Two key stretches of Bengaluru metro's Purple Line — Krishnarajapuram to Baiyappanahalli, and Kengeri to Challaghatta — up & running. Experts say success will depend on feeder services.
Urban affairs ministry officials say guidelines for standardisation will 'not be binding' on metro corporations & norms for electro-mechanical components in 'advanced stages'.
In his budget speech Thursday, Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar announced approval for long-pending Gurugram Metro extension, as well as 3 new metro rail projects.
Union housing ministry is studying proposals for Metro Lite & Metro Neo projects from Nashik, Gorakhpur and Delhi before taking it to the cabinet for final approval.
The Metro rail was once Kolkata’s pride and joy. This, after all, was the first city in India to get one all the way back in 1984. Now, overnight, it has become a symbol of shame.
In tactical terms, the shirtless protest was worse than a self-goal. Suddenly, the fiascos of the AI Summit were forgotten, and the Youth Congress’s disruption became the issue.
IAF is fine with accepting the aircraft with 'must-haves', even if some other steps remain pending, which may take at least another year, it is learnt.
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