Kerala to decide on bus fare hike before Oct 10
September 19th, 2012 - 7:30 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Sep 19 (IANS) Kerala is looking into the demand for a fare hike by bus operators in the state in the backdrop of the rise in diesel price and ... Read more...
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Bus unions demand immediate fare hike
September 14th, 2012 - 1:15 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Sep 14 (IANS) In the wake of the abrupt Rs.5 hike in diesel prices, bus and minibus operators in West Bengal Friday threatened to go on an indefinite strike ... Read more...
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Auto, taxi fare charges likely to increase in Delhi
July 25th, 2012 - 10:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 25 (IANS) People may have to shell out more to travel by autos and taxis as the government may allow increase in the fares in the ... Read more...
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Buy tickets while travelling on DTC buses: Dikshit
July 16th, 2012 - 8:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 16 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit Monday appealed to the capital's residents to buy tickets while travelling in Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) buses to raise the ... Read more...
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Metro advised to revise fares periodically
July 5th, 2012 - 5:43 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 4 (IANS) The central government Wednesday advised metros to revise the fares periodically to offset input costs. But Delhi Metro said it had no plans to hike ... Read more...
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Delhi Metro rules out fare hike for now
June 28th, 2012 - 8:06 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 28 (IANS) The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) Thursday said it was not hiking fares for now."At present, there is no decision regarding increase in fares of ... Read more...
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Airlines advised not to hike fares: DGCA
May 11th, 2012 - 3:52 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 11 (IANS) Amidst crises in Air India and Kingfisher Airlines, the aviation regulator has warned other airlines not to hike fares, a day after the Rajya ... Read more...
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Delhi Metro to induct 8-coach trains on two busy corridors
May 2nd, 2012 - 8:44 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 2 (IANS) Passengers on two Delhi Metro lines which connect the capital with the satellite towns of Noida and Gurgaon and which are seeing ever-increasing ridership can ... Read more...
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MPs’ panel trashes railways’ reliance on PPP route
May 1st, 2012 - 5:16 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 1 (IANS) A parliamentary panel has alerted the railways that resource generation through the public-private partnership is intrinsically difficult due to a long gestation period and relatively ... Read more...
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Stress on safety, security, punctuality: Mukul Roy
March 26th, 2012 - 4:29 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, March 26 (IANS) New Railway Minister Mukul Roy, while parrying queries on whether the railways will roll back the freight fare hike, said Monday he hoped to improve ... Read more...
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Trivedi’s rail fare hike rationale absurd: Trinamool MP
March 22nd, 2012 - 9:59 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 22 (IANS) On the day when newly sworn-in Railway Minister Mukul Roy announced a roll back in the rail passenger fare hike in the Lok Sabha, Trinamool ... 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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BJP questions PM on Trivedi’s ouster
March 20th, 2012 - 8:22 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 20 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Tuesday questioned the resignation of Dinesh Trivedi as railway minister saying that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Finance Minister ... Read more...
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Want UPA but won’t tolerate humiliation: Mamata (Lead)
March 19th, 2012 - 11:14 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 19 (IANS) After ensuring replacement of Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi for hiking fares, Trinamool Congress supremo and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Monday said she ... Read more...
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Trivedi replacement a ‘farce’, says CPI-M (Lead, Changing dateline)
March 19th, 2012 - 8:55 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, March 19 (IANS) The resignation of Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi isa "drama" but it reveals the factionalism in Trinamool Congress, the CPI-M said Monday.The entire issue is aimed ... Read more...
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Rollback of fares is PM’s prerogative: Mamata
March 19th, 2012 - 5:10 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 19 (IANS) The rollback in passenger tariff, proposed in the 2012-13 rail budget, was a prerogative of the prime minister, West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool ... Read more...
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Quiet freight hike to pull railways out of red
March 19th, 2012 - 4:54 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 19 (IANS) His fare hike proposals may have turned controversial for political reasons, but what has gone largely unnoticed is Dinesh Trivedi's quiet move to increase ... Read more...
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Rail fare hike will put strain on common man: Mamata
March 19th, 2012 - 3:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 19 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee Monday said the party was opposed to the hike in passenger fares proposed ... Read more...
