France’s Thales eyes big in India’s metro, rail projects
April 25th, 2012 - 11:19 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 25 (IANS) French defence, aerospace and technology giant Thales sees a huge opportunity in India's public transport sector and plans to bid for upcoming metro and rail ... Read more...
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France’s Thales bets big on India’s metro, rail projects
April 24th, 2012 - 12:43 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 24 (IANS) Seeing a huge business opportunity in India's public transport sector, French technology giant Thales is planning to bid for the upcoming metro projects across the ... Read more...
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Thales bags ticketing system contract for Gurgaon Metro
December 6th, 2011 - 4:47 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 6 (IANS) Technology conglomerate Thales Tuesday said it has bagged a contract to build an automatic fare collection system for the Gurgaon MetroRail."Thales will develop a central ... Read more...
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Underground Metro more prone to terror attacks: Sreedharan
December 4th, 2011 - 5:10 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 4 (IANS) Laying to rest criticism that the elevated Metro had blemished the capital's landscape, Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) chief E. Sreedharan said Sunday that the ... Read more...
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Over 8,000 cyber attacks on CWG ticketing system: Menon
August 12th, 2011 - 12:51 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 11 (IANS) There were over 8,000 cyber attacks on the Commonwealth Games' ticketing and scoring systems in October last year but these were repelled, National Security ... Read more...
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Wheels of Kolkata Metro turn towards massive expansion
June 19th, 2011 - 1:14 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, June 19 (IANS) Twenty-seven years after it blazed a trail in India, in a city known for its dense crowds and traffic snarls, the Kolkata Metro had over ... Read more...
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Bhubaneswar to get world-class bus terminus
April 2nd, 2011 - 1:08 am ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, April 1 (IANS) The Orissa capital is set to get a world-class bus terminus with modern facilities like an air-conditioned waiting hall, retiring rooms, e-ticketing system, kiosks, food courts ... Read more...
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Chaos at Delhi’s Terminal 3 after system collapse
December 17th, 2010 - 8:28 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Dec 17 (ANI): Chaos broke out at Delhi's Terminal 3 on Friday as all flights were delayed after the computerized check-in system, the ticketing system and the baggage handling system, ... Read more...
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Ticket Fiasco For Elton John’s Concert At Matthew Knight Arena
December 5th, 2010 - 12:30 pm ICT by GD
By Madhuri Dey
Dec 4, (THAINDIAN NEWS) On Friday, thousands of music lovers had problems in purchasing tickets for the upcoming Elton John concert slated for February at the Matthew Knight Arena in ... Read more...
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Have parliamentary probe into CWG ticket irregularities: BJP
October 11th, 2010 - 8:52 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 11 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party Monday demanded a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) probe into alleged irregularities in the ticketing system for the Commonwealth Games after the mega ... Read more...
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Haryana to introduce e-ticket for traffic violators
September 19th, 2010 - 8:09 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Sep 19 (IANS) Getting away with a traffic violation ticket will no longer be easy in Haryana with the state police Sunday announcing its plans to shortly introduce e-ticketing.
Home Secretary Krishna ... Read more...
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‘Jan Sadharan Ticket Booking Sewak’ scheme made flexible
September 6th, 2010 - 11:45 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Sep.6 (ANI): The Ministry of Railways has modified the existing scheme of Jan Sadharan Ticket Booking Sewak (JTBS), thereby giving more benefits to the operators.The step has been undertaken ... Read more...
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Railways scheme gives fillip to employment, ticket sales
September 6th, 2010 - 9:34 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 6 (IANS) The Indian Railways have made more attractive their Jan Sadharan Ticket Booking Sewak (JTBS) scheme, aimed at helping passengers book unreserved railway tickets and get them delivered, ... Read more...
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Australian, Japanese delegates visit Delhi Metro
July 14th, 2010 - 7:18 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 14 (IANS) A 22-member delegation from Australia and Japan, on a mission to explore opportunities for joint venture projects in Asian countries, Wednesday visited the Delhi Metro to get ... Read more...
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Queues for 38,000 unsold premier World Cup tickets
June 7th, 2010 - 5:10 pm ICT by IANS
Johannesburg, June 7 (DPA) Four days before the World Cup, 38,000 premier tickets from hospitality packages that were returned unsold went back on sale in South Africa Monday.
Hundreds of people queued for ... Read more...
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Last of the World Cup tickets goes on sale
May 28th, 2010 - 5:52 pm ICT by IANS
Johannesburg, May 28 (DPA) For the second time in two months football fans in South Africa queued through the night for tickets to the final of the World Cup after extra tickets ... Read more...
