Beware of pickpockets on Delhi Metro Yellow Line
If you are a regular on the Metro Yellow Line, take precautions to save your wallet between Rajiv Chowk-Kashmere Gate stretch as police data shows this to be the most active zone for pickpockets. “Most...
View ArticleWith murals & photos, Delhi Metro gives Munich touch to stations
NEW DELHI: In 1974, Peter Wolf, an American musician, compared the New York subway to an urban jail with "their maze of security gates, iron railings and narrow stairways". Delhi Metro's commuters may...
View ArticleFew return to claim lost items on Metro
You might fret about carelessly leaving behind valuables in the Delhi Metro, but very few people return to claim their belongings. Data collected from the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) suggests...
View ArticleMany gaps at Kashmere Gate ISBT, Metro stns
New Delhi: Is Delhi a sitting duck for terror attacks? A random security assessment by TOI revealed that while strict vigil was being maintained at the IGI Airport and railway stations on Saturday,...
View ArticleSuicide bid or proving a point?
he man who shot himself at Rajiv Chowk metro station on Thursday claims he allegedly did so to prove that walking into the Delhi Metro network with a firearm was possible since his tip-off about a...
View ArticleMetro stations turn suicide zones
NEW DELHI: The Blue and Yellow lines on the Delhi Metro network are not just the most crowded, but also those that see most suicides. The stats paint a grim picture: in the last eight months alone, 12...
View ArticleDelhi Metro: Rush hour is crush hour
New Delhi: Getting on the 45-kilometre-long Delhi Metro Yellow Line at Kashmere Gate is like carrying out a raid in a kabaddi game. People elbow each other as they struggle to exit from coaches even as...
View ArticleMan carries firearm into metro station: Not our fault, says CISF
New Delhi, Oct 2 (IANS) A man managed to smuggle in a firearm into Rajiv Chowk metro station and shot at himself at an extremely busy spot -- under the nose of 110 closed circuit television cameras and...
View ArticleCISF to help late night women commuters in Delhi Metro
To ensure better security to women travelling by Delhi Metro during late hours, CISF has deployed special teams of its 'mahila' personnel to assist such commuters in safely getting public transport to...
View ArticleDelhi Metro: CISF cuts security waiting time by half
This is a drastic cut in waiting time at Metro stations as compared to the eight-minute time In order to facilitate easy movement of Delhi Metro commuters, CISF has cut down frisking and scanning time...
View ArticleDelhi Police says ready to take over Metro security
New Delhi, Oct 3 (IANS) Two days after a security breach in Delhi Metro when a 22-year-old man shot himself at a crowded station, Delhi Police has once again expressed its interest in managing the rail...
View ArticleSecurity stepped up at Delhi metro stations, airport ahead of I-Day
If you are planning to travel by the Delhi Metro or take a flight from the Indira Gandhi International Airport this week, come prepared with some time to spare. With Independence Day celebrations just...
View ArticleHeritage Line to be Metro’s New Year gift for Delhiites
The Heritage Line, which will connect ITO in central Delhi to Kashmere Gate in the north, will be the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation’s (DMRC) first new year gift to Delhiites as it is likely to be opened...
View ArticlePolice help for Delhi Metro pickpockets? Video throws up questions
Minutes before a group of women pickpockets targeted an NRI woman on a Delhi Metro train, they were seen passing something to a Delhi Police constable at Chawri Bazar station. The CCTV footage,...
View Article91% pickpockets in Delhi metro are women
479 pickpockets were apprehended by the CISF in the Delhi Metro. Continuing the trend witnessed over the past few years, women constitute over 91% of pickpockets apprehended by the CISF in the Delhi...
View ArticleDelhi Metro’s Pink Line to have longest bridge on Yamuna
Delhi Metro’s Line 7 (between Mukundpur– Shiv Vihar) will not only be the longest line on the network, but will also have the longest distance ever between two stations — 4.5km. The average distance...
