IN Brief

Metro gets Centre’s push
Union urban development secretary Dr M Ramchandran on Saturday promised to take up the issue of speedy clearance for the cable-stayed steel bridge,which will cross the Western Railway tracks,with railway authorities. He was in the city to review the work on the Versova-Andheri-Ghatkopar Metro rail corridor. “Metro projects are crucial for a city like Mumbai where daily commute deserves prime importance… ,” he said.

Kuwait Airways under I-T scrutiny
The Income-Tax (I-T) department is looking into alleged tax deducted at source (TDS) default by Kuwait Airways office here. Sources said the airline had not deducted TDS on salaries of 55 employees retrenched in 2000. The two parties had reached an out-of-court settlement in 2009 wherein they were not taken back but their salary,totalling Rs 9 crore,was paid. Waleed Almuhanna,Regional Director,Kuwait Airways,refused to comment on the matter.