Meerut

Duhai Depot of Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut RRTS corridor opens: Official

The Duhai Depot of the Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS) corridor is now functional with state-of-the-art facilities, National Capital Region Transport Corporation officials said on Monday. Earlier, the officials had said that the 17-km Duhai-Sahibabad priority stretch of India's first RRTS was set to be operational by the last week of March and the focus would be on making it the most environment-friendly and commuter-centric transport system. "Duhai Depot, key to managing operations on the Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut RRTS corridor, is ready. State-of-the-art modern facilities for the complete care of RRTS trainsets are now functional," an official of the National Capital Region Transport Corporation (NCRTC) said. They said that infrastructure including administration building, workshops and inspection bay lines have been built in less than two years. The RRTS is a rail-based high speed, high frequency, regional commute transit system connecting metropolitan a

What is the Regional Rapid Transit System? Everything you need to know

RRTS will offer high-frequency, point-to-point travel at an average speed of 160 kmph

Trial runs on priority section of Delhi-Meerut RRTS may start next month

Trial runs on the 17-km-long "priority section" of the Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut regional rapid transit system (RRTS) corridor are expected to start next month. The Duhai-Sahibabad priority section, with five stations, is part of the 82-km RRTS between the national capital and Meerut in Uttar Pradesh. "The NCRTC (National Capital Region Transport Corporation) is gearing up for the trial runs in the next month on the 17-km-long priority section of the Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut RRTS corridor,", according to an official statement. Operations on the section is soon to be started for commuters, the NCRTC said in the statement. The entire RRTS is targeted to be open is targeted to be operational by 2025, while the priority section in Uttar Pradesh's Ghaziabad is expected to be operational by early next year, the NCRTC had earlier said. The transport corporation has also displayed details about the project at a stall at the India International Trade Fare, Pragati Maidan. The exhibition booth

Farmer grows cane crop upto 16-ft with trench technique in UP's Meerut

Chandrahas, a cane grower in Uttar Pradesh's Meerut, is busy accepting compliments, answering to queries and welcoming visitors, in general

Adani Enterprises secures funds to build Ganga Expressway at Rs 23,000 cr

The company has secured debt worth Rs 10,238 crore and will make a capital infusion of Rs 6,826 crore

Cons host fake IPL matches in Gujarat's village, took bets from Russians

The first instalment of bets from Russia amounting to Rs 3 lakh had just been delivered when they were caught.

1 dead while 7 others seriously injured in cylinder blast in UP's Meerut

A woman died while seven others received serious injuries after a late-night cooking cylinder blast reduced two partially constructed houses to rubble at Lisari Gate in Uttar Pradesh's Meerut

PM Narendra Modi to lay foundation stone of sports university in Meerut

Meerut Divisional Commissioner Surendra Singh chaired a meeting in which he discussed the necessary arrangements to be made for the event

Nitin Gadkari dedicates 82-km Delhi-Meerut Expressway to public

The Expressway connects Sarai Kale Khan in Delhi to Meerut

PM Modi to lay foundation stone of Ganga Expressway in Shahjahanpur

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lay the foundation stone of Ganga Expressway in Shahjahanpur on Saturday.

Over 33% piers of the elevated stretch on RRTS corridor completed: NCRTC

Over one-third of the total piers on the 70-km elevated stretch of the Delhi-Meerut RRTS corridor have been completed, the NCRTC said on Friday.

Uttar Pradesh Covid update: Meerut reports 147 black fungus cases so far

As many as 147 cases of black fungus or Mucormycosis have been reported in Uttar Pradesh's Meerut so far.

Silence on field numbs Rs 2,150-cr Jalandhar, Meerut sports goods industry

like elsewhere, the Covid-19 lockdown followed by a continuing inertia in the sporting ecosystem have had a seismic effect on the two centres

UP: Illegally printed NCERT books worth Rs 35 crores seized in Meerut

According to Senior Superintendent of Police Ajay Sahni, the books were being illegally printed in the godown which belongs to one Sachin Gupta

Covid-19: Over 35% active cases, 28% deaths in UP are in Meerut division

There are 6,869 active cases in Uttar Pradesh, of which 2,456 (35.75%) are from the Meerut division

Lockdown 4.0: Not looking for dole, need better policies, say Meerut MSMEs

The fourth of a five-part series looks at the situation in the industrial heartland of Western UP where firms prefer GST refunds, supportive policies over handouts

TDP chief Naidu to hold annual conference with 10,000 members via Zoom

Not for nothing is Chandrababu Naidu known as the most tech-savvy politician in India.

Covid-19 hinterland digest: Jaipur and Jodhpur, tales of misery in 2 cities

Out of the 77 death in Rajasthan, 44 are from Jaipur and 11 are from Jodhpur. This is 71 per cent of the total deaths in the state

81 patients including 20 PAC jawans test positive for swine flu in Meerut

Eight people have died in Meerut after falling prey to swine flu

Top Meerut police cop caught on video telling protestors 'go to Pakistan'

The incident purportedly took place on December 20 in Lisari Gate Police Station area and it was captured on video which was circulated widely