Ministry of Road Transport and Highway

'Villagers Blocked The Drain': Government On Flooding Of New Bengaluru-Mysuru Expressway

The government claims that part of the Bengaluru-Mysuru Expressway flooded because the villagers blocked the drains near the Ramanagara stretch of the e-way.

Mar 19, 2023, 12:57 PM IST

Road Safety: MoRTH reveals not wearing seatbelt claimed 16,397 lives in 2021

According to the report, not wearing a helmet caused injuries to 93,763 persons, and not wearing a seat belt caused injuries to 39,231 persons during 2021, reports PTI.

Dec 29, 2022, 17:12 PM IST

Union Minister Nitin Gadkari wants to use highways to create lakes under mission Amrit Sarovar

The statement comes from the Union Road Transport and Highway Minister Nitin Gadkari as the government plans to conserve water through the 'Mission Amrit Sarovar', reports PTI.

Sep 11, 2022, 15:04 PM IST

Telangana CM KCR urges Nitin Gadkari to notify 4 state roads as national highways

He also requested the Centre to declare four state roads -- Choutuppal-Amangal-Shadnagar-Kandi; Karimnagar-Sircilla-Kamareddy-Yellareddy-Pitlam; Kothakota-Gudur upto Mantralayam; and Zaheerabad-Bidar-Deglur -- as national highways.

Sep 06, 2021, 20:03 PM IST

Good news! Battery Operated Vehicles exempted from payment of fees, check important update

This has been notified to encourage e- mobility over the conventional combustion engine.

Aug 03, 2021, 19:08 PM IST

Get your driving license and 18 other services in comfort of your home

The Ministry of road transport and highways has issued a notification on Friday (March 5) which states that RC, license and 18 other services can be accessed online. The notification also mentioned that many other RTO services will be digitised.

Mar 05, 2021, 11:01 AM IST

Union Minister Nitin Gadkari to inaugurate, lay foundation stone for 18 highway projects in Rajasthan today

Union Minister Nitin Gadkari will inaugurate and lay the foundation stone for 18 highway projects in Rajasthan virtually on Thursday. According to a press statement from the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, these projects carry a road length of nearly 1,127 kilometres, involving a construction value of Rs 8,341 crores.

Dec 24, 2020, 07:14 AM IST