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World Maritime Day: COVID-19 Crisis And The Importance Of Shipping
Happy World Maritime Day 2020: Union Minister for Shipping, Mansukh Mandaviya greeted seafarers on World Maritime Day. He praised the "professionalism and sacrifice of the 2 million seafarers. Shipping has continued to transport more than 80% of world trade, including vital medical supplies," the minister tweeted.
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India, Russia, Iran To Meet On North-South Corridor On November 23
India, Russia and Iran will hold a trilateral meeting on the International North South Transport Corridor (INSTC) on November 23 to make the 7,200-km-long ship, road, and rail route operational soon, an official statement said on Monday. Union Commerce and Industry Minister Suresh Prabhu, in a meeting with a Russian business delegation on raising i...
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Methanol May Soon Become Fuel For Ships, Says Nitin Gadkari
Ships in India may soon run on methanol as Centre is drawing up plans in this regard, Union minister Nitin Gadkari said on Tuesday. The Road Transport, Highways and Shipping Minister also stressed on the importance of developing waterways for their cost effectiveness.
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Slipper Thrown At Minister At JNU Student's Funeral in Tamil Nadu
A man allegedly hurled a chappal (slipper) and a stone at Union minister Pon Radhakrishnan, who had come to pay respects to Dalit JNU scholar J Muthukrishnan, who had allegedly committed suicide at a friend's house in New Delhi on March 13. His body was brought to Tamil Nadu's Salem district today. As the Union Minister of State for Road Transport ...
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BJP State Leaders Meet Next Week
Union Minister for Road Transport and Shipping Nitin Gadkari would inaugurate the BJP state council at Kottayam on January 18.
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Length Of India's Highways To Be Doubled: Union Minister Nitin Gadkari
The length of national highways is slated to double from 95,000 km to 2,00,000 km, as part of India's infrastructural reforms, Minister of Road Transport, Highways and Shipping Nitin Gadkari said today.
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Delhi To Jaipur In 2 Hours With New Highway, Says Nitin Gadkari
Union Minister for Road Transport, Highways and Shipping Nitin Gadkari on Sunday announced that a new access control highway will be constructed between Delhi and Jaipur at an estimated cost of Rs 16,000 crore.
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India-Sri Lanka Bridge On Cards: Nitin Gadkari
India and Sri Lanka could soon finalise an agreement for building a bridge connecting both the countries, union Road Transport, Highways and Shipping Minister Nitin Gadkari said on Monday.
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Union Minister Pon Radhakrishnan Hopeful Of Holding Jallikattu Next Month
Union Minister of State for Road Transport, Highways and Shipping Pon Radhakrishnan is hopeful of getting the necessary permission to conduct Tamil Nadu's Jallikattu traditional bull taming sport during next month's Pongal festival.
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Union Minister Nitin Gadkari Eyes Lighthouses, Islands As New Growth Drivers
As a new year beckons, the government plans to weed out several archaic rules, some of which are over 100 years old, relating to shipping sector and also harness inland waterways, lighthouses and islands as new growth drivers of the Indian economy.
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Nitin Gadkari Says Indian Ports to Make Rs 6,000 Crore Profit by 2016
Union Minister for Shipping, Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari today said the profitability of the Indian port sector by the end of current year will reach around Rs 6,000 crore.
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Nitin Gadkari Leaves for Brazil to Attend Traffic Safety Conference
Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways and Shipping Nitin Gadkari left for Brazil on Sunday for a global conference on traffic safety to be held on November 18-19.
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Akhilesh Yadav Requests Government to Declare 3 State Highways as National Highways
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav has written a letter to Union Minister of Shipping and Road Transport & Highways Nitin Gadkari requesting the declaration of three state highways as national highways.
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DD Kisan Should Show Success Stories of Farmers: Union Minister Nitin Gadkari
DD Kisan should show success stories of farmers who have become prosperous as it will help others to gain knowledge about particular crop and farming, Union Minister for Shipping and Transport Nitin Gadkari said in Nagpur today.
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Congress Exposed on Land Bill: Union Minister Nitin Gadkari
Union Minister for Transport and Shipping Nitin Gadkari said today that the Congress has been exposed for its "double standard" on the Land Acquisition Bill and for taking an "anti-farmer" stand.
