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3 weeks, 3 days ago

Is it time to think of a Ram Setu Express?

As far as railway bridges go, you could call it short—spanning only 2.2 km. As India was marking its Constitution Day this week, rail safety commissioner A M Chowdhary quietly authorised the opening of a reconstructed Pamban bridge between Mandapam and Pamban stations in Tamil Nadu. Built at a cost of about Rs 550 crore, India's first vertical lift bridge, …

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1 month ago

Tirupati elevated bridge falls victim to ‘name game’

The Hindu

Political ‘name game’ has left everyone confused after ‘Srinivasa Setu’, the elevated corridor project built under the Smart City project to provide a direct access to Tirumala-bound vehicles and avoid traffic snarls in the city, was renamed to ‘Garuda Varadhi’ recently. Name game It was during the erstwhile Telugu Desam Party regime in 2014-19 that the work started and the …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Kolkata's Howrah Bridge to remain closed overnight for comprehensive health check-up

India Today

The iconic Howrah Bridge will be closed for five hours beginning late Saturday till the wee hours of Sunday for a comprehensive health check-up that will be undertaken by the Kolkata Port Trust after more than 30 years. RITES, the expert agency, has been deployed for a comprehensive health study of the Howrah Bridge, which is officially known as Rabindra …

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2 months, 2 weeks ago

‘500 new bridges in 5 years’

New Indian Express

BHUBANESWAR: The state government has decided to construct 500 bridges across Odisha during the next five years for which Rs 1,900 crore has been allocated in the 2024-25 budget. This was stated by Rural Development minister Rabi Narayan Naik who inaugurated a two-day national workshop of engineers here on Friday. The minister said 2,117 long-span bridges under Pradhan Mantri Gram …

Rural Development Bridges

4 months ago

Mumbai Atal Setu: Woman loses balance while sitting on safety barrier. See what happens next

Live Mint

A taxi driver and four traffic cops displayed remarkable alertness and agility to save a 56-year-old woman who was about to fall into the Arabian Sea from Atal Setu, an official said on Saturday. Around 7 pm on Friday, Mulund resident Reema Mukesh Patel reached Atal Setu in a taxi and stopped the vehicle on the Nhava Sheva side. Watch …

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4 months, 1 week ago

Atal Setu Is India's Premier Infrastructure Project, Cannot Be Risked Due To Stone Crushing & Blasting: Bombay High Court

Live Law

The Bombay High Court recently said that the Mumbai Trans Harbour Sea Link alias Atal Setu is one of India's premier infrastructure projects undertaken after incurring expenditure of thousands of crores and thus it cannot be put to risk due to operations of stone crushing and blasting near the bridge.Single-judge Justice Sandeep Marne therefore, upheld the June 28, 2024 order …

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4 months, 4 weeks ago

Man jumps off Atal Setu Bridge, search underway

Hindustan Times

Navi Mumbai: The control room at the Atal Setu Bridge alerted the Nhava Sheva Police Station on Wednesday afternoon about a man who jumped off the newly opened bridge. HT Image According to police reports, the 38-year-old man parked his vehicle, climbed over the railings, and leapt into the sea around 12:30pm on Wednesday. The man’s identity was confirmed through …

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5 months, 1 week ago

PM Modi says 8 crore new jobs created in last 3-4 years: ‘Silenced those…’

Hindustan Times

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday took a veiled jibe at the opposition, saying those ‘spreading fake narratives’ are enemies of development, investment and employment. The citizens of the country are rejecting their conspiracies,” the prime minister said at an event in Mumbai, wherein he laid thefoundation stone of development projects worth more than ₹29,400 crore. Every effort was made …

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5 months, 2 weeks ago

ISRO scientists create the first precise undersea mapping of Ram Setu: Reports

Op India

Scientists from the Indian Space Research Organisation have created the most precise undersea map yet of Adam’s Bridge widely known as the Ram Setu, proving the submerged ridge as a “continuity” from Dhanushkodi in India to Talaimannar in Sri Lanka. The surveying exercise used a US satellite to reflect laser beams off the sea floor, demonstrating that 99.98 percent of …

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5 months, 2 weeks ago

Women throng Setu Kendras for Majhi Ladki Bahin Yojana, farm & MNREGA work affected

