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Dwarka e-way tunnel set to open May-end, to link IGI airport

Dwarka e-way tunnel set to open May-end, to link IGI airport

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Apr 08, 2025 06:14 AM IST Singh, the Gurugram MP, shared the update after meeting Union minister of road transport and highways Nitin Gadkari in Delhi. Union minister Rao Inderjit Singh on Monday said that a tunnel connecting the Dwarka expressway to the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) airport is scheduled to open by the end of May, adding that the opening of the facility will likely reduce traffic congestion on national highway 48 (NH-48), which links Delhi and Gurugram. The Gurugram MP said NHAI will also study the feasibility of an elevated road on NH-48, which may reduce congestion on the highway. (HT Archive) Singh, the Gurugram MP, shared the update after meeting Union minister of road transport and highways Nitin Gadkari in Delhi. “The minister has issued directions to NHAI (National Highways Authority of India) to prepare a report on the existing traffic between Gururgam and Delhi and submit it within three months. We were also informed that the tunnel on Dwarka expressway which connects with IGI airport is likely to be opened by …

Seven people killed in 2 separate accidents in Karnataka | Latest News India

Seven people killed in 2 separate accidents in Karnataka | Latest News India

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Seven people were killed in two separate road accidents in Karnataka on Sunday, while several others were injured. The first accident took place near Sibara village in Chitradurga taluk when a car rammed into a stationary lorry, killing five people, and the second accident took place in Chikkaballapur district, where a private bus collided with a car, setting it ablaze and killing two passengers, police officers aware of the matter said. The mangled car that hit the lorry in Chitradurga on Sunday. (HT Photo) In Chitradurga, the deceased were identified as Shantamurthy (66), a retired BMTC employee from Bengaluru; Rudraswamy (67) from Vidyaranyapura; Mallikarjuna (70) from Eeranna Layout in North Bengaluru; Chandrahasa (67); and Srinivasa (68). Another occupant, N Dambarachar (72), sustained serious injuries and is undergoing treatment. Police believed that the victims were returning from the Renuka Yellamma temple in Savadatti, Belagavi, as prasada (holy offerings) were found in the vehicle. According to Chitradurga Rural Police Inspector N Tippe Swamy, the accident took place when the speeding car, driven by Shanthamurthy, lost control and …