PM lays foundation stone for Kochi Metro
September 13th, 2012 - 2:54 pm ICT by IANS
Kochi, Sep 13 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Thursday laid the foundation stone for the Kochi Metro Rail project and said it would facilitate the city's "overall social and ... Read more...
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Indraprastha Gas quarterly net profit rises 6 percent
July 28th, 2012 - 7:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 28 (IANS) Indraprastha Gas Limited (IGL) Saturday posted a six percent increase in net profit at Rs.85 crore for the quarter ended June 30 against Rs.80 crore ... Read more...
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Badal gives go-ahead to Ludhiana Metro project
July 17th, 2012 - 8:26 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, July 17 (IANS) The Ludhiana Metro project will soon roll out after Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal Tuesday gave a go-ahead to the Rs.10,300 crore mass transport scheme.According ... Read more...
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Metro is proud symbol of India’s growth: Pratibha Patil
July 8th, 2012 - 8:08 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 8 (IANS) Pratibha Patil took her maiden Metro ride here Sunday, becoming the first president to do so. She described the city's lifeline as a proud ... Read more...
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Government to launch the second JNNURM soon: Nath
September 7th, 2011 - 11:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 7 (IANS)The government Wednesday said it would launch the second phase of the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) soon."We will be launching the JNNURM-II ... Read more...
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Air travel ‘is 22 times more safer than driving a car’
April 22nd, 2011 - 1:08 pm ICT by ANI
A recent study conducted by US National Safety Council has found that air travel is 22 times safer than travelling by car.In addition, researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have ... Read more...
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Indraprastha Gas third quarter net up 14 percent
January 8th, 2011 - 4:22 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 8 (IANS) State-run gas utility company Indraprastha Gas Ltd Saturday reported a 14 percent increase in its net profit for the third quarter of the current fiscal, which stood at ... Read more...
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India needs better urban planning: President (Lead)
September 22nd, 2010 - 9:48 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Sep 22 (IANS) India needs to do better urban planning and management if it is to meet the challenges of congestion, pollution and fuel consumption, President Pratibha Patil said here ... Read more...
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President calls for urban planning focus on mass transport
September 22nd, 2010 - 3:40 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Sep 22 (IANS) President Pratibha Patil Wednesday called for planning ahead for the future by focusing on the issues of urban management and governance to provide mass transport and transit ... Read more...
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Mumbai to get India’s first monorail in two weeks
September 15th, 2010 - 11:31 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Sep 15 (IANS) Indicating that the prestigious Mumbai monorail project is on schedule, a top official said here Wednesday that six trains will ply in the first phase from later this ... Read more...
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Auto industry moving towards green and mass mobility vehicles
August 25th, 2010 - 7:47 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 25 (IANS) The Indian automobile industry will move towards greener and mass mobility vehicles, global consulting and advisory firm KPMG said Wednesday.
KPMG in a report said those ... Read more...
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Prime Minister releases UPA-II report card on its first anniversary
June 2nd, 2010 - 12:02 am ICT by ANI
New Delhi, June 1 (ANI): Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh released the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government's report card here on Tuesday on the occasion of first anniversary of its ... Read more...
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Delhi Metro: a billion passengers and counting
November 27th, 2009 - 7:59 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 27 (IANS) The Delhi Metro has achieved another feat. The mass transport system has in the seven years of its existence ferried one billion passengers, which is virtually India's ... Read more...
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India works on to-do list to revamp homeland security (One year after 26/11)
November 14th, 2009 - 2:33 pm ICT by IANS
By Ritu Sharma
New Delhi, Nov 14 (IANS) Armoured vehicles, surveillance radars, handheld imagers, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), biometrics and software solutions... those are the buzzwords as India revamps its homeland security ... Read more...
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Chidambaram discusses counter-terrorism, 26/11 update with US officials
September 10th, 2009 - 6:13 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Sept 10 (ANI): Indian Home Minister P. Chidambaram held meetings here with senior Obama administration officials, including National Security Advisor Lt. Gen. (retired) James Jones, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano ... Read more...
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Counter-terrorism, Pakistan dominate Chidambaram talks in US (Lead)
September 10th, 2009 - 4:54 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Sep 10 (IANS) Building on institutional exchanges between intelligence and law-enforcement agencies of India and the US has been the thrust of Indian Home Minister P. Chidambaram's meetings with top ... Read more...
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Chidambaram gets security lesson in US
September 9th, 2009 - 6:19 pm ICT by IBNS
New York, Sept 9 (IBNS) Home minister P Chidambaram who arrived here yesterday on his four-day US visit, was briefed by officials from FBI, New York Police, intelligence and security agencies about ... Read more...
