New Delhi: The Delhi Metro has registered an increase of about 16 per cent in ridership in 2012-13 in comparison to the last financial year. Addressing the gathering at DMRC's 19th Foundation Day celebrations, its Managing Director Mangu Singh said apart from increase in ridership, the overall earnings of the organisation had also increased by 15.77 per cent during the same period.
Sudhir Krishna, DMRC Chairman and Secretary, Ministry of Urban Development presented annual awards to 48 employees for their contribution to the organisation. In his address, Krishna said that the organisation has set new benchmarks in both its construction and operation related activities. Singh informed that many more steps were being taken for the greater convenience of the commuters such as the introduction of more eight coach trains.
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02:44 AM, May 04, 2013
New Delhi: Amid nationwide outcry over the rape of a 5-year-old girl in the national capital, the Delhi Commission for Protection of Child Rights has formulated guidelines for prevention of child abuse in the country. "Child abuse is a crime against one of the most vulnerable sections of our society our children. It is a crime that leaves permanent damage on psyche of children and robs them of their innocence....
01:33 AM, Apr 24, 2013
New Delhi: Senior professionals are likely to get increments in the range of 6 and 15 per cent in the annual appraisal cycle this year, says a survey by premier job search and career portal HeadHonchos.com. According to a snap poll conducted by HeadHonchos.com, professionals are forecasting moderate pay raises during the annual appraisal cycle this year, with 46 per cent of respondents expecting increments to range between 6 per...
02:10 PM, Apr 17, 2013
Both Steve Carell and Jim Carrey have lots of magic tricks up their sleeves in the comedy 'The Incredible Burt Wonderstone'. ...
04:50 PM, Mar 15, 2013
This Friday, Hollywood offers a mixed bag of films from the critically acclaimed Oscar nominated 'The Master' to comedy 'The Incredible Burt Wonderstone'. If you like gore there's 'Texas Chainsaw Massacre' in 3D. ...
10:08 AM, Mar 15, 2013
A Uttar Pradesh minister has sparked controversy by opposing the anti-encroachment drive by Gonda district authorities. Minister of State for Secondary Education Vinod Kumar Singh has accused district authorities of harassing people. ...
06:26 PM, Mar 04, 2013
In the wake of the Delhi gangrape case, a Parliamentary panel is likely to recommend setting up of an umbrella organisation for public transport system in NCR so that responsibility can be fixed on a single agency if safety of passengers is compromised due to violation of rules. The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Transport met on Wednesday for the third time to discuss safety of passengers in public transport in...
10:10 PM, Feb 06, 2013
A security personnel at the Sahara Mall in Gurgaon was beaten up by several men. CCTV footage shows seven to eight men beating up a guard in the parking lot. ...
09:51 AM, Feb 04, 2013
The daughter of the hawker who died during an anti-encroachment drive led by Mumbai ACP Vasant Dhoble too died on Sunday of a heart attack. Radha Jaiswal had been admitted to the KEM hospital after the death of her father. ...
07:28 AM, Jan 21, 2013
Tragic singer Amy Winehouse spent the final hours of her life watching videos of herself online, her former bodyguard has said. ...
12:15 PM, Jan 14, 2013
In the wake of the brutal Delhi gangrape on December 16, 2012 that shocked the nation and exposed the flimsy security measures for the women in the country, authorities have taken initiatives to tighten the safety situation. In Gurgaon, for instance, pink autorickshaws are back. ...
08:20 AM, Jan 12, 2013
A second inquest into Amy Winehouse's death has confirmed that the singer died of drinking too much alcohol. The 27-year-old 'Rehab' singer was found dead at her home in Camden, north London, in 2011. ...
03:08 PM, Jan 09, 2013
Women are scared and hesitant to work in night shifts after the gangrape and murder of 23-year-old paramedical student in Delhi, according to an ASSOCHAM survey. ...
05:19 PM, Jan 08, 2013
Maharashtra and National Capital Region have cornered over 50 per cent of the foreign direct investment inflows into the country since April 2000, according to the industry ministry data. ...
12:20 PM, Jan 06, 2013
The CNG price in the national capital has been increased by Rs 1.55 per kg while that in Noida, Greater Noida and Ghaziabad have been hiked by Rs 1.80 per kg. With this move, the new consumer price in Delhi would be Rs 39.90 per kg while in NCR towns, it would be Rs 45.10. ...
07:23 PM, Jan 04, 2013
The U.S. Congress approved a rare tax increase on Tuesday that will hit the nation's wealthiest households in a bipartisan budget deal that stops the world's largest economy from falling into a deep fiscal crisis and recession. ...
09:53 AM, Jan 02, 2013
A months-long battle over the US "fiscal cliff" headed to a close on Tuesday as the House of Representatives moved toward final approval of a bipartisan deal meant to prevent Washington from pushing the world's biggest economy into recession. ...
09:04 AM, Jan 02, 2013
The tourism industry in 2012 showed some signs of recovery with an increase in the number of visitors flocking the country after a bad season last year and saw a three-time jump in the fund allocation in the 12th Plan period. Filmstar-turned politician Chiranjeevi took over charge of the ministry in October from Subodh Kant Sahai. He set a target of attracting 11 million foreign tourists and creation of about...
01:04 AM, Dec 30, 2012
In an attempt to name and shame rapists, the government has decided to prepare a data base of all rape convicts across the country and their photographs, names and addresses would be made public. Minister of State for Home RPN Singh said he has directed the National Crime Records Bureau to prepare a directory of all rape convicts and upload their photographs, names and addresses on its website. ...
06:39 PM, Dec 27, 2012
Delhi lives up to its notoriety for being the most unsafe place for women, according to the latest National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) statistics which gives figures for 2011. ...
02:02 PM, Dec 19, 2012
