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Dhaula Kuan slip road: NHAI offers ₹18 crore for police post revamp

Dhaula Kuan slip road: NHAI offers ₹18 crore for police post revamp

The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has proposed an amount of ₹18.4 crore to the Delhi Police for revamping the Subroto Park police post and giving land for a three-lane slip road planned on the Dhaula Kuan junction to prevent long snarls and congestion, officials said on Monday. The slip road will help in decongesting the way for vehicles heading towards Naraina from NH-48. (HT Archive) The authority had reportedly requested the Delhi Police for 785 square metre at the police post, which would require relocating part of the building. “A new three lane dedicated slip road will be constructed for vehicles heading towards Naraina from NH-48 and land has been sought from Delhi Police to execute this work. NHAI has offered ₹18.41 crore in lieu of the reconstruction and a formal response is awaited,” an official said. Delhi Police did not respond to HT’s request for a comment on the development. In a meeting with the secretary of Ministry of Road Transport and Highways on November 6 last year, the Delhi Police had …

Akshay Kumar equates marriage to ‘maut ka kuan’ in witty new post with Twinkle | Bollywood

Actor Akshay Kumar recently went to the circus along with his wife, actor-turned-author Twinkle Khanna, and their children–son Aarav and daughter Nitara. Taking to Instagram on Monday, Akshay shared a video as the family watched an act called ‘maut ka kuan’. In this act, stuntmen drive their cars or motorcycles at high speed in near-vertical wells. (Also Read | When Twinkle Khanna revealed Aamir Khan ‘nearly slapped’ her for thinking about Akshay Kumar on film set) In the video, a person rode his bike inside a spherical enclosure while Akshay watched from the audience. Twinkle Khanna, sitting next to him, asked, “What is this called” and Akshay replied, “Maut ka kuan”. She asked, “What?” and Akshay replied again looking at the camera. The actor wore a yellow T-shirt and a cap. Sharing the video, Akshay captioned the post, “Got my family to watch the good old circus yesterday. Wife asked me what this act is called. I wish I could say ‘marriage’ (winking face with tongue emoji) #MautKaKuan.” Reacting to the post, RJ Anmol commented, …

Revealed: What did Akshay Kumar term as ‘maut ka kuan’ (the well of death)

We all know how busy a man Akshay Kumar is. He has his schedules jam packed for the coming couple of years at least. Amidst all this, he took some time off to go to a circus along with his wife Twinkle Khanna and their two children (son Aarav and daughter Nitara). Also Read: Akshay Kumar: I`m not a race horse Continuing the tradition of posting interesting stuff on social media, this time too, Akshay Kumar posted a video from one of the dangerous acts that he had seen in the circus. For the unversed, the act of ‘maut ka kuan’ (the well of death) is a daredevil act wherein a man rides his mobile on a wheel and hence, the name. Akshay Kumar shared the video of the man on the bike. The video has Twinkle Khanna asking Akshay what is this called. To which, Akshay Kumar replies, “Maut Kaa Kuaan”.           View this post on Instagram                       A post shared …