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  After two accidents Railways Board Chairman Ashok Mittal submits resignation

  News | August 23, 2017 13:14 IST

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  Utkal Express derailment: Fix responsibility by end of day, Suresh Prabhu directs officials

  Politics | August 20, 2017 13:56 IST

  Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu today directed senior officials to fix responsibility on "prima facie evidence by the end of day" into the derailment of the Utkal Express in Uttar Pradesh's Muzaffarnagar.

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  333 killed in 206 train accidents in last three years, Parliament told

  India | August 04, 2017 20:03 IST

  While in 2014-15 there were 135 accidents, the number was 107 in 2015-16 and 104 in 2016-17. For comparison, in 2013-14, six persons had lost their lives in 53 train derailments.

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  Passenger finds dead lizard in veg biryani served on train, caterer removed

  India | July 26, 2017 13:36 IST

  The passenger who ordered a vegetarian biryani found the lizard after consuming a few bites, much to his shock and disgust. He immediately complained to the ticket collector and tweeted to Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu

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  Railway ministry working with companies like Apple on train speeds

  India | July 21, 2017 23:31 IST

  The railway minister also said the government's premier think tank NITI Aayog had approved the ministry's Rs 18,000 crore proposal to increase speeds of the Gatiman Express on the two busiest corridors, Delhi-Mumbai and Delhi-Kolkata.

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  Prabhu to inaugurate Science Express Exhibition Train tomorrow

  India | July 17, 2017 16:45 IST

  Union Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu will inaugurate the Science Express Climate Action Special -- Exhibition Train through video conferencing from New Delhi tomorrow.

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  Suresh Prabhu flags off world's first Railways solar-panel powered train

  News | July 15, 2017 16:24 IST

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  'Railways to look for innovative ways to finance future projects'

  Politics | June 04, 2017 11:15 IST

  Railways will look for innovative ways for financing its future projects, Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu has said.

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  Mumbai-Goa Tejas Express all set to run from May 22

  May 21, 2017 16:35 IST

  The Tejas Express will be flagged off from Chatrapati Shivaji Station in Mumbai on May 22 by Railways Minister Suresh Prabhu at 3.25 p.m.

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  Railways will save Rs 41,000 cr in next 10 years: Suresh Prabhu

  May 06, 2017 23:01 IST

  The railway minister informed that only 42 per cent of railway tracks across India have been electrified so far.

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  Twitter governance: When Suresh Prabhu accepted Odisha railway proposal within 3 minutes

  India | April 30, 2017 11:40 IST

  Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu accepted a proposal from Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik for a new railway line within three minutes.

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  Reservation on demand on all trains by 2020, says Suresh Prabhu

  April 29, 2017 12:17 IST

  The dedicated freight corridors, Prabhu said, are expected to become operational by 2019, adding that the ‘capacity will be increased accordingly on the existing routes’.

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  Suresh Prabhu rules out privatisation of railways, says ‘public service paramount’

  April 27, 2017 13:31 IST

  Prabhu rejected a suggestion that in the long-run the railways may no longer be a low-cost common man's mode of transport and will be more on the lines of privatised services.

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  I voluntarily gave up rail budget, says Suresh Prabhu

  Politics | April 26, 2017 15:11 IST

  Railways Minister Suresh Prabhu today said he himself had volunteered for clubbing of railways budget with the General Budget, and it was "not a take over" by the Finance Ministry.

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  Watch: Suresh Prabhu ‘intimidated’ as fellow ministers Rijiju, Rathore hit the gym

  Politics | April 20, 2017 15:57 IST

  Amid their hectic work schedule in the highly-active Prime Minister Narendra Modi Cabinet, two ministers part of it have somehow managed some time to devote to their fitness regime.

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  'Improve punctuality or face action': Suresh Prabhu’s warning to officials on train delays

  Politics | April 18, 2017 19:44 IST

  Railways minister Suresh Prabhu has warned the concerned officials to improve punctuality rate of trains or face action.

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  Suresh Prabhu launches new rail coach with glass roof, GPS

  April 17, 2017 10:30 IST

  Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu on Sunday inaugurated the new Vistadome coach which has glass roof, LED lights, GPS-based info system and rotating seats among other features.

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  Aadhaar not mandatory for railway ticket concessions for senior citizens: Suresh Prabhu

  India | March 22, 2017 15:31 IST

  Aadhaar has not been made mandatory for senior citizens to avail concessions in ticket fares, Lok Sabha was informed on Wednesday. Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu made it clear that Aadhaar number has not been made

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  Museum to be built at Kumbakonam railway station in the honour of Swami Vivekananda

  India | March 12, 2017 18:37 IST

  A museum to commemorate the visit of Swami Vivekananda to this temple town on his return from Chicago World Parliament of Religions would be built at the Railway Station

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  Free Wi-Fi provided to 50 lakh people at 115 railway stations, says Suresh Prabhu

  Politics | March 10, 2017 18:30 IST

  Over 50 lakh passengers spread across 115 railway stations across India have availed of the free Wi-Fi services that have been rolled out, Railway minister Suresh Prabhu informed Rajya Sabha today. Replying to a question