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Delhi civic body to host ‘public hearing’ on FDI
New Delhi: In the first of its kind initiative, East Delhi Municipal Corporation (EDMC) will hold a public hearing tomorrow on the issue of allowing foreign direct investment in retail sector. People from various traders' organisation, market associations, consumer organisations and civil society were likely to participated during the hearing and its outcome would be sent to Delhi #Delhi #FDI #NewsTracker
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Afghan national held for faking identity at IGI airport
New Delhi: An Afghan national has been arrested allegedly for entering into the Terminal 3 of the IGI airport here with a forged ticket and fake identity, police said today. Sameer Bashir Ahmad alias Sameer alias Dr Sam, a resident of Kabul in Afghanistan, was in India on a six-month tourist #Afghan national #CISF personnel #IGI airport #NewsTracker
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On Raksha Bandhan, Delhi metro carries record 22 lakh passengers!
Within 10 days of registering its highest ever ridership, Delhi Metro Thursday said it set a new record: nearly 22 lakh commuters. The Metro trains carried 21,95,999 passengers Wednesday, surpassing the 21,26,763 set July 23, a Metro statement said. According to Delhi Metro, daily footfall has been rising in the last four #Delhi Metro #NewsTracker #Raksha Bandhan
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Delhi metro completes first tunnel construction at Janpath station
New Delhi: Delhi Metro on Thursday completed construction of the first tunnel of its Phase-III project at the upcoming Janpath Metro station which is part of a corridor expected to ease the rush on Rajiv Chowk station. The Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM) emerged at Janpath metro station site after making a #Delhi Metro #janpath #NewsTracker
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Height of Delhi Metro platform railings raised to check suicides
New Delhi: In an effort to prevent suicide attempts at the elevated Metro stations, the Delhi Metro after a month long survey is raising the height of platform railings, an official said Thursday. "The process of increasing the height of the elevated stations' platform railings has started after we did a #Delhi Metro #suicide #ThisisNext
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This Delhi street vendors’ market is a global business model
New Delhi: In a matter of 15 minutes a deserted road facing the capital's Indira Gandhi Stadium complex comes alive with a colourful ensemble of clothing and other utilities. Street vendors gather here every Sunday to set up a bazaar which its promoters say could serve as a global model. "The #global model #Indira Gandhi Stadium complex #market #New Delhi #ThisisNext
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Dikshit takes dig at DMRC, R-Infra; says safety of Metro paramount
New Delhi: Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit today took a dig at both DMRC and Reliance Infrastructure for passing the buck on each other over suspension of services on Airport Metro line and said there should not be any compromise on safety parameters on the 23-km high-speed corridor. "There is passing of #Delhi #Delhi Metro #NewsTracker #Reliance Infrastructure
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Bomb alert at Delhi Metro station
Gurgaon: A bomb alert was sounded at the Sikanderpur Metro station on Friday, prompting a search operation, police said. An anonymous call was received at the police control room at around 12.40pm saying that a bomb had been planted at the Sikanderpur Metro station on the Jehangir Puri-Gurgaon line, a police #Gurgaon #Haryana #search operation #Sikanderpur #Sikanderpur Metro station
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Congress lawmakers slam Delhi power tariff hike
New Delhi: A day after power tariff was hiked by a whopping 26 percent hike, a number of Congress MLAs and MPs came out criticising the increase and asked Delhi government to provide subsidy to the poor consumers. East Delhi MP and Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit's son Sandeep Dikshit #DERC #NewsTracker #Sheila Dikshit
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School-on-wheels launched in Delhi
New Delhi: A non-governmental organisation (NGO) on Wednesday launched a mobile learning centre for slum children in Delhi. The school-on-wheels was flagged off by east Delhi Mayor Annapoorna Mishra. Launched by NGO 'Save the Children', in collaboration with Aviva Life Insurance Company, the centre comes equipped with trainers, teachers and counsellors. #Annapoorna Mishra #Delhi #Education #Mobile Learning Centre
