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elevated corridor of approximately 34 kilometres in the Kaziranga National Park and that other stakeholders will provide full support to the wildlife-friendly measure. The Assam government informed the apex court that the elevated corridor was proposed for the National Park, which is famed for one-horned rhinoceros. It apprised a bench of Justices B R Gavai and K V Viswanathan that work on a detailed project report was in progress by the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) and the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) has placed the project as a priority (category one).

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Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. A road accident in Dehradun early on Tuesday last week killed six and left one critically injured. It is a stark reminder of Indian roads being the world’s deadliest, with the highest fatalities globally.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Standing on the Karnataka-Goa border near Karwar, the wide NH66 runs straight till the horizon. It sounds like the famous US Route 66, but on the map, the two couldn’t more different.

Delhi-Lucknow Highway in Hapur district, Uttar Pradesh. The suitcase was discovered by commuters on the service road, leading to a swift response from the authorities. Upon unzipping the suitcase, police found the body of a woman, believed to be between 25 and 30 years old, with visible injury marks. Social media, particularly X (formerly Twitter), was flooded with images of the grisly discovery, sparking public shock and concern. As reported by NDTV, a police team, along with forensic experts, reached the scene promptly. The area was cordoned off while investigators examined the suitcase, which also contained a few articles of clothing.

Supreme Court seeking its nod to bring on record various news reports and additional documents to highlight dilapidated conditions of bridges in Bihar. A bench comprising the then Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud, since retired, and Justices J B Pardiwala and Manoj Misra had on July 29 this year sought responses from the Bihar government and others, including the National Highway Authorities of India (NHAI), on the PIL filed by lawyer Brajesh Singh. On November 4, the top court agreed to consider listing for hearing the PIL that raised concerns about the safety and longevity of bridges in Bihar after several of them collapsed in recent months. The plea is likely to be heard on November 18.

Scindia had a review meeting with the Chief Minister of Mizoram Lalduhoma and his teams in the Conference Hall of Planning and Implementation Department. The meeting was held for reviewing of various schemes of Ministry of DoNER in the state of Mizoram. Scindia said, “The purpose of the meeting is to jointly look at the project of Mizoram growth and development” he said that under the leadership of the Prime Minister Narendra Modi there has been an immense transformation in the development of the Northeast region in the last ten years. He said that Northeast is the vantage point and the entry point for all of South East Asia countries into the Indian sub-continent and much play a very important role in the dynamics of the India’s growth.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. New Delhi: Highway developer Ceigall India Ltd is planning to sell its five road projects under the hybridannuity model (HAM) in a deal having an enterprise value of $540 million, two people aware of the development said. Out of the five, work has started on two, while the other three are awaiting clearances.

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U.S. auto safety regulators are investigating complaints that engines can fail on as many as 1.4 million Honda and Acura vehicles

International Road Federation on Monday said it has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking his intervention in enhancing road safety measures to reduce the rising number of road fatalities in India through targeted interventions like placing two-wheeler ambulances at national and state highways and making smart helmets and two wheeler airbags mandatory. “The International Road Federation has written to the Prime Minister expressing concern at the growing number of road accident fatalities in the country and has suggested implementing strategies aimed at raising awareness, influencing policy, and advancing road safety measures,” it said in a statement issued on Monday. Citing the data of the ministry of road transport and highways (MoRTH), showing over 1,65,000 road traffic deaths in the year 2023 alone, the Federation said it accounts for roughly 11% of the global road traffic fatalities.

The probe by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration covers the 2016 through 2020 Honda Pilot and Acura MDX, as well as the 2018 through 2020 Honda Odyssey and Acura TLX. Also included is the 2017 through 2019 Honda Ridgeline. The agency says in documents posted on its website Monday that connecting rod bearings on vehicles with 3.5-liter V6 engines can fail, leading to complete engine failure. Connecting rods link the pistons to the crankshaft and convert vertical motion to move the wheels.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. India’s infrastructure planning is set to get more extensive with the government preparing to include the military’s requirement to ensure civilian projects can also be made available to the armed forces if necessary. The initiative—planned under Prime Minister Gati Shakti, also known as the National Master Plan for Multi-modal Connectivity—will focus on building dual-use projects across all segments of infrastructure such as roads, ports, power and airports, two officials told Mint.

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