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Fake 'e-challan' SMS: A single click can empty your bank account
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
As per officials, victims receive an SMS claiming that a traffic e-challan has been issued against their vehicle. The message typically carries a link urging immediate payment to avoid penalties. Believing the message to be genuine, recipients click on the link and are redirected to a fak
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Shri Ajay Tamta Unveils KIA India & TSL Foundation's Expanded 'Buckle Up'
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 19: Shri Ajay Tamta, Hon'ble Minister of State for Road Transport and Highways, Government of India, inaugurated Phase II of Kia India's flagship road safety initiative, "Buckle Up," at Transport Bhawan, New Delhi. Implemented in partnership with TSL Foundation, t
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AAP MP Sanjay Singh gives zero-hour notice in Rajya Sabha on demand for st
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
AAP MP Sanjay Singh on Wednesday submitted a Zero Hour notice in the Rajya Sabha seeking a discussion on the demand for strong national laws and accountability for safe roads across India, highlighting the growing number of road accidents caused by potholes and poor road maintenance acros
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NHAI plans to implement skill development program for highway construction
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
According to a statement from the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, the initiative aims to upgrade construction workers' skills to meet emerging quality-control standards in ongoing projects and to strengthen their ability to maintain developed National Highway assets.
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"Clear policy vacuum": MACT seeks Centre's intervention to compensate fami
Updated : 4 months ago IST
The Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (MACT), New Delhi, has flagged a serious gap in existing road accident compensation schemes after observing that the family of a deceased cyclist cannot be left "to struggle with fate" merely because the offending vehicle was uninsured and its driver als
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NHAI partners with National Test House to improve road quality
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the National Test House (NTH) to improve the quality of National Highway projects. This agreement focuses on making sure that the materials used to build roads meet high standards. According to a
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Six-lane Raipur-Visakhapatnam economic corridor to cut travel time and boo
Updated : 6 months ago IST
The upcoming Raipur-Visakhapatnam Economic Corridor is set to change the way people and goods move across central and eastern India. Developed by the Ministry of Road Transport & Highways, the 465-kilometre, six-lane Greenfield highway will link Raipur in Chhattisgarh with Visakhapatnam in A
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Mr. Prakash Gaur joins aerpace as Director leading India's next leap in co
Updated : 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 4: For over three decades, Mr. Prakash Gaur has been at the forefront of India's infrastructure transformation. An Economist and Planner by training, Mr. Gaur played a pivotal role in the creation of GIFT City, India's first International Financial and Smart City,
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Andhra Pradesh: District Police clear traffic on NH-16 after massive tree
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
Andhra Pradesh district police on Wednesday early morning cleared traffic on National Highway 16 after a massive tree fell near the Nookalamma Thalli Arch and Indian Oil Petrol Bunk in Anakapalli town, causing heavy traffic congestion.
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New user fee collection rule to come into effect from November 15 to incen
Updated : 8 months ago IST
In a significant step to incentivize digital payments and eliminate cash transactions at the user fee plazas on National Highways for Non-FASTag users, the Government of India has amended National Highways Fee (Determination of Rates and Collection) Rules, 2008, as per a press release by the
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Cabinet approves four-lane Sahebganj-Areraj-Bettiah section of the NH-139W
Updated : 8 months ago IST
The proposed four-lane greenfield project aims to improve connectivity between Bihar's capital, Patna, and Bettiah, connecting the northern districts of the state, including Vaishali, Saran, Siwan, Gopalganj, Muzaffarpur, East Champaran, and West Champaran, up to the areas along the Indo-Nep
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J-K CM Omar Abdullah discusses condition of NH-44 with Union Minister Niti
Updated : 8 months ago IST
Officials from the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MORTH), the National Highways and Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited (NHIDCL), and representatives from the J-K government were present during the discussion.
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