Suresh Prabhu
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No separate Rail Budget from next fiscal, Finance Ministry agrees for its merger with General Budget
Aug 13, 2016, 11:14 AM ISTStarting next financial year, there will be no separate Rail Budget. It is believed that the Ministry of Finance has agreed to the suggestions of Bibek Debroy (Member, NITI Aayog) panel, which among other things, had suggested phasing out separate Ra
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Display units, ad-wrapped trains and more: Suresh Prabhu’s mega plans to boost revenue of Indian Railways
Aug 11, 2016, 05:46 PM ISTThe Indian Railways is targeting to increase its non-fare revenues (NFR) to Rs 1,500 crore by the end of this fiscal from current Rs 300 crore per year. According to a report in The
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Suresh Prabhu unveils India’s first green rail corridor in Tamil Nadu
Jul 24, 2016, 09:29 PM ISTRailway Minister Suresh Prabhu today launched India’s first 114-km long Rameswaram-Manamadurai Green Rail Corridor in Tamil Nadu. Trains in this section have been equipped with bio-toilets ensuring zero discharge of human waste on the
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Mumbai-Ahmedabad in two hours at a cost less than air travel, says Suresh Prabhu
Jul 20, 2016, 07:28 PM ISTMumbai: Travelling on the upcoming Mumbai-Ahmedabad high speed rail corridor will cost less than air travel, Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu on Wednesday, adding that the project would be completed in six years. Last year,
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Suresh Prabhu in favour of doing away with separate Railway Budget
Jun 23, 2016, 12:31 PM ISTMinister of Railways Suresh Prabhu has endorsed the recommendation made by Bibek Debroy led panel that called for doing away with the annual practice of presenting a separate Railway Budget.
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Tiger Express: Ride on this new semi-luxury train will cost you at least Rs 38,500
Jun 06, 2016, 03:19 PM ISTNew Delhi: Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu flagged off the inaugural run of the Tiger Trail Circuit Train on the occasion of the World Environment Day on Sunday and promised more such initiatives. Prabhu, who was
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Union Ministers Suresh Prabhu, Satyanarayana Chowdary elected to RS from Andhra Pradesh
National | Jun 03, 2016, 04:04 PM ISTVijayawada: Railway Minister Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu, Union Minister of State for Science and Technology Y Satyanarayana Chowdary have been elected unanimously to Rajya Sabha from Andhra Pradesh. Two other candidates T G Venkatesh and
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Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu files nomination for Rajya Sabha from Andhra Pradesh
National | May 31, 2016, 12:48 PM ISTRailway Minister Suresh Prabhu today filed his nomination for a Rajya Sabha seat from Andhra Pradesh as the TDP-BJP alliance candidate.
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Suresh Prabhu finds spot in BJP Rajya Sabha list; Ram Madhav misses out
National | May 30, 2016, 10:11 PM ISTNew Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party today released another list of six candidates, including Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu, for the biennial elections to the Rajya Sabha from five states. Others shortlisted by the BJP central
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Trying to take railways out of ICU: Suresh Prabhu
May 27, 2016, 11:48 PM ISTNew Delhi: Asserting that Railways has been in “deep trouble” for last more than two decades, Union minister Suresh Prabhu today said efforts are on to take the public transporter “out of the ICU” and
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Markets, bank deposits or gold: Where do govternment’s top ministers invest their money?
National | May 27, 2016, 12:23 PM ISTModi, often pegged as the ‘market-mover’, and his top ministers do not take too fondly to the equity markets, data compiled in a research based on the details of their assets and liabilities has revealed.
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India’s first bullet train between Mumbai-Ahmedabad to run by 2023: Suresh Prabhu
National | May 26, 2016, 09:22 PM ISTNew Delhi: Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu on Thursday said the first bullet train will run in India in 2023 heralding a new era in train operations in the subcontinent. “In 2023, the first bullet train
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Railways introduces online cancellation of tickets purchased on counter
India | May 25, 2016, 09:42 PM ISTNew Delhi: Cancelling tickets purchased from the railway counter will no longer require standing in long queues. In an attempt to transform the face of Indian railways and improve the user experience for travellers, Railway
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Railways to lay test track for trial of high-speed trains
India | May 15, 2016, 12:10 PM ISTNew Delhi: In a first for Indian Railway, the public sector transporter is laying a 20 km-long test track, equipped with a state-of-the-art laboratory, near Raipur for trial of high-speed and regular trains it plans
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Only alternative for people of Kerala is BJP-led NDA: Suresh Prabhu
National | May 13, 2016, 10:07 PM ISTBJP-led NDA is the sole option for people of Kerala in the May 16 Assembly polls, Suresh Prabhu said today.
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21,000 kms at Rs 80k cr in 3yrs: Railways mega plan for capacity addition
May 13, 2016, 02:35 PM ISTNew Delhi: In a bid to speed up the expansion work of country’s rail network, the Ministry of Railways has decided to increase the pace of laying new track to 19 km per day from
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No Latur-like relief for drought-hit Bundelkhand, UP govt refuses Centre’s water-train
India | May 05, 2016, 03:11 PM ISTAkhilesh Yadav-led Samajwadi Party government in the state refusing to accept the water wagons sent through the Indian railways as a relief measure from the Centre.
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Govt working on faster trains with facilities: Suresh Prabhu
National | May 02, 2016, 11:34 PM ISTThe government is working to bring faster trains with more facilities while trying to meet the diverse expectations of the society, Suresh Prabhu said today
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Will finalise cooperation in railways with US officials: Suresh Prabhu
National | Apr 29, 2016, 05:41 PM ISTNew Delhi: Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu on Friday said he will meet US transport officials next month to finalise areas of cooperation between the two countries in the railway sector. "I had fruitful discussions with
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Is there ‘deliberate misinformation’ being spread about bullet trains, wonders Suresh Prabhu
National | Apr 27, 2016, 04:53 PM ISTNew Delhi: Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu today wondered in Lok Sabha whether there was a “deliberate misinformation” campaign against the introduction of bullet trains, saying these were not in conflict with the ‘normal’ trains. Respondi