Delhi Metro Rail Corporation

Constable Tomar death: Plea seeks quashing of FIR against 8

The Delhi High Court on Friday admitted a plea seeking the quashing of FIR that had been filed against eight persons over police constable Subhash Tomar's death during the anti-rape protests that erupted following the brutal gangrape of a 23-year-old physiotherapist. ...

12:33 PM, Jan 04, 2013

Delhi Metro rejects Reliance Infrastructure's offer to quit

by Press Trust of India

New Delhi: The Delhi Metro on Saturday said it has rejected an offer by Reliance Infrastructure to quit the showcase Airport Metro Express citing financial non-viability and asserted that the corridor would soon be thrown open to public after due repairs are completed. Delhi Metro Managing Director Mangu Singh admitted that Reliance Infrastructure-led Delhi Airport Metro Express Private Limited (DAMEPL) had sent a notice for terminating the Concession Agreement signed...

02:40 PM, Oct 27, 2012

DMRC conducts mock drills at station, hospital

by Press Trust of India

New Delhi: The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) on Friday conducted security drills at station and a prominent private hospital to check the preparedness of authorities in case of a terror strike. The mock drills reportedly went well, sources said. The first drill was conducted at the Pratap Nagar Metro Station and the second drill at Apollo Hospital, officials said. A mock terror attack was conducted at the metro station...

12:44 PM, Oct 05, 2012

Delhi rains: Yamuna water level steadily rising

by CNN-IBN

New Delhi: The water level in the Yamuna has been rising steadily due to the incessant rains in the capital for the past five days. The government, however, says there is no need to panic as yet. No evacuations have been ordered so far. Meanwhile, the Delhi High Court has directed the government to set up a committee to solve the problem of waterlogging. The Committee will have a representative...

02:46 PM, Aug 28, 2012

End of a dream run for Airport Express Metro line?

by Priyanka Dube,CNN-IBN

New Delhi: For the Delhi Metro's Airport Express line, it is the end of a dream run. India's first public-private Metro Rail partnership, the Reliance Infra-Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) Airport Express has been suspended, just a year after it was started with much aplomb. Dr Sudhir Krishna, Secretary, Ministry of Urban Development, said, "Reliance has reported there are some defects in the structure. Repairs need to be done below...

03:06 PM, Jul 08, 2012

Delhi's airport Metro may re-start late August

by Press Trust of India

New Delhi: The Delhi Metro Airport Express, which will suspend operations Saturday night after major construction defects were detected, is likely to re-start only in late August, much to the discomfort of commuters. The Airport Metro, which ferries over 15,000 people daily on the 23-km network, covers the distance between the New Delhi railway station and the Indira Gandhi International Airport in 18 minutes. "We have to stop the service...

06:45 PM, Jul 07, 2012

'Airport Metro stopped due to repair, not losses'

by CNN-IBN

New Delhi: The services of the Airport Express Metro line will be suspended from Sunday onwards. Interestingly, both the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) and the Reliance Infra have cited repair work as the prime reason for stopping the service, and not financial losses. In fact, representatives of both the DMRC and the Reliance Infra say that safety concerns was the only reason for the temporary suspension of the Airport...

02:52 PM, Jul 07, 2012

More than 3 days later, rescue team reaches Mahi

by CNN-IBN

New Delhi: The rescue team was finally able to reach five-year-old Mahi after over three days on Sunday morning as they pierced a hard rock in their effort to reach the child who has been trapped in a 70-feet-deep borewell in Kho village near Manesar as hopes for her survival diminished by the hour. Mahi's health status is still unknown and she is expected to be brought out of the...

06:37 AM, Jun 24, 2012

Mahi rescue: Army gives up, DMRC called in

by CNN-IBN

New Delhi: Strengthening efforts underway to rescue the four-year-old girl who fell in a borewell in Manesar, Haryana, three days ago, the Bhupinder Singh Hooda government on Saturday brought in a highly specialised team of experts from the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) to aid in the rescue operations, after the Army rescue team consisting of engineers admitted failure in cutting through a rock blocking the rescue tunnel. The Army...

07:03 PM, Jun 23, 2012

Sreedharan's successor likely to be named soon

by Press Trust of India

New Delhi: The process of finding a successor to DMRC chief E Sreedharan is likely to be completed much before his extended tenure comes to an end on December 31. Delhi Chief Secretary PK Tripathi, who is a member of the panel to select a successor to Sreedharan, said the process would be completed "very soon". "The selection process is going on and it will be completed much before December...

10:38 AM, Oct 02, 2011