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Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Saturday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi has created employment opportunities for youth and also a framework to promote startups in the country. The Vande Bharat, airports, ports modernisation, highways, and expressways, among other projects are examples of how infrastructure would make a difference in people's life, he noted. «After graduation, you will join some stream of economic activity where infrastructure plays a very big difference.

RVNL) has emerged as the Lowest Bidder (L1) for the "Rehabilitation and Upgradation from 4 to 8 laning of Chandikhole-Paradip Section of NH-53 (Old NH-5A) in the State of Odisha on HAM mode-2nd Call." The project has a cost of Rs. 808 crores. The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has awarded the contract.  The contract involves the rehabilitation and upgradation of the mentioned section of the highway.

Lok Sabha Elections, where the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) aims to retains power for the third straight term.  Having faced setback in two state assembly elections, loosing seat to Congress- Himachal Pradesh, and Karnataka, the saffron party has tightened their belts, being led by PM Narendra Modi, Union homes minister Amit Shah, and BJP national president JP Nadda.  The latest target- Telangana! Prime Minister Narendra Modi was in Telangana on Saturday. PM Modi laid foundation stone for several infrastructure development projects worth around ₹6,100 crore during his visit to the southern state.

national highway and the Mughal Road. Additionally, train services between Banihal and Qazigund stations have been halted for the day due to the situation. As reported by PTI, several landslides struck the national highway, the only all-weather road linking Kashmir with the rest of the country, at Mehar, Cafeteria Morh, Keela Morh, Sita Ram Passi and Panthiyal in Ramban, the officials said.

Narendra Modi will dedicate to the nation the six-lane greenfield expressway section of the Amritsar-Jamnagar Economic Corridor on July 8. As per an official release, spanning over 500 km in Rajasthan, this section which runs from village Jakhdawali in Hanumangarh district to village Khetlawas in Jalore district, is built at a cost of around ₹11,125 crore. As per the statement, this expressway will have a substantial impact on reducing travel time and enhancing connectivity between major cities and industrial corridors.

Narendra Modi emphasised on Friday that infrastructure development is related to social justice and the efforts of his government in the last nine years to take projects like roads, railway lines, industries and even mobile connectivity to areas where poor, Dalits, backwards and tribals live has contributed to their well-being. Modi laid the foundation stone and dedicated various development projects worth Rs 7,500 crore in Raipur, Chhattisgarh on Friday. This includes five national highway projects, new railway line from Keoti to Anantgarh, IOC bottling plant at Korba, and flagged off the Antagarh-Raipur train. He also initiated the distribution of 75 Lakh Ayushman Bharat cards to the beneficiaries. In his speech, the prime minister said nine years ago, more than 20% of the villages in Chhattisgarh did not have any mobile connectivity but today this figure has come down to 6%. Farmers and laborers are the biggest beneficiaries of this. Modi also pointed out that most of these tribal villages where connectivity has improved were the ones ones affected by Naxalite violence.

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Narendra Modi on Friday inaugurated and laid foundation stones of eight projects worth around Rs 7,600 crore in Chhattisgarh capital Raipur and said the Centre has been providing modern facilities to those facing injustice for decades. During an event held at the Science College ground here, PM Modi also virtually flagged off a new train between Antagarh in Kanker district and Raipur and kickstarted the distribution of cards of the Centre's Ayushman Bharat scheme to beneficiaries in the state.Assembly elections in Chhattisgarh are due by the end of this year.

Bruce Springsteen is back in London this weekend to play at the BST Hyde Park Festival 2023. He already performed his first act on July 6, 2023, and even made a joking reference to his past at Hyde Park. When Springsteen performed at Hyde Park earlier, he had missed the curfew on stage and had the power cut as a result. His act with The Beatles’ legend Paul McCartney interrupted. At the time, Springsteen's guitarist Steve Van Zandt had tweeted that the singer was angry, and asked «when did England become a police state?». Boris Johnson, then Mayor of London, even criticized the authorities behavior as «an excessively efficacious decision». On Thursday, July 6, as Springsteen returned to play at Hyde Park at the BST Festival, he forgave London. The singer got onto stage just after 7 pm BST, and went on to play for three hours! As a reference to what happened in the past, 15 minutes before the show ended, he tapped his watch and said to his guitarist, «I think it's time to go home. I'm telling you, if we don't go, they're going to pull the plug on us again.» Then he changed his mind, just shrugged and screamed some expletives, and sang Glory Days. A crowd of 65,000 fans cheered Springsteen, including celebrities like tennis star Roger Federer, and singers Billy Joel, Bon Jovi, and Peter Gabriel. Bruce Springsteen performs for a second night at the BST Hyde Park Festival in London on Saturday, July 8, 2023.

