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The attached Maha Kumbh Mela Map will help if fellow roadies are planning to drive to Prayagraj for Mahakumbh 2025.

Some people call him Tarzan Baba. Some call him Ambassador Baba. He is from Indore. He has driven his iconic 1972 model Ambassador to Mahakumbh Mela in Prayagraj in January 2025. He had driven the same Ambassador to earlier Mahakumbh Melas, too.  Video courtesy: Mr Vimal 

Best Route For R oad Trip,  Indian Roadie Preferred Route, Best Intercity Driving Route, Motoring Route from  Kolkata to Deoghar   (Kolkata_Deoghar):  Kolkata  (Salt Lake Stadium) ---- NSCBI Airport ---- Belgharia Expressway ----  Nivedita Setu over  Hooghly River ---- Nivedita Setu Toll Plaza ---- Intersection of NH19 and NH16 ----  Dankuni Toll Plaza  ---- Durgapur Expressway starts. Keep driving on NH19 upto Allahabad bypass ---  Singur  ---- BPCL COCO Gopalpur Filling Station, NH19, Gopalpur + Azad Hind Dhaba on left ---  Palsit Toll Plaza  --- Shaktigarh ----  Burdwan/ Bardhaman  bypass (Nawabhat) ---- Galsi ---- Budbud ---- Kanksa ----  Panagarh  bypass on NH19 (ROR: Illambazar 22 kms, Bolpur 40 kms, Shantiniketan, Dubrajpur 48 kms, Suri 70 kms)  (Exit NH19. Turn right. RA: Durgapur, Varanasi, Delhi) ---- Ajoy River bridge ---- Ilambazar/ Illambazar (Avoid RA to Bolpur) ---- Dubrajp...

Indian Roadie Preferred Route,  Best Route For Road Trip,  Best Intercity Driving Route,  Motoring Route  from  Hyderabad to Tirupati  (via. Kurnool, Nandyal, Kadapa)  (Hyderabad_Tirupati):  Hyderabad  (Exit  Nehru ORR Shamshabad)  ----  IOCL (COCO Thimmapur) ----   Jadcherla (ROR: Mahabunagar) ----  Kothakota ----  Beechupalli (Krishna River Bridge) ----  BPCL COCO (XX7W+XJV, NH 44, Bonkur, TS 509128) ----  Pullur ----  Kurnool Toll Plaza ----  TS-AP border ----  Tungabhadra River Bridge ----  Kurnool  (AP), NH44  ---- Nannur ---- Orvakal ---- Kalvabugga ---- Thammarajupalli 518112 ---- Panyam (Government Hospital on right) ----  Nandyal  (AP) ---- Dibaguntla ---- Govindapalle ---- Venkatapuram ---- Allagadda ---- Peddabodhanam ---- Chagalamarri Toll Plaza ----  Mydukur  (AP) ---- Buddayapalem ---- Palempalli Toll...

PM Modi, accompanied by Nitin Gadkari, Omar Abdullah, and others, inaugurated Z-Morh tunnel in Sonamarg, J&K on 2025-01-13.  The 12 km Z-Morh Tunnel built by Modi Govt, will reduce travel time from 3 hours to just 15 minutes boosting connectivity between Srinagar and Sonmarg throughout the year.  * Modi Hai Toh Mumkin Hai  * Indian Roadie Infrastructure Projects

Indian Roadie Preferred Route,  Best Route For Road Trip,  Best Intercity Driving Route, Motoring Route from  Kolkata to Siliguri  (Kolkata_Siliguri):  Kolkata  (WB) ---- Ultadanga ---- Baguiati ---- NSCBI Airport  (Hotel Holiday Inn Express)  Option 1: (via. Kalyani Expressway)  NSCBI Airport  (Hotel Holiday Inn Express)  ---- Nimta ---- Kalyani Expressway ---- Sodepur crossing ---- Barrackpore crossing ---- Kampa More flyovers ---- Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Mohanpur on left ---- Borojaguli (Intersection with NH12. ROL: Ranaghat, Krishnanagar. ROR: Barasat, NSCBI Airport, Kolkata)  Option 2: (via. NH12)  NSCBI Airport  ---- Birati ---- Madhyamgram ---- Barasat ---- Amdanga ---- Awalsiddhi ---- BoroJaguli (ROL: Haringhata, Kampa more 10 kms)  Borojaguli (NH12) ---- WBUT Campus on left of NH12 ---- AIIMS Kalyani on left ---- Chakdah/ Chakdaha (ROR: Bongaon 31 kms) ----  Ranaghat  fl...

Celebrity Ajith Kumar will be supporting youngsters with talent in motor racing.  https://www.facebook.com/share/r/185k458YdT/?mibextid=oFDknk  Video courtesy: @CarGirlsIndia on Instagram  .  .  .  * Indian Roadie Motorsport 

Little known facts about the source of Ganga River.  Credit: Story Trails

Construction of Banihal town bypass on NH44 got completed in early January 2025. The 4-lane, 2.35 km bypass has been constructed at a cost of ₹224.44 crores and is trategically located on the Ramban–Banihal section of NH44.  The bypass features 4 viaducts spanning 1,513 meters and 3 culverts. It will ease the regular bottleneck caused by roadside markets and shops.    .  .  .  * Indian Roadie Infrastructure Projects  * Kashmir Trails 

