Delhi Metro Emergency

In a first, the Delhi Police personnel with weapons will be seen travelling in metro trains during emergency situations to avoid getting stuck in traffic jams and reach the spot sooner, officials said today.

The Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation Limited (MMRCL) has awarded the DMRC a 10-year contract to operate and maintain its underground Line-3 after the Delhi Metro emerged as the lowest bidder in the tendering process, officials said on Friday.

The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation has emerged as the "lowest bidder" to operate and maintain the 33.5-km Line 3 of the Mumbai Metro, officials said on Thursday.

A constable of the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) today saved the life of a man who fell unconscious at a Metro station in South Delhi by performing CPR on him, officials said on Monday.

There is no confirmation yet on resumption of Metro rail services, a senior Delhi minister said today, hours after reports emerged claiming that operations may begin before May 31 when the lockdown - in its fourth phase - is scheduled to end

Maujpur in northeast Delhi witnessed large scale violence on Monday when anti and pro-citizenship law protesters got into a scuffle that escalated into stone throwing and vehicles being set on fire. Within a few hours, reports of violence emerged from the nearby areas of Bhajanpura and Chand Bagh too.

Among the four metro cities, Chennai and Delhi stood at the second and third positions in terms of least affordable cities - with HPTI ratios of 58.6 and 58.5 respectively - while Kolkata emerged the most affordable city (HPTI ratio of 56.5).

According to the Central Pollution Control Board, if the quality gets worse and reaches the "very poor" level, a ban is imposed on the use of diesel generator sets, coal/firewood in hotels and open eateries, parking fee increased 3-4 times, bus and metro services are increased.

The soon-to-be-opened Hazrat Nizamuddin Metro station on the Delhi Metro's Pink Line is all set to emerge as a major transit hub that would provide direct connectivity with the Nizamuddin railway station as well as the Sarai Kale Khan inter-state bus terminus, officials said today.

All junior schools - private and state-run - will be closed today and children in Class 5 and above should not be permitted any outdoor activity including the morning assembly, Delhi's government announced on Tuesday, advising residents to avoid morning and evening walks as the capital breached hazardous levels of pollution. Thick, brown smog desce...

The Delhi High Court today directed the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) and the Delhi Police to inform it about the steps taken for safety and security of passengers travelling on the Delhi Metro and to deal with any emergency situation.

Government is mulling to enhance the CISF manpower by over 2,100 personnel keeping in view the increasing load of passengers and consequently emerging security challenges in the Delhi Metro network running across the national capital region.

The DMRC said the decision to revamp the site was taken as it had "emerged as one of the primary sources of information for people planning to travel by Delhi metro".

A powerful security control room and crisis management centre for securing the Delhi Metro network and its passengers in the face of an emergency or sabotage will soon be created at the Pragati Maidan station.

Delhi Police Commissioner Neeraj Kumar has written to the home ministry, rebutting a magistrate's allegation that three top Delhi cops had tried to interfere with the crucial process of recording gang-rape survivor Amanat's (Not her real name) statement last week. Delhi chief minster Sheila Dikshit had written to Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde y...

In a first, the Delhi Police personnel with weapons will be seen travelling in metro trains during emergency situations to avoid getting stuck in traffic jams and reach the spot sooner, officials said today.

The Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation Limited (MMRCL) has awarded the DMRC a 10-year contract to operate and maintain its underground Line-3 after the Delhi Metro emerged as the lowest bidder in the tendering process, officials said on Friday.

The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation has emerged as the "lowest bidder" to operate and maintain the 33.5-km Line 3 of the Mumbai Metro, officials said on Thursday.

A constable of the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) today saved the life of a man who fell unconscious at a Metro station in South Delhi by performing CPR on him, officials said on Monday.

There is no confirmation yet on resumption of Metro rail services, a senior Delhi minister said today, hours after reports emerged claiming that operations may begin before May 31 when the lockdown - in its fourth phase - is scheduled to end

Maujpur in northeast Delhi witnessed large scale violence on Monday when anti and pro-citizenship law protesters got into a scuffle that escalated into stone throwing and vehicles being set on fire. Within a few hours, reports of violence emerged from the nearby areas of Bhajanpura and Chand Bagh too.

Among the four metro cities, Chennai and Delhi stood at the second and third positions in terms of least affordable cities - with HPTI ratios of 58.6 and 58.5 respectively - while Kolkata emerged the most affordable city (HPTI ratio of 56.5).

According to the Central Pollution Control Board, if the quality gets worse and reaches the "very poor" level, a ban is imposed on the use of diesel generator sets, coal/firewood in hotels and open eateries, parking fee increased 3-4 times, bus and metro services are increased.

The soon-to-be-opened Hazrat Nizamuddin Metro station on the Delhi Metro's Pink Line is all set to emerge as a major transit hub that would provide direct connectivity with the Nizamuddin railway station as well as the Sarai Kale Khan inter-state bus terminus, officials said today.

All junior schools - private and state-run - will be closed today and children in Class 5 and above should not be permitted any outdoor activity including the morning assembly, Delhi's government announced on Tuesday, advising residents to avoid morning and evening walks as the capital breached hazardous levels of pollution. Thick, brown smog desce...

The Delhi High Court today directed the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) and the Delhi Police to inform it about the steps taken for safety and security of passengers travelling on the Delhi Metro and to deal with any emergency situation.

Government is mulling to enhance the CISF manpower by over 2,100 personnel keeping in view the increasing load of passengers and consequently emerging security challenges in the Delhi Metro network running across the national capital region.

The DMRC said the decision to revamp the site was taken as it had "emerged as one of the primary sources of information for people planning to travel by Delhi metro".

A powerful security control room and crisis management centre for securing the Delhi Metro network and its passengers in the face of an emergency or sabotage will soon be created at the Pragati Maidan station.

Delhi Police Commissioner Neeraj Kumar has written to the home ministry, rebutting a magistrate's allegation that three top Delhi cops had tried to interfere with the crucial process of recording gang-rape survivor Amanat's (Not her real name) statement last week. Delhi chief minster Sheila Dikshit had written to Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde y...