Delhi police enforces new cost cutting measures

New Delhi: Delhi Police has rolled out a range of austerity measures, including rationalisation of VIP and VVIP carcade sizes, virtual meetings and coordinated route planning keeping fuel conservation and reduction of expenditure in mind.Starting from the rationalisation of VIP movements, non-patrolling staff have been asked to adopt a series of measures aimed at cutting…

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Rajdhani blaze puts spotlight on fire safety gaps at Delhi station

A massive fire broke out in the B-1 coach of the Thiruvananthapuram-Hazrat Nizamuddin Rajdhani Express, in Ratlam on Sunday. All passengers were safely evacuated, and no casualties were reported New Delhi: The fire on the Thiruvananthapuram-Hazrat Nizamuddin Rajdhani Express in Ratlam, Madhya Pradesh, on Sunday has again raised concerns over how prepared Delhi’s railway stations…

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DMRC to run additional train trips to encourage public transport use across Delhi-NCR

NEW DELHI: The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) on Sunday announced a series of measures aimed at encouraging commuters to shift from private vehicles to public transport across Delhi-NCR, including additional train services, enhanced security deployment, expanded ticketing facilities and improved last-mile connectivity.The DMRC said it will introduce 24 additional train trips by deploying six…

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Fire breaks out in four-storey building in Delhi’s Shahdara, 9 rescued and hospitalised

Nine people rescued from smoke-filled Shahdara building (Representative image) DELHI: A late-night fire in a four-storey residential building in Delhi’s Shahdara left nine people, including women and a minor girl, hospitalised after they suffered breathing difficulties due to smoke inhalation, officials said on Sunday. According to the Delhi Fire Service (DFS), a call about the…

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