Indian Roadie Preferred Route,  Best Route For R oad Trip,  Best Intercity Driving Route, Motoring Route from  Mumbai to Jodhpur  (Mumbai_Jodhpur):  Mumbai  (MH) ---- Keep driving on Western Express Highway ---- Andheri ---- Goregaon  ---- Fountain Hotel/  Vasai Creek Bridge  (ROR:  Ghodbunder Road, Thane, Belapur, Pune)  ---  Manor (MH) ----  Archad GJ-MH border ----  Vapi  (GJ) ----  Valsad (GJ) (ROR: Nasik) ----  Navsari (GJ) ----  Kamrej (Surat outskirts)  (ROL: Surat 20 kms) ----   Tapi River Bridge ----  Choryasi Toll Plaza ----  Pipodara ----  Palod ----  Ankleshwar  (Lupin Laboratories Ltd on right, GIDC on right) ----  Narmada River Bridge ----  Bharuch  (Narmada Chowkdi) (GJ) ----  Nabipur ----  Palej ----  Karjan ----  Kandari ----  Por ----  Varanama ----  V adodara/ Baroda  (Golden Chokd...

Best Route For R oad Trip,  Indian Roadie Preferred Route, Best Intercity Driving Route, Motoring Route from  Asansol to Kharagpur bypass  (Asansol_Kharagpur):  Asansol  (WB) ---- Kalipahari ---- Nigha ---- Searsole ----  Raniganj  (Punjabi More. Exit NH19. Turn right) ----  Bridge over Damodar River - ---  Mejia ----  Durlavpur ----  Gangajalghati ----  Amarkanan ----  Bankura  bypass ----  Dwarakeswar River Bridge ---- Dhaldanga More ---- Onda ---- Ramsagar ----  Bishnupur  bypass ----  Garbeta  (ROL: Gangani) ---- Chandrakona Road ---- Salboni ----  Midnapore  ----  Kharagpur  (Chowringhee)  (Intersection with NH16)  Distances From To:  Asansol to Kharagpur    (Asansol_Kharagpur) = 190 kms.  Asansol to  Raniganj  (Punjabi More)  (Asansol_Raniganj) = 19 kms.  Raniganj to  Mejia   (Raniganj_Mejia) = 11 kms....

Indian Roadie Preferred Route,  Best Route For R oad Trip,  Best Intercity Driving Route, Motoring Route from  Pune to Jodhpur  (Pune_Jodhpur):  Pune  (Balewadi Stadium)  (MH) ---- Pune-Mumbai Yeshwantrao Chavan Expressway ---- Khandala ----  Panvel  ---- Kalamboli Bridge ---- CBD Belapur ---- Kharghar ---- Nerul (DY Patil Sports Stadium on left) ---- Sanpada ----  Thane Belapur Junction / Turbhe (Avoid ROL: Vashi, Mumbai) ----  Thane  (Ghodbunder Road) ---- Fountain Hotel/ Vasai Creek Bridge  ----  Manor (MH) ----  Archad GJ-MH border ----  Vapi (GJ) ----  Valsad (GJ) (ROR: Nasik) ----  Navsari (GJ) ----  Kamrej (Surat outskirts)  (ROL: Surat 20 kms) ----   Tapi River Bridge ----  Choryasi Toll Plaza ----  Pipodara ----  Palod ----  Ankleshwar  (Lupin Laboratories Ltd on right, GIDC on right) ----  Narmada River Bridge ----  Bharuch ...

Indian Roadie Preferred Route,  Best Route For R oad Trip,  Best Intercity Driving Route, Motoring Route from  Jodhpur to Mumbai (Jodhpur_Mumbai):  Jodhpur  (RJ) (Jhalamand Circle) ---- Drive on Pali Road (NH62) ---- Fairfield Marriott Hotel Jodhpur on left ---- Jojari River Bridge ----  Mogra  (RJ) ---- Jio BP Filling Station, Mogra on left ---- Kankani ---- Luni River Bridge ----  Nimbali Toll Plaza  (RJ) ---- Rohat ---- Mukanpura ---- Om Banna Temple on left (RJ) ----  Pali Toll Plaza  (RJ) ----  Bandi River Bridge ---- BPCL Pali, Pali Bypass (on left)  ----  Pali  bypass  (Sardar Patel Circle) (Keep driving on ROR: Sirohi, Abu Road. Avoid RA: Beawar, Ajmer) (RJ)  ----  Government Medical College Pali on left  ---- Endla Dam on right ---- Sukari River Bridge ---- Kenpura ---- Birami Toll Plaza (RJ) ----  Sanderao ---- Sumerpur bypass (Jawai River bridge) (RJ) ---- Palri ----...

OYO has introduced a new check-in policy where unmarried couples need to provide proof of relationship to check into partner hotels. This change has started in Meerut and is expected to expand to other cities, stirring discussions on cultural norms versus individual freedom in the hospitality industry.  .  .  .  * Indian Roadie News 

List of Uttar Pradesh Expressways 1. Agra-Lucknow Expressway 2. Ambala-Shamli Expressway 3. Bundelkhand Expressway 4. Delhi-Merut Expressway 5. Delhi-Dehradun Expressway 6. Eastern Peripheral Expressway 7. Faridabad-Noida-Ghaziabad Expressway 8. Ganga Expressway 9. Gorakhpur-Siliguri Expressway 10. Gorakhpur Link Expressway 11. Varanasi-Kolkata Expressway 12. Avadh Expressway 13. Noida - Greater Noida Expressway 14. Prayagraj bypass expressway 15. Purvanchal Expressway 16. Yamuna Expressway * Indian Roadie Infrastructure Projects