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A fire broke out at a godown in southeast Delhi's Okhla area on Saturday morning, officials said.

Come next year, and one will be able to use a debit or credit card to travel in the Delhi Metro. Delhi Metro Rail Corporation plans to upgrade the current software and database for the Automatic Fare Collection (AFC) system on the existing network, so that it is in line with the new system that will be used in the upcoming Phase IV stations. A DMRC official said the new system would see enhancement of AFC gates in the entire network, with the primary objective of promoting more digitisation of services, apart from cashless transactions. The metro corporation is not only upgrading the AFC software, but also the ‘firmware’ that would help commuters in using credit or debit cards of any bank as smart cards. Currently, metros systems at cities like Kochi and Nagpur have the facility but these are applicable only for cards issued by a particular bank. DMRC’s system will, however, accept transactions from all banks through the Rupay card issued by them. The standalone Airport Express Line will get this system first, followed by the other corridors. The new system would also help create more ‘fare zones’ in the network, which would help in determining the fare to be deducted from the smart card after a journey, based on the distance travelled. Under the new system, ‘penalty deductions’ would also be possible through smart cards. At the moment, a commuter needs to pay an increased value at exit if he travels further than his ticket value, or if he/she stays for a longer duration at the station, or if there’s no ticket. DMRC will also integrate ‘Point of Sale’ terminals with ticketing machines at customer care of the older Phase-I and Phase-II stations. The upgradation of AFC system across the existing network is expected to start soon and may take a year and a half to complete. DMRC is also refurbishing older AFC machines to reduce instances of snags. The overhaul exercise includes replacing, as well as adding around 600 AFC machines, which will cover around 40 metro stations of Phase I and Phase II and about 30 stations of Phase III. There are around 2,700 AFC gates in the entire metro network at present.

The Delhi high court on Friday sought response of the AAP government and land owning agency DDA on a PIL seeking a park for children of Anand Vihar co

The AAP on Friday demanded that the BJP-ruled municipal corporations immediately clear the three landfill areas in Delhi and claimed that BJP leaders

A day after a section of the Bhalswa landfill in north Delhi collapsed injuring three waste pickers, Aam Aadmi Party attacked BJP, which is in charge

A cheating racket that was being operated through a Telegram channel by a chemical engineer based in Dubai was busted after a woman was duped on the p

A day after a portion of the Bhalswa landfill collapsed, which left three injured, the mayor of North Delhi Municipal Corporation visited site.

Delhi Development Authority (DDA) vicechairman Anurag Jain on Friday launched online facilities for e-Conversion (from leasehold to freehold of plott

Cricket News: Harshal Patel, over the years, has been the proverbial journeyman cricketer. First for Gujarat, and since 2011 for Haryana. Performing consistently, b

A 13-year-old girl was allegedly raped by a neighbour when she went to relieve herself behind her house at a JJ camp in Sarita Vihar.

The Faculty Association of AIIMS (FAIIMS) has written to the institute director to take urgent action to prevent the spate of deaths due to suicide.

On July 5, 2005, five terrorists of Pakistani origin attacked the makeshift Ram temple in Ayodhya. While all of them were shot dead in the ensuing gun

Owners of vehicles, which were impounded by the transport department or Delhi Traffic Police, don’t have to worry about paying huge parking or custody

A plea was moved in Delhi high court on Friday seeking contempt action against the police for not complying with a judicial direction to prepare a man

As usual every year, the skies of old Delhi will be dotted with colourful kites on Independence Day. However, this year, the paper squares will also s

Over 300 cameras have been installed for security and their footage is being monitored round the clock, police said. There will be around 4,000 securi

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New Delhi: The capital could see moderate rain overnight and during the day on Saturday, however, IMD officials said that only very light to light rai.

Around 11am, Hindu College student Akshat Jethliya got a mail with the mock test paper from DU.He found the same paper on the portal too."Our nodal of

New Delhi: Flowers are not only scarce in the market due to Covid-19 restrictions, but also only a limited variety is available.

New Delhi: In order to provide relief to commuters, South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) has decided to waive off penalty for not having RFID tag .

In a major relief to owners of residential premises in Delhi, who are facing threat of sealing and demolition for unauthorised construction, the Supre

A policeman died while his colleague suffered severe injuries after a portion of a building being constructed illegally collapsed on them in north Del

Undertaking vigorous exercises out of the blue can be harmful. It can lead to muscle breakdown and, in rare cases, kidney damage due to release of a p

New Delhi: With the capital’s annual butterfly month fast approaching, over 40 butterfly hotspots have already been created in Delhi-NCR over the past.