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Infrastructure News
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Shimla to Chandigarh in 20 minutes: Now, heli-taxi service to ply three times a week
IANS | June 18, 2018 10:31 PMThe to and fro heli-taxi service between this Himachal Pradesh tourist resort and Chandigarh will now ply thrice a week, Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur said on Monday.
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Reducing congestion: Mughalsarai-Allahabad third rail line set to get Railway Board nod
PTI | June 18, 2018 10:23 PMA long-standing demand to sanction a third rail line between Allahabad and Mughalsarai is likely to get the Railway Board’s approval this week, Railway Minister Piyush Goyal said today.
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Indian Railways first bullet train project is essential for India, Railway Board Chairman explains why
PTI | June 18, 2018 6:39 PMCalling the bullet train “extremely essential” for India, Railway Board chairman Ashwani Lohani today said that the public transporter looked at it as a project that would unleash technology-driven transportation in the country.
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Ambitious Mumbai-Nagpur Expressway on track: 93% land for 700-km long highway already acquired
PTI | June 18, 2018 6:15 PMMaharashtra has completed 93 per cent of land acquisition for the 700-km Mumbai- Nagpur Expressway, according to chief minister Devendra Fadnavis.
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Planning a trip over the weekend? Get ready for Indian Railways train delays, but free food may be served!
PTI | June 18, 2018 4:47 PMTravelling by train over the weekend may get cumbersome as the railways has decided to undertake major maintenance works across all its zones on Sundays.
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Enjoy your summer break in Ooty and Coonoor with IRCTC’s Nilgiri Mountain Railway package
Devanjana Nag | June 18, 2018 4:44 PMThe Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC), which is the e-ticketing and catering arm of Indian Railways is offering a package called ‘Natural Nilgiris with Fascinating Nilgiri Mountain Railway two days Ex Mettupalayam’.
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Huge demand for data! Indian Railways free WiFi usage surges across 370 stations
Devanjana Nag | June 18, 2018 3:33 PMRailTel, a Mini Ratna CPSU under the Railway Ministry and the only consistently profitable as well as dividend-paying Telecom CPSU under the government of India, aims to provide free high-speed WiFi service to railway stations all over India.
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Delhi-Meerut in 60 minutes! Modi government moves on big rapid rail infra project even as AAP govt delays
Devanjana Nag | June 18, 2018 1:51 PMThe Housing and Urban Affairs ministry it appears has sent the Rs 31,600 crore Delhi-Meerut rapid rail project to the finance ministry for appraisal, hinting that it won’t wait for Delhi’s Arvind Kejriwal government’s nod for the infrastructure project.
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Road projects: Toll-operate-transfer (TOT) model may fetch Modi government Rs 12,000-18,000 crore
Rouhan Sharma | June 18, 2018 4:19 AMThe next three bundles of road projects, to be sold to investors via the toll-operate-transfer (TOT) model, are expected to fetch the government between Rs 12,000 crore and Rs 18,000 crore.
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Air Asia leadership issue: Tatas to hold emergency board meet tomorrow
June 18, 2018 3:58 AMThe Tatas have called for an emergency board meet to settle the leadership issue at their joint venture budget airline AirAsia India (AAI) with Malaysian partner Tony Fernandes. Tatas hold a 51% stake in AAI, with the other 49% vested with Malaysian airline AirAsia Berhad.
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Indigo’s plan to launch cheap international flight opens up new prospects
June 18, 2018 12:19 AMIt was a piece of news that sent the spirits of the budget traveller soaring. In May this year, Icelandic carrier WoW Air announced the launch of long-haul low-cost (LHLC) services from New Delhi to US, at just Rs 13,499 for a one-way journey.
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Forget blue! Now, Indian Railways Mail/Express trains to sport new look; what they will look like
IANS | June 17, 2018 8:31 PMNow the Railways has quite a task at hand — repainting about 30,000 coaches in the new colour scheme.
