Mukul rolls back fare hike to please Mamata
March 22nd, 2012 - 7:48 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 22 (IANS) Stating that it impacted poor people, new Railway Minister Mukul Roy Thursday rolled back the fare hike in suburban and non-suburban, sleeper, air conditioned ... Read more...
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Government rolls back railway fare hike (Lead)
March 22nd, 2012 - 7:46 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 22 (IANS) Stating that it impacted poor people, new Railway Minister Mukul Roy Thursday rolled back the fare hike in suburban and non-suburban, sleeper, air-conditioned chair ... Read more...
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Trinamool demands fare hike withdrawal (Lead)
March 14th, 2012 - 8:17 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 14 (IANS) The Trinamool Congress Wednesday opposed the fare hike announced by Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi, who is from the same party, saying it wanted a roll-back."We ... Read more...
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Fare hike needed to provide amenities: Trivedi
March 14th, 2012 - 5:42 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 14 (IANS) Defending the fare hike, Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi Wednesday said that it was needed to provide basic amenities and for the safety of passengers."Had we ... Read more...
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India’s train fares to go up for first time in 10 years (Lead)
March 14th, 2012 - 5:34 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 14 (IANS) Indian Railways will increase passenger fares across all categories ranging from two paise per km to 30 paise per km in 2012-13, Railway Minister Dinesh ... Read more...
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CNG prices hiked in Delhi and neighbourhood
March 5th, 2012 - 8:06 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 5 (IANS) Compressed natural gas (CNG) in Delhi will cost Rs.1.70 more per kg from midnight Monday.In the Noida, Greater Noida and Ghaziabad neighbourhoods, the price of ... Read more...
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Mobile users can now send 200 SMSes a day
November 1st, 2011 - 9:14 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 1 (IANS) Mobile phone users can now send up to 200 SMSes a day.
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) Tuesday raised the earlier cap of 100 ... Read more...
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TRAI imposes 5 paise deterrant for pesky messages
October 25th, 2011 - 9:22 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 25 (IANS) The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) Tuesday said it will impose a termination charge of 5 paise per SMS on operators from whose networks ... Read more...
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25 paise, or ‘chavanni’, is dead (Lead)
June 29th, 2011 - 6:28 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, June 29 (IANS) The 25 paise coin, popularly known as 'chavanni' and which first came into being in 1950, died an official death Wednesday.According to the Reserve Bank of ... Read more...
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Reliance Communications partners with Radio Netherlands
February 17th, 2011 - 7:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 17 (IANS) India's leading telecom service provider Reliance Communications Thursday said it had signed a pact with Radio Netherlands Worldwide (RNW), a news and entertainment channel, for providing live ... Read more...
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