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New train connects Kolkata, New Delhi in 16 hours (Second Lead)

New train connects Kolkata, New Delhi in 16 hours (Second Lead)

September 18th, 2009 - 11:30 pm ICT by IANS -
Kolkata, Sep 18 (IANS) A new superfast train service was launched Friday between Kolkata and New Delhi that will cut short the travelling time by 90 minutes and offer added amenities ...

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Austerity drive already on in railways: Mamata Banerjee

Austerity drive already on in railways: Mamata Banerjee

September 12th, 2009 - 9:00 pm ICT by IANS -
Kolkata, Sep 12 (IANS) Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee Saturday said that her ministry has already begun an austerity drive and taken several cost-cutting measures to reduce additional expenditure. "I'd issued an order ...

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Discount on train journeys for media from Aug 15

August 14th, 2009 - 7:58 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Aug 14 (IANS) The 50 percent discount on train journeys for accredited media persons, as announced in the railway budget, comes into effect Aug 15. Accredited press correspondents will be eligible ...

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Ensure house is not disrupted ever: Speaker Meira Kumar

Ensure house is not disrupted ever: Speaker Meira Kumar

August 7th, 2009 - 9:20 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Aug 7 (IANS) The Lok Sabha lost over 23 hours due to interruptions during the month-long budget session, Speaker Meira Kumar said Friday and exhorted members in her soft ...

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Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha adjourned sine die

Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha adjourned sine die

August 7th, 2009 - 7:24 pm ICT by ANI -
New Delhi, Aug 7 (ANI): The Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha were adjourned sine die on Friday concluding the first, month long session of the newly constituted House. Friday was the ...

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Lok Sabha adjourned sine die

Lok Sabha adjourned sine die

August 7th, 2009 - 5:19 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Aug 7 (IANS) The Lok Sabha was Friday adjourned side die, marking the conclusion of the first month-long budget session of the newly constituted house. The budget session of the ...

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Monsoon session of Parliament to end today

Monsoon session of Parliament to end today

August 7th, 2009 - 1:22 pm ICT by ANI -
New Delhi, Aug 7 (ANI): After a month long session that commenced on July 2, the budget cum monsoon session of the 15th Lok Sabha will end today. Along with annual Railway ...

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Mamata Banerjee to inaugurate ‘Only Ladies’ EMU train services today

Mamata Banerjee to inaugurate ‘Only Ladies’ EMU train services today

August 5th, 2009 - 11:40 am ICT by ANI -
New Delhi, Aug 5 (ANI): Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee will inaugurate the first ever 'Only Ladies' EMU train services in Northern Railway between Delhi-Palwal at New Delhi station today. In the ...

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Tollygunge to Garia Metro to open next month

Tollygunge to Garia Metro to open next month

July 18th, 2009 - 10:50 pm ICT by IANS -
Kolkata, July 18 (IANS) Railways Minister Mamata Banerjee said Saturday the much-awaited Kolkata Metro extension project linking Tollygunge and Garia will be operational from next month. "The Metro extension project between Tollygunge ...

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White paper will be colourful, promises Mamata (Parliament Diary)

White paper will be colourful, promises Mamata (Parliament Diary)

July 9th, 2009 - 7:04 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, July 9 (IANS) The white paper on the performance of Indian Railways over the last five years will not be a black and white one, but a colourful one, ...

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Lok Sabha passes Railway Budget by voice vote

Lok Sabha passes Railway Budget by voice vote

July 9th, 2009 - 6:14 pm ICT by ANI -
New Delhi, July 9 (ANI): The Lok Sabha on Thursday passed the Rail Budget for 2009-10 by voice vote after Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee announced some more concessions, few new rail ...

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Banerjee okay to railways land for IITs

Banerjee okay to railways land for IITs

July 9th, 2009 - 3:53 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, July 9 (IANS) Railways Minister Mamata Banerjee Thursday said her ministry would look at providing infrastructure and land for setting up Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs). "We might even look ...

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Banerjee dismisses corporate structure for railways

Banerjee dismisses corporate structure for railways

July 9th, 2009 - 3:32 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, July 9 (IANS) Railways Minister Mamata Banerjee Thursday ruled out corporatisation of the country's railroad network but said the private sector's participation can be considered for commercial use of ...

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Mamata likely to reply to discussion on Railway budget today

Mamata likely to reply to discussion on Railway budget today

July 9th, 2009 - 12:54 pm ICT by ANI -
New Delhi, July 9 (ANI): Union Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee is likely to reply to the general discussion on rail budget on Thursday in Lok Sabha. The Railway budget is still under ...

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I will apologise if found guilty: Lalu

I will apologise if found guilty: Lalu

July 7th, 2009 - 9:25 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, July 7 (IANS) Former railways minister Lalu Prasad Tuesday urged his successor Mamata Banerjee to prepare a report on his tenure within seven days and added that he was ...

