Railway Budget
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Railways eye present infrastructure to run semi-high-speed trains in nine corridors
India | Jul 28, 2014, 02:10 PM ISTNew Delhi: After conducting successful trials between the New Delhi-Agra segment, the Indian Railways is now eying to utilize the existing infrastructure to run semi-high-speed trains between nine important destinations of the country. For this,
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Rail budget 'leak': RS Chairman wants matter to be looked into
National | Jul 12, 2014, 11:17 AM ISTNew Delhi: After Congress members cried foul over “leakage” of Railway Budget to media, Rajya Sabha Chairman Hamid Ansari today said the matter needs to be looked into to ascertain if norms of official secrecy
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Naveen Patnaik opposes linking of rail fares with fuel price
National | Jul 09, 2014, 01:19 PM ISTBhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Tuesday opposed the linking of the railway fare with fuel price saying that it will affect the common man."As regard the proposal for linking railway fare with fuel price,
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Karnataka CM dubs rail budget disappointing
National | Jul 09, 2014, 01:19 PM ISTBangalore: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah Tuesday dubbed the railway budget for 2014-15 disappointing as its proposals failed to meet the expectations of the people in the state."The first rail budget, presented by D.V. Sadananda Gowda,
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Trinamool Congress to protest Railway Budget demanding roll back
National | Jul 11, 2014, 12:27 PM ISTKolkata: The ruling Trinamool Congress in West Bengal yesterday launched an 'indefinite agitation' protesting against the railway budget and demanding its roll back."Like the Congress-led UPA government, the Narendra Modi government has also deprived Bengal.
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Budget session: Lok Sabha adjourned for the day amidst din over price rise
National | Jul 07, 2014, 02:54 PM ISTNew Delhi: The Lok Sabha was Monday adjourned for the day following an uproar over the issue of price rise. The house was earlier adjourned twice over the same issue.Amid the din, Speaker Sumitra Mahajan
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Tarun Gogoi places list of demands before Railway Minister
India | Jul 05, 2014, 06:59 PM ISTGuwahati: Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi today appealed to Railway Minister D V Sadananda Gowda to introduce an alternate railway line from Coochbehar in West Bengal to Abhayapuri in Assam in the forthcoming Railway Budget.The
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Railway Budget: Railways targets record Rs 1.6 lakh cr revenue in FY15
Feb 12, 2014, 04:55 PM ISTNew Delhi: Anticipating healthier economic growth, the Railways has targeted a record Rs 1.6 lakh crore in revenue for the next financial year, while no increase has been proposed in passenger fares and freight rates.
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Roy Parries Questions On Rail Fare Hike, To Focus On Safety, Punctuality
India | Mar 20, 2012, 11:28 AM ISTNew Delhi, Mar 20: Widely expected to roll back the lower class fare hike proposed by his predecessor Dinesh Trivedi, Mukul Roy today parried questions on what he plans to do about the hike.“Whatever I
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Mamata To Meet PM In Delhi On Trivedi Issue
India | Mar 18, 2012, 07:35 PM ISTNew Delhi, March 18: In an apparent bid to mount pressure for the removal of Dinesh Trivedi as Railway Minister, Trinamool Chief Mamata Banerjee is reaching Delhi on Sunday night for discussions on the issue
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Trinamool Says, Trivedi Must Resign And Not Reply To Railway Budget Debate
India | Mar 17, 2012, 05:28 PM ISTKolkata, Mar 17: The Trinamool Congress today dismissed Railway minister Dinesh Trivedi contention that he has to reply in Parliament since he presented the railway budget with the party pointing out that Mamata Banerjee quitting
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Trinamool Asks Railway Minister To Quit, Trivedi Demands In Writing
India | Mar 17, 2012, 01:46 PM ISTKolkata, Mar 17, 2012 : Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi, who has earned his party's wrath for hiking passenger fares in the Railway Budget, was today asked by it to quit his post but he insists
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Proposed Rail Farehike For Mail/Exp And Rajdhani Express
India | Mar 14, 2012, 03:38 PM ISTNew Delhi, Mar 14: Following are the revised railway fares for Mail/Express trains and Rajdhani Express after today's announcement of hike in railway fares:RAIL FAREMAIL/EXP.
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Nitish Kumar Says, Trivedi Was Only Speaking In Future Tense
India | Mar 14, 2012, 02:44 PM ISTNew Delhi, Mar 14: The opposition today slammed the Railway Budget saying that the fare hike, even if marginal, would cause a burden on the aam aadmi (poor people).Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, who was
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Stress On Railway Safety, Modernization In Rail Budget
India | Mar 14, 2012, 02:40 PM ISTNew Delhi, Mar 14: The Railway Budget presented by Railway Minsiter Shri Dinesh Trivedi in Parliament today seeks to raise investment in modernization and upgradation of rail infrastructure. It gives very high priority to rail
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Union Budget On March 16, Railway Budget On March 14
Feb 07, 2012, 04:30 PM ISTNew Delhi, Feb 7: The Union Budget ,delayed because of elections in five states, will now be presented on March 16, four days after Parliament begins its Budget session. The budget session, which normally commences
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Modi Slams Railway Budget Of Mamata
India | Feb 25, 2010, 09:00 AM ISTTerming the railway budget as a barrier to the economic progress of the country, Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday alleged that UPA government has continued with its policy of injustice toward his state.