Delhi Metro’s six lines get rainbow colour codes

October 1st, 2009 NEW DELHI - Crossing the Rs.10 million-mark for earnings in a month during September, Delhi Metro Thursday said this was the highest amount achieved by it since it became operational in 2002. "Delhi Metros average earning during September was Rs.10,027,827.

August 31st, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Delhi government Monday sanctioned Rs.3 crore for the Delhi Metro to prepare a detailed project report (DPR) on the third phase of the Metro that will cover a route of nearly 85 km. "In all, Rs.60 million (Rs.6 crore) would be required for the preparation of the DPR.

July 13th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Union Minister for Urban Development Jaipal Reddy on Monday refuted accusations that the metro rail mishap was a result of the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) pushing to complete the rail project ahead of the Commonwealth Games 2010 deadline. Speaking in Parliament, Reddy said the Delhi Metro wasn't operating under any pressure to meet the deadline.

July 9th, 2009 NEW DELHI - On the lines of the Indian Institute of Management (IIM)-Calcutta, which launched a business programme through video conferencing, the Mudra Institute of Communications (MICA) has announced the setting up of four centres in the UAE and 50 across India to teach research and analytical skills, through the same method. Open to undergraduates, graduates and even professionals, the certificate programme will enable one to be absorbed in all research based, data analysis and marketing research industries like BPO, knowledge process outsourcing (KPO) and so on.

July 3rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee Thursday introduced dedicated air-conditioned trains at affordable tariff for the youth, terming them as an asset for the country. I will run Yuva trains dedicated specifically for the young generation, Banerjee said in her budget speech in parliament Friday.

July 1st, 2009 NEW DELHI - The following are the revised retail prices of petrol and diesel effective July 1 midnight in four metros of Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai and Chennai: Petrol (Rupees per litre) Delhi - 44.63 Kolkata - 48.25 Mumbai - 48.76 Chennai - 48.58 Diesel (Rupees per litre) Delhi - 32.87 Kolkata - 35.03 Mumbai - 36.70 Chennai - 34.98

June 29th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Private carrier Jet Airways Monday inducted two Boeing 737 aircraft into its fleet. The two 135-seat aircraft would formally start operations July 7 and connect metros with smaller cities, the airline said in a statement.

June 12th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The national capital tops in road accidents in the metros, with pedestrians accounting for almost half the fatalities in Delhi as road conditions are most unsafe for them, a new report says According to the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) report released Friday, the total number of accidents in Delhi is almost 2.5 times higher than that of Kolkata, and 2.1 times higher than Chennai. Pedestrians in Delhi, where a third of working people walk to work, accounted for 47 per cent of fatalities in these accidents.

June 2nd, 2009 CHANDIGARH - Keen to extend the Delhi Metro rail project to the millennium city of Gurgaon, the Haryana government Tuesday released the fourth and final instalment of Rs.710 million (Rs.71 crore) of infrastructural development fund for the project. The decision was taken at a meeting of Haryana's high-powered committee of the infrastructure development fund held here.

May 30th, 2009 MUMBAI - PayByCash(r), a subsidiary of PlaySpanT, today announced the availability of the PayByCash CodeT, the most accessible pre-paid product for consumers in 180 countries. PayByCash's revolutionary new product provides consumers with a streamlined way to make Internet purchases.

May 20th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Some 8,000 employees of the state-run Mahanagar Telephone Nigam (MTNL), which runs telecom and Internet services in the country's two main metros, called off their agitation Wednesday after the management agreed to review their demands including wage hikes. 'The strike has been called off.

April 5th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Metros in South India are more attractive for infrastructure projects than their counterparts in the other parts of the country, an industry lobby report said Sunday. According to the report, 'Indian Metros: Pulling Infrastructure Investment', released by the Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry (Assocham), Hyderabad, Bangalore and Chennai received 70 percent of the total private infrastructure investment came to the six major metros in the country.

March 16th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has concluded a specialised training programme for engineers and staff of the Bangalore Metro, an official said here Sunday. After this, the DMRC is looking to introduce at it's training school in the capital specialised requirement-based programmes for staff of other Metro rails in the country.

January 11th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Women are not the only ones to fret about looks on their wedding day. Men too have joined the bandwagon - so much so that a majority of them prefer to discard their spectacles and wear contact lenses instead.

January 1st, 2009 NEW DELHI - Why do some troubled children turn out to be artists and others turn their sufferings back against the world? According to artist Rajesh Baderia, colours weave their magic on troubled young minds. Spandan - Lightening up Smiles, an exhibition of 36 oil and acrylic paintings by Baderia at the Visual Arts Gallery at the India Habitat Centre, gave voice to the marginalised population of India through a series of tantric and cosmic art that uses religious symbols and an ethereal colour palette where the shades seemed to melt and merge on the canvas.