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Mamata taking railways into non-core areas: Jaitley

Mamata taking railways into non-core areas: Jaitley

July 7th, 2009 - 8:07 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, July 7 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Arun Jaitley Tuesday criticised Railways Minister Mamata Banerjee for taking the Indian Railways into "non-core areas", and said that will threaten ...

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Mamata making railways East India Company: BJP

Mamata making railways East India Company: BJP

July 7th, 2009 - 7:04 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, July 7 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Tuesday asked Railways Minister Mamata Banerjee "not to make Indian Railways an East India Company" and alleged that the United Progressive ...

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BJD activists disrupt rail traffic in Orissa

BJD activists disrupt rail traffic in Orissa

July 7th, 2009 - 3:25 pm ICT by IANS -
Bhubaneswar, July 7 (IANS) Rail services were affected at various places in Orissa Tuesday following demonstrations at railway stations by the youth wing of the ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) to ...

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Bengal gains from Mamata-Pranab duet

Bengal gains from Mamata-Pranab duet

July 6th, 2009 - 8:58 pm ICT by IANS -
Kolkata, July 6 (IANS) After being showered with goodies in the railway budget, West Bengal Monday got its share of booty from the union budget in terms of grants for the ...

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Congress says budget progressive, opposition calls it ‘routine’ (Lead)

Congress says budget progressive, opposition calls it ‘routine’ (Lead)

July 6th, 2009 - 8:58 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, July 6 (IANS) The ruling Congress said Monday the budget presented by Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee was progressive, but the opposition parties termed it as "routine" and "inconsequential". ...

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Rail budget has ignored northeast, says Tripura’s ruling Left

Rail budget has ignored northeast, says Tripura’s ruling Left

July 4th, 2009 - 4:04 pm ICT by IANS -
Agartala, July 4 (IANS) The Left Front government in Tripura Saturday voiced its unhappiness over the railway budget, saying Railways Minister Mamata Banerjee had ignored the northeast by announcing no new ...

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Andhra Pradesh unhappy over railway budget

Andhra Pradesh unhappy over railway budget

July 3rd, 2009 - 11:36 pm ICT by IANS -
Hyderabad, July 3 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh Friday conveyed its unhappiness to Railways Minister Mamata Banerjee over the raw deal the state has received in the 2009-10 railway budget. The Congress government in ...

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Mamata rains sops on West Bengal in her Railway budget

Mamata rains sops on West Bengal in her Railway budget

July 3rd, 2009 - 10:44 pm ICT by IANS -
Kolkata, July 3 (IANS) Railways Minister Mamata Banerjee rolled out her "please all" budget Friday, making a large number of proposals ahead of the 2011 assembly elections in West ...

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IANS Top Stories at 9

July 3rd, 2009 - 10:35 pm ICT by IANS -
BUSINESS Fare freeze, service quality are focus of India's rail budget - Lead moved at 1455 Highlights of railway budget for 2009-10 - Third Lead moved at 1335 Left parties divided on rail budget, BJP guarded ...

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Rail budget disappointing: Raman Singh

Rail budget disappointing: Raman Singh

July 3rd, 2009 - 10:32 pm ICT by IANS -
Raipur, July 3 (IANS) Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh has said the rail budget for the current fiscal presented in parliament Friday is "disappointing" as it offered nothing but three new ...

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Railway budget disappoints Naveen Patnaik

Railway budget disappoints Naveen Patnaik

July 3rd, 2009 - 10:19 pm ICT by IANS -
Bhubaneswar, July 3 (IANS) Orissa Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik termed the union railway budget presented by Railways Minister Mamata Banerjee in the Lok Sabha Friday as "disappointing". "I am disappointed to find ...

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Bonanza for Maharashtra in railway budget

Bonanza for Maharashtra in railway budget

July 3rd, 2009 - 9:54 pm ICT by IANS -
Mumbai, July 3 (IANS) Railways Minister Mamata Banerjee has come up with a series of proposals for Maharashtra, including non-stop point-to-point service proposed for the first time in the history of ...

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Raw deal for Karnataka in rail budget: Chief minister

Raw deal for Karnataka in rail budget: Chief minister

July 3rd, 2009 - 9:39 pm ICT by IANS -
Bangalore, July 3 (IANS) The rail budget for the current fiscal has failed to benefit Karnataka as sufficient funds were not allocated for the ongoing projects in the state, Chief Minister ...

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Left Front criticises privatisation thrust in railway budget

Left Front criticises privatisation thrust in railway budget

July 3rd, 2009 - 9:29 pm ICT by IANS -
Kolkata, July 3 (IANS) Terming it a "mixed' railway budget, West Bengal's ruling Left Front chairman Biman Bose criticised the privatisation schemes introduced in the new budgetary plans by Railways Minister ...

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Mamata’s rail budget disappointing: Dhumal

Mamata’s rail budget disappointing: Dhumal

July 3rd, 2009 - 9:16 pm ICT by IANS -
Shimla, July 3 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal Friday said that it was not fair on the part of the central government to ignore the interests of the ...

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