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Budget 2024: Nitin Gadkari urges Nirmala Sitharaman to withdraw tax on life insurance premium

Jul 31, 2024, at 07:13 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: In what would be a reason for the Centre's discomfort, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari has questioned Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's levying of tax on life insurance premium in the Budget 2024.

Pioneering a prosperous future: Nitin Gadkari hails Modi govt's first budget of third term

Jul 23, 2024, at 07:45 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Union Minister Nitin Gadkari called the Budget 2024, the first in Modi government's third term, as "pioneering a prosperous future" with advancement.

'If we commit the same mistakes, there is no...': Nitin Gadkari cautions BJP

Jul 13, 2024, at 05:44 pm

Panaji/IBNS: After a partial setback in the Lok Sabha polls, Union Minister and BJP veteran Nitin Gadkari has cautioned his party over repeating the same mistakes which its arch-rival Congress did.

Modi 3.0 cabinet announced, major portfolios remain unchanged, big boost for allies

Jun 11, 2024, at 02:16 am

New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi's cabinet in his historic third term will retain the known faces in the big four ministries. Soon after PM Modi chaired the first cabinet meeting at his official residence on Monday evening, the names of his cabinet ministers were announced ending all speculations.

Nitin Gadkari faints during election rally in Maharashtra, provides update on his health later

Apr 25, 2024, at 02:34 am

Union minister Nitin Gadkari fainted during an election rally in Maharashtra's Yavatmal district on Wednesday afternoon.

Nitin Gadkari files nomination from Nagpur LS seat

Mar 28, 2024, at 02:05 am

Nagpur/IBNS/UNI: Union Minister and BJP nominee Nitin Gadkari Wednesday filed his nomination from the Nagpur Lok Sabha seat.

Nitin Gadkari, ML Khattar, Anurag Thakur feature in BJP's second list of 72 candidates for LS Polls

Mar 14, 2024, at 04:42 am

New Delhi/IBNS: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Wednesday released the second list of 72 candidates from 11 states for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.

Nitin Gadkari sends legal notice to Congress chief for posting 'twisted' version of his interview

Mar 02, 2024, at 06:20 am

New Delhi/IBNS: Union Minister Nitin Gadkari Friday sent a legal notice to Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and party general secretary Jairam Ramesh for sharing a "twisted, distorted" version of one of his interviews on X.

GPS-based toll collection systems to replace highway toll plazas: Nitin Gadkari

Feb 11, 2024, at 07:48 pm

New Delhi: The toll plazas that often disrupt smooth travel experiences may soon become a thing of the past, as Union Minister Nitin Gadkari said that the GPS-based toll collection systems will replace existing highway toll plazas across the country, media reports said.

'I have served you, vote for me if you want to': Nitin Gadkari's message for voters ahead of 2024 elections

Oct 01, 2023, at 06:42 am

Mumbai: Union Road Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari on Saturday exuded confidence in his work and asked the voters to vote for him if they really wanted to, media reports said.

Union Minister Nitin Gadkari to launch Bharat New Car Assessment Programme this week

Aug 20, 2023, at 10:57 pm

Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari will launch the much-awaited Bharat New Car Assessment Programme (Bharat NCAP) on Tuesday.

'Amusing': Gadkari on Rahul Gandhi's 'RSS people in ministries' claim

Aug 20, 2023, at 05:30 am

New Delhi: Union Minister Nitin Gadkari dismissed Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s claims the RSS-BJP have strategically placed their own members within critical segments of India’s institutional framework.

Gadkari inaugurates and lays foundation stone of 11 NH projects worth Rs 5600 cr in Rajasthan's Pratapgarh

Jul 05, 2023, at 05:52 am

New Delhi: Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari on Tuesday inaugurated and laid the foundation stone of 11 NH projects worth Rs 5600 crore in Pratapgarh, Rajasthan.

Nitin Gadkari inspects Z-Morh Tunnel with Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir Manoj Sinha

Apr 10, 2023, at 11:11 pm

Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways  Nitin Gadkari in the presence of Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir Manoj Sinha and Members of Parliamentary Consultative Committee on Road Transport and Highways inspected the Geo-strategically important Z-Morh Tunnel on Srinagar-Leh Highway (NH-1) on Monday.

PM Modi lauds construction of 3.85 km long public transport ropeway in Varanasi

Mar 30, 2023, at 06:56 am

New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday hailed the construction of a 3.85 km long public transport ropeway in Varanasi at a cost of Rs 644 crore.

'Extraordinary accomplishment': Gadkari lauds world's first bamboo crash barrier installed in Maharashtra highway

Mar 05, 2023, at 06:26 am

New Delhi/IBNS: Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Tuesday said a 200-meter-long bamboo crash barrier, the first-ever in the world, has been set up on the highway connecting the Chandrapur and Yavatmal districts in Maharashtra.

