NHAI

April 2, 2025 12:26 PM

NHAI hikes toll charges on highways and expressways across country

The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has raised toll charges for motorists driving through highways and expressways across the country by an average of 4 to 5 per cent as part of the annual exercise of factoring in inflation costs. The adjustment is part of NHAI’s annual review, which aligns toll rates with inflation based on the wholesale price index, and the additional revenue will support highway upkeep and expansion projects, a senior official said. According to the NHAI notif...

September 16, 2024 5:53 PM

NHAI to charge double toll for FASTag violations

The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has implemented strict measures to ensure proper use of FASTags on national highways. Effective immediately, vehicles entering toll lanes without a properly affixed FASTag will be charged double the standard user fee. This decision comes in response to deliberate non-compliance by some motorists, which has led to unnecessary delays and inconvenience for other highway users. The NHAI has issued comprehensive Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) to ...

June 20, 2024 5:50 PM

NEET Paper Leak: Bihar Deputy CM links Tejashwi’s aide to accused, seeks clarification

Bihar's Deputy Chief Minister Vijay Sinha has linked an aide of Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav to one of the accused in the alleged NEET question paper leak case, seeking clarification from the opposition leader. At a press conference on Thursday, Sinha claimed that Tejashwi Yadav's personal secretary, Pritam Kumar, had called a guest house worker of the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) to book a room for Sikander Kumar Yadavendu, one of the accused in the NEET pape...