The first metro train,
which was rolled out from Korea to Hyderabad recently, will be put on
tracks for test and trial in next couple of days. Chief Executive and
Managing Director of L&T Hyderabad Metro Rail Project, V B Gadgil,
has said. Addressing a gathering of Hoteliers Tours and Travels
professionals at a SKAL International Hyderabad meeting last night, he
said the three coach train which reached the city in the third week of
May will be put to test trial run soon. The inauguration of first phase
from Nagole to Mettuguda is slated for March, 2015 a release from the
organisers said. The trial run for commercial operations will commence
in couple of days and people can see the trains plying from Nagole to
Mettuguda, a stretch of eight-km in the first phase, on the viaduct,
Gadgil said. The total Metro Rail Project was taken with the total
outlay of Rs 20,000 crore, he said, adding, the project is the largest
investment of L&T ever made in any one single city. The Metro Rail
project when it is completed in five years span will register a record
for the shortest construction period for 72 kms stretch in just five
years, he said.
Legendary playback singer Manna Dey, who mesmerised generations of listeners with his inimitable voice for over five decades with hits like 'ay mere pyara watan', 'laaga chunri me daag' and 'poocho na kaise', died at a hospital here today at the age of 94 after prolonged illness. Dey, who was in and out of Narayana Hrudayalaya Hospital in the last five months for respiratory and renal problems, died of cardiac arrest with his daughter Shumita Deb and son-in-law Jnanranjan Deb by his bedside when the end came at 3.50 AM. The condition of Dey, who had made Bangalore his home for the last many years, deteriorated since yesterday afternoon, hospital spokesman Vasuki said. With the demise of Dey, the void has become complete in the famous quartet of singers Rafi, Mukesh, and Kishore Kumar, who dominated the Hindi music industry from 1950s to 1970s. The mortal remains of Dey, whose unique voice lent a rare dimension to his persona, were cremate...
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