Delhi Metro to organise management programme on MRTS
September 9th, 2012 - 7:09 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 9 (IANS) The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) will organise a five-day management programme for operators and regulators in October to enhance their skills and knowledge on ... Read more...
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Tamil Nadu gets new trains; bio-diesel, windmill plants (Lead)
March 14th, 2012 - 9:01 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Chennai, March 14 (IANS) New express and passenger trains, increase in the frequency of some long-distance and suburban trains, setting up of windmills and completion of the Mass Rapid ... Read more...
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Chennai’s elevated rail system will be completed in 2013
March 14th, 2012 - 4:16 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Chennai, March 14 (IANS) The Indian Railways will complete the Mass Rapid Transit System (MRTS) extension service - the elevated rail system here - this year and convert the ... Read more...
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Japan considering soft loan to fund Mumbai Metro
July 31st, 2011 - 2:42 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 31 (IANS) Japan is soon expected to finalise concessional financing for the $2.26-billion Line 3 of the mass rapid transit system in Mumbai on the lines ... Read more...
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Delhi Metro completes 100 months of operations
April 24th, 2011 - 6:32 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 24 (IANS) The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC), which is rapidly becoming the lifeline of the national capital, Sunday completed 100 months of operations, an official said."The ... Read more...
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Medical counters to come up at Delhi Metro stations
March 8th, 2011 - 10:15 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 8 (IANS) Medical counters will be set up at various Delhi Metro stations to provide medical assistance to commuters, parliament was told Tuesday."A private sector and a ... Read more...
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Will quit by 2011-end, successor by August: Sreedharan (Interview)
January 18th, 2011 - 6:53 pm ICT by IANS
By Pratibha Raju and Devirupa Mitra
New Delhi, Jan 18 (IANS) After 13 years as head of Delhi Metro Rail Corporation, Ellattuvalapil Sreedharan insists he will quit his post at the end of ... Read more...
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Delhi Metro completes eight years, plans more trains
December 24th, 2010 - 1:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 24 (IANS) The Delhi Metro, which is rapidly becoming the lifeline of the capital carrying some 16 lakh passengers daily, completed eight years in operation Friday with plans afoot ... Read more...
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Metro rail is an effective system of transport: President Patil
September 22nd, 2010 - 3:07 pm ICT by ANI
Kolkata, Sep 22 (ANI): President Pratibha Patil on Wednesday said in a city, the metro rail is an effective system of transport, giving people a convenient, comfortable and an affordable mode ... Read more...
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President Patil to lay foundation of new Kolkata Metro
September 22nd, 2010 - 12:37 pm ICT by ANI
Kolkata, Sep 22 (ANI): President Pratibha Devisingh Patil will on Wednesday lay the foundation of the Metro railway extension project at Joka, located on the city's southern fringes.The Metro will connect ... Read more...
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Delhi cabinet recommends sub-division of plots
August 9th, 2010 - 10:10 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 9 (IANS) The Delhi cabinet Monday decided to recommend to the central government that sub-division of plots be allowed in the capital in a bid to put an end ... Read more...
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BEML to deliver first coach to Bangalore Metro in October
June 21st, 2010 - 9:50 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, June 21 (IANS) State-run BEML (Bharat Earth Movers Ltd) will deliver the first Metro coach to Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation (BMRC) in October for the mass rapid transit service scheduled to ... Read more...
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Jayalalithaa asks Mamata for more railway projects
January 28th, 2010 - 1:01 am ICT by IANS
Chennai, Jan 27 (IANS) With the railway budget to be presented next month in parliament, AIADMK general secretary J. Jayalalithaa has written to Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee for more projects ... Read more...
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Punj Lloyd bags orders worth Rs.308 crore from Bangalore Metro
April 16th, 2009 - 5:32 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, April 16 (IANS) Engineering and construction firm Punj Lloyd has won orders worth Rs.308 crore ($62 million) from Bangalore Metro Rail Corp to build eight stations, the company said Thursday.
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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Kolkata East-West Metro to go under river Hooghly
February 22nd, 2009 - 9:39 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 22 (IANS) The proposed East-West Metro Railway (EWMR) in Kolkata would cross the Hooghly river 32 metres below the water level.
The Metro will enter the underground section from Howrah station ... Read more...
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Taipei Zoo’s panda website crashes under wave of curiosity
December 25th, 2008 - 4:41 pm ICT by IANS
Taipei, Dec 25 (DPA) A website set up by the Taipei Zoo for the two pandas given to the island by China crashed as too many Taiwanese tried to catch a glimpse ... Read more...
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Chronicles of Delhi Metro now in a coffee-table book
December 1st, 2008 - 10:25 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 1 (IANS) One can now flip through the success story and the behind-the-scenes technological marvels achieved while constructing the Delhi Metro network, thanks to a book launched Monday by ... Read more...
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Indonesia seeks Delhi Metro help for similar venture
July 4th, 2008 - 9:16 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 4 (IANS) Indonesia wants Delhi Metro to help set up a similar cost-effective mass transit system in Jakarta, a Metro official said Friday. A delegation led by Indonesia's Assistant ... Read more...
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Lalu Yadav to tell Railways’ success story in Singapore, Malaysia
May 10th, 2008 - 9:30 pm ICT by admin
New Delhi, May 10 (ANI): Railway Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav is all set to rewrite his Railways' success story, but this it would be in Singapore and Malaysia.Prasad will begin his ... Read more...
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PPP must for the success of MRTS: Gajendra Haldea
December 13th, 2007 - 4:26 pm ICT by admin
New Delhi, Dec.13 (ANI): Mass Rapid Transport System needs effective public private partnerships to modernize intra-city mobility, said Gajendra Haldea, Advisor, Infrastructure, Planning Commission. Speaking at the " National Seminar on Mass ... Read more...
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