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SECTOR | 22 Mar 2025

Bids invited for DPRs to set up ropeway to Amarnath cave shrine in JK

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The Jammu and Kashmir government on Saturday said bids have been invited for preparing detailed project reports (DPRs) for development of three ropeways, including 11.60 kms Baltal to 3,880 meter high holy cave shrine of Amarnath, to facilitate the easy movement of pilgrims during the annual pilgrimage. In addition, bids for preparation of DPRs are also being invited by the National Highways Logistics Management Ltd (NHLML) for three more ropeway projects -- two in Budgam and one in Ramban district, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said in a written reply in the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly. Abdullah, who is also minister in-charge tourism, gave the information in response to unstarred question by National Conference legislator Sajjad Shaheen, who referred to the March 15, 2022 decision of the lieutenant governor led administrative council and subsequent government order dated September 6, 2023 about the development of ropeway projects through the NHLML under Parvatmala initiative. a list

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SECTOR | 22 Mar 2025

ED files charge sheet against advocates, others in Patna railway fraud case

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The Enforcement Directorate (ED) Saturday said it has filed a charge sheet against some Bihar-based advocates and others in a money laundering case linked to alleged siphoning of funds of deceased persons whose claims were settled by the Railway Claims Tribunal in Patna. The federal probe agency said in a statement that it has also provisionally attached 24 immovable properties worth Rs 8.02 crore part of the probe. It, however, did not say who owned these attached properties. The charge sheet has been filed against advocates Bidyanand Singh, Parmanand Sinha, Vijay Kumar and Kumari Rinki Sinha apart from Archana Sinha, Nirmala Kumari and Harijag Business and Development Pvt Ltd. A special PMLA court in Patna took cognisance of the prosecution complaint (charge sheet) on Friday, it said. The charge sheet seeks confiscation of the attached assets and conviction of the accused, the ED said. Those listed in the charge sheet or their legal representatives could not be contacted for a .

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SECTOR | 21 Mar 2025

NHAI debars 14 toll agencies over irregularities in fee collection

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Cracking down on irregularities in toll collection, state-owned NHAI has barred 14 toll collection agencies for irregular activities, following a probe after Uttar Pradesh STF unearthed a fraud, according to an official statement. NHAI has served show-cause notices to defaulting agencies. Based on the FIR, 13 user fee-collecting agencies have also been debarred for a period of two years. Besides, 12.55 lakh refunds were made in 2024 for faulty toll collections on National Highways, Parliament was informed on Thursday. According to the statement, the 14 agencies debarred by NHAI include AK Construction, Alok Buildtech Pvt Ltd, Anil Kumar Shukla, Ashish Agarwal, Innovision Ltd, MB Construction, Maa Narmada Traders, RK Jain Infra Projects, SPC Infrastructure Pvt Ltd, T Suryanarayana Reddy, Vanshika Construction, Westwell Iron & Steel Pvt Ltd, Bhola Nath Rajpati Shukla and Shiva Buildtech Pvt Ltd. More than Rs 2 crore have been levied so far on the user fee collecting agencies for...

Transportation

SECTOR | 21 Mar 2025

Indian Railways back on track' with China imports as temporary' solution to wheelset shortage

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Railways has set up a swap deal for wagon makers

Transportation

SECTOR | 21 Mar 2025

Rail service connects RIL's Jamnagar plant with DP World's ICD in Ahmedabad

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With the new solution, the Ahmedabad-Jamnagar-Mundra route, also approximately 700km, has been converted to rail

RVNL secures 554.64 cr highway project in Andhra Pradesh

Business Line | 21 Mar 2025

Transportation

SECTOR | 21 Mar 2025

Regulators recall nearly all Tesla cybertrucks over safety concerns

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US safety regulators have recalled virtually all Cybertrucks on the road, the eighth recall of the Tesla-made vehicles since deliveries to customers began just over a year ago. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's recall, which covers more than 46,000 Cybertrucks, warned that an exterior panel that runs along the left and right side of the windshield can detach while driving, creating a dangerous road hazard for other drivers, increasing the risk of a crash. The stainless-steel strip, called a cant rail assembly, between the windshield and the roof on both sides, is bound to the truck's assembly with a structural adhesive, the NHTSA report said. The remedy uses an adhesive that's not been found to be vulnerable to environmental embrittlement, the NHTSA said, and includes additional reinforcements. Tesla will replace the panel free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed May 19, 2025. The recall of 46,096 Cybertrucks covers all 2024 and 2025 .

Transportation

SECTOR | 20 Mar 2025

Nearly 13-Lakh Refunds Made For Faulty Toll Collections On National Highways In 2024

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Vehicles are being incorrectly charged toll fees due to errors made by user fee-collecting agencies when manually entering vehicle registration numbers.

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SECTOR | 20 Mar 2025

Bengaluru traffic advisory amid metro construction, multiple road widening

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Traffic in Bengaluru is expected to be slow at Outer Ring Road Salem Railway Bridge due to ongoing metro work

Transportation

SECTOR | 19 Mar 2025

Maharashtra Government Approves Konkan Railway's Merger With Indian Railways

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Currently, KRCL is a public sector undertaking under the administrative control of the Indian Railways.

Railways overlooked food quality, using gas stoves in pantry: Parl panel

Business Standard | 19 Mar 2025

Transportation

SECTOR | 19 Mar 2025

Prices of EVs to be same as petrol cars in 6 months, says Nitin Gadkari

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Prices of electric vehicles (EVs) will be equal to those of petrol vehicles in the country within six months, Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari said on Wednesday. Addressing the 32nd Convergence India and 10th Smart Cities India Expo, Gadkari further said the construction work of the 212-km Delhi-Dehradun access-controlled expressway will be complete in the next three months. "Within six months, the cost of electric vehicles will be equivalent to the cost of petrol vehicles," he said. The minister said the government's policy is import substitute, cost-effectiveness, pollution-free and indigenous production. To make India the third-largest economy, the country needs to improve its infrastructure sector, the Union minister said. "By making good roads, we can reduce our logistics cost," he added. Gadkari asserted that the future of the country's economy is very good and the government is committed towards smart cities and smart transport. "We are working on

Panel on satellite toll system urges deliberation over security, privacy

Business Standard | 19 Mar 2025