View ArticleDelhi Metro security on high alert after Russia blast
Over 4,500 CISF personnel are deployed to secure more than 150 stations of the Delhi Metro in the national capital and its satellite cities Gurgaon, Faridabad, Ghaziabad and Noida. PTI file photo...
View ArticleDelhi Metro security on high alert after St Petersburg metro blast in Russia
Security measures in the Delhi Metro have been put on maximum alert with commuters made to undergo a thorough frisking in the wake of an explosion in a subway train in Russia that killed at least 10...
View ArticleDelhi Metro’s heritage line likely to open by April end
The Delhi Metro commuters might get to ride the ITO-Kashmere Gate section, also known as the heritage line, by April end. Janpath, Mandi House and ITO stations of Central Secretariat- Kashmere Gate...
View ArticleDelhi Metro’s Heritage Line may be thrown open for public use by May end
Delhi Metro commuters will be able to ride between ITO and Kashmere Gate stations of the Heritage Line (Violet Line) by the end of May. Trains on the Violet Line at present run between ITO and Escorts...
View ArticleDelhi: Kashmere Gate Metro station to be double the size of Rajiv Chowk
The Kashmere Gate Metro station, with three interchanges, will be more than double the size of the busy Rajiv Chowk station in Connaught Place. When Delhi Metro’s Phase-III project is commissioned, the...
View ArticleDelhi Metro’s Heritage line to open for commuters this week
This week, the Delhi metro is likely to open the ITO-Kashmere Gate section, also known as the Heritage line, for commuters. Janpath, Mandi House and ITO stations of the Central Secretariat-Kashmere...
View ArticleSelfies, joyrides and family outings mark first day of Delhi Metro Heritage Line
It is 11:40 am and a man in his mid 60s is quietly waiting at the Kashmiri Gate metro station. The announcement -- “the first train of Heritage Line has arrived.” -- brings him out of his reverie. He...
View Article90% pickpockets at Delhi Metro are women, be careful at these 8 stations: CISF
They usually board the Metro in groups and are accompanied by toddlers. In a crowded train, they distract unsuspecting victims by engaging them in a conversation or by drawing attention to the...
View Article3-times rise in pickpocketing in Delhi Metro; CISF launches a
A special drive against pickpockets has been launched by the CISF in the Delhi Metro after it witnessed three-fold rise in the numbers of those apprehended, over 500, by it in the first five months of...
View ArticleWomen gangs involved in 90% pickpocketing incidents in Delhi Metro
Women gangs involved in 90% pickpocketing incidents in Delhi Metro The CISF has revealed that female gangs make for 90% of the pickpocketing incidents in the Delhi Metro. Of the 373 pickpockets caught...
View ArticlePickpockets in the Delhi Metro: Here is how they do it, and how to spot them
If you’ve travelled in the Delhi Metro, you would’ve definitely heard a story or two about someone getting pickpocketed. According to a recent report released by The Central Industrial Security Force...
View ArticlePickpockets in Delhi Metro: Here is how they do it, and how to spot them
If you’ve travelled in the Delhi Metro, you would’ve definitely heard a story or two about someone getting pickpocketed. According to a recent report released by the Central Industrial Security Force...
View ArticleWoman pickpocket held at Rajiv Chowk, mobile phones, wallets recovered
A woman pickpocket has been caught at Rajiv Chowk metro station and four mobile phones and wallets have been recovered from her. According to the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF), which is...
View ArticleInterchange stations account for 50% of thefts on Metro network
According to the officials, the Central Secretariat Metro police station had 2,300 FIRs registered with it till June 15 Lakhs of commuters who ride the Delhi Metro daily need to be especially aware at...
View ArticleNo Delhi Metro trains in NCR from Sunday night because of Jat protests
Monday may prove to be difficult for office-goers in the NCR as the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has decided to shut all stations outside Delhi from Sunday night till further orders. With Jats...