Narendra Modi in Chhattisgarh. “People have decided to root out corrupt Congress government in Chhattisgarh." On July 7, Prime Minister Narendra Modi graced the inauguration and groundbreaking ceremonies of eight projects in the capital city of Raipur, Chhattisgarh, with an estimated total value of approximately ₹7,600 crore.  The event, held at the Science College ground in Raipur, witnessed the virtual flagging off of a new train connecting Antagarh in Kanker district to Raipur.

Badrinath national highway near Chhinka in Uttarakhand is blocked due to boulders falling from the hill, Chamoli police said, leaving many devotees and tourists stranded. The road has been blocked near Chhinka on the Badrinath National Highway, Chamoli police tweeted.

Nitin Gadkari on Thursday said that the draft notification to mandate the installation of air-conditioning systems in the cabins of trucks has been approved. The draft prepared includes trucks under categories N2 and N3, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari tweeted.

National Highway near Chhinka in Uttarakhand, India, has been blocked due to falling boulders from the hill on Friday morning, according to Chamoli police.  Also read: Monsoon tracker: Very heavy rainfall alert issued in these states today. See full IMD forecast here The road closure was announced via a tweet from Chamoli police, stating that the road is blocked near Chhinka on the Badrinath National Highway (NH-7), reported ANI. This comes after previous closures of the highway due to heavy rainfall in the Lambagad and Khachada drains in Chamoli.

New Delhi: Union road transport and highways minister Nitin Gadkari on Thursday announced he has approved the draft notification to mandate the installation of air-conditioning systems in the cabins of trucks belonging to categories N2 and N3.  In a Tweet, Gadkari said, “Approved the draft notification to mandate the installation of air-conditioning systems in the cabins of trucks belonging to categories N2 and N3. Truck drivers play a crucial role in ensuring road safety." He added that truck drivers play a crucial role in ensuring road safety.

Vehicle registrations — a proxy for retail sales — increased in healthy double-digits last month amid sustained consumer demand. According to data compiled by industry body Federation of Automobile Dealers’ Association (FADA), retail sales of automobiles went up by 9.57% to 1,863,868 units in June.

Narendra Modi is scheduled to visit four states on 7 and 8. July  On 7 July, he will visit Chhattisgarh and Uttar Pradesh, while on 8 July, he will visit Telangana and Rajasthan. In Raipur, Chhattisgarh, the Prime Minister will dedicate and lay the foundation stone for several development projects worth approximately ₹6,400 crores.

New Delhi: Japanese apparel retailer Uniqlo is set to open its first store in Mumbai. The store, set to come up in Phoenix Marketcity, Kurla, is scheduled to open on 6 October. “We are delighted to be launching in Mumbai this fall...October will also mark the anniversary of our four-year journey in India, and this new milestone highlights our strong ongoing commitment to India.

DigiLocker. So could be Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation statements and Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act job cards, as the government’s online document repository is up for a major expansion. “Documents of income tax returns, EPFO statements, and MGNREGA job cards will soon be available on DigiLocker… Making passports and voter IDs available is also a work in progress,” a government official told ET.

₹1248.37 crore. The agreement was inked through the company's wholly-owned subsidiary. The stock ended in the green following the development.  The share price closed at ₹1,306.20 on 5th July, up by 0.20% from its previous close of ₹1,303.55.

National Highway 29 in Chumoukedima district, Nagaland, two lives were tragically lost as massive boulders cascaded down a hillside, obliterating two cars. Three individuals also sustained severe injuries during the calamity which transpired around 5 pm this evening. But the victims' identities are not known at this time.

stocks on 4 July, 2023. Among the stocks which crossed their 200-day Simple Moving Average (SMA) include Bayer CropScience, The Federal Bank and Restaurant Brands crossed their 200-day. The 200 SMA is a crucial technical indicator that provides insights into a stock's long-term trend.