Vientiane [Laos], December 3 (ANI): Laos has opened a USD 6 bn Chinese-built railway on Friday, the biggest public works project in its history, which analysts warn could expose the poor south-east Asian country to financial risk or political coercion from Beijing, reported Financial Times.
New Delhi [India], December 3 (ANI): Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Friday arrested three officers including two engineers of the Public Works Department (PWD) in Jammu and Kashmir for demanding and accepting bribes.
Pathanamthitta (Kerala) [India], November 15 (ANI): After rain wreaked havoc in Pathanamthitta district on Sunday, the Public Works Department (PWD) (Roads) said roads are flooded, affecting the traffic movement.
Ludhiana (Punjab) [India], November 14 (ANI): Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president Sukhbir Singh Badal on Sunday said the next SAD-BSP government would order a probe into embezzlement of MNREGA funds by Congress leaders and spend the money recovered from them on public works.
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], September 28 (ANI): Congress MLA Vijay Inder Singla on Tuesday took charge as the Punjab Public Works Department (PWD) and Administrative Reforms Minister in the presence of Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi.
Raipur (Chhattisgarh) [India], September 20 (ANI): Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh Bhupesh Baghel on Sunday laid the foundation stone and inaugurated over 300 development projects of the Public Works Department (PWD) in the state.
New Delhi [India], September 6 (ANI): The Central Bureau of Investigation has arrested three engineers of the Postal Department and Central Public Works Department (CPWD) in two separate cases of bribery.
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], August 29 (ANI): State Public Works Department (PWD) Principal Secretary RK Sudhanshu has instructed the Chief Engineer of the PWD to submit a report after conducting an investigation on damaged, dilapidated bridges.
Indore (Madhya Pradesh) [India], August 4 (ANI): Probing into the accused civic body official Vijay Saxena in Indore who was caught red-handed while accepting a bribe of Rs 25,000, Lokayukta Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Praveen Singh Baghel informed that money amounting to lakhs, go
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], July 26 (ANI): The Kerala government plans to open Kuthiran tunnel in Valanchery Mannuthi national highway in August, informed Kerala Minister for Tourism and Public Works Department (PWD) P A Muhammad Riyas in the state assembly on Monday.
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], June 30 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya on Wednesday said the draft of "Ram Van Gaman Marg" in the state, a project which attempts to retrace the believed to have been taken by Lord Ram on his way to exile with Sita and Laks
Chamoli (Uttarakhand) [India], May 5 (ANI): The cloud burst incident in Uttarakhand's Chamoli district has affected about eight Public Works Development roads.