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  BJP president Amit Shah praises Rail Budget

  Politics | February 25, 2016 17:33 IST

  New Delhi: Hailing the Railway Budget for "fulfilling" the expectations of all sections of society, BJP chief Amit Shah today said it was for the common man with special attention to the poor and cited

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  Full Text: Suresh Prabhu's Rail Budget speech 2016-17

  Politics | February 25, 2016 16:56 IST

  New Delhi: Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu today presented his second budget for 2016-17 in parliament on Thursday.Prabhu announced a number of initiatives that the Indian Railways will be taking to make the public sector undertaking

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  Rail Budget 2016: Top 10 highlights

  February 25, 2016 15:52 IST

  New Delhi:  Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu presented the Railway Budget 2016-17 in Lok Sabha on Thursday. The minister announced a slew of passenger friendly and said that the core objective of Indian Railways is to

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  Confirmed tickets to all and and end to train delays by 2020: Prabhu

  February 25, 2016 14:48 IST

  New Delhi: Railway minister Suresh Prabhu today promised to bring an end to the menace of train delays and said all Indian travellers will get confirmed tickets by 2020. He was presenting his second Rail

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  Rail Budget 2016: 10 new tech initiatives announced by Suresh Prabhu

  February 25, 2016 15:27 IST

  New Delhi: Union Minister Suresh Prabhu today presented the Railway Budget 2016-17 and made some major announcements related to modernization of the Railway services. While delivering his budget speech, Prabhu said that the core objective of

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  Indian Railways for 100 per cent transparency in all its operations

  February 25, 2016 14:30 IST

  New Delhi: The Minister of Railways, Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu said that the transparency is an important tenet of this Government. Presenting the Railway Budget 2016-17 in Parliament today he said , Indian Railway's mission is

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  Railways to provide 17000 Bio-Toilets in trains under Swachh Rail Swachh Bharat Mission

  February 25, 2016 14:39 IST

  New Delhi: The Minister of Railways, Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu said that in pursuance of our mission Swachh Rail Swachh Bharat, that Indian Railways will provide 17,000 bio-toilets in trains and additional toilets at 475 stations

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  Fast speed Antyodaya Express to be introduced for unreserved passenger

  February 25, 2016 14:24 IST

  New Delhi: The Minister of Railways Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu while presenting Railway Budget 2016-17 in Parliament today proposed to introduce the Antyodaya Express, a long-distance, fully unreserved, superfast train service, for the common man to

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  Rail Budget 2016: Highlights

  February 25, 2016 13:40 IST

  New Delhi: Presenting his second budget, Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu on Thursday unveiled pillars of strategy that would reflect the new thought process for the railways. Here are the highlights of the Rail Budget 2016.*

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  Rail Budget 2016: No hike in travel fares, focusses on amenities

  February 25, 2016 15:36 IST

  New Delhi: Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu today presented the Rail Budget for 2016-17 in the Lok Sabha. Presenting his second Rail Budget, he said that core objective is to become an engine of employment generation

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  Rail Budget 2016: Suresh Prabhu on tight rope walk to balance finance with aspirations

  February 24, 2016 14:21 IST

  New Delhi: Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu faces a stiff dilemma on whether to raise fares and freight rates in his second Rail Budget tomorrow as railway finances come under tremendous strain.While the falling revenue collection

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  Railway resources 'constantly dwindling': Suresh Prabhu

  February 24, 2016 14:04 IST

  New Delhi: The resources of Railways are "constantly dwindling" as freight and passenger fares are not being decided in an optimum manner, the government said in the Lok Sabha today.Responding to supplementaries during Question Hour,

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  Rail Budget 2016: Show political will and raise passenger fare, says Assocham

  February 24, 2016 12:53 IST

  New Delhi: Ahead of the Railway Budget, industry body Assocham has asked Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu to muster political courage and go in for a hike in the passenger fares, saying they have been kept

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  Rail Budget 2016: New colour scheme, semi-high speed coaches likely

  February 23, 2016 15:06 IST

  New Delhi: Union Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu may announce introduction of new colour scheme and gradual replacement of coaches of Shatabdi trains with those to be used in semi-high speed trains.State-of-the-art furnishing of coaches and

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  Rail Budget to unveil massive plan with Rs 1.25 lakh crore increased outlay

  February 23, 2016 14:08 IST

  New Delhi: With a focus on massive capacity creation in the rail sector, Union Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu will present the Railway Budget on February 25 with an increased outlay of about Rs 1.25 lakh

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  Gatiman Express: Train hostesses to welcome travellers with roses

  India | February 21, 2016 11:58 IST

  New Delhi: Imagine being ushered into a train by a hostess who presents you a rose bud as soft music plays in the background.It will soon be a reality, with the Railways deciding to introduce

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  Rail Budget 2016: Safety to cleanliness, 5 things people want fixed

  India | February 20, 2016 23:20 IST

  New Delhi: Railway minister Suresh Prabhu will present the country's Rail Budget for the year 2016-17 on February 25, four days before the Union Budget is unveiled in Parliament. The Indian Railways is one of

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  Opposition in Rajya Sabha slams Rail Budget

  Politics | March 12, 2015 7:07 IST

  New Delhi: The Rail budget was criticised in Rajya Sabha by some opposition parties for not living up to the expectations of the people, while ruling party members hailed it as a bold one.Moving the

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  This budget will pave the way for de-politicization of railways: Suresh Prabhu

  February 27, 2015 10:08 IST

  New Delhi: Railway minister Suresh Prabhu has shrugged off the criticism of his rail budget for not announcing new trains by saying that his  main objective was to focus on policy and not project announcements.In

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  Rail Minister has 'derailed' the budget: Congress

  Politics | February 27, 2015 12:06 IST

  New Delhi: Congress today came down heavily on the Rail budget and alleged that the Railway Minister has not only “derailed” it but has “pulled a fast one” on the people by failing to lower