Goa puts a freeze on new ore carrying barges
July 5th, 2012 - 1:57 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, July 5 (IANS) Heavy river traffic has forced inland marine authorities in Goa to put a temporary freeze on the number of barges plying the rivers, ferrying iron ore ... Read more...
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Government’s response sought on national traffic management policy
February 6th, 2012 - 10:14 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 6 (IANS) On a plea for formulating a national policy for traffic management and air pollution checks, in keeping with the 2005 WHO guidelines, the Supreme Court ... Read more...
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Fatal accidents have come down: Delhi Police
January 6th, 2012 - 9:48 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 6 (IANS) Despite the ever-increasing traffic -- the number of vehicles is estimated at 72 lakh -- fatal accidents on Delhi roads declined to 2,007 in 2011 ... Read more...
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Chandigarh’s proposed Metro to link three cities
May 26th, 2011 - 3:39 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, May 26 (IANS) As major roads in Chandigarh get clogged with ever-increasing traffic, a proposal is gaining ground for a Metro rail here. The Punjab and Haryana governments are ... Read more...
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Technologists honoured for innovative solutions
February 5th, 2011 - 9:27 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 5 (IANS) Technologists from leading IT companies including Infosys, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) and Nokia Siemens Networks were Saturday feted for bringing out innovative solution to address the challenges ... Read more...
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Tanger Outlet Opens At Mebane Amidst Fanfare
November 6th, 2010 - 7:37 pm ICT by GD
By Ranjan Bhaduri
Nov 6, (THAINDIAN NEWS) In Mebane of north Carolina a new Tanger outlet opened on Friday. This became the third outlet of the company in North Carolina. The timing is ... Read more...
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Bangalore adds plush Mercedez buses to city fleet
August 28th, 2010 - 7:59 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Aug 28 (IANS) After air-conditioned Volvo and Tata-Marcopolo buses, commuters in Bangalore will now get Mercedes-Benz buses to make their city rides comfortable.
Two AC Mercedes-Benz buses were introduced on an experimental ... Read more...
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UAE road deaths drop by 21 percent
July 26th, 2010 - 11:27 pm ICT by IANS
Abu Dhabi, July 26 (IANS/WAM) Road fatalities in the UAE dropped by 21.01 percent in the first half of 2010 with 391 deaths registered, compared with 495 deaths in the corresponding period ... Read more...
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35 new roads urged in national capital region
June 5th, 2010 - 3:59 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, June 5 (IANS) Congress MP Deepender Singh Hooda has urged the central government to construct 35 new roads in rural areas of Haryana that fall in the National Capital Region (NCR), ... Read more...
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Punjab flags off motorcycle highway patrol
March 16th, 2010 - 1:00 am ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, March 15 (IANS) In a bid to make national highways safer and to streamline the flow of increasing traffic, a new highway patrol scheme was launched in Punjab with the flagging ... Read more...
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New headrest can cut down whiplash injuries
December 29th, 2009 - 1:10 pm ICT by IANS
London, Dec 29 (IANS) A whiplash during a vehicle collision can cause bone and soft-tissue injuries that may or may not be treated effectively. However, a new type of vehicle headrest can ... Read more...
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Finnair proposes to add Chennai, Bangalore to its radar
December 11th, 2009 - 3:11 pm ICT by IANS
By Sanjay Singh
Helsinki, Dec 11 (IANS) With a host of Finnish companies like Nokia having their hubs in Chennai and Bangalore, Nordic carrier Finnair soon proposes to add these two cities to ... Read more...
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Dhaka plans expressway to ease traffic congestion
November 18th, 2009 - 1:15 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Nov 18 (IANS) Bangladesh has floated a $2 billion tender for building an elevated expressway of over 32 km to ease national capital Dhaka's increasing traffic congestion, a newspaper said Wednesday.
The ... Read more...
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Japan commits $1.43 bn to India in new infrastructure loan
March 27th, 2009 - 8:18 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 27 (IANS) Japan Friday committed itself to a Rs.7,158.32-crore ($1.43 billion) loan to India for four infrastructure projects, making the country the largest cumulative recipient of Tokyo's overseas development ... Read more...
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Beijing gets 1,500 new cars every day
February 17th, 2009 - 5:05 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Feb 17 (Xinhua) About 1,500 cars join the already clogged roads in this Chinese capital city daily, increasing traffic pressure and safety risks, officials said Tuesday.
A total of 65,970 new vehicles ... Read more...
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Another airport in Goa is the need of the hour: Indian Navy
January 29th, 2009 - 4:19 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Jan 29 (IANS) The Indian Navy Thursday supported the need for an additional international airport in Goa, calling it 'the need of the hour'. Speaking to reporters at a press ... Read more...
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Broadband services exponential growth may cause energy bottleneck, slow Internet
November 26th, 2008 - 2:05 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, November 26 (ANI): Australian researchers at the University of Melbourne say that the exponential growth of high speed broadband will create an energy bottleneck in the coming years.
Dr. Kerry ... Read more...
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Pollution endangering tourism in Rohtang Pass
June 3rd, 2008 - 3:09 pm ICT by ANI
Rohtang Pass (Himachal Pradesh), June 3 (ANI): Callous and negligent attitude of tourists has started to take a toll on the fragile ecological balance of world famous Rohtang Skiing slopes in ... Read more...
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Indian traffic fuelling Finnair’s Asia growth
May 9th, 2008 - 1:00 pm ICT by admin
By Nayanima Basu
Helsinki, May 9 (IANS) Indian traffic has been one of the major factors for the Nordic airline Finnair's Asian expansion contributing more than half of its revenues last year, says ... Read more...
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