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Chidambaram meets FBI, New York Police officials, gets anti-terrorism tips
September 9th, 2009 - 12:45 pm ICT by ANI
New York/Washington, Sep.9 (ANI): India's Home Minister P. Chidambaram on Tuesday, was briefed by officials from FBI, intelligence and security agencies and the New York Police about the measures being taken ... Read more...
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BRT needs better planning in India, say experts
July 25th, 2009 - 7:22 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 25 (IANS) For the bus rapid transport (BRT) system to be effective in tackling congestion in Indian cities, emphasis must be laid on how the system operates rather than ... Read more...
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90 people died in decade of Delhi Metro accidents: Sreedharan
July 22nd, 2009 - 11:28 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 22 (IANS) As Delhi Metro faces a tough time with three accidents in the last 10 days, its chief E. Sreedharan Wednesday said that 90 people have died in ... Read more...
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A chronology of Delhi Metro accidents
July 12th, 2009 - 1:01 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 12 (IANS) The collapse of an under-construction Delhi Metro bridge in south Delhi that killed five people Sunday is the worst accident so far involving the mass transport system ... Read more...
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DTC to start airport link bus service
June 4th, 2009 - 6:02 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 4 (IANS) The Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) Thursday announced the start of a high quality bus service from various areas of the capital to the airport to tackle the ... Read more...
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Earths continents function as a thermal blanket
January 23rd, 2009 - 5:25 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan 23 (ANI): Numerical modelling by scientists from the GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences has determined that the continents of our planet function as a thermal blanket, which leads ... Read more...
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60 feet above ground, Delhi Metro to run over flyover
July 24th, 2008 - 9:05 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 24 (IANS) With a platform 60 feet above ground level, the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) is constructing its train line over a flyover making it the highest point ... Read more...
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DU freshers bringing bounty to Delhi Metro
July 20th, 2008 - 5:34 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 20 (IANS) The start of new academic session of Delhi University (DU) is proving beneficial to the Delhi Metro. It has recorded an increase of 23 percent both in ... Read more...
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Delhi Metro crane operations now only late at night
July 19th, 2008 - 10:04 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 19 (IANS) The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) Saturday said all crane lifting operations at its construction sites will be carried out late in the night. The decision came ... Read more...
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Seepage, litter affecting Delhi Metro’s glory: chief minister
July 17th, 2008 - 4:00 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 17 (IANS) Seepage in some stations and litter by passengers were affecting the cleanliness record of Delhi Metro, Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit said Thursday and directed authorities to "maintain ... Read more...
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Delhi Metro digs tunnel under a railway track
July 13th, 2008 - 7:42 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 13 (IANS) Thousands of passengers were travelling by trains into and out of Delhi had no idea that a group of engineers was digging a tunnel under the tracks ... Read more...
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Delhi Metro ridership jumps 25 percent, revenue 32 percent
July 1st, 2008 - 10:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 1 (IANS) With over 700,000 passengers every day, Delhi Metro has registered a 25 percent rise in ridership and around 32 percent jump in revenue in the last one ... Read more...
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Another bomb hoax at Delhi Metro Station
June 28th, 2008 - 8:35 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 28 (IANS) In the sixth such incident in 45 days, an anonymous caller Saturday warned of a bomb being planted at a Delhi Metro station but it turned out ... Read more...
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India, Pakistan ready for 5th round of dialogue July 21 (Lead)
June 27th, 2008 - 7:24 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 27 (IANS) India and Pakistan Friday set a positive tone for the fifth round of their composite dialogue beginning July 21 and agreed to impart fresh momentum to the ... Read more...
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Bomb scare at Delhi Metro station turns hoax (Lead)
June 24th, 2008 - 12:31 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 23 (IANS) An anonymous call to the Delhi Police informing of a bomb planted at a Metro station here Monday evening turned out to be a hoax, officials said. ... Read more...
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Bomb scare at Delhi Metro station
June 23rd, 2008 - 11:04 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 23 (IANS) The police and paramilitary forces launched combing operations after an anonymous caller informed the police that a bomb has been planted in a busy Delhi Metro station ... Read more...
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Hoax bomb call halts Delhi Metro service for half hour
June 20th, 2008 - 10:13 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 20 (IANS) Hundreds of passengers panicked and the Metro train service on a busy line was suspended for half-an-hour after an anonymous caller informed that a bomb had been ... Read more...
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Sri Lanka ‘concerned’ over UN statement on attacks
June 12th, 2008 - 12:21 am ICT by IANS
Colombo, June 11 (IANS) Sri Lanka Wednesday "called in" the acting UN resident coordinator here to the Foreign Office and "expressed serious concerns" over a recent statement of UN Under-Secretary General for ... Read more...
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