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It is against this background that the current Session of the House of Representatives considered and passed two very important Bills before the Christmas and New Year break to reform the management of the roads sector. The first is the Federal Roads Bill. It will create an appropriate and structured framework for the ownership, management, and development of our federal roads as obtainable in other economies with better quality and well-maintained road infrastructure. A major highlight of the Bill is the creation of the Federal Roads Authority (FRA) from the current FERMA, but with an enhanced mandate that transcends road maintenance to include road construction, road rehabilitation, road network planning, and technical regulation of road asset design and specification. This Bill is consistent with global practice and will strengthen the role of the Federal Ministry of Works & Housing in the roads sector. … [Read more...] about Paradig Shift Needed for Better Roads in Nigeria

Amitav Ghosh returns to the tide country of the Sunderbans in his new novel Gun Island. Half earth and half water. We chance upon characters whom we met 15 years ago in the ebb and flow of The Hungry Tide. The young cetologist, Piyali Roy, is now greying at the temples and still carrying in her the terrors of a storm that slammed into her on an island. There’s a cameo by the frail but formidable Nilima Bose who runs an NGO. There’s even a dolphin that reappears. The little boy Tutul, who sat in the prow of his father’s boat, is now a young man who calls himself Tipu. But Ghosh pre-empts any attempts at calling Gun Island a continuation of The Hungry Tide. Leaning back in his chair in a black shirt and dark blue trousers, a small scowl forming above his white French beard, the 62-year-old says: “There are some characters who overlap but that is about it. There isn’t much of a connection between the books. When you have lived with these characters for a … [Read more...] about There is a drought, but people are still happy to watch cricket: Amitav Ghosh

Now's your chance to own a show vehicle once ogled by thousands at SEMA. The SEMA show, held annually in Las Vegas, isn't your every day auto show – in fact, it's actually a trade show. SEMA stands for Specialty Equipment Manufacturers Association, and the SEMA show offers a chance for aftermarket parts manufacturers to display their wares, whether it's wheels, seats, or superchargers. … [Read more...] about Ex-SEMA Ford E-350 Custom 4×4 Pickup Up For Grabs

After you blow your glass bowl, walk across main street to the ice cream truck. It’s $4.75 a scoop and it’s just the thing for a mouth that needs cooling off after blowing glass. Then pick up a coffee mug or some such at the pottery studio, a bottle of wine at the winery and — unless you’re planning on getting married in the chapel — you’re pretty much free to go. … [Read more...] about Central coast’s tiniest town: In Harmony, the melody is sound of silence

Will a customer pay that much extra with the small price difference? In some states, diesel is costlier than petrol. Then what happens? So I am not willing to make any statement as of now.  … [Read more...] about Why Maruti’s R C Bhargava is not bullish on e-vehicles yet