Bill for converting 101 rivers into waterways in next session

Last Updated: Sunday, July 5, 2015, 11:35

Keen on promoting water transport, the government will introduce a bill in the upcoming monsoon session of Parliament that seeks to convert 101 rivers across the country into waterways.

Rs 10 lakh cr investment in highways, shipping by 2019: Nitin Gadkari

Last Updated: Sunday, February 22, 2015, 13:32

Unveiling plans for Rs 10 lakh crore investment in highways and shipping sectors by 2019, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Sunday said the face of India's basic infrastructure will be changed in five years.

Govt plans Rail Corp exclusively for major ports: Gadkari

Last Updated: Sunday, December 14, 2014, 12:17

To bolster port development, the Centre plans to set up a Railway Corporation exclusively to build rail connectivity to 12 major ports.

Ship will not be allowed to move till probe completed: Vasan

Last Updated: Wednesday, October 16, 2013, 21:09

The US-based ship detained off Tuticorin port will not be allowed to move out till the probe was over, Shipping Minister G K Vasan said.

Cyclone ‘Nilam’: Search continues for missing sailors

Last Updated: Thursday, November 1, 2012, 22:02

Search operations were intensified on Thursday to trace five missing crew of an oil tanker that ran aground off a city beach hours before the landfall of cyclone ‘Nilam’ that swept through the northern parts of Tamil Nadu.