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The government of Tamil Nadu requested the center to declare the state’s 500-kilometer highway as a national highway, which was approved in principle by the Federal Ministry of Road Transport and Highways in 2018.

The state government also asked the government to take over the Western Ring Road, Coimbatore Half Ring Road and Coimbatore-Sathyamangalam Road in Madurai at a cost of Rs 6,600 crore. Tiruvannamalai-Kallakurichi (65 km), Vallioor-Tiruchendur (70 km), Kollegal-Hanur-MM Hills-Palar Road-TN border extends to Mettur (30 km), Palani-Dharapuram (31 km), Arcot-Tindivanam (91 km) ), Avinashi-Mettupalayam (38 km) and Bhavani-Karur (77 km). -Tian traffic, the actual situation of these highways needs to be updated immediately. Minister EV Velu said in a letter to Federal Minister Nitin Gadkari that after the upgrade, the Kallakurichi-Tiruvannamalai and Arcot-Tindivanam highways will become the shortest routes to important pilgrimage centers.

The 30-kilometer Madurai Highway will connect AIIMS, Madurai-Cochin Road and Kodai Road, and will connect the integrated Madurai Bus Station at the central vegetable and flower market Mattuthavani to NH44 (Srinagar-Kanyakumari Road). The project cost is 1,200 crore rupees. The center’s 3,480 crore semi-circle to Velu said Coimbatore opened in March 2018 in two phases, from Karanampettai to Periyanayakkanpalayam and from Madukkarai to Karanampettai.

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Coimbatore-Sathyamangalam Road passes through Coimbatore and Sathyamangalam, connecting Ooty-Kothagiri-Mettupalayam-Sathyamangalam-Gobichettipalayam-Erode and Sathyamangalam-Bhavani. The National Highway Administration (NHAI) has proposed a four-lane road between Coimbatore and Sathyamangaland and a 90 km two-lane road between Sathyamangaland and the state border. According to the minister, the ministry may consider upgrading the interstate link road to improve traffic flow in the Hetan section and ease traffic congestion.

According to the ministry, the state government also agreed to immediately expand the eight detours on the NH-68 route from Salem to Ulundupet to four lanes. According to statistics, there are two-lane detours in four-lane expressways, causing many road traffic accidents and deaths. Velu said the accident occurred at these bypass locations, from two-lane to four-lane, four-lane to two-lane paths, at the junction. There were 715 accidents between April 2016 and July 2021, resulting in 169 deaths and 309 serious injuries.

News Source : The Times Bureau

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Omar slams Pakistan’s ‘neutral’ probe offer on Pahalgam attack: ‘They didn’t even

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India has suspended the Indus Waters Treaty, closed the Attari check post, and canceled SAARC visas for Pakistan nationals in response to the Pahalgam attack. Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah criticized Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s offer for a “neutral” investigation into the Pahalgam terror attack, stating that Pakistan initially denied incident.

India. Shehbaz Sharif said Pakistan was willing to support a “neutral and transparent” investigation into the killing of 26 people in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pahalgam. He emphasized the need for a “grinding halt” to the perpetual blame game and called for Pakistan to tensions participate in any neutral, transparent, and credible investigation. The incident has sparked.

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India has taken several steps against Pakistan following the Pahalgam terror attack that killed 26 people. These include suspending the Indus Waters Treaty, closing the Attari Integrated Check Post, and canceling the SAARC Visa Exemption Scheme (SVES) for Pakistani nationals. The Resistance Front (TRF), a proxy of the Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba, has claimed.

Responsibility for the attack. Investigations reveal that Adil Ahmed Thoker, a key suspect in rooted in centuries-old cultural growing tensions between India and Pakistan. the Pahalgam attack, received military training in Pakistan before infiltrating India with other terrorists amid speculation about back-channel mediation by countries with close with India Pakistan.

Amid ongoing tensions, Pakistani troops have resumed unprovoked firing along the Line of Control (LoC), and for the second consecutive night, the Pakistani army targeted Indian positions, prompting a retaliatory response from Indian forces. Iran’s foreign minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi offered to “forge greater understanding” between New Delhi and Islamabad.

Araghchi said that Iran stands ready to use its good offices in Islamabad and New Delhi to forge greater understanding at this difficult time. He described India and Pakistan as “brotherly neighbours of Iran, enjoying relations rooted in centuries-old cultural and civilizational ties” and said that they consider them their foremost priority The recent.

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Terrorist attack in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir, has stirred strong reactions across the political spectrum, with former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah leading the charge in condemning Pakistan’s response to the incident. Pakistan’s offer of a “neutral” investigation into the attack has sparked outrage, with Omar Abdullah accusing.

The neighboring country of failing to take any meaningful action or even offering a proper condemnation of the attack The Pahalgam attack, which occurred in the popular tourist town in the Kashmir Valley, left multiple civilians injured and sent shockwaves through the region. While the perpetrators of the attack are suspected to be militants operating from across.

The border, Pakistan’s reaction has been criticized for its lack of condemnation and accountability. In response to calls for a thorough investigation into the incident, Pakistan offered to conduct a “neutral” probe, suggesting that an impartial body, rather than which occurred in the popular tourist town authorities in either country, should investigate.

Omar Abdullah, known for his sharp and outspoken criticism of Pakistan’s role in Kashmir, was quick to hit back. “They didn’t even condemn the attack. And now, they want to offer a ‘neutral’ investigation?” he said in a strongly worded statement. “If Pakistan is so concerned about what happened in Pahalgam, why don’t they condemn it first? Why don’t they make it.

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Abdullah’s statement reflects the deep frustration felt by many in Jammu and Kashmir, who believe that Pakistan’s offer is nothing more than a distraction from its own involvement in cross-border terrorism. The former Chief Minister further was a deliberate attempt to deflect attention from the fact that the attack.

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