Raipur: Chhattisgarh government has decided to run a monorail in Raipur to reduce traffic congestion and increase share of public transport in the urban transport network. "The state government has planned a comprehensive network of monorail at Raipur which mostly has narrow roads and requires a quick solution for its mounting traffic problems," an official in Raipur said on Thursday.
"In this connection, Chief Secretary Sunil Kumar chaired a meeting on Wednesday at New Mantralaya here," he said. According to the official, a monorail is best suited to solve the city's growing traffic woes and its routes will be finalised very soon and a committee headed by the secretary to Chief Minister Raman Singh will initiate steps.
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12:50 AM, May 17, 2013
New Delhi: A 23-year-old MBA student hailing from Manipur allegedly committed suicide in his rented accommodation here apparently due to a broken relationship, police said on Tuesday. The incident was reported from Safdarjung Enclave area and the deceased has been identified as Athili. No suicide note was recovered but police suspect it to be a case of broken relationship after seeing a text message sent to a female friend in...
09:55 PM, May 14, 2013
Cuttack: The Orissa High Court on Tuesday rejected two review petitions filed by two religious organizations seeking a relook at its January 2011 orders on demolition of illegal places of worship. The Division Bench of Justice Madanmohan Das and Indrajit Mohanti, adjudicating over the matter, did not make any further observation while rejecting the review petitions. Soon after the High Court order, the Revenue Divisional Commissioner (RDC) Central Division Arvind...
02:46 AM, May 08, 2013
London: Got a drinking problem? Pop this pill! A new once-a-day pill which could help problem drinkers reduce the amount of alcohol they consume has been launched in the UK. Manufacturers claim that dependent drinkers who take the drug nalmefene and undergo counselling can cut their alcohol consumption levels by 61 per cent. The pill, also known as selincro, has been licensed for use by health officials in the UK...
04:25 PM, May 06, 2013
Madrid: Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo picked up an injury in Wednesday's 4-1 Champions League defeat at Borussia Dortmund and is out of Saturday's La Liga match at city rivals Atletico. The Portuguese international has a "muscle problem" but the club are hopeful he will recover in time for Tuesday's semi-final second leg at home to Dortmund, assistant coach Aitor Karanka told a news conference on Friday. "Before the Dortmund...
12:42 AM, Apr 27, 2013
Jaipur: The Chief Justice of India Altamas Kabir on Friday said that work to dispense speedy and fair justice to common man through the 'Gram Nyayalaya' (rural court) is in the process of being implemented. Justice Kabir, who was in Sirohi district to inaugurate a 'Gram Nyayalaya' building, told reporters in Jaipur that "these courts are created to mitigate legal problems of poor who found it difficult to travel to...
03:28 AM, Apr 20, 2013
New Delhi: India wants to be part of the solution and not part of the problem in Afghanistan though there are some quarters who view New Delhi as the latter, said External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid on Monday. "India has not and must not be a bystander and aloof of what is happening in Afghanistan," Khurshid said, giving a talk on the release of a report on Afghanistan. "What is...
06:40 AM, Apr 09, 2013
This is how Harbhajan Singh looks in his film 'Bha Ji In Problem'. ...
03:11 PM, Mar 16, 2013
Singh, who is popularly known as Bhajji, will appear in a cameo but it is not yet revealed if he will play his cricketing self or a new character. ...
12:48 PM, Feb 16, 2013
In the backdrop of difficulties faced by South Korean steel giant Posco in Odisha, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday cautioned that investment climate is affected by law and order situation as also land acquisition process, which are the responsibility of states. Addressing Governors, he said, at the Central Government level, efforts are being made to streamline clearance of investment proposals, with focus on approvals from the environment and forest...
04:42 AM, Feb 13, 2013
Boeing Co completed what it called an uneventful flight on Saturday of a test 787 Dreamliner, its first since the airplanes were grounded more than three weeks ago after a series of battery-related problems. ...
12:56 AM, Feb 11, 2013
Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi on Monday said the party should address basic problems first to face future political challenges, and added the party would be stronger if its constitution was implemented in letter and spirit. ...
12:24 AM, Feb 05, 2013
Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi on Friday told party leaders that he was in no rush to change the organisation and the party should instead focus on correcting the basic problems and ensuring that rules were followed. ...
12:40 AM, Feb 02, 2013
Actress Sushmita Sen will make a comeback on the big screen this year and promises the film will feature her in her trademark style. "You will see me back in films this year. It has been a nice break, so it should be good to be back," the 37-year-old said here Friday at the Enigma launch party. ...
05:13 PM, Jan 12, 2013
Usman Khawaja is on standby in case Clarke's hamstring problems rule him out of the match. ...
11:01 AM, Jan 01, 2013
Mumbai: Megastar Amitabh Bachchan has visited veteran actor Pran, who is in the hospital with some respiratory problem. Bachchan paid an hour-long visit last night at the Lilavati Hospital in suburban Bandra and said the 92-year-old actor is doing fine. "Paid a visit to Pran Saheb in hospital... he is fine... spent an hour with him joking and talking of times past and present...," Bachchan, 70, posted on Twitter. Pran,...
03:31 PM, Nov 20, 2012
In spite of the meteoric rise of China in the world, more skilled professionals are leaving its shores than ever before. They are opting for freedom and less stressful lives in countries such as Australia, United States and even the Mediterranean island of Cyprus, a New York Times report says. The daily quotes Chen Kuo, a 30-year-old mother from Beijing: "It's very stressful in China " sometimes I was working...
05:47 PM, Nov 01, 2012
External Affairs Minister SM Krishna addressed the UN General Assembly in New York on Monday. In an exclusive interview to CNN-IBN, Krishna spoke about the steps underway to tackle piracy and bring our captive sailors back. "Piracy is a scrouge that needs to be fought with the cooperation of other countries. Families (of captive sailors) have been coming to meet me. I've been very moved. We are on the (UN) ...
09:49 AM, Oct 02, 2012
San Francisco: Tim Cook is no Steve Jobs when it comes to leading Apple Inc. As the debut of the new iPhone 5 just proved, that may not be a bad thing. The taller, thinner and lighter phone prompted a rush on Wall Street to raise price targets for Apple stock, but the optimism was not because of a big technological advance or design breakthrough; the "wow" factor that was...
11:09 AM, Sep 23, 2012
Thiruvananthapuram: For years, overflowing drains have been a headache for the residents along the Plamoodu-Thekkumoodu Road in the city. Two out of the three pumps at Murinjapalam drainage pump house turning dysfunctional quite often is the reason cited for the recurring problem. The damage occurs owing to water overload at times. We have repaired a pump and made it functional from Thursday onwards. A tender was floated a few days...
03:10 PM, Sep 21, 2012
