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Centre approves four-lane Railway Over Bridge in Mangalagiri
2 days, 20 hours ago

Centre approves four-lane Railway Over Bridge in Mangalagiri

The Hindu  

The Central government has approved ₹129.18 crore for the construction of a four-lane Railway Over Bridge at Namburu-Mangalagiri Level Crossing No. Both Ministers have been working to secure Central funds for the project and their continuous efforts led to multiple discussions with Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw and Minister of State V. Somanna, who finally approved the project on Tuesday. It …

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Elphinstone bridge likely to shut on April 10
3 days, 13 hours ago

Elphinstone bridge likely to shut on April 10

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: The 125-year-old Elphinstone bridge is likely to be closed for demolition by April 10, with the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority having almost secured all necessary clearances to begin the work, according to officials aware of developments. The British-era road overbridge, a crucial east-west connector in central Mumbai, will be replaced by a double-decker bridge as part of the …

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If Centre can complete projects in 2.5-3 yrs, why can’t BMC?: Fadnavis
3 weeks, 2 days ago

If Centre can complete projects in 2.5-3 yrs, why can’t BMC?: Fadnavis

Hindustan Times  

MUMBAI: Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis, in a meeting with BMC officers on Tuesday, pulled them up for delaying infra projects in the city. If Centre can complete projects in 2.5-3 yrs, why can’t BMC? Fadnavis instructed the BMC to put projects like the Goregaon-Mulund link road and the Versova-Bhayander coastal road on its speed list and complete them quickly. When …

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As survey is set to begin after Pongal, homeless residents demand homes, better civic infrastructure
2 months, 2 weeks ago

As survey is set to begin after Pongal, homeless residents demand homes, better civic infrastructure

The Hindu  

As the survey of the homeless is set to take off in the city after Pongal, homeless residents have demanded houses in the same vicinity to protect the education of their children. The homeless residents have also demanded better civic infrastructure on the roads where they take shelter. For instance, the homeless families of Royapettah on Peters Road said they …

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Mumbai: FIR registered against Aaditya Thackeray for illegally inaugurating Delisle Road Bridge in Lower Parel
1 year, 4 months ago

Mumbai: FIR registered against Aaditya Thackeray for illegally inaugurating Delisle Road Bridge in Lower Parel

India TV News  

Mumbai: A case has been registered against Shiv Sena Uddhav Thackeray faction leader Aditya Thackeray and other office bearers for illegally inaugurating the Delisle Road Bridge in Lower Parel, said Mumbai Police. A day after Shiv Sena leader and MLA from Worli Aaditya Thackeray walked across the unfinished Delisle Road bridge in Lower Parel declaring it open to the public, …

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Stalin lays foundation stones for two flyovers in Madurai
1 year, 4 months ago

Stalin lays foundation stones for two flyovers in Madurai

The Hindu  

Stalin on Monday laid foundation stones for the construction of two flyovers — one at Melamadai junction on Sivaganga Road, and another at Goripalayam junction on Alagarkoil Road — in Madurai. The project also envisages laying of a 7.5 metre wide service road, stormwater drainage for a total length of 3.2 km and parapet for 975 metres. Goripalayam flyover The …

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Police hunt for Murray Bridge hit-and-run crash driver, and man killed in accident in South Australia's south-east
1 year, 7 months ago

Police hunt for Murray Bridge hit-and-run crash driver, and man killed in accident in South Australia's south-east

ABC  

A motorbike rider has been left with serious but non-life-threatening injuries after a hit-and-run crash in South Australia's Murraylands. Key points: Police are seeking information about a hit-and-run crash just outside Murray Bridge A motorbike rider has been left with serious but non-life-threatening injuries In a separate accident, a 49-year-old Lucindale man has died in the state's south-east About 7pm …

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Republic Day traffic restrictions in Vijayawada today
2 years, 2 months ago

Republic Day traffic restrictions in Vijayawada today

Deccan Chronicle  

VIJAYAWADA: NTR Vijayawada police commissioner Kanti Rana Tata has imposed traffic restrictions in Vijayawada city in view of the 74th Republic Day celebrations being organised at the Indira Gandhi Municipal Corporation Stadium on Thursday. All vehicles from Control Room to Benz Circle will be diverted via RTC Y Junction, Eluru Road, Swarna Palace, Deepthi Centre, Pushpa Hotel, Jammi Chettu Centre, …

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Traffic diversion in Lucknow due to idol immersion and Dussehra: Check details here
3 years, 5 months ago

Traffic diversion in Lucknow due to idol immersion and Dussehra: Check details here

India Today  

DCP Traffic, Rais Akhtar on Wednesday evening announced that the traffic system of Lucknow will be changed from 12 noon on Friday due to the immersion of Goddess’ idols and the Dussehra festival. Similarly, city buses going from Sitapur Road to Kaiserbagh, Madianv Puraniyan, Daliganj Railway Crossing, Pakka Pul, Shahmina Daliganj Bridge will be able to go via CDRI. Vehicles …

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Pregnant woman carried on cot across river gives birth to stillborn baby in MP
3 years, 8 months ago

Pregnant woman carried on cot across river gives birth to stillborn baby in MP

Hindustan Times  

A pregnant woman, who had to be carried on a cot across a swollen seasonal river to reach a health centre about four kilometres from her home in Chikalbhata village in Chhindwara district of Madhya Pradesh, gave birth to a stillborn baby on Monday night, the woman’s father said. In the absence of an access road and a bridge over …

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North Queensland hit with intense rainfall causing flooding as BOM issues severe storm warning
4 years, 2 months ago

North Queensland hit with intense rainfall causing flooding as BOM issues severe storm warning

