Nitin Gadkari: News
18 Mar 2019
GoaReportedly, BJP chooses Pramod Sawant as Manohar Parrikar's successor
After much deliberation, assembly speaker Pramod Sawant has reportedly been chosen by BJP to be Goa's new Chief Minister. The post got vacant after former Defense Minister and four-time CM Manohar Parrikar passed away on Sunday.
18 Mar 2019
GoaManohar Parrikar's demise: Next Goa CM to be announced soon
Goa BJP President and Rajya Sabha MP Vinay Tendulkar said the party would announce the next Chief Minister at 2 PM on Monday. A swearing-in ceremony will take place after 3 PM, Tendulkar said, reports PTI.
16 Mar 2019
MaharashtraWater problem main issue in Maharashtra, says Nitin Gadkari
Union Minister Nitin Gadkari yesterday said the shortage of water is the main problem in Maharashtra, but the issue is being addressed by the state and Central governments.
09 Mar 2019
Manohar Lal KhattarSoon, you can travel from Delhi to Mumbai in 12-hours
Union Minister for Roads and Transport Nitin Gadkari on Friday laid the foundation stone for the ambitious Delhi-Mumbai Expressway which will reduce the travel time between the two major cities to just 12 hours.
21 Feb 2019
India#PulwamaAftermath: India to stop share of water flowing to Pakistan
The Center has decided to stop India's share of water flowing to Pakistan from three Indus rivers, tweeted Union Minister Nitin Gadkari.
21 Feb 2019
IndiaWater flowing to Pakistan will be used for Yamuna: Gadkari
While citizens are putting pressure on Centre to act against Pakistan after Pulwama terror attack, Union Minister of Water Resources Nitin Gadkari on Thursday said river water flowing to Pakistan will be used to revive Yamuna.
09 Feb 2019
Uttar PradeshWaterways to Bangladesh via Varanasi would be developed: Nitin Gadkari
Union Minister Nitin Gadkari said yesterday that waterways to facilitate smooth travel to Bangladesh via Varanasi would be developed in the Saryu river.
26 Jan 2019
GoaMandovi, Zuari river bridges be named after Bandodkar, Sequeira: Goa-Cong
The Goa Congress has demanded that the upcoming bridges on the Mandovi and Zuari rivers be named after the state's first Chief Minister Dayanand Bandodkar and iconic leader Dr Jack Sequeira.
21 Jan 2019
Andhra PradeshAndhra CM seeks Rs. 3,722cr reimbursement for ongoing Polavaram project
Faced with fund crunch, Andhra Pradesh CM N Chandrababu Naidu today shot off a letter to Union Water Resources Minister Nitin Gadkari, demanding reimbursement of Rs. 3,722 crore for the ongoing Polavaram project on Godavari river.
20 Jan 2019
Jammu And KashmirJ&K's first inter-state bridge to be inaugurated on January 22
Union minister Nitin Gadkari will inaugurate the 1.2 km-long Keediyan-Gandiyal bridge on the Ravi river in Kathua district of Jammu and Kashmir on January 22.
12 Jan 2019
India90% Indians don't secure their children with seat belts
In what may not come as a shock to many, nine out of 10 Indians don't secure their children with seat belts while traveling in four-wheelers thus putting them at risk, according to a study.
30 Dec 2018
Narendra ModiIn Varanasi, Modi raps previous governments for not cleaning Ganga
On Saturday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi lashed out at previous governments for not cleaning river Ganga and noted not money but clean intentions were needed to achieve it.
23 Dec 2018
PoliticsNitin Gadkari says opposition parties and media 'twisted' his statements
Union minister and BJP leader Nitin Gadkari today said some opposition parties and a section of the media have "twisted" his statements, an assertion that comes in the backdrop of his latest remarks.
23 Dec 2018
ChhattisgarhNitin Gadkari says leadership should own up to defeat
Union Minister for Roads and Transport Nitin Gadkari on Saturday said it was important for leadership to own up to defeats, days after his party, the BJP lost crucial Hindi heartland states to Congress in recently concluded Assembly polls.
21 Dec 2018
Narendra ModiGadkari quells rumors, has no plans to become 2019's PM-face
Union Minister for Roads and Highways Nitin Gadkari said he has no plans to become the Prime Ministerial candidate for 2019 and was happy where he was.
14 Dec 2018
Vijay MallyaCalling one time defaulter 'chor' unfair, says Gadkari on Mallyaji
Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Thursday said it was unfair to call businessman Vijay Mallya a chor just because he couldn't repay the loan once. He added Mallya had been repaying the loan for 40 years.
07 Dec 2018
MaharashtraMaharashtra: Nitin Gadkari faints on stage during public event
Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways, Nitin Gadkari, fainted during a public event in Ahmednagar district, Maharashtra, today.
09 Oct 2018
Uttar PradeshUP: Gadkari to lay foundation-stone for Rs. 1,224cr worth projects
Union Minister Nitin Gadkari today will lay the foundation stone for Rs. 1,224cr highway projects in Uttar Pradesh.
11 Sep 2018
Petrol Diesel PricesFuel will cost lower if we follow Gadkari's advice. Really?
On Monday, Nitin Gadkari, Union Minister for Road, Transport and Highways, urged the farmers in Chhattisgarh, to make Ethanol and replace the petrol and diesel with it.
