Maiden Anti-Ship Missile launch by Kalvari

The Indian Navy, on thursday, successfully conducted the maiden firing of an Anti-Ship missile from the first of the indigenously built Kalvari class submarines, during a test firing in the Arabian Sea.




Text of PM’s inaugural address (via video conference) at the Annual International Yoga Conference in Rishikesh

Text of PM’s inaugural address (via video conference) at the Annual International Yoga Conference in Rishikesh




Press release: Planned roadworks in Bristol, Gloucestershire, Somerset, BANES, Wiltshire, West Dorset and Devon: weekly summary for Monday 6 February to Sunday 12 February 2017

The following summary of planned new and ongoing road improvements over the coming week is correct as of the above date but could be subject to change due to weather conditions or unforeseen circumstances. All our improvement work is carried out with the aim of causing as little disruption as possible.

Bristol

M32 junction 2 to junction 3: MetroBus scheme (Bristol City Council work)

Narrow lanes with 40mph speed restrictions will be in operation northbound and southbound until April 2017.

Gloucestershire

M5 junction 10 to junction 11A: structure maintenance

Narrow lanes with contraflow and 50mph speed restrictions will be in operation northbound and southbound until July 2017.

M5 junction 12 to junction 11A: resurfacing

Northbound carriageway, including junction 12 entry slip road, will be closed overnight from 8pm on 6 February until 6am on 7 February. Diversion will be clearly signposted.

M5 junction 11: structure maintenance

Northbound rntry slip road will be closed overnight from 9pm on 6 February until 6am on 7 February. Diversion will be clearly signposted.

M5 junction 11 to junction 10: structure maintenance

Northbound carriageway will be closed overnight from 9pm on 7 February until 6am on 8 February. Diversion will be clearly signposted.

M5 junction 11A to junction 10: traffic management changes

Northbound carriageway will be closed nightly, 9pm to 6am, from 8 February until 10 February. Diversion will be clearly signposted.

M5 junction 10 to junction 11: traffic management changes

Southbound carriageway will be closed nightly, 9pm to 6am, from 8 February until 10 February. Diversion will be clearly signposted.

M5 Gloucester Gateway Service Area: resurfacing

Northbound exit slip road and entry slip road will be closed overnight from 8pm on 7 February until 6am on 8 February. Diversion will be clearly signposted.

M5 Gloucester Gateway Service Area: resurfacing

Northbound exit slip road to Service Area will be closed nightly, 8pm to 6am, from 8 February until 10 February. Diversion will be clearly signposted.

A40 Elmbridge Court roundabout: construction work

Narrow lanes with 40mph speed restrictions will be in place until September 2017.

Wiltshire

M4 junction 16: roundabout reconstruction

Narrow lanes with 40mph speed restrictions will be in place on the eastbound exit slip road, and westbound exit slip road from 7 February, until October 2017.

M4 junction 16: traffic management changes

Westbound exit slip road will be closed overnight from 8pm on 6 February until 5am on 7 February. Diversion will be clearly signposted.

Somerset

M5 junction 22: survey work

Northbound exit slip road and entry Slip road will be closed overnight from 8pm on 6 February until 6am on 7 February. Diversion will be clearly signposted.

Southbound exit slip road and entry slip will be closed overnight from 8pm on 7 February until 6am on 8 February. Diversion will be clearly signposted.

General enquiries

Members of the public should contact the Highways England customer contact centre on 0300 123 5000.

Media enquiries

Journalists should contact the Highways England press office on 0844 693 1448 and use the menu to speak to the most appropriate press officer.




China issues yellow alert for fog

China’s national observatory on Friday issued a yellow alert for fog in the country’s northern and central regions.

From Friday to Saturday, there will be thick fog in parts of the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region as well as provinces of Henan, Hubei, Sichuan and Hunan. In parts of Hebei, Hunan and Hubei, the fog will reduce visibility to less than 500 meters, the National Meteorological Center said.

In extreme cases visibility may fall below 200 meters in those regions, it added.

The center said drivers in affected regions should slow down to safe speeds.

China has a four-tier color-coded warning system for severe weather, with red being the most serious, followed by orange, yellow and blue.




Creation of Indian Civil Accounts Service (ICAS) a huge reform in the Public Financial Administration in the country says Controller General of Accounts (CGA) Ms Archana Nigam at the 41st Civil Accounts Day held yesterday, March 01 2017

Smt. Archana Nigam, Controller General of Accounts (CGA), said that creation of Indian Civil Accounts Service was a huge reform in the Public Financial Administration in the country. She was delivering the