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Chasing all defaulters may chill economic activity, says Nitin Gadkari

There is a need to distinguish between bona fide and mala fide intentions which would have made an entrepreneur to default, the minister said

Farm crisis: Blame it on global economy, surplus production, says Gadkari

Union Minister for Shipping and Road Transport was addressing a press conference in Nagpur to highlight the BJP-led Central government's achievements in the last four years

I don't have a track record of making false promises: Nitin Gadkari

GST is the biggest reform in the country since Independence, said Gadkari

May Day: Gadkari says boosting private investment must for job generation

The government needs to encourage private sector investment in order to boost jobs in the economy, Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari said on Monday. "Till entrepreneurs do not bring in capital investment, there will be no jobs. We need to encourage investments and also ensure that employers do not exploit the workers," Gadkari said, at an event to celebrate International Workers' Day here. May Day, or the International Workers' Day, originated in 1884, when the Federation of Organised Trades and Labour Unions of the United States and Canada demanded an eight-hour workday. In India, Labour Day was first celebrated on May 1, 1923, in Chennai organised by the Labour Kisan Party of Hindustan, founded by Malayapuram Singaravelu Chettiar, one of the founders of the Communist Party of India. Gadkari called for better amenities for unorganised workers, including better access to health, housing and education facilities. He also pitched for speedy justice for workers in .

Early signs of execution snags hit Nitin Gadkari's road ministry

Of 107 road projects that are delayed, 19 were awarded post-May 2014

Better late than never

Lane-counting to measure road length should have been done earlier

Policy to scrap vehicles older than 15 years almost finalised: Gadkari

Gadkari has said that once the proposal is accepted it is bound to result in Rs 100-bn boost in tax revenue as the automobile sector will benefit from it

Don't want to shut manufacturing of petrol, diesel vehicles: Nitin Gadkari

The Road Transport Minister said tax sops are likely for scrapping old buses, trucks

Flex-engine motorcycles to hit Indian markets soon: Nitin Gadkari

A flex-fuel or dual fuel vehicle is capable of operating on both petrol and ethanol

Govt plans to build ring roads worth Rs 362 bn in 28 major cities: Gadkari

Ring roads worth Rs. 36,290 cr in 28 major cities planned: Nitin Gadkari

Won't give an inch in South Mumbai for Navy housing: Nitin Gadkari

The remark was made at a public event in Mumbai in the presence of Western Naval Command chief Vice Admiral Girish Luthra

Rs 319-bn initiatives to ensure smooth traffic flow in Delhi: Gadkari

Master Plan for Delhi has proposed UER II, which connects National Highways 1, 10 and 8. This road was proposed to reduce traffic on the Ring Road and Outer Ring Road

If you want good services, pay for it: Nitin Gadkari rules out toll waiver

Gadkari said toll collection is common across the world as good roads help motorists save both fuel and time

Gadkari flags off cargo movement on Pandu-Dhubri route along Brahmaputra

Five bridges will be constructed on the river Brahmaputra to ease transportation, says Nitin Gadkari

Road construction to reach 40 km per day target next year: Nitin Gadkari

When Modi govt took over, the average road construction was 2 km per day which has now been accelerated to 28 km per day, says Nitin Gadkari

24 firms to invest Rs 60,000 cr in largest container port

JNPT, which has also awarded an over Rs 7,900-crore project to more than double its container handling capacity, is investing Rs 4,000 crore in the SEZ which is supposed to be spread over 277 hectares

Click pictures of illegally parked cars; get rewarded: Nitin Gadkari

The minister said big institutions should have their parking places.

Irrigation project: Rs 6k-cr proposal sent to World Bank, says Gadkari

Union minister Nitin Gadkari today announced World Bank-supported Rs 6,000 crore scheme to improve the irrigation facilities and water accessibility capacity in several states, including Maharashtra, Karnataka, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh and Gujarat. Gadkari announced this at the inauguration of Agrovision Exhibition here today. Vice President Venkaiah Naidu, who was present on the occasion, performed e-jalpoojan of Nerala Lift Irrigation Scheme and right bank canal of Gosikhurdh Irrigation project. "A proposal Rs 6,000 crore project has been sent to the World Bank from my ministry and this scheme will start very soon in these states," the minister for Road Transport & Highways, Shipping and Water Resources said. The other states which will benefit from the scheme are Madhya Pradesh, Jharkhand, Odisha, Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan. The Gosikhurdh project in Vidarbha, which was started 35 years back, is still incomplete, he said adding, "However, we have decided that we

Can build French-style ropeways, cable cars in hilly areas: Nitin Gadkari

The Union Road Transport and Highways and Shipping Minister said that like France, they should use electricity

Nitin Gadkari to meet developers to fast-track road projects

Union Minister Nitin Gadkari today said a meeting of highway developers and officials from the NHAI and the road ministry will soon be convened for expediting highway projects. It assumes significance in the wake of highway builders' body National Highways Builders Federation (NHBF) taking a strong exception to the National Highways Authority of India's (NHAI) move to put in public domain the names of as many as 20 companies, including Larsen & Toubro and HCC, that were barred from bidding for highways projects and saying it had no authority to do so. "I will soon chair a meeting of highway developers and officials of NHAI besides the ministry to ensure that highway projects are expedited," Road Transport, Highways and Shipping Minister told PTI. The minister said the government is also trying to reduce the turnaround time of highway projects to significantly enhance the construction pace. The highways building pace has reached 28 km a day now from 2 km a day when ..