The Delhi government has nominated four representatives, including AAP leaders Raghav Chadha and Atishi, to be appointed to the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation's board of directors, sources said.
"Trial runs have been started on the 4.295-km Dwarka–Najafgarh Metro corridor. The line is targeted for completion by September 2019," the DMRC said on Monday.
With the new manpower, the Delhi Metro will become the largest single unit under the security cover of the Central Industrial Security Force in the country. About 1.70-lakh-personnel force is a paramilitary that functions under the home ministry and is tasked to guard 61 civil airports of the country.
The central government on Thursday said it had not received any proposal for free rides for women in Delhi Metro trains from the Delhi government for approval.
The Yellow Line of the Delhi Metro connects Samaypur Badli in Delhi to Huda City Centre in Gurgaon.
A woman has claimed that a man masturbated at her inside a metro station complex in Gurgaon, prompting the police to register a case against an unidentified person.
DMRC has estimated that the scheme will take six months to implement.
This development comes months after the Noida Metro Aqua Line was constructed.
"There was a power failure on that section. Our engineers are working on the issue," the DMRC said.
DMRC issued a spoiler alert for "Game of Thrones", urging travelers to use earphones while catching up on the final episode in the metro.
Services were briefly delayed on a section of Delhi Metro's Blue Line after a man allegedly jumped on tracks at Kaushambi station on Wednesday, officials said.
The deceased was identified as Mahesh Prajapati, hailed from Varanasi and was residing in Govindpuri area of the national capital.
Delay in service between Noida Electronic City and Dwarka Sector 21 after a girl jumped in front of an approaching train at Noida sector-16.
Metro services will not be available till 2.30 pm on Thursday due to Holi, the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) said on Tuesday.
Services were briefly affected on Friday on the Delhi Metro's Blue Line due to some maintenance work at Yamuna Bank station, officials said.
UTTIPEC has approved conceptual MMI plans for 60 DMRC Phase-III metro stations and 10 MMI plans for existing metro stations (Phase I and Phase II) during the last four years, the DDA said.
Union Minister of State with Independent Charge, Hardeep Singh Puri inaugurated the 9.7-km Lajpat Nagar-Mayur Vihar Pocket 1 corridor of the Delhi Metro's Pink Line on Monday.
The Noida Metro Rail Coropration (NMRC) on Friday announced fares for its soon-to-be-opened Aqua Line connecting Noida and Greater Noida, with minimum being Rs 9 and the maximum Rs 50.
Out of the 200 coaches that DMRC is going to induct, 164 of them would be used in Magenta and Pink lines and 36 coaches will be used in the Airport Express Line, a report said.
"DMRC does not have its own source of providing drinking water and it is also dependent on Delhi Jal Board and other agencies for the same", DMRC said.
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