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Cabinet approves extension of rural roads scheme PMGSY-III till March 2028

Phase III, launched in 2019, upgraded key routes to markets, schools, and hospitals. (Representative image/HT File Photo)
Published on Apr 18, 2026 05:32 pm IST

Vishnu Sai calls on PM, presents vision for next phase of Bastar's development

Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai calls on Prime Minister Narendra Modi over a comprehensive Bastar 2.0 development plan at Seva Teerth (PMO) in New Delhi. (Chhattisgarh CMO/ANI Photo)
Published on Apr 07, 2026 10:03 pm IST

Improving road connectivity in Himachal remains key priority for state government: PWD minister

Improving road connectivity in Himachal remains key priority for state government: PWD minister
Updated on Mar 17, 2026 08:44 pm IST

Himachal PWD minister meets Chouhan, seeks spl relaxation for remote Dodra-Kwar road works

Himachal Pradesh public works department minister meets Union minister for rural development Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Saturday in New Delhi. (HT Photo)
Published on Feb 22, 2026 04:50 am IST

Himachal gets 46 crore incentive for outstanding performance under PMGSY: Vikramaditya Singh

Himachal Pradesh public works department minister Vikramaditya Singh. (File)
Published on Feb 08, 2026 03:14 am IST

Building on the gains of rural-roads scheme

In many ways, the PMGSY has been worth every rupee. Roads built under the programme have reshaped the rural economy in fundamental ways (PTI)
Updated on Jan 20, 2026 09:03 pm IST

Absence in DISHA meet: Shimla MP directs show-cause notices against PWD officials

Shimla MP Kashyap also expressed concern that despite heavy rainfall causing widespread damage in the state, funds released by the Centre for road restoration were not reaching the grassroots. (File)
Published on Nov 25, 2025 03:28 am IST

Statue of former Himachal CM Virbhadra Singh unveiled in Rohru

Himachal Pradesh cabinet minister Vikramaditya Singh with his mother and Congress state president Pratibha Singh during the unveiling ceremony of former chief minister Virbhadra Singh's statue, at Rohru, in Shimla, on Monday. (PTI)
Published on Nov 18, 2025 03:14 am IST

Himachal: 294 road-related proposals worth 2,271 cr have received Centre's nod, says minister

Himachal: 294 road-related proposals worth 2,271 cr have received Centre's nod, says minister
Published on Nov 06, 2025 06:53 pm IST

Himachal: 60 roads to be built in Kullu’s Aani: Vikramaditya

Himachal Pradesh public works minister Vikramaditya Singh (HT File)
Published on May 12, 2025 05:08 am IST

Centre sanctions 3k crore for village roads in HP: Vikramaditya Singh

Vikramaditya Singh (HT File)
Published on May 07, 2025 08:30 am IST

Nitin Gadkari lays foundation of NH projects in Telangana

nion Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari with Union Minister for Coal and Mines G Kishan Reddy, Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Bandi Sanjay Kumar, Telangana Minister Komatireddy Venkat Reddy, Minister of Transport Ponnam Prabhakar and others inaugurates and lays the foundation stone for various National Highway projects worth 2,200 crore, in Hyderabad on Monday. (ANI)
Published on May 06, 2025 07:30 am IST

Metalling of old roads permitted under PMGSY-IV: Vikramaditya Singh

PWD minister Vikramaditya Singh. (HT File)
Updated on Dec 26, 2024 05:12 am IST

India achieved 8.4% growth rate during Vajpayee’s tenure: Rajnath Singh

Defence minister Rajnath Singh with UP chief minister Yogi Adityanath, deputy CM Brajesh Pathak and others during the unveiling of a statue of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee on his 100th birth anniversary, in Lucknow on Wednesday. (ANI Photo)
Published on Dec 25, 2024 08:25 pm IST

118 villages in Mizoram yet to be connected by all-weather roads: Guv

118 villages in Mizoram yet to be connected by all-weather roads: Guv
Published on Dec 21, 2024 04:23 pm IST

Make gram chaupals more powerful: Maurya to officials

Maurya told the officers to visit the field to review the quality of work and monitor the progress of the projects launched by the department. (HT FILE)
Updated on Aug 24, 2024 07:20 am IST

Himachal: Vikramaditya, Pratibha Singh remember Virbhadra’s contribution

Public Works Department (PWD) minister Vikramaditya Singh (HT File Photo)
Updated on Jan 15, 2024 05:24 am IST

U’khand: Chief secretary summoned over non-compliance with protocols for MLAs

Uttarakhand assembly (HT Photo/Rajeev Kala)
Published on Sept 08, 2023 04:54 pm IST

Ludhiana woman sarpanch dismissed for letting husband take lead in panchayat works

The plaque for a development work; and (right) a water tanker mentioning the woman sarpanch’s husband as the head of Rattowal village. (HT Photos)
Updated on Mar 31, 2023 11:41 pm IST

Opinion | The tribal fightback in Maoist citadel of Malkangiri shows how tables have turned

An Excavator cutting through the Hantalaguda hill in the Maoist citadel of Swabhiman Anchala of Malkangiri district to build a road for the first time in 70 years.
Updated on Feb 01, 2020 08:48 pm IST

Union Budget 2020: Centre slashes MGNREGS fund by 9,000 crore

In the last year’s budget, the government had allotted 60,000 crore for the MGNREGS, the highest allocation for the scheme.
Updated on Feb 01, 2020 04:14 pm IST

Maoists cite ‘exploitation’ fears, block road construction under PM’s scheme in Odisha

Suspected Maoists burnt down road construction vehicles in Odisha to oppose Vedanta mining operations.
Updated on Jan 22, 2020 05:48 pm IST

With eyes on linking land, water and air

Sitharaman said after completing Phase 1 of the Bharatmala project, state road networks would be developed in the second phase.
Updated on Jul 05, 2019 11:24 pm IST

Maoists shoot dead road building camp watchman in Odisha, burn vehicles

Maoists shot dead a watchman at a road building contractor’s camp in Odisha’s Kandhamal, shot dead its watchman, and set several construction vehicles on fire. (Representative Photo)
Published on Jan 06, 2019 07:16 pm IST

Green rural roads go past 20,000-km mark

Using shredded plastic remains the most common technique in building greener roads, the rural development ministry’s internal communication showed.
Published on Nov 03, 2018 08:35 am IST

PMGSY triggered structural transformation in rural India: World Bank draft report

Village women labourers work at construction site of a road at Merta district in Rajasthan.
Published on Oct 08, 2018 11:14 pm IST

Rains slow down pace of road construction in rural areas

A view of the Beas River after incessant rains, in Kullu, Himachal Pradesh, on Tuesday.
Updated on Sept 26, 2018 03:27 pm IST