Suresh Prabhu
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Suggestions on social media used in Rail Budget 2015
Feb 26, 2015, 01:14 PM ISTNew Delhi: Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu Thursday said his ministry received an overwhelming response and suggestions on social media during the formative phase of the Railway Budget 2015-16."We received over 20,000 responses from people on
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Rail Budget 2015: Top passenger friendly features
Feb 26, 2015, 01:41 PM ISTNew Delhi: Railways Minister Suresh Prabhu presented the Rail Budget 2015 today in the Lok Sabha. Here are the top passenger friendly features: No hike in passenger fares Tickets can now be booked 120 days ahead of
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Rail Budget 2015: Prabhu promises India modern rail network with no fare hike
Feb 26, 2015, 01:08 PM ISTNew Delhi: Without tinkering with passenger fares, Minister Suresh Prabhu presented his maiden budget for Indian Railways in the Lok Sabha Thursday, promising to balance passenger needs and long-term interests of the organisation and benchmark
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Rail Budget 2015: Prabhu promises to raise Indian Railways to global standards
Feb 26, 2015, 01:06 PM ISTNew Delhi: Minister Suresh Prabhu began presenting his maiden budget for the Indian Railways in the Lok Sabha Thursday, promising to balance the needs of passengers and the long-term interests of the network so that
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Live: Rail Budget 2015
National | Feb 27, 2015, 12:02 PM ISTSuresh Prabhu proposes no increase in passenger faresNew Delhi: Union Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu is presenting the first Rail Budget of Narendra Modi government right now in Lok Sabha.ALSO READ: 10 facts why India has
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Sensex up 49 points; auto stocks gain
Feb 26, 2015, 09:42 AM ISTMumbai: A benchmark index of Indian equities markets, the 30-scrip Sensitive Index (Sensex), Thursday was trading 49.19 points or 0.17 percent up in the early session ahead of Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu's maiden budget for
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Why India has a separate Rail Budget?
Feb 25, 2016, 08:36 AM ISTNew Delhi: Indian Railways has one of the largest railway networks of the world and is the largest employer in the country. Every year, a Railway Budget, separate from the Union Budget is presented in
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Rail Budget 2015: Economy class train 'Bharat Gaurav' to be announced
Feb 26, 2015, 07:41 AM ISTNew Delhi: Hundred new trains along with a new economic class AC train, ‘Bharat Gaurav' are likely to be announced in annual Rail Budget which will be presented by Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu in the
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Rail Budget 2015: Fare hike unlikely, roadmap for raising funds, bio-toilets, use of solar energy and more
Feb 26, 2015, 07:00 AM ISTNew Delhi: With Railway finances under terrible strain, all eyes will be on whether Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu will hike the fares and freight rates in the Rail Budget on Thursday. Minister of State for Railway
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Best efforts made to fulfil people's aspirations, says Prabhu
National | Feb 25, 2015, 07:54 PM ISTNew Delhi: Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu today said best efforts are being made to fulfil people's aspiration in the NDA government's first full-fledged Rail Budget.Prabhu will present the Rail Budget 2015-16 tomorrow in the Lok
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Rail Budget 2015: Suresh Prabhu decides against increasing passenger fare
Feb 25, 2015, 09:33 AM ISTNew Delhi: This time there may not be any increase in the passenger fares as the Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu gets ready to present the Rail budget on Thursday.According to a report published in Economic
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Rail Budget likely to have a slew of green initiatives
India | Feb 24, 2015, 10:26 AM ISTNew Delhi: Use of solar energy in a big way, launching of waste-to-energy project and proliferation of CNG in train operations are some of the green initiatives likely to be announced in the Rail Budget
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Delhi-Lucknow double decker to be launched soon
India | Feb 19, 2015, 04:52 PM ISTNew Delhi: The much awaited AC double-decker train between New Delhi and Lucknow will be launched shortly as the clearnce for its operation has been obtained.“We have got the clearance from Commissioner Railway Safety (CRS)
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Railway Minister orders inquiry into train derailment
National | Feb 13, 2015, 12:57 PM ISTNew Delhi: Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu today ordered an inquiry into the derailment of the Bangalore-Ernakulam Inter City Express and announced a compensation for the families of those killed in the mishap. An inquriy into
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Rail fare won't be reduced despite diesel price cut:Suresh Prabhu
India | Feb 01, 2015, 07:21 AM ISTNew Delhi: Union Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu today said that although diesel prices have come down, reduction in passenger fares is unlikely to happen."Railway recovers only 50 per cent of the passenger cost it bears.
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Rail fare won't be reduced despite diesel price cut: Suresh Prabhu
National | Jan 31, 2015, 11:20 PM ISTVadodara: Union Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu today said that although diesel prices have come down, reduction in passenger fares is unlikely to happen. “Railway recovers only 50 per cent of the passenger cost it bears.There
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Suresh Prabhu pitches for greater investments in Railways
National | Jan 31, 2015, 05:54 PM ISTAhmedabad: Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu here today pitched for greater investments in railways and said development in the sector will help the country grow.The minister was here to flag off two new trains -Ahmedabad-Chennai bi-weekly
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Railway minister hints there may not be any cut in train fares
India | Jan 29, 2015, 08:53 PM ISTBengaluru: Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu today hinted that there may not be any cut in train fares in spite of the fall in diesel prices.“Actually, the Railways recover only 50 per cent of the passenger
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Railways not to be privatised, but investments needed for growth: Suresh Prabhu
National | Jan 19, 2015, 05:43 PM ISTHyderabad: 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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Railway finances in 'deep trouble', says Suresh Prabhu
National | Jan 17, 2015, 10:37 PM ISTNew Delhi: Railway finances are in “deep trouble”, according to Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu who observed today that the government behemoth has been caught in a “vicious circle” of poor investments compromising its services.Pitching for