Suresh Prabhu
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Indian Railways may scrap concessions offered in AC First Class
India | Feb 06, 2016, 08:29 PM ISTNew Delhi: Travelling in Indian Railways' AC First Class may become dearer soon. According to a Times of India report, the Ministry of Railway is exploring option to scrap concessions being offered to senior citizens
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Twitter superhero! How Rail Min helped locating a 15 year old girl
India | Jan 31, 2016, 02:57 PM ISTNew Delhi: After a series of incidents where passengers were rescued by simply tweeting their grievances to the ministry of railways, a man from Jharkhand tweeted to railway minister Suresh Prabhu asking for help to
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35-second compulsory wait to book tickets on IRCTC website
India | Jan 20, 2016, 06:48 AM ISTNew Delhi: The Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) has has taken a slew of measures including a 35 seconds compulsory wait to book tickets online through its website to facilitate hassle-free booking by
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Make in India: Suresh Prabhu asks US firms to invest in Railways
Jan 16, 2016, 11:14 AM ISTWashington: Indian Railways Minister Suresh Prabhu has asked American enterprises to take advantage of a slew of initiatives envisaging investments worth $140 billion in railway infrastructure to boost transportation efficiency and aid manufacturing.Addressing a group
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World Bank to be anchor investor in Rail Development Fund: Suresh Prabhu
Jan 16, 2016, 09:16 AM ISTWASHINGTON: The World Bank would be the anchor investor in the new Railway Development Fund, which would be used to fund modernisation of Indian railways, Union Minister Suresh Prabhu has said.However, Prabhu did not divulge
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Finance Ministry rejects Railways request for Rs 32,000 crore
Jan 12, 2016, 10:02 PM ISTNew Delhi: Finance Ministry has rejected the request of Railways for Rs 32,000 crore as revenue grant, sought to tide over the impending impact of the 7th Pay Commission recommendations on the public transporter.In a
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Kolkata: East-West Metro may be operational by 2018, says Prabhu
India | Jan 08, 2016, 04:43 PM ISTHowrah: Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu today said he was hopeful that the East-West Metro would be operational by June 2018.“The road blocks for the East-West Metro project have been addressed and it can be ready
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Pathankot aftermath: Suresh Prabhu promises foolproof security for J&K railway tracks
India | Jan 02, 2016, 03:24 PM ISTJammu: Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu on Saturday said an elaborate plan is being prepared to ensure fool proof security to the railway track in Jammu and Kashmir.Speaking on the Pathankot terror attack, in which four
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Express train launched between Tirupati-Shirdi
India | Dec 26, 2015, 09:58 PM ISTTirupati: Linking two of the most popular pilgrim centres in the country, a weekly train between Tirupati and Shirdi was flagged off by Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu on Saturday.The express train would offer direct connectivity
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Indian Railways chugs along despite hiccups
India | Dec 22, 2015, 05:16 PM ISTNew Delhi: The Railways had to grapple with shortfall in revenue targets and "unbearable burden" of Pay Commission recommendations in 2015 and hopes to address the twin issues next year.Though earnings were up by 6.67
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Indian Railways initiated Five Year Plan model for turnaround: Suresh Prabhu
National | Dec 19, 2015, 12:26 PM ISTNew Delhi: Indian Railways have initiated a Five Year Plan model to turn the sector around, Railways Minister Suresh Prabhu said on Friday."The investment cycle for the sector is about three to five years and
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Delhi slum demolition: Seven major developments you need to know
India | Dec 14, 2015, 08:30 PM ISTNew Delhi: Politicians continued to make a beeline for the slums in Shakur Basti area of Delhi as the residents struggled to fight the cold and the devastation that a demolition drive carried out by
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Delhi govt orders magisterial probe into Shakur Basti demolition
National | Dec 14, 2015, 07:21 AM ISTNew Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal will take up the demolition drive in Shakur basti and death of a baby at the site with Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu as he was not satisfied with
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Woman passenger in distress tweets to Suresh Prabhu, gets help
National | Nov 28, 2015, 03:32 PM ISTMumbai: A woman passenger travelling alone on an outstation train in Maharashtra was immediately attended to by authorities after she sought help from Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu through a tweet.The commuter, identified as Namrata Mahajan,
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How Indian Railways provided swift help to woman commuter after her tweet
India | Nov 27, 2015, 10:08 PM ISTMumbai: A woman passenger travelling alone on an outstation train in Maharashtra was immediately attended to by authorities after she sought help through a tweet directed to the twitter handle of Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu,
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Railway to soon run Mumbai-Goa double decker Shatabdi Express: Suresh Prabhu
India | Oct 24, 2015, 09:40 PM ISTPanaji: Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu has announced that the Railways would soon start country's first-ever double decker Shatabdi Express that would ply between Mumbai and Goa."One double decker AC train between Mumbai and Goa should
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Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu asks all PSUs to undertake more railway projects
National | Oct 19, 2015, 07:26 PM ISTNew Delhi: Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu today asked all PSUs under the ministry to undertake more rail projects while ensuring best practices in tendering process and transparency in their functioning.In a review meeting with the
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Train services to start any time on Assam broad gauge line
India | Sep 25, 2015, 07:37 PM ISTAgartala : Regular train services would start any time on the newly-laid broad gauge track from Lumding to Silchar in Assam that would provide better connectivity in the mountainous north-eastern region, Tripura Transport Minister Manik
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9 coaches of Duronto Express derail in Karnataka, 3 dead
India | Sep 12, 2015, 10:42 PM ISTNew Delhi: At least 2 persons died and 7 others were injured after Mumbai bound Duronto Express derailed in Karnataka on Saturday morning.The incident took place at 2:15 am near Gulbarga at Martur bordering Maharashtra.Railways
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Rail Minister Prabhu meets Japanese PM
World | Sep 09, 2015, 06:17 PM ISTNew Delhi: India has sought participation of the Japanese government and companies in modernisation and technology up-gradation of the Indian Railways, an official said on Wednesday.Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu, on a three-day visit to Japan,