Highway projects' inauguration: PM Modi holds roadshow in Delhi

IANS | August 17, 2025 1:50 PM

New Delhi, Aug 17 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday held a massive roadshow at the Mundka-Bakkarwala Village Toll Plaza in the national capital, just hours before the inauguration of two major highway projects -- the Delhi stretches of the Urban Extension Road-II (UER-II) and the Dwarka Expressway.

Four killed in flash floods triggered by cloudburst in J&K’s Kathua

IANS | August 17, 2025 10:01 AM

Jammu, Aug 17 (IANS) At least four people were killed and many others injured after a cloudburst hit Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua district during the night intervening Saturday and Sunday, said officials here, adding that a rescue operation is now underway in the affected area.

10 states, including NCRDC, achieve over 100 pc disposal of consumer cases in July

IANS | August 17, 2025 9:58 AM

New Delhi, Aug 17 (IANS) In a significant achievement for consumer grievance redressal, 10 states, along with the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC), recorded a disposal rate of over 100 per cent in July -- indicating that the number of cases resolved exceeded the number of cases filed during this period, an official statement said on Sunday.

PM Modi to inaugurate two major highway projects in Delhi worth Rs 11,000 crore today

IANS | August 17, 2025 7:34 AM

New Delhi, Aug 17 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate two major highway projects -- the Delhi sections of the Urban Extension Road-II (UER-II) and Dwarka Expressway -- worth Rs 11,000 crore on Sunday, as the Union government attempts to ease chronic traffic congestion in the national capital and improve connectivity across the National Capital Region (NCR).