16 new routes for 50 metro feeder buses in Noida, Greater Noida
NOIDA: Beginning March 15, the Noida Metro Rail Corporation will introduce 50 low-floor, air-conditioned, disabled-friendly feeder buses across 16 new routes in Noida and Greater Noida, officials said on Tuesday. The new routes for the buses of the NMRC, which primarily operates the Aqua Line of the metro rail between the twin cities, will replace […]
Metro’s Aqua line linking Noida and Greater Noida opens for public
NEW DELHI: The much-awaited metro rail linking the twin-cities of Noida and Greater Noida in Gautam Buddh Nagar was opened for the public on Friday by Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath. The rail corridor, also known as the Aqua Line, would run between Sector 71 station in Noida and the Depot Station in Greater […]
Noida to get Infrastructure projects worth Rs 2,881 crore
NEW DELHI: Infrastructure projects worth Rs 2,881 crore, including elevated roads, underpasses and a new district hospital building, would be inaugurated or works for them started in Noida in 2019, officials said on Tuesday. The projects to be opened for the public, include a Dada-Dadi Park in Sector 62 at a cost of Rs 14.57 […]
Noida: Aqua line metro awaits Uttar Pradesh government’s approval
NOIDA: A final and mandatory safety inspection report has given the Noida Metro Rail Corporation (NMRC) the approval to launch commercial operations of the Aqua Line, officials said on Friday. With the approval, the NMRC has now written to the Uttar Pradesh government to finalise the date of inauguration of the much-awaited Aqua Line that […]
Sacked without notice, 1200 workers at Xiaomi, Oppo factory go on rampage in Noida
NEW DELHI: Hundreds of employees of a Chinese smartphone manufacturing facility here resorted to violence on Thursday after around 200 of them were “sacked without notice”, officials said. Around 1,200 workers of the Hipad Technology India, which makes Xiaomi and Oppo phones, went on a rampage pelting stones at the building and barging into the […]
Bayaweaver to invest Rs 1,000 crore on a commercial project in Noida
NEW DELHI: Realty firm Bayaweaver will invest around Rs 1,000 crore over the next four years to develop a commercial project in Noida, which will have retail space, hotel and service apartments, a top company official said. The company has already tied up with India Infoline Finance Ltd (IIFL) to fund this project, Bayaweaver CEO […]
Supreme Court of India orders sealing on 9 properties at Noida, Greater Noida
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered the sealing of nine properties of embattled real estate company Amrapali after its three directors, who are in police custody, said that the documents related to the group’s 46 firms were stored there. The three directors moved an application before a bench comprising Justices U U Lalit […]
Housing ministry wants ‘stress fund’ to complete stuck projects in Noida and Greater Noida
NEW DELHI: In a move that is likely to bring relief to home buyers in Noida and Greater Noida, the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (HUA) has urged the Ministry of Finance to create “Stress Funds” to complete stalled housing projects in these areas. An official said Housing and Urban Affairs Secretary Durga Shanker […]
Jewar airport: Over 90 per cent farmers’ agree to land acquisition
NEW DELHI: As many as 307 farmers Monday consented for acquisition of their land – the maximum in a single day so far – for a proposed international airport at Gautam Buddh Nagar district’s Jewar, officials and MLA Dhirendra Singh said. After initial resistance by some farmers, district officials and Jewar MLA Singh have been […]