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Water Conservation and Management should become people’s movement: Nitin Gadkari

Feb 25, 2019, at 06:36 pm

New Delhi, Feb 25 (IBNS): Union Minister for Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation & Road Transport and Highways & Shipping Nitin Gadkari today distributed 82 National Water Awards in 14 categories jointly with Minister of State, Arjun Ram Meghwal and Secretary,U.P. Singh at New Delhi.

Nitin Gadkari to lay foundation stones for seven highway projects in Kangra in Himachal Pradesh

Feb 23, 2019, at 07:22 pm

New Delhi, Feb 23 (IBNS): Union Minister for Road Transport & Highways, Shipping and Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation Nitin Gadkari will lay the foundation stones for seven National Highway projects worth over Rs 4419 crore in Himachal Pradesh’s Kangra on Sunday.

Nitin Gadkari inaugurates and laid foundation stone for projects worth Rs 5,894 crore at Chandi Ghat in Haridwar

Feb 22, 2019, at 07:01 pm

New Delhi, Feb 22 (IBNS): Union Minister for Road Transport & Highways, Shipping and Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation Nitin Gadkari inaugurated and laid foundation stone for projects worth Rs 5,894 crore at Chandi Ghat in Haridwar on Thursday.

Pulwama attack: India stops its share of water flow to Pakistan

Feb 21, 2019, at 08:36 pm

New Delhi, Feb 21 (IBNS): Amidst anguish over the Pulwama terror attack which claimed the lives of 40 soldiers, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Thursday informed that India will block the flow of its share of waters from eastern rivers to Pakistan.

Nitin Gadkari to inaugurate and lay foundation stones for National Highways and Namami Gange Projects in Uttarakhand tomorrow

Feb 20, 2019, at 07:06 pm

New Delhi, Feb 20 (IBNS): Union Minister for Road Transport & Highways, Shipping and Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation Nitin Gadkari will inaugurate and lay the foundation stones for NH and Namami Gange works amounting to Rs 5894 crore at Haridwar in Uttarakhand on Thursday.

Cheap politics has become the identity of Congress: Nitin Gadkari

Feb 11, 2019, at 07:51 pm

New Delhi, Feb 11 (IBNS): Union minister Nitin Gadkari on Monday said indulging in cheap politics has become the identity of the Congress after the Madhya Pradesh Congress tweeted a news report to suggest that the lawmaker from Nagpur is attacking his own party and prime minister Narendra Modi for its "caste politics".

Nitin Gadkari visits Kumbh at Prayagraj, says Ganga will be "completely" clean by March next year

Feb 08, 2019, at 10:39 pm

New Delhi, Feb 8 (IBNS): Union Minister Nitin Gadkari, while visiting the Prayagraj Kumbh on Friday, said that the water of river Ganga will be completely clean  by March next year.

Nitin Gadkari is the only one in the BJP with some guts: Rahul Gandhi tweets attacking Modi subtly

Feb 04, 2019, at 11:24 pm

New Delhi, Feb 4 (IBNS): Subtly trying to portray Nitin Gadkari as a 'rival' to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Monday complimented the Union Minister and former BJP president as the “only one in the BJP with some guts”.

Politicians spinning dreams but not delivering could face consequences: Nitin Gadkari

Jan 27, 2019, at 11:19 pm

]Mumbai, Jan 27 (IBNS): Union minister Nitin Gadkari on Sunday said political leaders will have to answer to the people if they do not deliver on their promises.

MoU signed for Renukaji Multipurpose Dam Project among five states and Delhi

Jan 11, 2019, at 02:41 pm

New Delhi, Jan 11 (IBNS) : Union Minister  Nitin Gadkari on Friday  signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Chief Ministers of  five states and Delhi  capital  for the construction of Renukaji Multi-Purpose Dam project in the Upper Yamuna Basin.

Gadkari's 'take responsibility' tip, apparently for BJP leadership

Dec 25, 2018, at 07:40 pm

New Delhi, Dec 25 (IBNS): Union minister and BJP leader Nitin Gadkari on Monday said if MLAs and MPs were not performing, the party president should take responsibility for the situation.

India Water Impact Summit-2018 to be held from tomorrow

Dec 04, 2018, at 05:08 pm

New Delhi, Dec 4 (IBNS): Union Minister for Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation Nitin Gadkari will inaugurate India Water Impact Summit 2018, being jointly organized by the National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) and the Centre for Ganga River Basin Management and Studies (cGanga) from Dec 5-7, 2018 in New Delhi.

Rahul Gandhi takes jibe at Nitin Gadkari's job remark over Maratha stir

Aug 06, 2018, at 11:14 am

New Delhi, Aug 6 (IBNS): Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Monday took a jibe at Union Minister Nitin Gadkari's remark where the latter had said there is no availability of jobs while reacting to the recent Maratha stir over the demands of reservations in government jobs and educational institutions.

Around one lakh crore rupees worth of investment being made for development of National Highways in Andhra Pradesh: Gadkari

Jul 14, 2018, at 06:58 pm

New Delhi,July 14 (IBNS): Union Minister for Road Transport & Highways, Shipping, Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation Nitin Gadkari has said that the length of National Highways in Andhra Pradesh has increased by 2926 Km in the last four years.

Nitin Gadkari says India trying to make Chabahar Port in Iran operational by 2019

Jun 22, 2018, at 04:56 pm

New Delhi, June 22 (IBNS): Nitin Gadkari, the Union Minister for Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation, Road Transport & Highways and Shipping said in Dushanbe on Thursday, that India is trying to make Chabahar Port in Iran operational by 2019.