View ArticleHead constable who was caught on CCTV ‘helping’ thieves in Delhi Metro suspended
The Delhi Police have suspended the head constable who was allegedly caught accepting something from a gang of women pickpockets on CCTV at the Chawri Bazar Metro station. The Hindustan Times had...
View ArticleSecurity breach in Delhi Metro: Woman held after pistol found inside music...
At a time when Delhi was on high alert due to the Republic Day celebrations, a 27-year-old woman was detained at the Chandni Chowk metro station for carrying a country-made pistol inside the...
View ArticleCISF prevented 180 suicides at metro stations last year
The Central Industrial Security Forces (CISF) prevented nearly 180 people from committing suicides at various metro stations across the Capital. With this, the percentage of suicides at metro stations...
View ArticleDelhi Metro gets Rs 5,579 crore, phase 3 expansion on course
Keeping in view the ongoing progress of the Delhi Mass Rapid Transit System phase 3 project, Rs 5,579.41 crore has been allocated to the DMRC in the Union Budget for 2016-17. “The funds provided in the...
View ArticleMan attempts suicide at Rajiv Chowk, Metro services hit in rush hr
CISF men take him to RML, his condition is serious A 30-year-old man attempted suicide by jumping in front of a train at Rajiv Chowk Metro station, disrupting services during the evening rush hour on...
View ArticleNo trace of speech impaired woman who disappeared from Delhi Metro station
Ten days after 19-year-old speech impaired Sunita went missing from Adarsh Nagar Metro station, the Delhi Metro police are yet to file an FIR or trace the woman. Though a daily dairy (DD) entry, an...
View ArticleMetro starts putting up screens to avoid mishaps
The Delhi Metro has started installing platform screen doors at the underground stations for the safety of commuters, a move meant to help arrest the rising number of suicides on its network. The Delhi...
View ArticleCommuters protest Delhi metro fare hike, say people will be burdened
New Delhi A group of Delhi metro commuters boycotted the metro on Saturday and protested outside Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) office against the recent fare hike. The Delhi Metro Commuters’...
View ArticleCISF plugs security loopholes at baggage clearance at Delhi metro stations
A year after a man had managed to sneak in a gun at a Metro station, the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) has started crack down on passengers trying to take the baggage without security...
View ArticleMetro looks to shrink queues with Exact Change Counters
Carry exact change if you want to surpass serpentine queues for tokens to travel on the Delhi Metro network from now on. The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has opened dedicated “Exact Change...
View ArticleThank you Metro, say families reunited with lost kids
I thought, I had lost everything. But when I was informed about half an hour later that my lost child has been rescued, I virtually came back to life,” said Geeta Sharma. Sharma is one of the 50...
View ArticleDelhi Metro: Women commandos trained to fight terror suspects with pens, keys...
Women commandos will be deployed on 90 new Delhi Metro stations set to be opened in stages over the next year as part of its third phase of expansion. The women have gone through rigorous tactical and...
View ArticleOver 90% pickpockets in Delhi Metro stations are women, shows CISF data
Over 91% of the pickpockets caught at Metro stations are women, data provided by the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) shows. This year, till December 15,as many as 438 women and 41 male...
View ArticlePolice face staff crunch, still plan booths at six more Metro stations
In the wake of increased footfall of passengers on Delhi’s Metro stations, Delhi Police’s Metro unit will set up a police booth outside six stations in couple of months, in addition to the 22 booths...
View ArticleThree-times rise in pickpocketing in Delhi Metro; CISF launches a drive
A special drive against pickpockets has been launched by the CISF in the Delhi Metro after it witnessed three-fold rise in the numbers of those apprehended, over 500, by it in the first five months of...
View ArticleCISF to help women find autos late at night
Women travelling late night on Delhi Metro need not worry about getting public transport. The CISF, which is guarding the facility, is now asking its specially deployed women personnel to assist female...
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