Page 11 - Latest Updates on Nitin Gadkari
Nitin Gadkari takes charge as Minister of Road Transport and Highways
Under his leadership, the road ministry aims to complete the construction of 1,386-km Delhi-Mumbai Express by December this year
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Modi 3.0 full list: Shah, Rajnath, Sitharaman, Gadkari retain portfolios
The top four ministries remain same with Amit Shah as the home minister, Rajnath Singh as defence minister, Dr S Jaishankar as external affairs minister, and Nirmala Sitharaman as finance minister
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Modi 3.0: Nitin Gadkari claims his domain for the third straight time
Only minister in Modi cabinet with 10+ years in the same ministry
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Modi-led NDA govt must tackle unemployment: NITI Aayog's ex-VC Rajiv Kumar
Former NITI Aayog Vice Chairman Rajiv Kumar also emphasised that the government now must finalise the four labour codes as it has been delayed beyond expectations.
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How are Modi's ministers doing in the 2024 Lok Sabha election results?
Amit Shah, Smriti Irani, Anurag Thakur, Rajeev Chandrasekhar are among the ministers contesting these Lok Sabha 2024 elections. This is what trends indicate for their seats
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Maharashtra: BJP, Shiv Sena (UBT) leading in 11 seats, Cong ahead in 10
Union ministers Nitin Gadkari and Piyush Goyal were leading in the Nagpur and Mumbai North Lok Sabha seats, while their colleague Raosaheb Danve had a slender lead in Jalna.
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Fadnavis, Shah tried to work for Gadkari's defeat in LS polls, says Raut
Raut alleged that Fadnavis had unwillingly campaigned for Gadkari, who contested from the Nagpur Lok Sabha seat
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No government can change Constitution drafted by Ambedkar, says Gadkari
He was speaking at a campaign rally for Hemant Godse of the Shiv Sena, the candidate of the ruling alliance for the Nashik Lok Sabha seat
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Lok Sabha polls: Nitin Gadkari's faints at Maharashtra rally, blames heat
The Met Department has issued a heat wave alert in parts of Maharashtra for second half of the week
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LS polls: 8 Union ministers, 2 former CMs, 1 ex-Guv in fray in first phase
Polling for the 543 seats for electing the 18th Lok Sabha will be held in seven phases. The votes will be counted on June 4
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Lok Sabha polls: Hoping to win by a margin of 500,000, says Nitin Gadkari
Nitin Gadkari, contesting Lok Sabha election from Nagpur as a candidate of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), was fresh as a daisy
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Maruti Suzuki applies for Bharat-NCAP safety ratings for some vehicles
In August last year, the government launched Bharat-NCAP, India's very own and independent safety performance evaluation protocol for automobiles
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Road ministry capex utilisation in FY24 closes at record high 99.93%
As against the budgetary outlay of Rs 2.645 trillion in FY24, the road ministry has spent Rs 2.643 trillion. By including private investments, the capex goes up to Rs 3.01 trillion
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Congress seeks action against BJP, Gadkari 'for violating' poll rules
The Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee says the BJP and the union minister used school students 'in election-related activities'
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Green mobility: Nitin Gadkari vows to eliminate petrol, diesel vehicles
Union Minister Nitin Gadkari proposed GST cuts on hybrid vehicles to 5% and flex engines to 12% to phase out reliance on petrol/diesel vehicles and promote alternate biofuels
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Gadkari vows to eliminate petrol, diesel vehicles; tax cut for hybrid cars
Gadkari did not give any timeline to meet this ambitious target which even proponents of green energy believe is mind bogglingly difficult
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Lok Sabha polls: South will help reach Modi target of 370, says Gadkari
He dismissed allegations that the Modi government is weaponising central probe agencies such as the Enforcement Directorate and CBI to weaken the opposition
Satellite-based toll collection system to replace toll plazas: Gadkari
Speaking on complaints of exorbitant toll taxes, the Minister pointed out that highways save time and thereby fuel usage as well
Intention behind electoral bonds was good, all parties need funds: Gadkari
The Supreme Court, in a landmark judgment last week, annulled the electoral bonds scheme ahead of the April-May Lok Sabha polls
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Intention behind bringing electoral bonds scheme was good: Nitin Gadkari
The senior BJP leader said all political parties need to sit together and deliberate if the Supreme Court gives any further direction on the matter