New Delhi [India], July 19 (ANI): The Delhi government on Monday launched a scheme to provide financial support to women willing to take driver training to become professional taxi drivers in future, the official statement said.
New Delhi Feb 22 PTI In a relief to commuters passing through the busy Ashram crossing in south Delhi the Public Works Department is likely to make operational a 750-metre-long underpass there by the second week of March sources saidAccording to officials of the Public Works Department PWD over 95 per cent work of the underpass has been completed and the work pertaining to covering of ramps is being carried out which is likely to be completed by the end of this monthThe facility is likely to be opened in the second week or latest by third week of March PWD sources saidThe officials however said a trial run of traffic in the underpass is likely to be carried out in the first week of MarchThe Ashram Chowk is an important link between central and south Delhi and also with Faridabad The junction connects Mathura Road and the Ring Road linking Lajpat Nagar-Sarai Kale Khan and DND FlyoverThe traffic police data shows that around 25 to 3 lakh vehicles cross the Ashram intersection every day during peak traffic hoursTo ease the traffic logjam here a 750-metre-long underpass is being built on Mathura Road between Nizamuddin Rail Bridge and CSIR Apartments at Ashram crossingOnce the project is completed it will benefit commuters passing through the busy Ashram crossing and ease the traffic towards Sarita Vihar Badarpur and Faridabad from ITO and vice versaOfficials said the pace of construction work had slowed down in January due to rains which delayed the projectThe project had also earlier got delayed due to ban on construction activities in November-December last and previously owing to COVID-19 restrictionsThe foundation stone of the project was laid by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on December 24 2019 The estimated cost of the project is Rs 78 croreThe projects initial deadline was December 2020 which was extended to March 2021 and further pushed to June 30 and then to September that yearIt was again shifted to November last and then to December The latest deadline of the project is March 2022 officials saidPTI AKM SRY
New Delhi Feb 18 PTI Delhi governments transport department has provided learning licences to over 93 percent of the 154 lakh applicants in the past six months under its faceless services officials said on FridayDelhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal launched the faceless services of the Transport department related to driving licences and different kinds of permits and certificates on August 11 2021The e-learning licence under which applicants can take the driving test online and receive the document at a given address was started on August 7 last yearAccording to official figures from August till mid February 2022 a total 154618 applications were received for e-learning licence The number of applicants who passed the test was 145124The number of pending applications for learning licence test was 3410 Those who failed the test numbered 6084 including 1157 due to colour blindness the figures showedUnder the faceless services for various other transport related documents over 85 percent applications have been approved so far it showedSince the launch of the scheme over eight lakh applications were received by the department Transport department officials saidThe department communicates to people whose applications are not accepted due to various reasons including incomplete details or certain other technicalities they saidWith the Transport department services related to driving licence registration certificate permits and termination of hypothecation available online in a faceless manner the government has closed down four motor licensing office MLOs including IP Estate Vasant Vihar Sarai Kale Khan and JanakpuriThe Faceless Services envision providing contactless queue-less hassle-free services to the applicants applying online and getting work done without visiting any transport department officePeople can avail a faceless service by logging on httptransportdelhigovin and apply for required document The process is Aadhaar-authenticated and fees can also be paid onlineThe applied for document is dispatched to the applicants through speed post They can also download it through a link sent to them through an SMS on their registered mobile number PTI VIT TDS TDS
New Delhi Jan 21 PTI The Delhi Traffic Police on Friday issued an advisory on the arrangements and restrictions in place for the smooth conduct of full dress rehearsal on January 23 for the Republic Day paradeThe parade rehearsal will start at 950 am on Monday from Vijay Chowk and proceed to National Stadium they saidThe parade will start from Vijay Chowk and enter National Stadium from gate number 1 via Rajpath Amar Jawan Jyoti India Gate round about Princess Palace turn left towards Tilak Marg and turn right on C-HexagonIn order to facilitate smooth passage of the parade no traffic will be allowed on Rajpath from Vijay Chowk to India Gate from 6 pm on Saturday till the parade is over on SundayNo cross traffic on Rajpath from 11 pm on Saturday at Rafi Marg Janpath Man Singh Road till Parade is over C-Hexagon-India Gate will be closed for traffic from 915 am on Sunday till the entire parade and tableaux enter National Stadium Joint Commissioner of Police traffic Vivek Kishor saidThe commuters are advised to avoid the route of parade from 9 am to 1230 pm it saidThough there will be no restriction for people from north Delhi going towards the New Delhi Railway Station or Old Delhi Railway Station yet it is advised that they plan their journey in advance and take sufficient extra time to reach their destination to avoid possible delay according to the advisoryThe movement of the city bus services will be curtailed at Park StreetUdyan Marg Aram Bagh Road Paharganj round about Kamla Market Delhi Secretariate IG Stadium Pragati Maidan Bhairon Road Hanuman Mandir Yamuna Bazar Mori Gate ISBT Kashmiri Gate ISBT Sarai Kale Khan and Tis Hazari Court the advisory saidBuses from Ghaziabad bound for Shivaji Stadium shall take NH-24 Ring Road and terminate at Bhairon Road Buses coming from