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The city of Jaipur, which is also called the Pink City, is experiencing fast urbanisation and the need for effective transportation services owing to the traffic jams that have emerged. In a bid to solve these problems, the Government of India has approved the Jaipur Metro Phase 2, which is a move towards modernisation of…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday accused West Bengal’s ruling party Trinamool Congress (TMC) of supporting “tukde-tukde gang” who had threatened to break the strategic Siliguri Corridor to cut off the Northeast from the rest of India.Addressing an election rally at Kawakhali ground in Siliguri, he said, “The country has a ‘tukde-tukde’ gang,…
The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved Jaipur Metro Phase-2, a 41-km North–South corridor from Prahladpura to Todi Mod with 36 stations, at a total cost of Rs 13,037.66 crore, according to a government statement.The project will be implemented by Rajasthan Metro Rail Corporation Limited (RMRCL), a 50:50 joint venture of the Centre and the Rajasthan…
Ramgarh: The herd of five elephants that killed three persons in Banda and Murpa villages of Ramgarh district early on Friday have been pushed into the traditional elephant corridor in the eastern part of the under-construction Bharatmala Pariyojana, forest officials said on Saturday.Nitish Kumar, divisional forest officer (DFO) of Ramgarh with additional charge of Bokaro…
NEW DELHI: A 40-day observational study on a section of the Delhi–Dehradun economic corridor, passing through Uttarakhand’s Shivalik forest, has found that many wildlife species actively use underpasses on this section, showing that these passages are effective in helping animals move naturally around the road project.As per the recently published study by Dehradun-based Wildlife Institute…
Strait of Hormuz (AP image) Iran has introduced a ‘safe shipping corridor’ that allows selected vessels to pass through the Strait of Hormuz via a route inside its territorial waters, as tensions in the region continue to disrupt global maritime traffic.The corridor is being offered only to ships that receive prior approval from Iranian authorities,…
Dubai–Oman Green Corridor Launched: A Game-Changer for Global Trade In a move that could redefine logistics across the Gulf, Dubai has unveiled a “green corridor” with Oman for sea-air cargo shipments, promising faster, more efficient and streamlined trade between Asia, the Middle East and beyond. At a time when global supply chains are under pressure…
BHUBANESWAR/CUTTACK: Union home minister Amit Shah on Friday hailed security forces for decisively curbing Naxal activities, declaring that the extremists’ long-cherished ambition of establishing a “red corridor” stretching from Tirupati in Andhra Pradesh to Pashupati in Nepal will be removed by March 31.He was speaking at the 57th raising day celebrations of the Central Industrial…
India’s first Namo Bharat RRTS. Photo Credit: ANI The Haryana government has approved the final alignment of a 64-kilometre Namo Bharat Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS) corridor that will connect Gurugram, Faridabad, Noida and Greater Noida, marking a significant step toward seamless regional mobility across the National Capital Region (NCR). According to the Chief Minister…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday took a metro ride from Shatabdi Nagar to Meerut South Station. During the journey, he interacted with students, commuters and officials till Meerut.The ride followed the flagging off of the Meerut Metro and Namo Bharat train at the Shatabdi Nagar Namo Bharat Station in Meerut, Uttar Pradesh….
