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Thursday, March 28, 2024
TopicDelhi Metro

Topic: Delhi Metro

Why Arvind Kejriwal is unlikely to keep his free metro travel promise to women

Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal has announced an ambitious project but will have to contend with two main issues — funds and the Delhi Metro board.

Kejriwal’s safety plan: Should Delhi women get special treatment with free public transport?

Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal Monday announced free public transport for women, which includes rides on Delhi Metro, DTC and cluster buses.

With an eye on 2020 Delhi assembly polls, CM Kejriwal makes public transport free for women

The government will bear their travel expenses which will be around Rs 700-800 crore, said chief minister Arvind Kejriwal.

Delhi metro asks passengers not to out Game of Thrones finale & use headphones

The metro authority tweeted requesting fans to use headphones while watching Game of Thrones with an animation of Sansa Stark on the metro.

Delhi Metro makes it to the 10 busiest metro systems in the world

While Tokyo has the busiest metro system, London's tube doesn't feature in the top 10.

PM Modi likely to lay foundation stone for Jewar airport in February: Mahesh Sharma

The proposed airport at the cost of Rs 15,000-20,000 crore is expected to be operational by 2022-23.

A well-planned and efficient Delhi Metro: Tracing 16-year journey of capital’s lifeline

Metro, launched by Vajpayee in 2002, is now world’s 3rd largest rapid transit system, setting global standards for cleanliness & sustainability.

Mumbai moves to get past its creaky, colonial local train network with new metro lines

State approves plans for two Metro lines — one links Andheri East to airport and the other connects satellite town of Mira Bhayander to Mumbai business district.

Choking Delhi is growing new lungs on its walls. And they look good too

More green spaces, including gardens built on roofs and along walls, have been offered as an answer to pollution and warming in cities.

On Camera

Social media has made news more graphic. Torture by Russian military is latest example

Before social media, depiction of violence on news was the exception—graphic visuals were either not shown on TV or in newspapers or the images were blurred. This is no longer the case.

Profit margins in lottery industry are tiny. Here’s how Future Gaming paid for its electoral bonds

Neither state govts nor companies earn large profits from lotteries. However, a look at the system shows there’s ample evidence of murky dealings and financial irregularities. 

BRO connects new axis to Ladakh, to be shortest route

The all-weather Nimmu-Padam-Darcha Road will connect Manali to Leh through Darcha and Nimmu on Kargil-Leh Highway.

For BJP, Kejriwal is an idea whose time has come to be destroyed

The ‘idea’ Kejriwal's politics grew around was a no-holds-barred fight against corruption. That is the reason Modi govt has now tarred him and his entire party with the same paint.