NH-24 shall take right turn on Road No 56 and terminate at ISBT Anand Vihar it saidBuses coming from Ghaziabad side will be diverted at Mohan Nagar towards Bhopra Chungi for Wazirabad Bridge All inter-state buses coming from Dhaula Kuan side shall terminate at Dhaula Kuan the advisory statedMetro Rail services will remain available for commuters at all stations during the full dress rehearsal ceremony However boarding and de-boarding will not be allowed at Kendriya Sachivalaya and Udyog Bhawan from 5 am till noon on Saturday it saidFlying of sub conventional aerial platforms like para-gliders para motors hang gliders UAVs UASs microlight aircrafts remotely piloted aircrafts hot air balloons small size powered aircrafts quadcopters or para jumping from aircraft are prohibited over the jurisdiction of National Capital Territory of Delhi from 20012022 up to 15022022 both days inclusive the advisory saidMotorists are requested to observe traffic rules and follow directions of traffic personnel deployed at all intersections People are requested to plan their journey in advance and keep sufficient time in hand to avoid inconvenience it added PTI NIT SRY
New Delhi Dec 22 PTI The Delhi Polices Crime Branch has arrested one person in connection with the murder of a man in east Delhis Mayur Vihar area officials said on Wednesday The accused has been identified as Prince alias Sahil who was previously involved in nine cases in Ghaziabad police said One Murgan a resident of Trilokpuri had a quarrel with Kale Khan on December 16 Initially Murgan was thrashed by the family members of Khan police said Later he returned with his associates Arumugam Ajay and Prince alias Sahil with knives They stabbed Khan outside his home and injured his family members a senior police officer said Khan was taken to Lal Bahadur Shastri Hospital where he succumbed to his injuries police said Based on an investigation Murgan Arumugam and Ajay were arrested but Prince managed to escape On Tuesday police received information about Prince and arrested him from Star City Mall in Mayur Vihar Deputy Commissioner of Police Crime Monika Bhardwaj said PTI NIT HDA
Delhi [India], November 16 (ANI): A 15-year-old boy from Gwalior was reunited by Delhi Police after he was spotted roaming around by a patrolling team near Sarai Kale Khan red light here in the national capital.
New Delhi Oct 25 PTI Delhi Transport Minister Kailash Gahlot on Monday inaugurated a seven-day E-Auto Mela where prospective buyers can test-drive all the available vehicle models and explore the financing options an official statement said The mela organised by the Delhi government commenced at two locations here - Institute of Driving Training and Research IDTR Sarai Kale Khan and Loni It will continue till October 31 from 9 am to 4 pm daily The visiting prospective auto drivers will be able to see and test-drive all the available models of e-autos and explore the loan options available E-auto manufacturers Mahindra Piaggio ETO Motors and Saarthi as well as financiers like Mahindra Finance Bajaj Fincorp Convergence Energy Services Limited CESL are participating in the mela the statement said The experts at the mela will also guide the applicants on how to register for the e-autos and will brief them about the various environmental benefits battery and charging various maintenance subsidies interest relief it added Switching to non-polluting electric vehicles has been of highest priority to the government and to ensure Delhi is eased into this huge but crucial shift we have also simplified the process of application and other formalities as much as possible With over 1400 autos reserved for women this would be one of the biggest steps any city has taken in the direction of increasing the presence of women in public transport and overall womens safety Gahlot said at the eventHe also interacted with female auto drivers during the eventThe Transport Department has already invited online applications for the registration of 4261 e-autosThe Delhi Government has especially reserved 33 per cent of the total registration -- 1406 e-autos for women applicants The e-autos will be blue in colour in line with the electric buses soon to be inducted into the DTC fleet However the e-autos registered by a woman would be pink in colour The department has already received 6352 applications as of October 25 PTI SLB BAL BAL
New Delhi Oct 18 PTI The Delhi government launched online registration for e-auto permits with 33 per cent reservation for women on Monday Transport Minister Kailash Gahlot saidIn the first phase 4261 e-auto permits including 1406 for women applicants will be issued Those eligible can apply through the website of the Delhi governments transport department he saidIn a tweet Gahlot said the e-auto permits are an effective step by the Arvind Kejriwal government towards making Delhi an electric vehicle capital The Delhi government is committed to providing a pollution-free world-class transport service to the city he tweetedThe Delhi government under its EV policy provides financial assistance of Rs 30000 on the purchase of e-autoAny person having an Aadhaar number with Delhi address valid driving licence of a light motor vehicle or a TSR driving license can apply for an e-auto permit A public service vehicle badge will not be required at the time of application However successful applicants will have to obtain the badge within 45 days of the draw of permit allotment the transport department saidThe last date for applying for permits is November 1 Loans with a five per cent interest rebate will be provided through agencies empanelled by the Delhi government it saidThe government will also organise E-Auto Mela at IDTR Sarai Kale Khan and Loni on October 25-31 where people will be able to explore e-auto models drive them and get information about loans the department said PTI VIT NSD NSD
Anticipation of farmers protests over the Lakhimpur Kheri incident spilling onto the NCR, key highways around Delhi were blocked on Monday morning that led to traffic mess in the morning. Delhi Traffic Police asked commuters to opt for alternate routes to Ghaziabad and Noida. National Highway 24 was barricaded by UP Police hence diversion of traffic was […]
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