The Road Transport and Highways Minister were speaking at the felicitation of COVID-19 warriors in Karad city of Maharashtra’s Satara district.
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Gatishakti to create huge employment opportunities: Gadkari
Addressing a virtual event, he also said that toll collection has already crossed the pre-COVID level and NHAI will be able to collect about Rs 2 lakh crore as toll amount by 2025.
“Government earned over Rs 100 crores while sharing vehicles data with private entities”, says Gadkari
In response to the question in Lok Sabha Gadkari stated that “The revenue collected by the Government by providing access to Vahan and Sarathi database is Rs 1,11,38,79,757.”
Target to make India a manufacturing hub of construction equipment: Gadkari
The minister assured the stakeholders to extend all possible support in developing technology centres in India.
Boiler blast kills 5 in Nagpur sugar factory linked to Gadkari
According to an official of Nagpur Rural Police, at around 2.14 p.m., the blast rocked the factory followed by a fire, grievously burning and killing the workers instantly.
No question of returning to Maharashtra politics: Nitin Gadkari
Endorsing Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, Gadkari said that all efforts are being made to ensure a government under his leadership in alliance with the Shiv Sena.
Can Nitin Gadkari cut Maha Gordian’s knot? Sena hopes so
Sena President Uddhav Thackeray’s advisor Kishore Tiwari shot off a ‘top priority’ letter to the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) Chief Mohan Bhagwat seeking his urgent intervention in the matter.
‘300 seats for BJP’: Nitin Gadkari differs with Ram Madhav’s assessment
Asked what was the number of seats he expected for the BJP as last time it got 282 seats, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari said: “It is more than 300.”
“If we have not performed well, other parties will get a chance”: Nitin Gadkari
New Delhi: Union Minister and Nagpur Member of Parliament (MP) Nitin Gadkari on Saturday said that the ruling party should be analysed on the basis of its performance in the last five years. “See, this time it will be a test of our governance. The ruling party should be analysed[Read More…]
Nitin Gadkari inaugurates flyover at Delhi’s Dhaula Kuan junction
New Delhi: Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari on Saturday inaugurated a four-lane flyover at Dhaula Kuan here, in a step towards a signal-free corridor from the busy junction to the IGI Airport. The flyover is near the Metro Station on National Highway No 8 (New NH-48), which[Read More…]
‘I am not in the race to become PM, Modi ji competent’, says Nitin Gadkari
New Delhi: Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari, usually thought-about the blue-eyed boy of RSS leadership, aforementioned on Friday that he is not in the race to become the Prime Minister, only Narendra Modi will come back as the ‘next Prime Minister’ of the country. ”I don’t see the dream[Read More…]
Gadkari launches Rs 4,459 crore highway projects in Himachal Pradesh
Dharamsala: Union Minister of Road, Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari on Sunday laid foundation stones for Rs 4,459.24 crore highway projects at Gaggal town on Sunday. Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur was also present on the occasion of laying of foundations with a click of the mouse. During[Read More…]
You have guts, please talk on Rafale: Rahul tells Gadkari
New Delhi, In wake of Union Minister Nitin Gadkari’s recent remarks perceived as against his partys top leadership, Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Monday urged him to also comment on the “Rafale scam” and the agrarian crisis, saying he was the only BJP leader with “some guts”. “Gadkari Ji, compliments![Read More…]
Tourism-savvy Goa should have flying buses: Gadkari
Gadkari, who inaugurated a third bridge across the Mandovi river named “Atal Setu” on Sunday, also said that he was exasperated that his efforts to introduce water transport systems in Goa were not panning out, despite the immense potential to replicate the charm and functionality of the waterways in Italy’s[Read More…]
Nitin Gadkari to launch six-lane highway project to decongest Delhi
New Delhi: Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari will on Saturday lay the foundation stone for a new highway project to decongest Delhi by connecting the city with the Eastern Peripheral Expressway. To be built at a cost of Rs 2,820 crore, the six-lane, access-controlled corridor will connect Akshardham in[Read More…]
Maharashtra: Union Minister Nitin Gadkari collapses on stage
BJP leader and Union Minister Nitin Gadkari fainted while he was on stage at an event in Ahmednagar. C Vidyasagar Rao, Governor of Maharashtra supported Gadkari and took hold of him. The BJP leader was rushed to the hospital. Gadkari was examined by doctors and as told by the BJP[Read More…]
I didn’t take name of Modi or BJP, clarifies Gadkari over tall promises claim
New Delhi: A day after Congress President Rahul Gandhi accused the BJP of making tall promises to come to power — as shown in a purported video — Union Road Transport and Shipping Minister Nitin Gadakari on Wednesday described it as a baseless report. He said he did not take[Read More…]
Secretaries’ panel submits report on separate law for lynchings
A committee of secretaries, formed to deliberate and make recommendations for a separate law to deal with the incidents of lynching, has submitted its report to Group of Ministers (GoM) headed by Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh, officials said on Wednesday. The panel headed by Union Home Secretary Rajiv Gauba[Read More…]
There are about 24 lakh vacancies, which should be filled, Mallikarjun Kharge responds to Gadkari
Mallikarjun Kharge said that there are about 24 lakh vacancies in government agencies. He said this in response to Union minister Nitin Gadkari’s statement that reservation will not guarantee employment as jobs are shrinking. Kharge said that first these 24 lakh vacancies should be filled. Earlier Union Minister Nitin Gadkari[Read More…]
Maratha quota row: ‘Where are the Jobs?’ Nitin Gadkari on demands for reservation
Union Minister Nitin Gadkari said on Saturday said that reservation will not guarantee employment as jobs are shrinking, adding that there is a “school of thought” which wants policy-makers to consider the poorest of poor in every community. Gadkari made the statement in Aurangabad, Maharashtra on questioned over ongoing Maratha[Read More…]
Working on new marine technologies to cut costs: Gadkari
Chennai: The Central government is working on different new technologies, including fuel, for maritime transport to cut costs, said Union Shipping and Water Resources Minister Nitin Gadkari here on Monday. “We are working with lot of new technologies nowadays. We are planning to use methanol as a fuel for all[Read More…]
50% of NCR pollution, traffic congestion will go in 2 months: Gadkari
New Delhi: Union Road Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari on Friday said both pollution and traffic congestion in the National Capital Region (NCR) will be reduced by half in the next two months. “We are working on projects worth Rs 40,000 crore and this will help the people living in NCR,” Gadkari[Read More…]
Can build French-style ropeways, cable cars: Nitin Gadkari
There is potential to build thousands of ropeways, cable cars and funicular railways in India’s hilly regions, just like in France, Union Road Transport and Highways and Shipping Minister Nitin Gadkari said on Tuesday. Gadkari, who was in Goa to conduct a review of all works related to major ports[Read More…]
Electric cars in India: Present, Problems and Future
There were some hard to digest comments made by road transport and highways minister, Nitin Gadkari. We won’t get into the nitty-gritties of the matter but the simple idea put forth is that the Government is anti-fossil fuel powered cars – diesel or petrol. While the words used and the[Read More…]
Ahead of cabinet reshuffle, PM Modi is ‘very happy’ with Gadkari’s work
If sources are to be believed, Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, is “very happy” with the performance of highways minister, Nitin Gadkari, and has decided against tinkering with his portfolio in Cabinet reshuffle on Sunday. PM Modi and BJP chief, Amit Shah, had earlier toyed with the idea of moving Gadkari[Read More…]