Hindustan Times

With women across the state thronging ‘Setu Suvidha Kendras’ to avail the benefits of the state government’s ‘Majhi Laadki Bahin Yojana ’, farm- and MNREGA- work is now witnessing a shortage of manpower. Women in the age group of 21 to 60 years eligible for the ‘Majhi Laadki Bahin’ scheme will receive ₹ 1,500 per month from the government. Women …

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6 months ago

Railways suspends Kalka -Shimla heritage line trains after ‘cracks’ on bridge: ‘What will happen during monsoon…’

Live Mint

Cracks emerged on a railway bridge on Friday, June 21, night following which all trains on Kalka -Shimla heritage line were suspended the following day. " "We wonder what will happen during the upcoming monsoon season", said Shimla Hotel and Tourism Stakeholders Association President M K Seth amid the huge rush of tourists during the ongoing summer season. The update …

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6 months ago

Fact Check: Did Mumbai's Atal Setu develop cracks? Congress alleges corruption | Know truth behind claim

India TV News

India TV Fact Check: Fake news is spread on various topics on social media platforms. On Friday, Maharashtra Congress President Nana Patole shared several photos on social media platforms claiming that there are cracks in the recently built Atal Setu. On the social media platform X, Nana Patole shared four photos of cracks on the roads and said, "It is …

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6 months ago

‘Minor’ cracks found on approach road connecting Atal Setu, says MMRDA

Hindustan Times

Mumbai: Hours after Maharashtra Congress president Nana Patole alleged that cracks have emerged on Atul Setu sea bridge within months of its inauguration, the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority on Friday clarified that minor cracks were found on the approach road in Ulwe, which is not a part of the bridge but a service road connecting it. **EDS: IMAGE VIA …

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6 months ago

Cong leader Nana Patole claims cracks on Atal Setu bridge, MMRDA responds

Hindustan Times

Maharashtra Congress president Nana Patole on Friday accused the Bharatiya Janata Party and Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority of corruption in the construction of Atul Setu, while inspecting cracks that have appeared on the bridge, reported PTI. Congress chief Patole claimed that the bridges construction quality was poor with a portion of the road caving in by a foot Congress …

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6 months ago

Maha Congress Chief Nana Patole Inspects 'Cracks' On Navi Mumbai's Atal Setu, MMRDA Reacts

ABP News

The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority on Friday reacted to the "cracks" found by Maharashtra Congress chief Nana Patole as he visited the Atal Bihari Vajpayee Sewri-Nhava Seva Atal Setu in Navi Mumbai. Posting a video statement on X, Kailash Ganatra, Project Head of Atal Setu, clarified that "cracks" are not on the bridge itself but on the approach road …

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6 months, 2 weeks ago

Passenger movement through Maitri Setu to start in September: Official

The Hindu

“Passenger movement through Maitri Setu which connects India and Bangladesh in South Tripura district will start by September this year,” a senior government official said. It will take two or three months to introduce goods movement after passenger movement gets underway," Tripura's Industries and Commerce Department Secretary Kiran Gitte said at a press conference on June 7. Asserting that setting …

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7 months ago

Maitri Setu, Agartala-Akhaura rail link to be made operational soon: Tripura CM Manik Saha

The Hindu

Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha said the Maitri Setu in South Tripura and Agartala-Akhaura rail link will become operational very soon. Under the leadership of PM Modi, who has always emphasised the Act East Policy and provided us with the HIRA model, the Maitri Setu will become operational soon", the Chief Minister told reporters on May 17. "The trial in …

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7 months ago

Rashmika Mandanna, PM Narendra Modi exchange tweets about Atal Setu, country's growth

Hindustan Times

Actor Rashmika Mandanna was recently in Mumbai when she visited the Atal Bihari Vajpayee Sewri-Nhava Sheva Atal Setu, aka Atal Setu. #MyIndia.” PM Modi reshared her post, stating that there was ‘nothing more satisfying’ than connecting people, writing, “Absolutely! Nothing more satisfying than connecting people and improving lives.” Rashmika seemed overwhelmed as she responded to the PM, stating that it …

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7 months, 2 weeks ago

Restoration work by ASI at Delhi Red Fort chokes traffic near Kashmere Gate

Hindustan Times

There were traffic snarls on the Ring Road near the Red Fort on Saturday because one carriageway of the road leading to Hanuman Setu towards Kashmere Gate was closed to facilitate repair and restoration work on the Mughal-era Salimgarh Fort Bridge, one of whose arches was damaged in an accident involving a truck one-and-a-half years ago. It can be considered …

