Hong Kong authorities expect the eastern section of the HK$7 billion (US$893 million) Fanling Bypass, which opens to traffic on Sunday, will prevent congestion ahead of residents moving into a nearby new development area later this year. At the opening ceremony on Saturday, Secretary for Development Bernadette Linn Hon-ho said the 4km (2.49 miles) dual two-lane carriageway was completed just in time to support the Fanling North New Development Area, which is set to welcome its first public...

Border villages now first villages under PM Modi’s leadership: LG Sinha Jammu, May 6: "Our border villages are the inheritors of a rich tradition of courage and resilience. Under the leadership of Hon'ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, we have shifted the narrative. These are no longer the ‘last villages’ of India; they are our ‘First Villages'," the Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha said on Wednesday.