BRO celebrates its 62nd raising day on 7th May. The Border Roads Organization was established on May 7, 1960, as a premier road construction agency under the Ministry of Defence.
The Supreme Court of India allowed mining companies to export iron ore extracted from mines in Ballari, Chitradurga and Tumakuru districts of Karnataka.
An official name changing ceremony of `Miyan ka Bada` railway station to `Mahesh Nagar halt` has been held in the Balotra area of Barmer district of Rajasthan.