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Antony asks Defence Accounts to expedite pension
May 12th, 2010 - 7:05 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, May 12 (ANI): Defence Minister A K Antony on Wednesday called for early disbursal of revised pension and arrears to Ex-Servicemen, asking the Defence Finance officials to expedite and further ... Read more...
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Common tickets for DTC, Metro by 2011: Jaipal Reddy
March 26th, 2010 - 10:07 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 26 (IANS) A common ticketing facility for commuters travelling on Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) buses and Delhi Metro will be in place by next year, Urban Development Minister Jaipal ... Read more...
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Leif Garrett arrested on drug possession charges
February 4th, 2010 - 1:08 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Los Angeles, Feb 3 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Singer Leif Garrett was arrested on Monday morning, on the charges of possessing drugs. He had a ‘controlled substance’ on his person, so he was arrested ... Read more...
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Army Vice Chief launches Rail E-ticketing for service personnel
December 30th, 2009 - 10:59 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Dec 30 (ANI) : Vice Chief of Army Staff, Lt Gen PC Bhardwaj launched a pilot project of Rail e-ticketing for the Armed Forces, here on Wednesday.The project, being implemented ... Read more...
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Common ticketing system for metro and buses from Nov 24
November 12th, 2009 - 5:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 12 (IANS) From Nov 24 you will just need a 'common ticket' to travel by the Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) buses and the Delhi Metro, state Transport Minister Arvinder ... Read more...
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Liverpool millionaire exposed as sordid supplier of cocaine, hookers
September 27th, 2009 - 2:02 pm ICT by ANI
London, September 27 (ANI): Liverpool's millionaire security expert George Cullen who runs an electronic ticketing system at the club's Anfield stadium has been exposed as an alleged cocaine supplier and a pimp.The ... Read more...
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15 new bus depots in Delhi before 2010 Commonwealth Games
July 16th, 2009 - 10:16 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 16 (IANS) Delhi Transport Minister Arvinder Singh Lovely Thursday said that 15 new Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) bus depots would come up before 2010 Commonwealth Games (CWG).
"CCTV cameras would ... Read more...
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Major push to expand ticketing network in rail budget
July 3rd, 2009 - 6:52 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 3 (IANS) A host of proposals were unveiled in the rail budget Friday to facilitate the purchase of tickets not just from stations, but also mobile vans, post ... Read more...
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Railway passenger reservation system to be expanded
July 3rd, 2009 - 4:48 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, July 3 (ANI): The Indian Railways plans to improve the Passenger Reservation System (PRS) in a big way.In the Railway Budget 2009-10 presented to the Lok Sabha today, ... Read more...
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IGI ticketing system develops snag, flights delayed
April 16th, 2009 - 9:22 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 16 (IANS) A snag in the main ticketing system at the Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) led to many flights getting delayed Thursday evening, a senior official said.
The airport ... Read more...
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Jet Airways to lay off 600 employees
October 15th, 2008 - 4:26 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Oct 15 (IANS) A day after striking an alliance with Kingfisher Airlines, Jet Airways has decided to lay off 600 of its employees. The airline would lay off employees from the ... Read more...
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UEFA admits to ticketing problems in Euro Cup
June 23rd, 2008 - 10:58 pm ICT by IANS
DPA
Vienna, June 23 (DPA) UEFA Monday admitted that ticketing problems had resulted in the stadiums not being filled for some of the matches at Euro 2008. The director of communications and public ... Read more...
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NRI Tory to lead London’s transport policy
May 14th, 2008 - 2:52 pm ICT by admin
By Dipankar De Sarkar
London, May 14 (IANS) A rising Tory star of Indian origin has been appointed by London's new mayor to lead on transport policy - among the most important jobs ... Read more...
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Railways mull tickets booking through mobile phones
February 26th, 2008 - 5:17 pm ICT by admin
New Delhi, Feb 26 (IANS) Passengers may soon be able to book tickets through mobile phones, Railway Minister Lalu Prasad said while presenting the Railway Budget 2008-09 in the Lok Sabha Tuesday. ... Read more...
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Highlights of Railway Budget 2008-09
February 26th, 2008 - 3:06 pm ICT by admin
(Fourth Lead)New Delhi, Feb 26 (IANS) Following are the highlights of the Railway Budget 2008-09, presented in the Lok Sabha Tuesday by Railway Minister Lalu Prasad: Arrival time to be printed on ... Read more...
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Highlights of Railway Budget 2008-09
February 26th, 2008 - 2:58 pm ICT by admin
(Third Lead)New Delhi, Feb 26 (IANS) Following are the highlights of the Railway Budget 2008-09, presented in the Lok Sabha Tuesday by Railway Minister Lalu Prasad: Wait-listed e-tickets to be introduced15,000 automated ... Read more...
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Mumbai suburban train service undergoes revamp
November 14th, 2007 - 2:43 am ICT by admin
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