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World Maritime Day: COVID-19 Crisis And The Importance Of Shipping
Happy World Maritime Day 2020: Union Minister for Shipping, Mansukh Mandaviya greeted seafarers on World Maritime Day. He praised the "professionalism and sacrifice of the 2 million seafarers. Shipping has continued to transport more than 80% of world trade, including vital medical supplies," the minister tweeted.
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India, Russia, Iran To Meet On North-South Corridor On November 23
India, Russia and Iran will hold a trilateral meeting on the International North South Transport Corridor (INSTC) on November 23 to make the 7,200-km-long ship, road, and rail route operational soon, an official statement said on Monday. Union Commerce and Industry Minister Suresh Prabhu, in a meeting with a Russian business delegation on raising i...
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Methanol May Soon Become Fuel For Ships, Says Nitin Gadkari
Ships in India may soon run on methanol as Centre is drawing up plans in this regard, Union minister Nitin Gadkari said on Tuesday. The Road Transport, Highways and Shipping Minister also stressed on the importance of developing waterways for their cost effectiveness.
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Slipper Thrown At Minister At JNU Student's Funeral in Tamil Nadu
A man allegedly hurled a chappal (slipper) and a stone at Union minister Pon Radhakrishnan, who had come to pay respects to Dalit JNU scholar J Muthukrishnan, who had allegedly committed suicide at a friend's house in New Delhi on March 13. His body was brought to Tamil Nadu's Salem district today. As the Union Minister of State for Road Transport ...
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BJP State Leaders Meet Next Week
Union Minister for Road Transport and Shipping Nitin Gadkari would inaugurate the BJP state council at Kottayam on January 18.
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Length Of India's Highways To Be Doubled: Union Minister Nitin Gadkari
The length of national highways is slated to double from 95,000 km to 2,00,000 km, as part of India's infrastructural reforms, Minister of Road Transport, Highways and Shipping Nitin Gadkari said today.
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Delhi To Jaipur In 2 Hours With New Highway, Says Nitin Gadkari
Union Minister for Road Transport, Highways and Shipping Nitin Gadkari on Sunday announced that a new access control highway will be constructed between Delhi and Jaipur at an estimated cost of Rs 16,000 crore.
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India-Sri Lanka Bridge On Cards: Nitin Gadkari
India and Sri Lanka could soon finalise an agreement for building a bridge connecting both the countries, union Road Transport, Highways and Shipping Minister Nitin Gadkari said on Monday.
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Union Minister Pon Radhakrishnan Hopeful Of Holding Jallikattu Next Month
Union Minister of State for Road Transport, Highways and Shipping Pon Radhakrishnan is hopeful of getting the necessary permission to conduct Tamil Nadu's Jallikattu traditional bull taming sport during next month's Pongal festival.
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Union Minister Nitin Gadkari Eyes Lighthouses, Islands As New Growth Drivers
As a new year beckons, the government plans to weed out several archaic rules, some of which are over 100 years old, relating to shipping sector and also harness inland waterways, lighthouses and islands as new growth drivers of the Indian economy.
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Nitin Gadkari Says Indian Ports to Make Rs 6,000 Crore Profit by 2016
Union Minister for Shipping, Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari today said the profitability of the Indian port sector by the end of current year will reach around Rs 6,000 crore.
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Nitin Gadkari Leaves for Brazil to Attend Traffic Safety Conference
Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways and Shipping Nitin Gadkari left for Brazil on Sunday for a global conference on traffic safety to be held on November 18-19.
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Akhilesh Yadav Requests Government to Declare 3 State Highways as National Highways
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav has written a letter to Union Minister of Shipping and Road Transport & Highways Nitin Gadkari requesting the declaration of three state highways as national highways.
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DD Kisan Should Show Success Stories of Farmers: Union Minister Nitin Gadkari
DD Kisan should show success stories of farmers who have become prosperous as it will help others to gain knowledge about particular crop and farming, Union Minister for Shipping and Transport Nitin Gadkari said in Nagpur today.
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Congress Exposed on Land Bill: Union Minister Nitin Gadkari
Union Minister for Transport and Shipping Nitin Gadkari said today that the Congress has been exposed for its "double standard" on the Land Acquisition Bill and for taking an "anti-farmer" stand.
