Railway Minister
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Has pandemic put a brake on Rly's bullet trains/high-speed corridors? Piyush Goyal answers
India | May 29, 2020, 03:17 PM ISTUnion Railway Minister Piyush Goyal in an exclusive conversation with India TV during its special coverage #TeamModiOnIndiaTV discussed how railways coped with the coronavirus outbreak situation and shared report card of work done by the railway ministry as Modi government 2.0 completes one year in power.
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85 out of 145 trains were to run from Maharashtra till 6:00 PM today, of which only 27 could run
News | May 26, 2020, 08:10 PM IST85 out of 145 trains were to run from Maharashtra till 6:00 PM today, of which only 27 could run. My request to the Maharashtra government again, please help us to take the poor laborers to their homes: Railway Minister Piyush Goyal
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Politicizing migrants issue is unfortunate, we need to work together: Railway Minister Piyush Goyal
Kurukshetra | May 26, 2020, 09:02 PM ISTRailway Minister Piyush Goyal said that the Maharashtra government has demanded 145 trains from us, which we have accepted, but the state government is able to make migrants reach the station properly. The trains are standing empty and if the passengers are not been made available on time, then these trains will be canceled again.
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EXCLUSIVE: Uddhav Thackeray's statement on migrant trains ‘baseless, unfortunate’, says Piyush Goyal
News | May 25, 2020, 08:27 PM ISTIn an exclusive interview to India TV Railway Minister Piyush Goyal slammed Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray and called his statement on migrant tarins as baseless and unfortunate.
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Railway Minister pays obeisance at Vaishno Devi shrine
India | Dec 15, 2019, 05:16 PM ISTAccording to officials, Goyal is likely to review the progress of the under-construction Udhampur-Banihal rail link project, which on completion will connect Kashmir with rest of the country through railway line.
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Dharmendra Pradhan seeks independent trains connecting Kalahandi with Odisha capital
India | Jul 19, 2019, 06:52 PM ISTUnion Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Dharmendra Pradhan has urged Railways Minister Piyush Goyal to run two independent trains -- Bhubaneswar-Jagdalpur and Bhubaneswar-Junagarh -- for the convenience of the people in Odisha's Kalahandi.
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1,253 railway stations will be developed as Adarsh stations: Piyush Goyal
India | Jul 03, 2019, 02:00 PM ISTAs many as 1,253 railway stations have so far been identified for upgradation under the 'Adarsh' station scheme, Railway Minister Piyush Goyal said in Lok Sabha on Wednesday.
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24 train sets planned for procurement from Japan for bullet train project: Piyush Goyal
India | Jun 28, 2019, 05:37 PM ISTTwenty-four train sets have been planned for procurement from Japan for the Mumbai-Ahmedabad high-speed project, Railway Minister Piyush Goyal said Friday.
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Catering on trains: 'No tips please, if no bill, your meal is free'- be displayed in coaches soon
India | Jan 04, 2019, 10:11 PM IST'No tips please, if no bill, your meal is free' - printed on a tin plate with a rate list of the menu be publicly displayed on trains by March this year, Railway Minister Piyush Goyal has instructed all zonal railways to ensure transparency in catering services.
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Railways scraps flexi fare in some trains as gift to passengers this festive season
Business | Oct 31, 2018, 06:21 PM ISTUnder this, the base fare increases by 10 per cent with every 10 per cent of berths sold, subject to a prescribed limit. There was no change in the existing fare for first AC and economy class.
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Delhi: Railway gateman brutally attacked by miscreants; both hands, legs amputated
India | Sep 17, 2018, 02:57 PM ISTThe victim has been admitted to the Railway's Central hospital in New Delhi and is undergoing a major surgery.
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Tejashwi Yadav writes to Railway Minister on upcoming recruitment tests
Career | Jul 31, 2018, 11:02 PM ISTIn his letter addressed to the Railway Minister, copies of which were shared with the media, Yadav alleged “aspirants from Bihar have been allotted centres at places like Mohali, Chennai and Bengaluru.
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‘Does India actually need a bullet train? Railway Minister Piyush Goyal answers the question on Quora!
Trending | Nov 15, 2017, 10:56 AM ISTRailway Minister Piyush Goyal wrote an 884-word-long answer on Quora to the question 'Does India actually need a bullet train?'.
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Eight Rail Ministers in 8 years: Piyush Goyal replaces Prabhu, but job won’t be a cakewalk
National | Sep 03, 2017, 06:04 PM ISTSoon after being elevated to Cabinet ranks in the major reshuffle of the Union Cabinet, Power Minister Piyush Goyal was on Sunday given the charge of the Railway ministry
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Suresh Prabhu leaves railway ministry, thank all the workers for their support
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Suresh Prabhu offers to resign as Railways minister, PM Modi asks him to wait
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Video I PM Modi to decide on Suresh Prabhu's resignation offer, says Arun Jaitley
National | Aug 24, 2017, 07:41 AM ISTRailway Minister Suresh Prabhu today offered to quit, taking taking full responsibility for two train accidents in five days.
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Indian Railways set to launch its first Tejas Express train today
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Twitter governance: When Suresh Prabhu accepted Odisha railway proposal within 3 minutes
India | Apr 30, 2017, 11:40 AM ISTRailway Minister Suresh Prabhu accepted a proposal from Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik for a new railway line within three minutes.
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Aadhaar not mandatory for railway ticket concessions for senior citizens: Suresh Prabhu
India | Mar 22, 2017, 03:31 PM ISTAadhaar has not been made mandatory for senior citizens to avail concessions in ticket fares, Lok Sabha was informed on Wednesday. Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu made it clear that Aadhaar number has not been made