30 Aug 2018
MumbaiRiver Ganga will be completely clean by March 2020: Gadkari
Union Minister Nitin Gadkari expressed hope today that the Ganga river will become completely clean by 2020 considering the pace at which its rejuvenation program was going.
25 Aug 2018
MumbaiNitin Gadkari apologizes for Mumbai-Goa Highway's poor condition
Union Transport and Highway Minister Nitin Gadkari recently apologized for the pathetic condition of Mumbai-Goa Highway and said he felt ashamed.
25 Aug 2018
India#MumbaiToGoa: India's first luxury cruise service to begin from October
After several delays, Union Shipping Minister Nitin Gadkari, on Friday, announced that India's first luxury cruise line service from Mumbai to Goa would start on October 1.
14 Aug 2018
Akshay KumarAkshay Kumar's videos on road-safety are amazingly funny
Akshay Kumar is known for supporting social causes on and off screen.
09 Aug 2018
Lok Sabha65% of those killed in road-accidents in 18-35 age group
As many as 65% of the people killed in road accidents are in the 18 to 35 years age group, Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari informed Lok Sabha.
06 Aug 2018
KarnatakaGovt trying to start 5 river inter-linking projects in FY19
The government is trying to start work on five river inter-linking projects in the current fiscal and secure financial assistance from World Bank and Asian Development Bank for the Rs. 2 lakh crore project, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari said.
06 Aug 2018
India#WhereAreTheJobs: To Gadkari's question, RaGa says we're wondering same
On Monday, Congress President Rahul Gandhi took a swipe at Union Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari over his 'where are the jobs comment' and wrote on Twitter that everyone in India was asking the same question.
05 Aug 2018
Devendra FadnavisReservation won't guarantee employment; there are no jobs: Nitin Gadkari
Union Minister Nitin Gadkari today said reservation will not guarantee employment as jobs are shrinking, responding to the ongoing Maratha agitation for quota in jobs and education in Maharashtra.
13 Jul 2018
IndiaModi to address 50 rallies across India before 2019 elections
With an eye on the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, PM Narendra Modi will address 50 rallies across the country by February 2019, covering more than 100 Lok Sabha constituencies.
05 Jul 2018
IndiaTrained drivers, medical supplies in cabs: Ambulance-taxi kick-starts in Delhi
Very soon, on Delhi roads, you'll find ambulance-taxis: cabs equipped with medical supplies, whose drivers have basic first-aid knowledge.
03 Jul 2018
X'Intezaar kyon? Lijiye block kar diya': Swaraj to Twitter troll
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj continues to take on the vicious trolls targeting her over the issuance of passport to an interfaith couple.
22 Jun 2018
IndiaIs it possible to operationalize the Chabahar port by 2019?
According to Union minister Nitin Gadkari, India is trying to get the strategic Chabahar port in Iran operational by 2019, despite the dire threat of fresh US sanctions against Iran looming large in the air.
10 Jun 2018
Narendra ModiNitin Gadkari threatens legal action over PM's assassination allegations
BJP leader and Union minister Nitin Gadkari has threatened "legal action" against "anti-social elements" following former JNU student leader Shehla Rashid's tweet which alleged that RSS/Gadkari "is planning to assassinate" PM Modi.
08 Jun 2018
Salman KhanAt Galaxy Apartments, Nitin Gadkari meets Salman Khan, father Salim
Union Minister Nitin Gadkari met Bollywood star Salman Khan and his father Salim Khan, a noted screenwriter, as part of Bharatiya Janata Party's 'Sampark for Samarthan' campaign at Galaxy Apartment on Friday.
07 Jun 2018
Narendra ModiEastern Expressway: India's first 'smart' highway plagued by chaos, accidents
It's been a week since Delhi's Eastern Peripheral Expressway was inaugurated by PM Modi with much pomp, but not all seems to be going well, reported Hindustan Times.
04 Jun 2018
Delhi PoliceDelhi Police files charge-sheet against Manish Sisodia, Yogendra Yadav
Delhi Police today filed a charge-sheet in a court against Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia, former AAP leader Yogendra Yadav, and others in a 2014 protest case.
27 May 2018
MaharashtraCongress may win in Maharashtra if BJP-Sena break ties: Minister
The BJP is compelled to have an alliance with the Shiv Sena. If the alliance is broken, then the Congress could come to power in Maharashtra (after the next Assembly elections)," Maharashtra PWD minister and senior BJP leader Chandrakant Patil said.
27 May 2018
IndiaDid BJP deliver 'Acche Din'? Amit Shah answers the million-dollar-question
Bharatiya Janata Party's President Amit Shah said in the past four years the Narendra Modi led government has worked relentlessly to improve the conditions of Indians.
14 May 2018
Indira GandhiNo plans to become PM, Modi will continue: Nitin Gadkari
In an interview to HT, Union Minister and former BJP President Nitin Gadkari has ruled out his becoming the PM if the party wins in 2019.
07 May 2018
IndiaNow, you can apply for driver's license and turn organ-donor
If victims of fatal accidents pledged to donate their organs, India would have toppled Spain from being the world leader in organ donation by now.
29 Apr 2018
Madhya PradeshMP's new app-based bike taxis will ease movement for tourists
The tourists visiting Madhya Pradesh will soon have the option of hiring services of motorbike taxis to easily ply through narrow lanes and traffic snarls.
