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History should not be used for fault-finding: Union Minister Gadkari

Union minister Nitin Gadkari on Thursday said history should be used for the creation of better society and nation and not for "fault-finding."

RSS doesn't discriminate, Gadkari once told Ratan Tata at inauguration

Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Thursday shared an anecdote and said he had once told industrialist Ratan Tata that the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) did not discriminate on the basis of religion.

India worst in world in terms road accident deaths: Govt tells Parliament

Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari on Wednesday raised concern over road accidents and said that India tops the world in terms of number of persons killed in road accidents

Gadkari, Sanjay Raut at dinner for Maharashtra MLAs at Pawar's residence

The dinner party gains significance as on Tuesday, the Enforcement Directorate had attached asebts linked to Raut, amid the tussle between the Centre and the state over the ED

Pawar hosts dinner for Maharashtra MLAs, Gadkari also in attendance

At a time when political opponents are at loggerheads in Maharashtra, leaders of all parties, including the BJP, spent Tuesday evening together over dinner at residence of NCP supremo Sharad Pawar

'The Kashmir Files' depicts true history of valley: Nitin Gadkari

He added that the way Agnihotri directed the film, he has put forth the truth and real story for the public

India has over 1 million EVs, 1,742 public charging stations: Gadkari

As per Vahan 4 data, as of March 25 this year, a total of 10,76,420 EVs and a total of 1,742 Public Charging Stations (PCS), as per the Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE), are operational.

E-scooter fires: Govt orders forensic probe; to take action after report

Gadkari also said that as on March 25, as many as 10,76,420 EVs were registered in the country and 1,742 public charging stations (PCS) were operational

Prices of EVs to be equal of petrol cars in 2 years, says Nitin Gadkari

Gadkari also said MPs can buy electric vehicles once a charging station is installed in Parliament premises

India registers 162% growth in EV sales this year, says Gadkari

Union Minister for Road Transport & Highways, Nitin Gadkari on Thursday in the Lok Sabha said that India has registered overall 162 per cent growth in the sales of electric vehicles this year.

Budget Session: Accountancy Bill approval, vehicle safety norms, and more

Nearly 70 million senior citizens travelled by trains without availing concessions over the last 2 years since the Railways suspended the rail concession facility in March 2020, Ashwini Vaishnaw said

New norms notified to ensure vehicle users' safety: Nitin Gadkari

"Every year, over five lakh of accidents happen in India, reporting over 1.5 lakh deaths in these accidents, therefore, we took a decision and made six airbags mandatory for all cars," he said

Nitin Gadkari rides to Parliament in hydrogen-powered electric car

Union minister Nitin Gadkari, who has been pushing for the use of alternative fuel-powered vehicles, on Wednesday rode to Parliament in his new hydrogen-based electric car.

Centre tables Criminal Procedure (Identification) Bill in Lok Sabha

Opposition members Manish Tewari, Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, Saugata Roy and N K Premachandran forced a vote on the introduction of the Criminal Procedure (Identification) Bill

Heavy investment needed in health, education sectors: Nitin Gadkari

Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Saturday said there was need for heavy investment in the health and education sectors in the country.

Development works will be carried out without bringing in politics: Gadkari

Senior BJP leader and Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Saturday said that development works, be it in Maharashtra or India, will be carried out without bringing in any kind of politics. Speaking at the inauguration ceremony of two National Highway projects in Sangli, the Union transport minister said he considers himself an "ambassador of Maharashtra" and feels that the state should emerge on top in the country. "In the last seven years of my tenure, I got an opportunity to execute development works worth Rs 5 lakh crore in Maharashtra. I was in port, shipping, water resources, MSME and road transport (as a minister), but I always considered myself an ambassador of Maharashtra and feel that the land of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj should prosper and flourish," Gadkari said. If any state should emerge as number one, it should be Maharashtra, he said. The minister further said that development works will be carried out without bringing in any politics and assured that the demands put .

Oil prices up due to Russia-Ukraine war: Nitin Gadkari on fuel rates hike

Nitin Gadkari justified the hikes in fuel prices, thrice in the last four days, saying the oil prices had gone up within the international market owing to the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war

Over 1 mn EVs registered, 1,742 charging stations operational: Gadkari

According to Gadkari, Rajasthan (122), Uttar Pradesh (90) and Madhya Pradesh (77) have maximum number of fee plazas

EVs to cost same as petrol-run vehicles in two years: Nitin Gadkari

EV sales in India rose 162 per cent in the last year, said MoRTH last week, citing the latest available data.

Cost of EVs to be at par with petrol-run vehicles in 2 years: Gadkari

Road Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari said rapid strides in technology and green fuel will reduce the cost of electric automobiles, bringing them at par with petrol-run vehicles in next two years