
New Delhi: Indian Railways will award contract for construction of about 1,000 route km on eastern and western dedicated freight corridors (DFCs) in the next fiscal, Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi said on Wednesday. "It is expected that the contract for civil and track works for about 1,000 route kilometres on Eastern and Western DFCs would be awarded during 2012-13," Trivedi said while presenting the Railway Budget for 2012-13. The Railways...

04:54 AM, Mar 15, 2012

Beijing: The government plans to introduce GPS system to streamline vehicle movement in the Chinese capital after it suspended sale of new cars here to address traffic woes. Next year, 12,000 drivers in the Wangjing area of Beijing will have their cars fitted with a free GPS device, operated by Beijing Palmcity Science and Technology Co, for the experiment, which will last until October, state-run China Daily reported today. The...

11:30 AM, Dec 25, 2011

New Delhi: Thousands of Bharti Airtel subscribers in the city faced disruption in services in several areas, especially Central and East Delhi, on Thursday. Airtel subscribers across the city were not able to make or receive calls on their handsets due to network failure in the evening. No official comments were available from the company and hence the reason for the network failure could not be ascertained. Customer helpline numbers...

09:35 PM, May 05, 2011

New Delhi: Rehearsals for Republic Day will be held for four days from next week beginning on Monday with police warning commuters to expect congestion near India Gate and its surrounding areas till noon. The rehearsals for the January 26 parade will be held on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday on the Rajpath. "The rehearsal will be from Vijay Chowk to India Gate. The timing of the parade will be...

09:09 AM, Jan 17, 2011

The recent road rage incident in Khan Market has turned the focus on the traffic woes. ...

02:37 PM, Jan 13, 2011
Mumbai: The main Mumbai airport runway will go under repair soon. The renovated airport will ensure timely arrival and departure mandatory for all airlines. Once the repair works start, it would result in reduced work capacity through peak holiday season this winter. Hence, before passengers enjoy a better, upgraded airport, they'll have to live with fewer flights and higher fares. Airlines and air traffic controllers are gearing up for increased...

11:40 AM, Aug 27, 2010

IGI Airport's Terminal 3, sixth largest in the world, will start commercial operations on July 28. ...

08:54 AM, Jul 28, 2010

The Urban Development Minister said that states should impose the tax to check greenhouse gas emissions. ...

05:25 PM, Jun 09, 2010

Vodafone, Reliance and Idea - in that order - are among the least congested. ...

10:29 PM, Mar 30, 2009

TRAI said the congestion level has decreased in the April-June quarter. ...

09:05 PM, Aug 25, 2008

The Delhi High Court has asked the private airlines to explain the reasons for imposing Rs 150 per head surcharge. ...

04:41 PM, Mar 27, 2007

The Union Government has asked all airlines to withdraw the congestion charge of Rs 150 latest by March 21. ...

05:07 PM, Mar 20, 2007

Private airlines had decided to impose the surcharge claiming that aircraft had to hover over major metro airports. ...

02:29 AM, Mar 15, 2007

The Government's plans to increase airport charges to tackle congestion at peak hours is not finding takers. ...

09:00 PM, Mar 07, 2007

After receiving the HC notice, aviation ministry has clarified the landing and parking charges will not be doubled. ...

09:39 AM, Mar 07, 2007