Lack of planning & absence of regulations dissuading use of privately-owned vehicles in cities are some of the important factors responsible for slow implementation of the policy in cities.
Urban affairs ministry officials say guidelines for standardisation will 'not be binding' on metro corporations & norms for electro-mechanical components in 'advanced stages'.
House panel last yr flagged that almost all metro networks are in losses. Centre has received 21 proposals & approved 2, is working on guidelines to standardise construction & lower cost.
Two trains collided on Metro Line 3 in Mexico City Saturday between La Raza and Potrero stations, El Universal reported citing the head of government of Mexico City Claudia Sheinbaum.
Speaking virtually at a BJP mayors’ conference in Gujarat, the Prime Minister also lauded the fact that the metro network in the country had more than tripled since BJP came to power in 2014.
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 Noida Metro Rail Corporation is also planning to dub Noida Sector 76 & Pari Chowk metro stations as pink stations, aiming to run them by an all-women workforce.
The NMRC, which manages the rapid transport service between the twin cities in Gautam Buddh Nagar district, made the announcement as part of its 'non-farebox' initiative.
In May 1974, RSS chief Madhukar Dattatraya Deoras spoke at a lecture series in Pune about caste-based discrimination and social equality within the Hindu fold.
SEBI probe concluded that purported loans and fund transfers were paid back in full and did not amount to deceptive market practices or unreported related party transactions.
While the IAF remains committed to the Tejas programme and has placed orders for 180 Tejas Mk1A, the force is eagerly waiting for the Tejas Mk 2 version.
What Munir has achieved with Trump is a return to normal, ironing out the post-Abbottabad crease. The White House picture gives us insight into how Pakistan survives, occasionally thrives and thinks.
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