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8 months, 1 week ago

Bollywood votes: Cinema in the shadow of elections

Live Mint

NEW DELHI : Nothing is as powerful as an idea whose time has come, except when everyone has the same idea. Aditya Suhas Jambhale’s film is about the abrogation of the erstwhile Article of the Constitution that allowed for “special status" for Jammu and Kashmir. At a rally in Sangareddy in Telangana on 5 March, the Prime Minister referenced the …

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8 months, 1 week ago

Bollywood votes: Cinema in the shadow of elections

Live Mint

Nothing is as powerful as an idea whose time has come, except when everyone has the same idea. “It’ll enter your home, and it’ll kill you too.” Earlier this week, the BJP dropped a minute-long, military-themed video featuring the Prime Minister that begins with “This is new Bharat.” A lean, focused alternative to the maximalist action favoured by star vehicles, …

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9 months, 3 weeks ago

FACT CHECK: PM Modi's hand wave clarified - not to fish, but to waiting boatmen | Here's the truth

India TV News

A video circulating on social media purportedly showing Prime Minister Narendra Modi waving at the sea during the inauguration of the Sudarshan Setu bridge in Gujarat has sparked misleading claims. Image Source : INDIA TVScreenshot of a video circulating on social media purportedly showing PM Modi waving at the sea. The India TV Fact Check team investigation revealed that PM …

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9 months, 3 weeks ago

Congress works for progress of just one family, says Modi

Deccan Chronicle

New Delhi/Dwarka/Rajkot: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday attacked the Opposition Congress Party, saying that its entire strength was used to ensure the progress of just one family. Speaking after inaugurating and laying the foundation stones for various projects in Gujarat’s Dwarka, including India’s longest cable-stayed bridge between Okha and Beyt Dwarka in Gujarat, Prime Minister Modi said all kinds …

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9 months, 4 weeks ago

‘Construction of Sudarshan Setu was in my fate..’: PM Modi in Dwarka

Live Mint

“The Congress never paid attention to Sudarshan Setu, its construction was written by Lord Krishna in my fate,” said PM Modi after inaugurating India's longest cable-stayed bridge, Sudarshan Setu, in Gujarat's Dwarka on Sunday. On the second day of his Gujarat visit, PM Modi started the day by offering prayers at Lord Sri Krishna temple at Beyt Dwarka. The construction …

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Is it time to think of a Ram Setu Express?

Tirupati elevated bridge falls victim to ‘name game’

Kolkata's Howrah Bridge to remain closed overnight for comprehensive health check-up

‘500 new bridges in 5 years’

Mumbai Atal Setu: Woman loses balance while sitting on safety barrier. See what happens next

Atal Setu Is India's Premier Infrastructure Project, Cannot Be Risked Due To Stone Crushing & Blasting: Bombay High Court

Man jumps off Atal Setu Bridge, search underway

PM Modi says 8 crore new jobs created in last 3-4 years: ‘Silenced those…’

ISRO scientists create the first precise undersea mapping of Ram Setu: Reports

Women throng Setu Kendras for Majhi Ladki Bahin Yojana, farm & MNREGA work affected

Railways suspends Kalka -Shimla heritage line trains after ‘cracks’ on bridge: ‘What will happen during monsoon…’

Fact Check: Did Mumbai's Atal Setu develop cracks? Congress alleges corruption | Know truth behind claim

‘Minor’ cracks found on approach road connecting Atal Setu, says MMRDA

Cong leader Nana Patole claims cracks on Atal Setu bridge, MMRDA responds

Maha Congress Chief Nana Patole Inspects 'Cracks' On Navi Mumbai's Atal Setu, MMRDA Reacts

Passenger movement through Maitri Setu to start in September: Official

Maitri Setu, Agartala-Akhaura rail link to be made operational soon: Tripura CM Manik Saha

Rashmika Mandanna, PM Narendra Modi exchange tweets about Atal Setu, country's growth

Restoration work by ASI at Delhi Red Fort chokes traffic near Kashmere Gate

Bollywood votes: Cinema in the shadow of elections

Bollywood votes: Cinema in the shadow of elections

FACT CHECK: PM Modi's hand wave clarified - not to fish, but to waiting boatmen | Here's the truth

Congress works for progress of just one family, says Modi

‘Construction of Sudarshan Setu was in my fate..’: PM Modi in Dwarka