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  To combat Delhi’s pollution, Railways starts RO-RO service to carry trucks

  India | March 03, 2017 10:06 IST

  Shifting the movement of loaded trucks from the roads to the rails, Railways Minister Suresh Prabhu on Thursday flagged off the National Capital Region’s (NCR’s) first pilot project on Roll-on Roll-Off (RORO) service – a multi-modal transportation mo

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  Railways set to make Aadhaar mandatory for booking tickets from April 1

  India | March 02, 2017 18:45 IST

  Aimed at bringing to an end the menace of touts and fraudulent bookings, the Indian Railways is all set to move ahead with an Aadhaar-based online ticketing system starting April 1. Aadhaar number has already

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  Nostalgic: MS Dhoni travels in train 13 years after quitting his railway job

  Cricket | February 22, 2017 18:00 IST

  India’s most endearing and successful captain in cricketing history Mahendra Singh Dhoni travelled in train after 13 long years and has not forgotten his humble old days . The South Eastern Railway served a very

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  Suresh Prabhu unveils fast speed Antyodaya Express for common man

  India | February 22, 2017 16:44 IST

  The Minister of Railways Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu today unveiled the Antyodaya Express, a long-distance, fully unreserved, superfast train service, for the common man to be operated on dense routes. Ready to be pressed into service

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  Railways sees red over 18 sabotage attempts in last 40 days

  India | February 09, 2017 12:14 IST

  The averted mishap was the 18th incident of ‘sabotage’ in less than 40 days of 2017, which have raised serious concerns over the safety of train operations.

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  Suresh Prabhu launches station redevelopment programme for 23 stations

  India | February 09, 2017 10:21 IST

  In a bid to revamp and modernise Indian Railways infrastructure, Union Minister for Railways Suresh Prabhu has on Wednesday launched the first phase of station redevelopment programme for 23 major stations across the country.

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  Indian Railways inks pact with Italian railways to enhance safety level

  February 02, 2017 20:54 IST

  Stung by the spate of accidents and collisions leading to the loss of hundreds of lives and bringing a huge amount of embarrassment to the Railways ministry, the Indian Railways has inked a pact with

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  Budget is growth oriented, adheres to fiscal prudence: Suresh Prabhu

  Politics | February 01, 2017 16:44 IST

  Union Railway Minister today termed as unprecedented the Budget provision of Rs 1.31 lakh crore for railways' capital expenditure.

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  Budget earmarks Rs 1 lakh cr safety fund for Railways; service charge on e-tickets to be withdrawn

  February 01, 2017 14:05 IST

  Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today announced the creation of a Railway Surksha Kosh (Rail Safety Fund) of Rs 1 lakh crore in a period of over five years.

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  Suresh Prabhu orders probe into Vadodara station chaos during SRK's 'Raees' promotion

  India | January 24, 2017 16:18 IST

  Railways Minister Suresh Prabhu today ordered a probe into the chaos that led to the death of one person at the Vadodara railway station during Shah Rukh Khan's brief stop on Raees promotional tour.

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  Hirakhand Express: Railways suspect sabotage, Odisha DGP rules out Maoists involvement

  India | January 22, 2017 13:57 IST

  Odisha Police today ruled out involvement of Maoists in the derailment of the Jagdalpur-Bhubaneswar Hirakhand Express in which the railways are suspecting sabotage.

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  Rail fracture suspected to be cause of derailment, track videographed

  India | November 20, 2016 14:42 IST

  The train tragedy involving Indore-Patna Express that left over 100 dead could have been caused due to rail fracture, according to sources in the railways.

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  Indore-Patna Exp accident: PM Modi announces ex-gratia, Suresh Prabhu orders enquiry

  Politics | November 20, 2016 13:40 IST

  Railways Minister Suresh Prabhu on Sunday ordered an enquiry into the derailment of Indore-Patna Express, in which over 90 people were killed warning of strictest action against those responsible.

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  Over 90 killed as Indore-Patna Express derails near Kanpur; Suresh Prabhu orders probe, promises 'strictest possible action'

  India | November 20, 2016 11:36 IST

  At least 90 passengers were killed and over 150 injured when 14 coaches of the Indore-Patna Express derailed near Pukhraya in Kanpur dehat district.

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  More structural railway reforms in making, says Suresh Prabhu

  October 31, 2016 23:41 IST

  Railway Minister Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu today ensured that more structural reforms are in the pipeline to "keep pace with the changing requirements". "Though we are happy about our achievements, we are not satisfied. Our endeavour

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  ‘Prabhu’ to the rescue again! Passenger on train tweets to Railway minister requesting a diaper, gets trolled

  India | October 13, 2016 18:52 IST

  Using their social media presence, mostly Twitter, Railways minister Suresh Prabhu and External Affairs minister Sushma Swaraj have made politicians approachable and instilled a sense of belief that their issues that were otherwise overlooked due

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  Diwali special: IRCTC offers Rs 10 lakh rail travel insurance for just 1 paisa from October 7

  October 06, 2016 20:34 IST

  The Indian Railways has reduced charges for the optional travel insurance it began offering for its passengers. Starting Friday, October 7, passengers will be able to avail a travel insurance of Rs 10 lakh for

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  Twitter-savvy Railway ministry suspends corrupt TTE on moving train

  India | September 12, 2016 18:43 IST

  Come to be known for its quick actions based on Twitter complaints, the Suresh Prabhu-led Railway Ministry today gave another instance of its modern ways of handling customer grievances. Minutes after it received a complaint

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  Hamsafar trains on track from October, fares to be 20pc higher

  September 11, 2016 13:33 IST

  After high-speed Talgo successfully completed its trial run today, Railway Ministry has announced the launch of Humsafar trains. As per a Railway Ministry official, these trains will be unveiled next month with fares that would

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  Suresh Prabhu announces 4 new categories of trains under PM Modi’s vision

  India | August 18, 2016 7:01 IST

  With the aim to provide convenience to passengers union Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu on Wednesday announced four new categories of trains. Of these four categories, one for unreserved passengers and three for reserved ones,