Suresh Prabhu
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Railways caught in vicious circle of poor investments: Suresh Prabhu
National | Jan 17, 2015, 11:53 AM ISTNew Delhi: Noting that Railways was caught in a "vicious circle" of poor investments compromising services, Minister Suresh Prabhu today pitched for greater investment to improve the infrastructure of the government behemoth.He said proper investments
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Go green: Railways starts first CNG-powered train service
India | Jan 15, 2015, 08:55 AM ISTNew Delhi: Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu on Wednesday launched the country's first passenger train powered by CNG (compressed natural gas) on the Rewari-Rohtak section of the Northern Railway.The move assumes significance as it is the
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Stop rubber imports immediately: Kerala
India | Jan 14, 2015, 06:50 AM ISTNew Delhi: Concerned over falling rubber prices, the Government of Kerala Tuesday asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi to take steps for stopping rubber imports and include the industry in the Make in India scheme. Kerala
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Suresh Prabhu to launch first CNG train from Rewari tomorrow
India | Jan 12, 2015, 10:03 PM ISTNew Delhi: In what could be considered as a milestone in adoption of green fuel in Indian Railways, the first CNG train will be launched tomorrow on Rewari-Rohtak section of Northern zone.Based on the dual
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Railway Minister for staggered work hours to combat suburban commuter rush
India | Jan 08, 2015, 08:21 PM ISTMumbai: Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu on Thursday asked Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis to explore the possibility of introducing staggered work hours for office-goers in Mumbai, which he said will reduce the peak hour rush
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Railway Minister seeks CMs' help to develop railway infrastructure
National | Jan 07, 2015, 12:22 PM ISTNew Delhi: Union Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu yesterday said he has sought cooperation of all Chief Ministers to forge partnerships between the Centre and the states to develop railway infrastructure across the country which could
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Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu to flag off three trains today
National | Jan 06, 2015, 11:06 AM ISTNew Delhi: Union Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu will today flag off three trains from Anand Vihar station in New Delhi. Two trains are for West Bengal while the third one is for Bihar.Train services for
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Suresh Prabhu to launch three trains for Bihar, Bengal tomorrow
India | Jan 05, 2015, 07:17 PM ISTNew Delhi: Continuing with the launching spree, Union Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu will tomorrow flag off three trains - two for West Bengal and one for Bihar - from Anand Vihar station here.Train services for
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Work of double-track in Konkan railways to begin soon: Prabhu
India | Jan 05, 2015, 08:44 AM ISTRatnagiri: The work of double-laning on the Konkan Railway route will start soon and will be completed as early as possible, Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu said here on Sunday.Prabhu told reporters at a felicitation programme
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Suresh Prabhu initiates Railway reforms, allows GMs to decide on tenders of up to Rs 500 cr
Jan 02, 2015, 06:01 PM ISTNew Delhi: In a major initiative to bring transparency and speed up decisions on tenders, Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu has dissociated himself from the process and empowered zonal railways and heads of production units to
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2014 saw Prabhu's push to put Railways back on track
Dec 29, 2014, 10:37 AM ISTNew Delhi: Reeling under cash and staff crunch, Railways saw reform-oriented Suresh Prabhu taking over charge of the ministry at the fag end of the year and seeking innovate ideas and futuristic vision to bail
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Railways want to protect dominance in cargo sector: Suresh Prabhu
National | Dec 27, 2014, 09:20 PM ISTNew 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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Civil society, NGOs to be asked to help guard rail crossings:Suresh Prabhu
National | Dec 22, 2014, 02:58 PM ISTNew Delhi: Civil society, NGOs, socio-political organisations will be asked to provide volunteers to guard more than 11,000 unmanned railway crossings across the country to minimise death on tracks, Lok Sabha was told today.Railway Minister
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Konkan Railway route to be electrified: Railway Minister
India | Dec 21, 2014, 11:13 AM ISTPanaji: Making a slew of announcements in Goa on Saturday, Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu said the Konkan Railway (KR) track will soon be fully electrified and double-lined.A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) would also be inked
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Vinod Rai roped in to make Indian Railways transparent: Prabhu
National | Dec 21, 2014, 09:36 AM ISTPanaji: Former scam-busting Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) Vinod Rai has been roped in by the Indian Railways to evolve a transparency mechanism for the functioning of the ministry and its operations."I have asked our
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Use indigenous products in Konkan Railway: Prabhu
India | Dec 21, 2014, 09:26 AM ISTPanaji: Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu on Saturday said more products indigenous to the Konkan region should be used along the Konkan Railway (KR) route, pushing for the use of 'kokum', a sour tropical fruit commonly
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Railways to attract private funding to upgrade properties: Suresh Prabhu
National | Dec 20, 2014, 10:12 PM ISTPanaji: Railway Ministry Suresh Prabhu said Saturday that private fundings would be attracted to reduce dependency on public finances."There is no proposal to privatise railways. But there is a proposal to optimise the utilisation of
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Special train to start between Mumbai-Goa by year end: Prabhu
National | Dec 20, 2014, 08:44 PM ISTPanaji: A special train connecting Mumbai to Goa would start by end of this year, Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu today said.“The special train would be run in collaboration with Maharashtra and Goa governments. And it
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Rail minister flags off Shatabdi service to Bhatinda
India | Dec 18, 2014, 05:27 PM ISTNew Delhi: A new Shatabdi Express service to Bhatinda was flagged off here today by Rail Minister Suresh Prabhu as part of efforts by the public transporter to enhance inter-city connectivity.“There was a long-standing demand
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Rail passenger fares likely to go up early next year
India | Dec 14, 2014, 10:03 AM ISTNew Delhi: The next Rail Budget to be presented early next year could contain a proposal for raising fares to pass on the burden of rising power cost to passengers.The fuel adjustment component-linked tariff revision