger travelling by bus from Delhi to Indore was carrying narcotics in his baggage. Acting on it, the DRI officers identified and intercepted the suspected person at the Indore-Dewas Toll Plaza on the Indore-Dewas Bypass Road on September 9.