Nitin Gadkari slams ex- student leader over 'bizarre' tweet, threatens legal action

Jun 10, 2018, at 04:51 pm

New Delhi,June 10 (IBNS); Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Sunday said he will take legal action against 'anti-social elements' who have alleged him of being involved in the assassination threat against Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Indian Minister Nitin Gadkari to visit Republic of Korea

Apr 09, 2018, at 03:10 am

New Delhi, Apr 8 (IBNS): Nitin Gadkari, Union Minister of Shipping, Road Transport & Highways and Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation will be on an official visit to the Republic of Korea from Monday.

Kejriwal apologises to Nitin Gadkari, Kapil Sibal

Mar 19, 2018, at 11:56 pm

New Delhi, Mar 19 (IBNS): After seeking forgiveness from ex-Punjab Minister Bikram Majithia, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday went on to apologise to Union Minister Nitin Gadkari and Congress leader Kapil Sibal, who have slapped defamation cases against the former for making "unfounded" allegations.

Nitin Gadkari Lays foundation for National Technology Centre for Ports, Waterways and Coasts at IIT Chenna

Feb 26, 2018, at 06:35 pm

New Delhi, Feb 26 (IBNS) :  Nitin Gadkari, Minister for Road Transport & Highways, Shipping and Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation laid  the  foundation stone for setting up of a National Technology Centre for Ports, Waterways and Coasts (NTCPWC), at IIT Chennai on Monday.

Nitin Gadkari calls for innovation and sharing of resources on water conservation

Feb 23, 2018, at 01:02 am

New Delhi, Feb 22 (IBNS): Union Minister for Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation Nitin Gadkari on Thursday called upon research organizations to innovate in the area of water conservation and sustainable management of water resources.

Nitin Gadkari to lay foundation stone for over 500 km of highways projects worth over Rs 3700 crores in Karnataka over the next two days

Feb 20, 2018, at 01:14 am

New Delhi, Feb 19 (IBNS): Nitin Gadkari, Minister of Road Transport & Highways, Shipping, Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation lay the foundation stone for 138.5 km of highways projects worth Rs 873.5 crores in Shimoga district in Karnataka on Monday.

Nitin Gadkari releases India’s first ever Highway Capacity Manual

Feb 13, 2018, at 12:06 am

New Delhi, Feb 12 (IBNS): Minister of Road Transport & Highways, Shipping and Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation Nitin Gadkari released India’s first ever Highway Capacity Manual in New Delhi on Monday.

Won't give land in South Mumbai, go to Pakistan border: Nitin Gadkari to Navy

Jan 12, 2018, at 03:01 pm

Mumbai, Jan 12 (IBNS): Union Minister Nitin Gadkari has triggered a controversy when he questioned that why 'all Navy officers need to stay in South Mumbai' and said that 'not an inch of land' would be given to the Navy to build flats or quarters in the area, drawing criticisms from opposition party Congress.

Nitin Gadkari holds bilateral talks with Iranian Minister of Roads and Urban Development

Jan 11, 2018, at 01:18 am

New Delhi, Jan 10 (IBNS): Nitin Gadkari, Minister of Shipping, Road Transport and Highways, Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation held bilateral talks with  Dr Abbas Akhoundi,  Iranian Minister of Roads and Urban Development in New Delhi on Wednesday.

Guwahati: Nitin Gadkari falls ill in Majuli public meeting

Dec 30, 2017, at 04:24 am

Guwahati, Dec 29 (IBNS): Union Minister of Shipping, Road Transport & Highways, Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation Nitin Gadkari on Friday suddenly fell ill while he was attending a function held in Upper Assam’s Majuli district.

Nitin Gadkari interacts with participants of 44th Know India Programme

Dec 20, 2017, at 03:21 am

New Delhi, Dec 19 (IBNS): Nitin Gadkari, Minister of Road Transport & Highways, Shipping, Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation, interacted with a group of young students and professionals of the Indian diaspora in New Delhi on Tuesday. 

Namami Gange Roadshow in London garners huge response from Indian corporate and others

Nov 30, 2017, at 08:59 pm

New Delhi/London, Nov 30 (IBNS): Indian corporates, non-resident Indians and people of Indian origin in the United Kingdom have committed more than five billion dollars for the development of amenities like ghats, river fronts, crematoria and parks as part of the Namami Gange Mission, the Union Ministry of Road Transport & Highways said in a release on Thursday.

Gadkari appeals to Indian business leaders in UK to participate in Ganga cleaning project

Nov 29, 2017, at 01:31 am

New Delhi, Nov 28 (IBNS): Union Minister for Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation Nitin Gadkari has called upon Indian business leaders in UK to come forward and cooperate with the Indian Government in its Namami Gange project to clean the river Ganga.

President Kovind says Central government aiming to provide drinking water supply in all rural areas by 2022

Oct 10, 2017, at 07:25 pm

New Delhi, Oct 10 (IBNS): President Ram Nath Kovind inaugurated India Water Week-2017 on Tuesday in New Delhi.

India, Iran reiterate their commitment for early operationalization of Chabahar Port

Aug 08, 2017, at 12:48 am

New Delhi, Aug 7 (IBNS): Nitin Gadkari, Minister for Shipping and Road Transport & Highways returned to India on Monday after a two day visit to Tehran.