Heritage walk to spread awareness about Kalka-Shimla railway line
July 5th, 2010 - 10:53 pm ICT by ANI
Shimla, July 5 (ANI): A group of officers and employees of Indian Railways on Sunday began a three-day walk to create public awareness about the Kalka-Shimla railway line in Himachal Pradesh, a ... Read more...
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Rail Museum to take Games visitors on joyride
June 8th, 2010 - 5:47 pm ICT by IANS
By Gautam Sachdev
New Delhi, June 8 (IANS) Light and sound shows, a tour on a special steam engine, documentary screenings...with all these new features, the capital's National Rail Museum is expected to ... Read more...
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Torrential rains claim 75 lives in Tamil Nadu
November 11th, 2009 - 2:02 pm ICT by ANI
Chennai, Nov 11 (ANI): The death toll in rain related incidents in Tamil Nadu has gone up to 75.Nilgris district alone has reported 42 deaths, as people were killed in landslips ... Read more...
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Indian Railways dedicates Kalka-Shimla rail track to nation
November 9th, 2008 - 8:08 pm ICT by ANI
!-- NO IMAGE --Kalka (Haryana), Nov 9 (ANI): Indian Railways dedicated the Kalka-Shimla railway line to the nation as world heritage track after being declared by United Nations Educational, Scientific and ... Read more...
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Unesco recommends India on river island Majuli
October 21st, 2008 - 8:44 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 21 (IANS) Unesco has asked India to compile a list of monasteries in Majuli, one of the largest freshwater river islands of the world in Assam, parliament was told ... Read more...
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Jungfrau Railway invited to set up operations in Maharashtra
September 23rd, 2008 - 10:03 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Sep 23 (IANS) Maharashtra Chief Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh has invited Switzerland's famed Jungfrau Railways to explore the possibility of setting up railway projects at strategic locations in the state to boost ... Read more...
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Kalka Shimla Railway added to Indian World Heritage site
July 8th, 2008 - 10:30 am ICT by IANS
DPA
Washington/Quebec City, July 8 (DPA) Unesco Monday gave the go ahead for India to add another rail line to its Mountain Railways of India World Heritage site - a stretch that served ... Read more...
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India’s river island, hill trains vie for World Heritage List
June 23rd, 2008 - 7:38 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 23 (IANS) River island Majuli, in the Brahmaputra in Assam, and the Mountain Railways of India are part of 34 cultural properties, which will be considered for inclusion into ... Read more...
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