4+ day, 13+ hour ago   (244+ words) Mumbai’s Coastal Road (Pic Credit: MMRDA) (Representative Image) Fourteen months into construction, Thane Coastal Road-1 has crossed 40 per cent physical progress, with piling, pier work and girder erection advancing together along the 13.45-km stretch. By 2 September, officials said, 332 of the…...

2+ week, 8+ hour ago   (226+ words) Swarajya Inland Waterways Authority of India chairman Sushil Kumar Lohani on Friday directed concerned officials to expedite development projects in Varanasi and adjoining districts during a review meeting at the divisional commissioner's auditorium He emphasised the need for timely disposal…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (279+ words) Aug 29, 2026 | Updated 12:20 PM GMT+5:30 Contractors who have finished development works for various Maharashtra government departments are not being paid despite repeated reminders, Nagpur Contractors Association president Subodh Sarode has alleged, saying the delay has pushed the sector into acute financial…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (309+ words) The BEST committee approved an increase of Rs 3.65 per km in the Gross Cost Contract (GCC) rate. Mumbai's Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST) undertaking has approved a revision in the operating rate for 150 air-conditioned double-decker electric buses, clearing the…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (275+ words) Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw has directed the South Eastern Railway (SER) to strengthen surveillance and preparedness along vulnerable railway sections in Odisha as heavy rainfall raises concerns over waterlogging and possible disruption to train services. Times of India reported that…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (262+ words) The state irrigation department has forwarded a proposal worth Rs 220 crore to seal leakages at the Bhatsa dam, the single largest contributor to the city's daily water draw. Situated in Shahapur tehsil of Thane district, the structure has developed multiple…...