Union Urban Development Secretary in Varanasi to inspect infrastructureUD Secretary has asked them to prepare a roadmap and send various pending as well as new proposals to the union ministry.
21 Jun, 2014, 04.34 PM IST
Action plan for beautification of Delhi launchedGovernment today launched an action plan promising enhancement of civic services and greenery in the capital city through efforts of all ag...
16 Jun, 2014, 06.34 PM IST
'Narendra Modi coming' buzz sends top babus on clean-up driveWith the buzz "Modiji aane wale hain (Modi is about to come)" ringing loud and clear, several departments swung into action.
06 Jun, 2014, 09.46 AM IST
11 million homes vacant against shortage of upto 25 million unitsUrban Development Secretary Sudhir Krishna today said there are 11 million homes that are vacant and out of that 10% lie in the national ca...
11 Apr, 2014, 05.47 PM IST
Finance Minister P Chidambaram rejects charge of humiliating officerFinance Minister P Chidambaram today rejected a charge by an officer that he had insulted him during a meeting and said he had not hurt any...
13 Feb, 2014, 06.15 PM IST
UD Secretary Krishna claims that Chidambaram humiliated himKrishna separately wrote to officers present in the meeting, including Finance Secretary Sumit Bose, stating that he felt insulted and humi...
13 Feb, 2014, 05.00 AM IST
Rs 654 crore sanctioned for construction of roads in HaryanaThe National Capital Region Planning Board (NCRPB) has sanctioned Rs 654 crore for construction of 114.302 kms of road in five districts of...
30 Dec, 2013, 09.20 PM IST
Kochi Metro to avail Rs 1170 cr loan from Canara BankKochi Metro Rail Ltd (KMRL) today approved a proposal to avail a long term loan up to Rs 1,170 crore from Canara Bank as a part of external...
04 Nov, 2013, 06.01 PM IST
Urban Development Ministry sets up committee with IIT-Delhi for road safetyUrban Development Ministry with the help of IIT-Delhi and other institutes has set up a committee to find ways and means for sustainable tr...
04 Oct, 2013, 07.22 PM IST
Centre to fund 10,000 buses across Indian citiesMinistry is planning to fund 10,000 buses across the country and has asked state govts to set up city-specific transport bodies to run thes...
01 Aug, 2013, 10.01 PM IST
National Capital Region Transport Corporation created, travel time set to shrinkImagine reaching Delhi from Meerut in just 62 minutes and from Panipat in 74 minutes.
01 Aug, 2013, 07.09 PM IST
Land pooling policy to usher in development in DelhiThe land pooling policy, which has been passed by the DDA, allows land-owners to pool their land for development by the city's land owning ...
31 Jul, 2013, 06.26 PM IST
Private sector to chip in 50 pc in infra projectsInnovative and environmentally friendly projects for urban transport like cable car services could come under the purview of JNNURM, Krishn...
27 May, 2013, 05.59 PM IST
- Metro networks allowed to hike fares to offset input costs
The Urban Development Secretary said that the ministry was trying to create a rational and transparent formula for fare revision.
04 Jul, 2012, 07.44 PM IST
- Metro smart cards may soon be used for travel in Delhi Transport Corporation
Delhi Metro commuters can use smart Cards for travel in DTC in the city that would eventually be integrated with the national common mobili...
14 Feb, 2012, 03.24 PM IST
- Bangalore Metro to float tax-free bonds to raise money
In a first for Metro transport sector in the country, Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation is set to issue tax-free 'Metro' bonds to raise mone...
10 Feb, 2012, 07.37 PM IST
- Govt effects reshuffle in bureaucracy; Trivedi new NACI boss
In a bureaucratic reshuffle involving 17 senior IAS officers, the Centre on Tuesday appointed Viswapati Trivedi as Joint Chairman-cum-Manag...
19 Feb, 2008, 08.19 PM IST