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President Droupadi Murmu on Saturday, gave her assent to the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2025, and the Mussalman Wakf (Repeal) Bill, 2025.
Gadkari also ensured that the toll rates will be reduced following the implementation of the new system.
The Minister for Road, Transport and Highways made the remarks while addressing AMCHAM's Technology Interventions For Road Safety: US-India Partnership in the national capital.
Th BJP leader also said backwardness was becoming a political interest.'There is a competition on who is more backward,' Nitin Gadkari pointed out
Jo karega jaat ki baat, usko kaske marunga laat (I will kick hard anyone who talks about caste),” Nitin Gadkari said
Addressing the gathering, Gadkari said water, power, transport and communication are major infrastructure, and Prime Minister Narendra Modi has given the highest priority to infrastructure development in the country
Nitin Gadkari also emphasised that India Inc. needs to reduce the cost of production without compromising the quality.
Nitin Gadkari, Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways, held a Q&A session with the students, addressing their important questions with a blend of wisdom and actionable advice.
Nitin Gadkari expressed confidence that in the current financial year, the highways ministry will surpass the previous record of 37 km per day highways construction in 2020-21 financial year.
The Union minister laid the foundation stone for four projects of Rs 2,500 crore which will focus on widening critical stretches of national highways to improve traffic flow and connect key economic regions.
Presently, size of the US automobile industry is Rs 78 lakh crore, followed by China (Rs 47 lakh crore) and India (Rs 22 lakh crore)
Kangana Ranaut hosted an exclusive screening of Emergency in Nagpur, attended by Union Minister Nitin Gadkari and co-star Anupam Kher, generating excitement ahead of its release.
Once the police is informed within 24 hours of the accident, the scheme will immediately provide for the victim’s cost of treatment for 7 days, or a maximum of Rs 1.5 lakh, says Gadkari
The Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways and senior BJP leader also said ideology was not the problem in the country but the emptiness of thoughts
On Saturday, Gadkari interacted with BJP workers and discussed various issues related to the development of the archipelago.
The minister while speaking during a YouTube podcast came out strongly in support of the traditional marriage system.
Gadkari touched on the progress made in expanding charging infrastructure, addressing concerns about the range of EVs, and shared his confidence in India becoming a global leader in the EV industry. Here's the full transcript.
People will fight over kachra in future, the minister said, adding waste is finding increasing use as construction material and also a source of energy
The National Highways Authority of India has set up 770 roadside amenities, which include EV charging stations, the minister has said