Once again a disappointment to commuters as the Magenta line services of Delhi Metro were hit by a technical snag. Rush-hour passengers were made to deboard the metro train at Okhla station at 8.20 am on Tuesday, September 4. Technical issue delayed the train services by almost half an hour.[Read More…]
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Are you in a habit of sitting on Metro floors? DMRC earned 38L as fines
Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has earned Rs 38 lakh as penalty from the metro riders in just 11 months. This amount is collected only from the commuters who were found sitting on the metro train floor while travelling. The other offences including littering, creating a nuisance, travelling with wrong[Read More…]
Delhi runs ahead Gujarat in top investment potential index list
Despite all the hurdles including the non-cooperative attitude of Centre towards Aam Aadmi Party, Delhi is turning out to be a role model in terms of Health, Education, Bijli, Paani, Business, Investment in mere 3 Years. Leaving Gujarat behind Delhi secures the top position in a list of 21 states[Read More…]
Delhi Metro revenue up 73% in 4 years
New Delhi: The Delhi Metro’s revenues increased by more than 73 per cent in the last four years, the Rajya Sabha was informed on Thursday. In a written reply given by Union Urban Affairs Minister Hardeep Puri, the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) was shown to have earned Rs 1,505.84[Read More…]
Delhi Metro: Magenta Line’s Kalkaji Mandir-Janakpuri West stretch inaugurated
New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and Urban Development Minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Monday inaugurated the remaining portion of Magenta Line which runs from Kalkaji Mandir to Janakpuri West station. With the opening of the 25.6-km section on Tuesday for public, the entire Magenta Line will become operational,[Read More…]
Delhi: Metro fare hike protests at Rajiv Chowk station
New Delhi: Over 50 youth staged a protest inside the Rajiv Chowk Metro Station here on Saturday against the Delhi Metro’s fare hike. The fare hike had come into effect in October 2017, triggering protests from multiple quarters. The group, that came in a Metro, got down at the station raising[Read More…]
Arvind Kejriwal launches common card for Metro, buses
Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday launched a pilot ‘Delhi Common Mobility Card’ which will enable commuters to travel in both Delhi Metro and 250 select city buses. The Delhi government aims to shift to a ‘Common Mobility Card’ which could be used to travel in Metro and all Delhi[Read More…]
PM Modi inaugurates new 12.64 km section of Delhi Metro’s Magenta line
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday inaugurated the new 12.64 km section of Delhi Metro’s Magenta Line and along with Uttar Pradesh Governor Ram Naik and Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath took a ride in the train. The section connects Botanical Garden station in Noida to south Delhi’s Kalkaji Mandir station.[Read More…]
Steep hike in fares will kill Delhi Metro: CM Kejriwal
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday said the steep hike in fares will kill the Metro. “This steep hike in metro fare will kill Delhi Metro. If people stop using it, then what purpose does it serve,” Kejriwal tweeted. The Chief Minister was referring to media reports on Friday[Read More…]
Loss of ridership not solely attributable to fare hike: DMRC
New Delhi: Clarifying about the reported drop in ridership of commuters in the month of October, the Delhi Metro on Friday said the loss cannot solely be attributed to the fare hike in that month. “The drop in ridership in the month of October 2017 is not solely attributable to[Read More…]
Swaraj India slams Delhi government moves on pollution
New Delhi: The Swaraj India party on Saturday hit out at Delhi’s Aam Aadmi Party government’s knee-jerk reactions to tackle the pollution menace instead of taking long-term institutional measures. “I am not, in principle, opposed to the odd-even scheme as and when it is required but Delhi’s public transport is in[Read More…]
Delhi Metro fares go up, Twitter witnesses cries, wails and sarcasm
Delhi Metro commuters aren’t very happy with the fare hike that has come into effect from today. This is the second fare hike this year and there is a surge of Rs 10 for all travels beyond 5 km. A substantial part of the capital’s population uses metro for daily[Read More…]
Delhi Metro rides get costlier from today; maximum fare to cost Rs 60
Travelling in Delhi Metro would be an expensive affair from Tuesday as new fares come into effect. This is the second fare hike this year and there is a surge of Rs 10 for all travels beyond 5 km. The maximum fare (beyond 32 km) is now Rs 60. The[Read More…]
Delhi Metro to get costlier as phase two of hike kicks in from 1 Oct
In a big setback for Delhi Metro Rail Corporation(DMRC) passengers, the fares of the metro are likely to increase from 1 October. This will be the second phase of the hike, after the first phase took place in May this year when DMRC had revised its fares with effect from[Read More…]
Delhi Metro named world’s first and only completely ‘green’ metro system
In a good news for city residents, Delhi Metro Rail Service has been named as the only completely ‘green’ Metro system in the world for adhering to green building norms. The huge rail network, which was built by the Delhi Metro Rail Service (DMRC), has achieved this status soon after[Read More…]
Delhi Metro staffer warn of complete ‘shutdown’ on Monday
The Non-executive staff of the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) have started begun with their protest at several Metro stations demanding a raise in their pay grades. The staff are also demanding that the action taken against some employees who had been against the campaign. The agitated staff of DMRC have[Read More…]
Delhi Metro’s Heritage line to be launched on Sunday
The anticipated ‘Heritage Line’ stretch of the Delhi Metro will be active from May 28, the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) announced on Friday. This project was to be operational last year, however, after failing deadlines it is ready to begin its commercial operation. An extension of the Violet Line[Read More…]
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‘Go to Pakistan’: Elderly Muslim man humiliated in Delhi metro
As religious discrimination continues to grow within a secular country like India, another shocking incident resurfaced in this context last week. In Delhi metro, a group of youth not only denied a Muslim old man a seat but also abused him for the way he looked. This incident happened in[Read More…]
DMRC to launch housing scheme for general public in May this year
The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) is all set to launch its new housing project in May this year. The DMRC is building 2BHK and 3BHK flats in the Delhi’s Janakpuri and Okhla areas and it will cost between Rs 60 lakh and Rs 1.20 crore. The brochures will be[Read More…]
Jat agitation: Police beefs up security
The Delhi Police have directed the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) to shut down Metro services to Haryana and Uttar Pradesh, and at 12 stations in the capital in order to maintain security. Trains to Gurgaon, Noida, Faridabad and Ghaziabad will not run from late Sunday evening ahead of the[Read More…]
Jat protests: Delhi Metro services to be curtailed
Jamia Nagar homes demolished for Delhi Metro
In an anti-encroachment drive to start the construction of metro, six semi-pucca homes and a newly-opened restaurant were demolished in Jamia Nagar Monday. As per the Delhi Municipal Corporation, it cleared off a chunk of land in Tikona Park, where the Jamia Nagar Metro station is being constructed on the[Read More…]
Hike in Delhi Metro fare likely
During a trial run, Delhi Metro trains collide at Kalindi Kunj station
In a freak incident, two Delhi Metro trains came on the same track at the Kalindi Kunj depot on the yet-to-open Botanical Garden to Janakpuri West line. An accident was averted but an inquiry has been ordered by the authorities to look into the matter. The new trains, which are[Read More…]
Meet the real ‘superhero’ of Delhi metro!
At a time when racial crimes is on an increasing high and most of the populace suffer from ‘chalta hai’ attitude, people like NV Singh stand out. In a rare act of bravado, he stood up for a man from north-eastern state of India. As reported, this incident took place[Read More…]