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  Railway minister's son gets anticipatory bail in rape case

  India | September 08, 2014 20:41 IST

  Bangalore: In a relief for Railway Minister D V Sadananda Gowda's son Karthik declared absconding, a court here today granted him anticipatory bail in a case relating to alleged rape, kidnap and cheating of a

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  Gowda to pick up broom for Railway cleanliness drive on Oct 2

  India | September 08, 2014 18:12 IST

  New Delhi: In a first of its kind massive cleanlines campaign, Railway Minister Sadananda Gowda will lead from the front by himself picking up the broom during the drive at rail premises on October 2

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  Sadananda Gowda's son, starlet summoned for recording statements

  Politics | August 29, 2014 18:56 IST

  Bangalore: Two days after a Kannada starlet filed a complaint of rape and cheating against Railway Minister D V Sadananda Gowda's son, police today said Karthik Gowda and the woman were summoned for recording statements.“We

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  Railways to conduct studies on Diamond Quadrilateral Network

  India | August 11, 2014 13:12 IST

  New Delhi: Indian Railways will soon conduct studies on Diamond Quadrilateral Network of High Speed Rail connecting four major metros i.e. New Delhi-Mumbai-Chennai-Kolkata.Mumbai-Ahmedabad sector, where a number of studies have been done, has been identified

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  Railways slap Rs one lakh fine on IRCTC for cockroach in food

  India | August 03, 2014 19:37 IST

  New Delhi: The IRCTC has been fined Rs one lakh after a cockroach was found in food served in Kolkata Rajdhani, as Railways crack the whip slapping heavy fines totalling Rs 11.50 lakh on nine

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  Arunachal Pradesh BJP team meets Railway minister

  India | July 26, 2014 19:11 IST

  Itanagar: While appreciating Railway Minster D V Sadananda Gowda for the proposal to build three major strategic railway lines in Arunachal Pradesh upto Tawang, a state BJP team led by president Tai Tagak has urged

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  Railway minister blames bus driver for Telangana accident

  India | July 24, 2014 17:25 IST

  New Delhi: Railway Minister D.V. Sadananda Gowda Thursday blamed the driver of the school bus for the accident at an unmanned rail-road crossing in Telangana, which left at least 19 students dead."According to preliminary reports

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  Railways get proposals worth Rs 15,000 cr in PPP mode: Gowda

  India | July 15, 2014 21:17 IST

  New Delhi: Indian Railways have received proposals totalling Rs 15,000 crore for development of various projects under the PPP mode, Railway Minister Sadananda Gowda said today.Gowda also defended the recent 14.2 per cent passenger fare

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  Narendra Modi's bullet train concept impressive, says Nitish Kumar

  India | July 09, 2014 17:05 IST

  Patna: Former Railway minister and JD-U leader Nitish Kumar on Wednesday said that bullet trains, proposed in this year's Railway budget, were not feasible in the country, though the concept sounded very impressive.Kumar said that

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  Train service to boost Meghalaya economy, CM

  India | July 09, 2014 16:03 IST

  Shillong: A day after Railway Minister Sadananda Gowda announced the first passenger train in Meghalaya, Chief Minister Mukul Sangma said the introduction of rail-head in Meghalaya would boost the economy of the landlocked state.“The introduction

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  Naveen Patnaik opposes linking of rail fares with fuel price

  Politics | July 09, 2014 13:19 IST

  Bhubaneswar: 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

  Politics | July 09, 2014 13:19 IST

  Bangalore: 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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  Chavan slams rail budget, says Centre apathetic to Maharashtra

  India | July 08, 2014 23:57 IST

  Mumbai: Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan today said that rail budget has completely let down Maharashtra and that he was feeling “terribly disappointed” by the “apathy” of Centre towards the state.“The government has done nothing on

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  Gujarat CM welcomes rail budget

  India | July 08, 2014 23:42 IST

  Ahmedabad: Terming it as development-oriented”, Gujarat Chief Minister Anandi Patel today welcomed the railway budget.Thanking the Narendra Modi government for announcing bullet train on Mumbai-Ahmedabad Sector, Patel said that “with the advent of such projects,

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  PM: Rail budget futuristic, will speed up development

  India | July 08, 2014 19:09 IST

  New Delhi: Describing the Railway Budget as “futuristic and growth-oriented”, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said it will speed up the country's development and help provide greater security and services to the people.  He said

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  Jayalalithaa commends centre on rail budget

  India | July 08, 2014 18:11 IST

  Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa Tuesday commended Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Railway Minister D.V. Sadananda Gowda for bringing before the nation the true status of the Indian railways.Welcoming the proposal to introduce

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  Increased allocation for rail connectivity in northeast

  India | July 08, 2014 17:50 IST

  New Delhi: The Indian Railways will spend Rs.5,116 crore on projects in the Northeast to increase connectivity in the region. This is 54 percent jump over allocations in the previous fiscal.Also, the railways would take

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  Congress protests fare hike at minister's Delhi house

  India | July 08, 2014 17:41 IST

  New Delhi: Congress supporters staged a protest outside Railway Minister Sadananda Gowda's residence here Tuesday against the railway fare hike.The supporters, including women, gathered outside Gowda's residence on Tughlaq Road in New Delhi around 3

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  Tamil Nadu gets five new trains

  India | July 08, 2014 17:26 IST

  Chennai: Tamil Nadu got five new trains and holiday/festival specials on two routes in the maiden budget presented by Railway Minister D.V. Sadananda Gowda in parliament Tuesday.Of the five new trains, one will be a

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  Only one premium, four express trains for Karnataka

  India | July 08, 2014 17:18 IST

  Bangalore: Karnataka from where Railway Minister D.V. Sadananda Gowda hails, got only one premium train, four express trains and three passenger trains in the maiden railway budget he presented Tuesday.The premium express train will run