New Delhi, April 12 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta carried out a detailed review of Delhi Metro and associated road and flyover projects, reiterating that building a modern and efficient public transport system remains a top priority for the government. Chairing a meeting at the Delhi Secretariat, she said the focus is on reducing traffic congestion, improving ease of travel and cutting pollution levels in the capital.Senior officials, including the Managing Director of Delhi Metro Rail…
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Bhubaneswar, April 9 (IANS) Senior BJD leader and Rajya Sabha MP Sasmit Patra on Thursday wrote to Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, urging him to revive the Bhubaneswar Metro project through a structured collaboration between the Union and the state government, on the lines of Jaipur Metro Phase-2 in Rajasthan. In a letter to CM on Thursday, Patra mentioned that the Union Cabinet on April 8 approved the Jaipur Metro Phase-2 (41 km; 13,000+ crore) project under the Metro Rail Policy, 201…
New Delhi, April 8 (IANS) The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has extended last train timings across all its corridors till around 01:00 a.m. to facilitate smooth travel for spectators attending the IPL 2026 match between Delhi Capitals and Gujarat Titans at the Arun Jaitley Stadium on Wednesday.Officials said that key routes, including the Delhi Airport Express Line, will operate till late-night hours to manage the anticipated surge in passenger traffic following the match.As per the revise…
Bhubaneswar, April 6 (IANS) Senior Sasmit Patra, a leader of the Biju Janata Dal and Rajya Sabha MP, on Monday wrote to Union Minister for Housing and Urban Affairs Manohar Lal, seeking his immediate intervention to ensure that the proposed Metro Rail project, initiated during the previous government, is not scrapped by the state government. In his letter, Patra argued that the project envisioned during the previous Naveen Patnaik-led BJD government is a critical mass-transit backbone for th…
New Delhi, April 3 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Friday unveiled an aggressive and wide-ranging strategy to combat air pollution in the capital, signalling tough measures to ease traffic congestion at 62 identified hotspots through time-bound interventions. Announcing the rollout of the Air Pollution Mitigation Action Plan 2026, she said the initiative builds on the government’s ‘historic’ Green Budget for 2026-27 and aims to translate clean air goals into measurable outcomes….
New Delhi, Feb 22 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister and Chairperson of the State Names Authority (SNA), Rekha Gupta, has approved the renaming of two upcoming Metro stations and modification of names of seven others, while retaining the originally proposed names of 12 stations, an official statement said on Sunday.The changes were made after reviewing the names of 21 stations proposed in the Detailed Project Report (DPR) of the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC), with the aim of ensuring that station…
Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 14 (IANS) Kerala’s transport ambitions have entered a decisive phase, with Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, on Saturday, formally seeking the Centre’s support to roll out a Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS), even as “Metro Man” E. Sreedharan unveiled a rival railway blueprint, setting the stage for a high-stakes infrastructure debate ahead of the state Assembly elections. In a detailed letter to the Union Minister Manohar Lal Khattar, Vijayan requested facilitation of …
New Delhi, Feb 14 (IANS) In a significant administrative decision, Union Minister Manohar Lal Khattar announced that the Udyog Bhawan Metro Station in the national Capital will be renamed as ‘Seva Teerth Bhawan’ station. The move reflects a shift in administrative identity and aligns with evolving governance priorities in central Delhi.The announcement was made during a public address, where Khattar underlined the importance of renaming public spaces to reflect the nation’s changing instit…
New Delhi, Feb 9 (IANS) A tragic incident occurred in the Vikaspuri area of West Delhi, where a bus helper was burnt alive after a massive fire broke out inside a parked bus. The deceased has been identified as Sunil (25), who was reportedly sleeping inside the bus when the fire erupted. According to initial information from the spot, Sunil had lit an incense stick inside the bus to repel mosquitoes. It is suspected that the fire may have started from the incense stick and gradually spread acros…
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 30 (IANS) Noted technocrat E. Sreedharan on Friday launched a stinging attack on the Kerala government’s newly-announced Thiruvananthapuram–Kasaragod Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS) project, calling it impractical, technically flawed and a sheer waste of public money, in an apparent rebuttal to Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan’s remarks a day earlier.Sreedharan said the RRTS proposal had no real utility for Kerala and was inferior even to a semi-high-speed rail …