ABC  

Parts of north Queensland have been hit by massive downpours in the aftermath of ex-Tropical Cyclone Imogen, with one town receiving 100 millimetres in just an hour. Key points: Ingham received 122mm of rain in one hour on Wednesday Major flood warning in place for the Herbert River, which has received about 400mm since Sunday The bulk of the rain …

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Bridge connecting Dahua beltway starts construction
4 years, 7 months ago

Bridge connecting Dahua beltway starts construction

China Daily  

A design sketch of the Dayuan Bridge of the Dahua beltway. The Dayuan Bridge project of the National Highway G355 Dahua beltway officially started construction on Aug 4, marking that the Dahua beltway will achieve connectivity to provide a good traffic environment for the public in the future. The Dayuan Bridge project is one of the important transportation poverty alleviation …

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Labour migration delays Metro and highway projects in Pune
4 years, 10 months ago

Labour migration delays Metro and highway projects in Pune

Hindustan Times  

The work on metro and the highway connecting Katraj to Navale bridge, two major development projects in Pune, is hit after many migrant labourers left for their native places because of the Covid-19 spread. Though Maharashtra Metro Rail Corporation Limited got the nod from Pune Municipal Corporation to resume work and complete the pre-monsoon operations, the former face at least …

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Bushfire-ravaged garlic farm on the NSW Mid North Coast faces fresh destruction from rain and floods
5 years, 1 month ago

Bushfire-ravaged garlic farm on the NSW Mid North Coast faces fresh destruction from rain and floods

ABC  

In three short months, Kay Bridge has seen firsthand the extremes this Australian summer has produced; her garlic farm on the New South Wales Mid North Coast has been ravaged by both fire and rain. Key points: Heavy rain has caused a river of mud to wash through Kay Bridge's garlic farm at Lower Creek, inundating it with a thick …

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Karunanidhi’s memorable gifts to Tirunelveli
6 years, 7 months ago

Karunanidhi’s memorable gifts to Tirunelveli

The Hindu  

If the areas around Tirunelveli Junction that used to witness heavy traffic snarls with thick smoke whenever the manned level crossing across S.N. High Road, one of the busiest thoroughfares of ‘Halwa City,’ is the artery connecting Tirunelveli Junction and Town to handle a few hundred vehicles even in the early seventies. Traffic snarls were horrible whenever the manned level …

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Driving instructor captures footage of van grinding along edge of road bridge
6 years, 8 months ago

Driving instructor captures footage of van grinding along edge of road bridge

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A van driver diced with death when they mounted a …

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Andheri Bridge Collapse LIVE: 1 Critical, 3 Injured; Scores Stranded in Mumbai Rain as Western Line Paralysed
6 years, 8 months ago

Andheri Bridge Collapse LIVE: 1 Critical, 3 Injured; Scores Stranded in Mumbai Rain as Western Line Paralysed

News 18  

Mumbai bridge collapse live updates: At least one person is critical and three others were injured when a part of the Gokhale road overbridge collapsed on SV road. Scores of passengers have been left stranded in Mumbai rain during morning rush hour after the partial collapse disrupted services of the Western Railway. Part of the bridge, which connects Andheri East …

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Elphinstone stampede: No structural damage to foot overbridge, rains and rumours caused accident, says Western Railways
7 years, 5 months ago

Elphinstone stampede: No structural damage to foot overbridge, rains and rumours caused accident, says Western Railways

India TV News  

The Western Railways has clarified that there was no structural damage to the foot over bridge connecting the Elphinstone Road and Parel suburban stations in Mumbai that could be attributed to the stampede which led to the death of 22 people and injury to 38 others this morning. It further added that rumours like falling of FOB created panic among …

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22 dead, over 30 injured in rush hour stampede on Elphinstone station foot over bridge in Mumbai
7 years, 5 months ago

22 dead, over 30 injured in rush hour stampede on Elphinstone station foot over bridge in Mumbai

India TV News  

India’s financial capital Mumbai woke up to horror as at least 22 persons died and over 30 others were injured in a rush hour stampede on a decades-old narrow foot over bridge connecting the Elphinstone Road and Parel suburban stations during heavy rain today morning. Maharashtra govt announces Rs 5 lakh ex-gratia Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis today promised to …

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After Silk Road, World Land Bridge?
8 years, 6 months ago

After Silk Road, World Land Bridge?

The Hindu  

China’s Belt and Road connectivity initiative, which bears a strong imprint of the Eurasian Land Corridor - a blueprint conceived by The Schiller Institute - should be followed by a World Land Bridge that will link North America with the New Silk Road, says the co-founder of a top think-tank. In an interview with The Hindu, ahead of the G-20 …

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Forth Road Bridge company made savings of more than £2m helped by underspending on maintenance
9 years, 3 months ago

Forth Road Bridge company made savings of more than £2m helped by underspending on maintenance

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The body that ran the Forth Road Bridge until June …

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Forth Road Bridge: MSPs demand independent inquiry into structure amid claims structural defects went unnoticed
9 years, 3 months ago

Forth Road Bridge: MSPs demand independent inquiry into structure amid claims structural defects went unnoticed

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy An independent inquiry should be ordered into the closure of the …

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Forth Road Bridge closed indefinitely due to faulty steel
9 years, 3 months ago

Forth Road Bridge closed indefinitely due to faulty steel

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The Forth Road Bridge is being closed indefinitely after a …

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Kiran hopes for bridge ‘breather’
12 years, 1 month ago

Kiran hopes for bridge ‘breather’

The Hindu  

Chief Minister N. Kiran Kumar Reddy on Friday inaugurated the long awaited new parallel road-over-bridge at Lakdikapul and hoped that the Rs.24.75-crore facility would offer a solution to the decades old traffic problem at this junction. The task of placing dividers from the end of new bridge till Ayodhya junction would be taken up during the night and the bridge …

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