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Trivedi says adieu, to attend party meet
March 19th, 2012 - 12:35 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 19 (IANS) Dinesh Trivedi, who quit as railway minister, said Monday he would visit Rail Bhavan to bid farewell to his colleagues and also attend the ... Read more...
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Dinesh Trivedi speaks to Mamata, to quit (Lead)
March 18th, 2012 - 10:11 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Kolkata, March 18 (IANS) Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi Sunday agreed to quit after speaking with his Trinamool Congress party chief Mamata Banerjee, a few hours before an annoyed ... Read more...
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Trinamool asks Trivedi to go, he wants Mamata’s written order (Lead)
March 17th, 2012 - 4:21 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata/New Delhi, March 17 (IANS) The Trinamool Congress Saturday asked Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi to resign from the post, but the latter has sought written instructions from party chief ... Read more...
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Congress core committee meets to discuss Mamata’s demands, Uttarakhand crisis
March 17th, 2012 - 12:49 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 16 (IANS) The Congress core group met here Friday to discuss the party's response to the demand of Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee for roll back ... Read more...
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In stormy times, opposition slams budget
March 16th, 2012 - 9:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 16 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party, the Left and the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) ganged up Thursday to blast the Union Budget and warring ally Trinamool ... Read more...
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Trinamool Congress says budget is ‘tolerable’
March 16th, 2012 - 4:09 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 16 (IANS) The Trinamool Congress Friday said the union budget for 2012-13 was "tolerable"."Tolerable", Trinamool MP Derek O' Brien said in a terse one word response ... Read more...
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Dinesh Trivedi will be told when to go: Trinamool
March 15th, 2012 - 10:38 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 15 (IANS) Upset with Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi for announcing hikes in passenger fares, the Trinamool Congress Thursday sought to snub him by saying there was ... Read more...
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Odisha protests neglect in railway budget
March 15th, 2012 - 7:39 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, March 15 (IANS) Non-Congress parties, including Odisha's ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD), Thursday held separate demonstrations to protest the state's alleged neglect in the railway budget for 2012-13.Hundreds of ... Read more...
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UPA breaking up, brick by brick: BJP
March 15th, 2012 - 5:42 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 15 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) said Thursday that the Congress-led government was falling apart, brick by brick, due to distrust with its key allies."There ... Read more...
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Trivedi would have consulted PM for sure: Sharad
March 15th, 2012 - 3:34 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 15 (IANS) Janata Dal-United leader Sharad Yadav Thursday said Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi could not have presented his maiden budget without consulting Prime Minister Manmohan Singh."Dinesh ... Read more...
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Will replace Trivedi if needed: PM
March 15th, 2012 - 3:27 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 15 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Thursday said the government will consider replacing Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi if the situation demands."Well, if anything like this develops, ... Read more...
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Mamata gets Left support on rail fare rollback (Lead)
March 15th, 2012 - 1:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 15 (IANS) Trinamool Congress leader Mamata Banerjee Thursday received support from an unexpected quarter when Left leader Gurudas Dasgupta said she had "every right" to demand ... Read more...
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Left supports Mamata on fare hike rollback
March 15th, 2012 - 1:22 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 15 (IANS) Trinamool Congress leader Mamata Banerjee Thursday received support from an unexpected quarter when Left leader Gurudas Dasgupta told the Lok Sabha she had "every ... Read more...
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Is rail budget dead or alive, asks Sushma Swaraj
March 15th, 2012 - 1:21 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 15 (IANS) Is the rail budget "dead or alive", Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Sushma Swaraj asked in the house Thursday."Is Dinesh Trivedi's rail ... Read more...
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Trivedi’s rail fare hike reasonable, say economists
March 15th, 2012 - 12:57 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, March 15 (IANS) Notwithstanding severe criticism from his own Trinamool Congress that may cost him his job, Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi has got a thumbs up for his ... Read more...
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Congress leaders discuss Mamata’s demands
March 15th, 2012 - 1:46 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 15 (IANS) Congress leaders met at the residence of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Wednesday night to discuss Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee's opposition to passenger fare ... Read more...
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Rollback rail fare hike: Tripura minister
March 15th, 2012 - 1:27 am ICT by IANS
Agartala, March 14 (IANS) Tripura's Left Front government wants a rollback of passenger fare hike proposed in the rail budget presented by Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi in parliament, a minister ... Read more...
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