Railway Minister
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Railway Minister Joshi's first priority is ramping up goods transport
Sep 22, 2012, 09:49 PM ISTNew Delhi, Sep 22: Substantial increase of goods transportation by trains is the need of the hour, new Railway Minister CP Joshi said after taking over the Ministry here today which has come to the
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C P Joshi gets additional charge as Railway Minister
India | Sep 22, 2012, 09:35 PM ISTNew Delhi, Sep 22: Union Road Transport and Highways Minister C.P. Joshi was on Saturday given additional charge of Railway Ministry, a day after the resignation of Mukul Roy and other Trinamool Congress Ministers. According
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Railway Minister says, passengers, gateman heard blast sound
India | Jul 30, 2012, 04:00 PM ISTKolkata, Jul 30: Railway Minister Mukul Roy today said that some injured passengers and a gateman had heard a loud sound when the S-11 coach of Tamil Nadu Express caught fire, but refused to say
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Rs 5 lakh ex-gratia for kin of those killed in TN express fire
India | Jul 30, 2012, 12:23 PM ISTNew Delhi, Jul 30: Railway Minister Mukul Roy today ordered an inquiry into the Tamil Nadu Express fire mishap and announced an exgratia payment of Rs five lakh each for the next of the kin
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Mamata inaugurates diesel locomotive factory
National | May 28, 2012, 08:16 PM ISTDankuni, May 28: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today inaugurated a diesel locomotive component factory here, 20 km from Singur, which she had promised to set up when she was the railway minister. The
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Railway Minister offers jobs to kin of those killed in mishap
India | May 22, 2012, 10:34 PM ISTBangalore, May 22: Railway Minister Mukul Roy today said Railways was ready to provide employment to the next of the kin of those killed in the rail mishap at Penukonda in Andhra Pradesh.“It is a
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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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Mukul Roy Sworn-In As Railway Minister
India | Mar 20, 2012, 12:42 PM ISTNew Delhi, Mar 20: Trinamool Congress leader Mukul Roy was today elevated and inducted into the Union Cabinet as Railway Minister replacing Dinesh Trivedi, who was forced to resign after Congress caved in to Mamata
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Mamata Wants Trivedi Sacked As Railway Minister
India | Mar 14, 2012, 10:52 PM ISTKolkata, Mar 14: Angry over the hike in passenger fares in the Railway Budget, Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee tonight asked Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to remove her party nominee Dinesh Trivedi from the post
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Trivedi For Linking Fares With Fuel Costs
India | Mar 14, 2012, 06:30 PM ISTNew Delhi, Mar 14: Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi after raising passenger fares for the first time in eight years, wants to link the fares to the cost of fuel - increasing or decreasing with changes
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Eleven New Rail Line Projects Announced
India | Mar 14, 2012, 02:58 PM ISTNew Delhi Mar 14: Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi today announced sanctioning of eleven new rail line projects in his rail budget speech. The projects are : 1. Bhadrachalam-Kovuur2. Kulpi-Diamond Harbour3. Unchahar-Amethi4. Tarakeshwar-Furfura Sharif5. Rohtak-Hansi via
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75 New Express Trains, Guru Parikrama Express To Be Introduced
India | Mar 14, 2012, 02:51 PM ISTNew Delhi, Mar 14: Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi has proposed introduction of 75 new Express Trains, 21 Passenger Trains, 8 new MEMU services and 9 DEMU services.He said the new services which also include extending
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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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Trivedi Hikes Rail Fares, Comes Under Attack From Own Party
Mar 14, 2012, 10:24 PM ISTNew Delhi, Mar 14: Biting the bullet, Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi today proposed a stiff across-the-board hike in passenger fares to net Rs 4,000 crore extra a year in his budget but his proposals were
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Railway Minister Proposes Railway Safety Authority In Budget
Mar 14, 2012, 03:28 PM ISTNew Delhi, March 14: The Railways propose to set up an independent Railway Safety Authority as a statutory regulatory body as recommended by Kakodkar Committee. Announcing this in his Rail Budget speech in Parliament today,
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Rail Budget Likely To Focus On Signaling System Upgrading
Mar 12, 2012, 06:50 PM ISTNew Delhi, Mar 12: Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi is likely to spell out a blue print for upgrading signaling and telecommunication system to prevent accidents in the upcoming Rail Budget despite financial constraints. Besides, the
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High Speed Trains From Delhi To Jodhpur, Mumbai In Rly Budget
Mar 11, 2012, 07:34 PM ISTNew Delhi, Mar 11: High speed trains connecting the national capital to Jodhpur and Mumbai could be among the highlights of the Rail Budget 2012-13, which will be announced by Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi next
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Rail Mishap : Preliminary Probe Points Towards Over-Speeding
India | Sep 14, 2011, 12:11 PM ISTChennai, Sep 14: Preliminary investigation into the train accident at Sitheri has found that it took place due to over-speeding of the EMU train which rammed into a stationary train, Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi today
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Drama In Parliament Corridor, As Railway Minister Holds Official Meetings
India | Aug 03, 2011, 07:24 PM ISTNew Delhi, Aug 3: A high drama was enacted in the Parliament House today with Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi holding official meetings with former counterpart Lalu Prasad and top officials in the corridor in the
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Mamata To Quit As Railway Minister On Thursday
India | May 18, 2011, 04:43 PM ISTNew Delhi, May 18: Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee would resign as Railway Minister tomorrow, a day ahead of being sworn in as West Bengal Chief Minister. After her talks with UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi