Suresh Prabhu
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Rail Budget 2016: Top 10 highlights
Feb 25, 2016, 03:52 PM ISTNew Delhi: Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu presented the Railway Budget 2016-17 in Lok Sabha on Thursday. The minister announced a slew of passenger friendly and said that the core objective of Indian Railways is to
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Railways to partner with state governments for operation of tourist circuit trains
Feb 25, 2016, 02:53 PM ISTNew Delhi: The Minister of Railways, Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu while presenting the Railway Budget 2016-17 in Parliament today said that Tourism holds great potential for economic development and job creation.Indian Railways will be partnering with the
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Disappointment over rail budget dents railroad firms stocks
Feb 25, 2016, 02:49 PM ISTMumbai: Disappointment over lack of any big ticket projects in the railway budget proposals for 2016-17 dented stocks of companies associated with the Indian railroads during a volatile mid-afternoon trade session on Thursday.Despite the fact
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PM Modi hails Rail Budget, terms it 'passenger centric without fare hike'
National | Feb 25, 2016, 02:43 PM ISTNew Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today lauded Rail Minister Suresh Prabhu saying the Rail Budget 2016-17 presented by him is a big step in developing India.Congratulating Prabhu and the entire team behind the Rail
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Confirmed tickets to all and and end to train delays by 2020: Prabhu
Feb 25, 2016, 02:48 PM ISTNew Delhi: Railway minister Suresh Prabhu today promised to bring an end to the menace of train delays and said all Indian travellers will get confirmed tickets by 2020. He was presenting his second Rail
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Railways Vision 2020 to meet long felt desires of common man
Feb 25, 2016, 02:38 PM ISTNew Delhi: The Minister of Railways Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu has said that by 2020, Indian Railways look forward to meet the long-felt desires of the common man.The minister promised reserved accommodation on trains being available
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Wi-Fi Services at 100 Stations to be Commissioned this Year; 400 more Stations in the next 2 years
Feb 25, 2016, 02:40 PM ISTNew Delhi: The Minister of Railways Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu while presenting Railway Budget 2016-17 in Parliament today said that the process has begun to introduce Wi-Fi services at stations especially for youth and business travellers.
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Indian Railways for 100 per cent transparency in all its operations
Feb 25, 2016, 02:30 PM ISTNew Delhi: The Minister of Railways, Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu said that the transparency is an important tenet of this Government. Presenting the Railway Budget 2016-17 in Parliament today he said , Indian Railway's mission is
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Railways to provide 17000 Bio-Toilets in trains under Swachh Rail Swachh Bharat Mission
Feb 25, 2016, 02:39 PM ISTNew Delhi: The Minister of Railways, Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu said that in pursuance of our mission Swachh Rail Swachh Bharat, that Indian Railways will provide 17,000 bio-toilets in trains and additional toilets at 475 stations
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Fast speed Antyodaya Express to be introduced for unreserved passenger
Feb 25, 2016, 02:24 PM ISTNew Delhi: The Minister of Railways Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu while presenting Railway Budget 2016-17 in Parliament today proposed to introduce the Antyodaya Express, a long-distance, fully unreserved, superfast train service, for the common man to
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Rail Budget 2016: No hike in travel fares, focusses on amenities
Feb 25, 2016, 03:36 PM ISTNew Delhi: Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu today presented the Rail Budget for 2016-17 in the Lok Sabha. Presenting his second Rail Budget, he said that core objective is to become an engine of employment generation
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Ticket fare hike and more: What's in store in Prabhu's rail budget?
India | Feb 24, 2016, 05:34 PM ISTNew Delhi: The one question troubling most Indian minds a day ahead of the Railway Budget is whether Suresh Prabhu will opt for an increase in ticket fares or will he decide against it.While the
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Rail Budget 2016: Suresh Prabhu on tight rope walk to balance finance with aspirations
Feb 24, 2016, 02:21 PM ISTNew Delhi: Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu faces a stiff dilemma on whether to raise fares and freight rates in his second Rail Budget tomorrow as railway finances come under tremendous strain.While the falling revenue collection
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Railway resources 'constantly dwindling': Suresh Prabhu
Feb 24, 2016, 02:04 PM ISTNew Delhi: The resources of Railways are "constantly dwindling" as freight and passenger fares are not being decided in an optimum manner, the government said in the Lok Sabha today.Responding to supplementaries during Question Hour,
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Rail Budget 2016: Show political will and raise passenger fare, says Assocham
Feb 24, 2016, 12:53 PM ISTNew Delhi: Ahead of the Railway Budget, industry body Assocham has asked Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu to muster political courage and go in for a hike in the passenger fares, saying they have been kept
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Rail Budget 2016: New colour scheme, semi-high speed coaches likely
Feb 23, 2016, 03:06 PM ISTNew Delhi: Union Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu may announce introduction of new colour scheme and gradual replacement of coaches of Shatabdi trains with those to be used in semi-high speed trains.State-of-the-art furnishing of coaches and
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Rail Budget to unveil massive plan with Rs 1.25 lakh crore increased outlay
Feb 23, 2016, 02:08 PM ISTNew Delhi: With a focus on massive capacity creation in the rail sector, Union Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu will present the Railway Budget on February 25 with an increased outlay of about Rs 1.25 lakh
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Budget 2016: Countdown begins for what Arun Jaitley, Suresh Prabhu have in store
Feb 29, 2016, 11:43 AM ISTNew Delhi: From average tax-payers and rail commuters to global investors and analysts, all eyes for the next seven days are on two crucial Indian budgets to be tabled by the ministers overseeing the finance
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Rail Budget 2016: Safety to cleanliness, 5 things people want fixed
India | Feb 20, 2016, 11:20 PM ISTNew Delhi: Railway minister Suresh Prabhu will present the country's Rail Budget for the year 2016-17 on February 25, four days before the Union Budget is unveiled in Parliament. The Indian Railways is one of
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Rail Budget: 10 things to expect from Suresh Prabhu
Feb 15, 2016, 01:14 PM ISTNew Delhi: Railway minister Suresh Prabu will present this year's Railway budget on February 25.The public sector behemoth is likely to refrain from direct fare hikes as even the PMO is against such a move,