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  Russia likely to participate in railway projects in India

  World | July 08, 2015 17:53 IST

  Ufa: Russia is likely to participate in railway projects in India, funding for which could be routed through the newly-set up BRICS' New Development Bank.  Indications in this regard came today from the head of

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  Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu to launch 50,000th coach on July 6

  India | July 03, 2015 21:00 IST

  New Delhi:  Railways will roll out its 50,000th coach on July 6, marking a momentous occasion for the national transporter in achieving a record performance in the coach manufacturing sector.The 50,000th AC three-tier coach will

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  Chhattisgarh govt starts 'Child Helpline' booth

  India | June 30, 2015 18:25 IST

   Raipur: The Chhattisgarh government has started a 'Child Helpline' booth at Raipur railway station which will keep an eye on distressed or missing children.The booth, set up at platform number-1, was inaugurated yesterday by Women

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  In a first 109 people held for urinating in public

  India | June 27, 2015 19:52 IST

  Agra: In an unprecedented cleanliness drive, Government Railway Police (GRP) of Agra division arrested 109 persons for urinating on railway platform, tracks parking lot and other place.The offenders were charged under Section 34 of the

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  IRCTC to install 5 more servers to strengthen ticketing system

  India | June 26, 2015 18:43 IST

  New Delhi:  The Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation will install five high-capacity servers, imported from Singapore, to speed up its e-ticketing operations.The initiative to import five new servers from Singaporecomes close on the heels

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  Not enough invested in Railways in 40 years: Suresh Prabhu

  India | June 20, 2015 18:12 IST

  Bengaluru:  Drawing a comparison between the railway systems of India and China, Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu today said not enough investment has been made in the railways in the country in the last 40 years.

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  Convert your waitlisted train ticket into an airline ticket

  India | June 10, 2015 6:41 IST

  New Delhi: In some good news, IRCTC is offering passengers who fail to get their waitlisted ticket confirmed an option to convert it into an airline ticket at a competitive fare.The Railway PSU has already

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  Railways to announce new policy on station development: Suresh Prabhu

  Politics | June 06, 2015 16:42 IST

  Kolkata: The Railways would soon announce a new policy aimed at developing the condition of stations by inviting “partners”, Railway minister Suresh Prabhu said today.“We are coming out very soon with a regime for station

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  Himachal allocated Rs 353 crore for Railway projects: Suresh Prabhu

  India | May 30, 2015 22:20 IST

  Shimla/Manali: Railway minister Suresh Prabhu today assured that funds would be no constraint in pushing the Railway projects in Himachal Pradesh and for the first time Rs 353 crore had been allocated in the budget.Prabhu

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  Militants can target running trains in Jammu: IGP railway

  India | May 23, 2015 21:27 IST

  Jammu:  Various militant outfits would try to attack the railway infrastructure in Jammu region, a senior railway police officer said here today and emphasized upon the security agencies to keep 'extra vigil'."In view of the

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  Jammu Mail catches fire, no casualties

  India | April 23, 2015 20:02 IST

  Jammu: Delhi-bound Jammu Mail today caught fire near Manwal area along the Udhampur-Jammu section, but the fire was put out without causing any casualties.Fire erupted around the parcel bogey located after engine due to friction

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  Railway connection to most NE state capitals by 2020

  India | March 16, 2015 14:47 IST

  Silchar (Assam): Indian Railways today said most of the capitals of North Eastern states will have railway connection by 2020."All capital cities of North ast states, including Sikkim, will be under Indian Railways map by

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  Special Mumbai-Nagpur-Mumbai train on Feb 19

  India | February 15, 2015 13:40 IST

  Nagpur: The Central Railway will run a special train between Mumbai and Nagpur on February 19 to clear the extra rush of passengers, an official release said.  The 01013 special train will depart from CST

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  Vijayawada railway division earns Rs 3,714 cr till Jan; Finacial year 2015

  February 11, 2015 11:52 IST

  Vijayawada: Vijayawada Railway division has earned Rs 3,714 crore in 2014-15 financial year from April to January, registering a 35 per cent growth against Rs 2,750 crore in the same period last year, a senior

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  Make in India: Bombarider eyes project worth $7-8 billion

  February 10, 2015 7:59 IST

  New Delhi: Modi government has opened up India railway infrastructure projects to foreign investments as part of Make in India push. The Canadian transportation giant Bombardier is eyeing on some of the biggest projects under

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  Maoists threatens to blow up railway tracks in Bihar, seek Rs 1 crore and firearms as levy

  India | January 21, 2015 16:24 IST

  New Delhi: Suspected Maoists have sought Rs one crore, firearms and ammunition as levy from the Railways and have threatened to blow up railway tracks between Motihari and Paniahwa railway stations in Bihar if their

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  Railways not to be privatised, but investments needed for growth: Suresh Prabhu

  Politics | January 19, 2015 17:43 IST

  Hyderabad:  Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu today mooted the idea of foreign pension funds being invested in initiatives to raise financial resources for the Railways.  “Financial investment is also necessary.That's why we talked about not our

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  Coal India transporting extra coal to power plants

  January 05, 2015 15:11 IST

  New Delhi: State-owned Coal India is transporting extra coal to the power plants to help them tide over the likely disruption of supplies following the proposed five-day strike by the unions beginning tomorrow."Coal India (CIL)

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  Railways want to protect dominance in cargo sector: Suresh Prabhu

  Politics | December 27, 2014 21:20 IST

  New Delhi: Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu today said the railways would soon launch a logistics facility for integrated cargo movement to protect its dominant share in the cargo-movement services.Prabhu, who inaugurated a parcel management system

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  Delhi court convicts 4 persons in LN Mishra murder case

  India | December 08, 2014 16:42 IST

  New Delhi: Delhi court today convicted 4 persons in 40-year-old case relating to murder of then Railway Minister L N Mishra. All four persons have been convicted for murder under Sec 302 of the IPC.District