Technical snag hits Delhi Metro
June 8th, 2012 - 12:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 8 (IANS) A technical snag hit Delhi Metro's blue line stretch between Dwarka and Noida City Centre stations Friday, leading to massive crowds in trains and metro ... Read more...
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With Rs.669 crore, UP speeds up Kumbh Mela work
April 27th, 2012 - 12:59 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, April 27 (IANS) The Uttar Pradesh government has taken up Kumbh Mela 2013 on a priority basis and asked various agencies to speed up work on a war footing, ... Read more...
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Kerala to preserve traditional life of tribal village
April 26th, 2012 - 7:51 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, April 26 (IANS) Kerala has decided to seek the intervention of National Biodiversity Authority (NBA) to conserve and preserve the traditional way of life of the state's only tribal ... Read more...
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95 percent schools lack RTE infrastructure
April 8th, 2012 - 3:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 8 (IANS) Two years after the Right to Education (RTE) Act came into force, more than 95 percent of schools across India still don't comply with RTE ... Read more...
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rail budget criticised in northeast
March 14th, 2012 - 9:57 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, March 14 (IANS) The railway budget for 2012-13 presented in parliament Wednesday was criticised in the northeast, with an industry body and a powerful student's body lamenting it had ... Read more...
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Peerzada’s ouster a dark shadow on Congress in Valley (Kashmir Newsletter)
February 11th, 2012 - 3:53 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Feb 11 (IANS) With one of its senior leaders and ministers, Peerzada Sayeed, submitting his resignation to the Congress president Sonia Gandhi over the so-called examgate involving his ... Read more...
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Metro services hit in Vaishali (Lead)
January 2nd, 2012 - 9:52 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 2 (IANS) Delhi Metro services on the Anand Vihar-Vaishali section were affected Monday due to maintenance work, an official said.According to a Delhi Metro official, the frequency ... Read more...
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Metro services hit in Vaishali
January 2nd, 2012 - 6:16 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 2 (IANS) Delhi Metro services on the Anand Vihar-Vaishali section were affected Monday due to maintenance work, an official said.According to a Delhi Metro official, the frequency ... Read more...
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Ghana wants Indian projects to employ local people
December 13th, 2011 - 1:19 pm ICT by IANS
Accra, Ghana, Dec 13 (IANS) Ghana's Energy Minister Joe Oteng-Adjei has cautioned Indian companies against bringing their nationals to work on contracts in the country, instead of engaging Ghanaians who could ... Read more...
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Metro Rail-I to be operational in Mumbai in 2012
September 5th, 2011 - 7:13 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Sep 5 (IANS) More than 80 percent of civil work on Mumbai's Rs.2,356 crore Metro Rail-I project, expected to be operational sometime in 2012, is complete, an official said ... Read more...
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Mozambique seeks India’s help for renewable energy sector
July 14th, 2011 - 8:07 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 14 (IANS) Mozambique Thursday sought India's help to develop its renewable energy sector.Mozamibique Education Minister Zeferino Alexandre Martins, who met Farooq Abdullah, minister for new and renewable ... Read more...
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India, Bangladesh working closely to strengthen bilateral cooperation: Ahamed
March 3rd, 2011 - 9:36 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Mar 3(ANI): Union Minister of State for External Affairs E. Ahamed on Thursday said that India and Bangladesh are working closely to strengthen cooperation in a range of issues."India ... Read more...
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Andhra proposes 35 new trains for railway budget
January 19th, 2011 - 8:35 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Jan 19 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh has sought 35 new trains in the railway budget 2011-12 and it will also take up with the railway minister the proposal for a wagon ... Read more...
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Villagers generate ‘green’ electricity in Bihar
January 17th, 2011 - 9:18 pm ICT by ANI
Madhubani, Jan 17 (ANI): Operating under the name of 'Husk Power System', a group of villagers from Bihar's Madhubani District got together to generate electricity using paddy husk.The initiative, which has 26 ... Read more...
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L&T bags projects worth Rs.1,103 crore
January 3rd, 2011 - 5:07 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 3 (IANS) Engineering and construction major Larsen and Toubro (L&T) Monday said its railway business unit had bagged orders worth Rs.1,103 crore from power plant developers to construct 'merry-go-round systems' ... Read more...
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Railway tracks being doubled in Jammu and Kashmir
December 30th, 2010 - 7:47 pm ICT by ANI
By Tahir Nadeem KhanJammu, Dec.30 (ANI): The Northern Railway has commenced the doubling of the tracks between Pathankot and Jammu in Samba region of Jammu and Kashmir.The railway tracks would soon witness ... Read more...
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Six villages in Jharkhand get electricity for the first time
December 4th, 2010 - 5:47 pm ICT by ANI
By Girija Shankar OjhaRangarh (Jharlhand), Dec.4 (ANI): Six villages in Jharkhand's Ramgarh district have been provided electricity for the first time.Under a government programme, villages like Kandher, Seor, Siduaar and Kachudaag got ... Read more...
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Technical snag hits Delhi Metro again
December 3rd, 2010 - 1:09 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 3 (IANS) A technical snag on the Dwarka-Noida Metro route Friday morning resulted in a 20-minute delay, leading to massive crowds at platforms and inconveniencing commuters.An official of the ... Read more...
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Metro taking special measures to tackle emergencies
November 30th, 2010 - 1:14 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 29 (IANS) The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC), facing a number of technical glitches in recent days, is implementing special measures to tackle emergency situations like breakdowns and ... Read more...
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Probe ordered into disruption of Delhi Metro services
November 20th, 2010 - 9:07 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 20 (IANS) The Delhi Metro Saturday instituted an inquiry into the electrical fault in a coach which led to the stalling of services on the busy Jahangirpuri-Gurgaon stretch Friday ... Read more...
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India, Bangladesh to constructively resolve differences over land boundary demarcation
November 11th, 2010 - 10:48 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Nov.11 (ANI): India and Bangladesh have agreed to work constructively towards resolving all differences to demarcate the land boundary in all three undemarcated segments--Daikhata-56, Lathitilla-Dumabari and Muhuri River (Belonia).This ... Read more...
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Konkan Railway to electrify Maharashtra-Karnataka sector
October 12th, 2010 - 7:47 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Oct 12 (IANS) The Maharasthtra-Karnataka sector of the Konkan railway would be electrified over the next couple of years, a top railway official said here Tuesday."We are looking at the next ... Read more...
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Austria gives Bhutan $8 mn for electrification
October 6th, 2010 - 10:44 am ICT by IANS
Vienna, Oct 6 (IANS) Austria has provided a $7.92 million (5.8 million euro) credit to Bhutan for electrification of its villages, the Austrian foreign ministry has said.The loan can help over 1,000 ... Read more...
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Fewer commuters than expected took new Metro line
October 4th, 2010 - 4:30 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 4 (IANS) The Commonwealth Games (CWG) opening ceremony was a resounding success, but the new Metro line from Central Secretariat to Sarita Vihar wasn't such a great business proposition. ... Read more...
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Supreme Court to hear Babhali Barrage issue in August (Lead)
July 21st, 2010 - 3:47 pm ICT by IANS
Nanded (Maharashtra), July 21 (IANS) The contentious Babhali Barrage issue, now at the centre of a controversy between Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh, is scheduled to come up for further hearing before ... Read more...
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Babhali Barrage issue hearing in Supreme Court in August
July 21st, 2010 - 11:48 am ICT by IANS
Nanded (Maharashtra), July 21 (IANS) The vexed issue of the Babhali Barrage, currently at the centre of a controversy between Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh, is scheduled to come up for further ... Read more...
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Chennai company to enter power sector with Malaysian firm
June 8th, 2010 - 10:23 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, June 8 (IANS) The city-based Consolidated Construction Company Ltd is negotiating with a Malaysian firm to enter into power sector construction in a major way, a top company official said Tuesday.
"We ... Read more...
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Lodha realtor to build India’s tallest 101-floor building
May 25th, 2010 - 11:48 pm ICT by IANS
Pune/Mumbai, May 25 (IANS) The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA), entrusted with the infrastructure development of the city, Tuesday got a bid of Rs.4053 crore for its proposed 101-storeyed Iconic ... Read more...
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Now even hamlets in Haryana will get electricity
May 15th, 2010 - 7:03 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, May 15 (IANS) Over 7,000 small hamlets across Haryana, with a population of 10 people or more, will be electrified this year, Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda announced Saturday.
Though the state ... Read more...
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Sikkim Annual Plan 2010-11 finalised
May 6th, 2010 - 7:02 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, May 6 (ANI): Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia and Sikkim Chief Minister Pawan Chamling on Thursday finalised the annual plan for the year 2010-11 for Sikkim.The Plan outlay ... Read more...
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Railways to soon begin survey for south-south corridor
February 27th, 2010 - 8:35 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Feb 27 (IANS) The Indian Railways will soon undertake an engineering-cum-traffic survey for building the ambitious south-south freight corridor covering Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Goa, Minister of State ... Read more...
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‘Bharat Nirman’ houses to be doubled: Economic survey
February 25th, 2010 - 6:11 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 25 (IANS) The Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government has proposed to double the target of houses in rural areas to be built across the country under its flagship ... Read more...
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Railway budget is curate’s egg, says Jayalalithaa
February 24th, 2010 - 8:52 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Feb 24 (IANS) AIADMK chief J. Jayalalithaa Wednesday termed Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee's budget as the proverbial curate's egg - good in parts and bad in parts - but also ... Read more...
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Electrification of new Rail sections announced
February 24th, 2010 - 8:47 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Feb.24 (ANI): Minister for Railways Ms. Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday announced electrification of three new rail sections which will be taken up during the next financial year.The three ... Read more...
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Highlights of Railway budget 2010-11 (Part- IV)
February 24th, 2010 - 3:38 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Feb 24 (ANI: Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday presented the railway budget in the Parliament.The highlights of the Railway budget 2010-11 are as follows:New Express train between Ahmedabad-UdhampurExtension ... Read more...
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