New Delhi: Services on the Delhi Metro’s Yellow line were affected on Friday after a 42-year-old man allegedly committed suicide at Ghitorni Metro Station here. According to DCP Delhi Metro Harendra Singh, a call was received at 11.55 a.m. about the suicide at Ghitorni Metro Station. “Deceased is Nitin Chandok, resident of C Block, Saket. He […]
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18 Delhi metro stations reopened, 2 still shut
New Delhi: Delhi Metro has opened the entry and exit gates of 18 of the 20 stations that were shut down since Thursday morning as a precautionary measure in view of the anti-CAA protests raging in different parts of the national capital. The stations where entry and exit gates have been opened are Rajiv Chowk, […]
Delhi Metro shuts 3 more stations, total now 19
New Delhi: Delhi Metro has shut down three more metro stations – Rajiv Chowk, Janpath and Barakhamba – as anti-CAA protests in the national capital continued to spread, taking the number of stations shut down since morning to 19. In a series of tweets, Delhi Metro said: “Entry & exit gates of Rajiv Chowk are […]
16 Delhi Metro stations shut as anti-CAA protests gain steam
New Delhi: Entry and exit at as many as 16 Delhi Metro stations were closed on Thursday as people, staging protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act (2019) and the National Register of Citizens (NRC), gathered at various venues despite massive police deployment and imposition of prohibitory orders in several places on Thursday. In the latest development, […]
Delhi Metro shuts down 6 stations amid CAA protests
New Delhi: Delhi Metro has shut the entry and exit gates at six Metro stations in north-east Delhi and announced on Tuesday that trains will not be halting at these stations. On Tuesday afternoon, Metro Rail Services at Seelampur, Gokulpuri, Jaffrabad and Maujpur-Babarpur, Johri Enclave and Shiv Vihar were suspended after protests over the Citizenship Amendment […]
Anti-CAA protest: Metro services at several stations shut
New Delhi: In the wake of violent protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act in south Delhi on Sunday, the Delhi Metro has suspended services at 12 metro stations as precautionary measure. With protests gathering in other parts of the city, the metro decided to suspend services at GTB, Shivaji Stadium, Patel Chowk, Vishwavidyalaya, Vasant Vihar, Munirka, […]
Man jumps in front of Delhi Metro train, dies
New Delhi: A 33-year-old man died on Friday after he jumped in front of a Delhi Metro train at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium metro station, police said. A police officer said the deceased has been identified as Bharat, hailing from Chennai. He was rushed to the RML Hospital where he was declared brought dead. Bharat was […]
PM Modi to take metro ride to attend Dussehra
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to travel in the Delhi Metro to reach the venue for Ravan Dhahan in Dwarka here, sources said on Tuesday. According to sources, Modi is likely to travel in the Delhi Metro from Dwarka Sector-1 metro station to reach the venue in Dwarka Ram Leela ground for […]
Free ride for women will cripple Delhi Metro: SC
New Delhi: A Supreme Court bench headed by Justice Arun Mishra on Friday slammed the Delhi government’s proposal of allowing free rides to women in the Delhi Metro. The bench, which is monitoring the construction of the Metro’s fourth phase, said the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation(DMRC) will incur heavy operational losses, while facilities will suffer […]
DMRC issues red alert on network, CISF calls it routine
New Delhi (1 MIN READ): The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) on Monday issued a red alert on its entire network and urged passengers to cooperate with security checks which might take extra time as compared to normal days. “As advised by security agencies, a red alert has been imposed on the entire DMRC network, […]