In big setback for BJP on Nitin Gadkari's home turf, MVA candidate wins Legislative Council seat in Nagpur

Feb 03, 2023, at 04:13 am

Mumbai/IBNS: In a major electoral setback for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in one of its most significant turf, the candidate for the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) coalition on Thursday defeated the saffron party's contender in polls to a Maharashtra Legislative Council seat in Nagpur.

Caller, threatening to kill Nitin Gadkari, identified as Jayesh Kantha

Jan 15, 2023, at 11:21 pm

Nagpur/UNI: Union Minister Nitin Gadkari received death threat calls from a man who is imprisoned in Belagavi, Karnataka, a senior police official told UNI on Sunday.

Union Minister Nitin Gadkari receives death threats

Jan 14, 2023, at 10:53 pm

Nagpur: Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Saturday reportedly received death threats over a phone call at his office in Nagpur, a senior police official confirmed while talking to UNI.

Nitin Gadkari inaugurates 7 NH projects worth Rs 2,444 cr and MP's first 6-lane twin tunnel in Rewa

Dec 11, 2022, at 05:05 am

Rewa/IBNS: Union Minister Nitin Gadkari Saturday inaugurated seven National Highway projects worth Rs 2,444 crore with total length of 204 km in Rewa, Madhya Pradesh.

'Shivaji Maharaj is our god': Nitin Gadkari after tension sparks over Maharashtra Governor remark

Nov 22, 2022, at 01:47 am

Mumbai/IBNS: As a huge row erupted over Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari's remark on Chhatrapati Shivaji, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari Monday attempted to appease ally Eknath Shinde.

NHAI InvIT minimum investment at Rs 10,000: Gadkari says India’s growth possible when led by common people

Oct 14, 2022, at 05:13 am

New Delhi: The public issue of NHAI's Non-Convertible Debentures (NCDs) is an excellent opportunity for retail investors, especially the salaried and the retired, as InvIT can offer returns greater than any fixed deposit instruments available in the market, Union Road Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari said Thursday.

Nitin Gadkari launches first of its kind pilot project on Flexi-Fuel Strong Hybrid Electric Vehicles (FFV-SHEV) in India

Oct 11, 2022, at 09:45 pm

New Delhi: Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari Launched Toyota’s first of its kind pilot project on Flexi-Fuel Strong Hybrid Electric Vehicles (FFV-SHEV) in India on Tuesday  which would run on 100 percent petrol as well as 20 to 100 percent blended ethanol and electric power.

'UP roads better than US by 2024': Gadkari announces Rs 8,000 cr road projects for UP

Oct 09, 2022, at 03:41 pm

Lucknow: Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari on Saturday announced road projects worth Rs 8,000 crore for Uttar Pradesh.

Centre, states must work together to make transport sector become $5tn economy: Nitin Gadkari

Sep 10, 2022, at 05:16 am

Bengaluru/UNI: Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari on Friday said in the next five years both the centre and the states should work together to transform the transport sector of the country to become a five trillion dollar economy.

Nitin Gadkari calls out 'propaganda' by media, accuses it of distorting his statements

Aug 26, 2022, at 07:39 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s dropping of Union Minister Nitin Gadkari from its parliamentary board has been equated with his past statement that had put the Modi government in a spot of bother.

Government not taking decisions in time: Nitin Gadkari's latest jibe

Aug 24, 2022, at 05:22 am

New Delhi/IBNS: Union Minister Nitin Gadkari, whose statements appear to have cost him his spot in the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s top decision-making body, has said the government is "not taking decisions in time".

Nitin Gadkari launches Ashok Leyland electric double-decker bus in Mumbai

Aug 19, 2022, at 06:03 am

Union Minister for Road Transport & Highways Nitin Gadkari launched Ashok Leyland Electric Double Decker Bus named Switch EiV 22 in Mumbai on Thursday which he termed as "ushering sustainable revolution".

BS Yediyurappa in, Nitin Gadkari out, no Yogi Adityanath in BJP's new rejig

Aug 18, 2022, at 03:41 am

New Delhi/IBNS: Union Minister Nitin Gadkari and Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Chouhan were dropped from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s top decision-making body on Tuesday in a rejig which saw BS Yediyurappa and Devendra Fadnavis getting key spots.

Dwarka Expressway to be the first elevated urban expressway in India: Gadkari

Jul 12, 2022, at 05:38 am

New Delhi: Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari Monday said that the Dwarka Expressway, also known as the Northern Peripheral Road in the Haryana portion, is being developed as the first elevated urban expressway in India.