Metro pillar collapse: MMRDA forms high-level probe panel, seeks report on priority

IANS | February 14, 2026 6:09 PM

Mumbai, Feb 14 (IANS) The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) on Saturday constituted a high-level inquiry committee headed by Basavraj M. Bhadragond, Director, to investigate the collapse of a portion of an under-construction Metro Line 4 pillar that fell onto moving vehicles, killing one person and injuring three others.

Cabinet approves twin tube rail-cum-road tunnel under Brahmaputra river; Assam CM thanks PM

IANS | February 14, 2026 3:31 PM

Guwahati, Feb 14 (IANS) The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has approved construction of India’s first twin-tube underwater rail-cum-road tunnel beneath the Brahmaputra River at a total capital cost of Rs.18,662 crore in Assam. Reacting to the development, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday described the Union Cabinet’s decision as a “historic milestone” for the state and the entire Northeast.