Margao councillors to examine draft master plan on January 17

Top PMO Official Reviews Dholera, Lothal Mega Projects

Dr P. K. Mishra, Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister, conducted an extensive review of major infrastructure and heritage projects in Dholera and Lothal, Gujarat, reinforcing the government’s push for industrial and economic transformation aligned with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision.Dr Mishra visited the Ahmedabad–Dholera Greenfield Expressway, currently under construction by the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI). He underlined the importance of the expressway in reducing travel time between Ahmedabad and Dholera to just 45 minutes and urged adherence to global cons..

India, Cyprus Agree on Strategic Road Map, Security Ties

Prime Minister Narendra Modi held formal talks with the President of the Republic of Cyprus, Nikos Christodoulides, at the Presidential Palace in Nicosia. President Christodoulides personally welcomed Prime Minister Modi at the airport a day earlier, highlighting the deep mutual respect and enduring friendship between the two nations.During the meeting, the leaders reaffirmed their shared democratic values and mutual respect for sovereignty and territorial integrity. Prime Minister Modi expressed gratitude to Cyprus for its strong condemnation of the April 2025 terrorist attack in Pahalgam and..

MMRDA Acquires Land for Metro Depot at Mogarpada

As per a post on its official handle on X, the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) has completed the acquisition of 174.01 hectares of land at Mogarpada in Thane Taluka. A state-of-the-art, integrated Metro Car Depot will be developed at this site to serve as the central hub for operations and maintenance of Metro Lines 4, 4A, 10 and 11, which together span 55.99 km, connecting CSMT to Mira Road. The upcoming depot is designed to support efficient and high-volume metro operations and will include the following infrastructure: 10 workshop tracks for major maintena..