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Bullet train project finally on track? Villagers demand street lights, doctors to give up their land
PTI | June 17, 2018 3:18 PMPonds, ambulances, solar street lights and doctors are some of the demands villagers in Maharashtra’s Palghar district want met before they give their nod to the government’s ambitious bullet train project, say officials.
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Ports capacity to be augmented! Big Rs 20,000 crore projects underway
PTI | June 17, 2018 3:13 PMAs many as 39 projects entailing investment of Rs 20,535 crore are under implementation to augment the capacity of 12 major ports, an official said.
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Say goodbye to stinking train loos! Indian Railways to install airplane-like vacuum bio-toilets
PTI | June 17, 2018 11:22 AMThere is a plan to install bio-toilets in around 18,750 more coaches by March 2019, when all the coaches of the Indian Railways will be fitted with such toilets, costing the national transporter around Rs 250 crore.
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Sleep well in the sky: Airlines now offer not only flat beds, but also luxury bedding
fe Features | June 17, 2018 1:49 AMSleep is the first thing that is affected in long-distance travel.
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PIL in HC seeks fixation of Chennai Metro fares on par with suburban services
PTI | June 16, 2018 7:40 PMThe petitioner said he had previously written to the authorities concerned including on January 17.
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Maharashtra eyes reducing Mumbai-Pune journey time to just 25 minutes with this new technology
PTI | June 16, 2018 8:24 PMThe Pune Metropolitan Regional Development Authority (PMRDA) has identified a 15-km long demonstration track for hyperloop.
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Odisha’s new airport at Jharsuguda to be named after freedom fighter?
PTI | June 16, 2018 3:44 PMOdisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has requested Union Civil Aviation Minister Suresh Prabhu to name the upcoming airport at Jharsuguda after eminent freedom fighter Veer Surendra Sai.
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Air connectivity restored in Chandigarh after two days of thick haze and dust
IANS | June 16, 2018 2:10 PMTo and fro air connectivity in Chandigarh was restored on Saturday after two days of partial suspension owing to a thick haze of dust and pollution that reduced the visibility in the region, an airport official said.
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Indian Railways to issue credit card-like medical cards to employees, retiree
PTI | June 16, 2018 11:15 AMThe Railways has decided to replace the cumbersome medical cards issued to its employees and pensioners with credit card-like health cards carrying unique all-India number.
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All rules followed in metro car shed project,says Maharashtra government; High Court reserves order
PTI | June 15, 2018 11:24 PMThe proposed car shed at Aarey, a green belt in suburban Goregaon, is part of the Mumbai Metro rail project.
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Good news for Haryana to Delhi commuters! High-speed rail transit project gets nod; will connect these areas
PTI | June 15, 2018 9:13 PMThe Haryana government today gave its nod for a high speed rail network between Sarai Kale Khan in Delhi to the Haryana-Rajasthan border near Shahjahanpur-Neemrana-Behrod.
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UDAN gives wings to regional connectivity! Flights from Hisar to Chandigarh and Delhi to start soon
PTI | June 15, 2018 7:17 PMFlight service from Hisar to Chandigarh and Delhi under the Centre’s regional connectivity scheme would begin from August 15.
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Hyderabad Metro develops 5-km long sidewalk on par with global standards
PTI | June 15, 2018 7:03 PMA five-km continuous stretch of sidewalk has been developed here on par with global standards by the Hyderabad Metro Rail Limited (HMRL), a top official said today.
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Why Indian Railways has shut down 6 ‘one rupee’ clinics at its stations in Mumbai
PTI | June 15, 2018 6:31 PMCentral Railway has shut six medical clinics operating at its stations after the Railways claimed that service provider operating them had failed to meet stipulations laid down for them.
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Telangana has got Rs 1,813 crore allocation for railway projects this year: Piyush Goyal
PTI | June 15, 2018 6:15 PMTelangana has been provided Rs 1,813 crore project allocations this year, up from an average of Rs 258 crore it used to receive annually, Railway Minister Piyush Goyal said today.
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