Union budget likely to be presented in mid-March: Mukherjee
January 25th, 2012 - 6:38 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 25 (IANS) The union budget for the 2012-13 financial year would be presented around mid-March after the election process for electing five new state assemblies gets ... Read more...
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Budget session likely from March second week
January 23rd, 2012 - 5:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 23 (IANS) The budget session of parliament is likely to begin from the second week of March, informed sources said Monday.The union budget for 2012-13 could be ... Read more...
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India seeks Japanese cooperation to run bullet trains
January 13th, 2012 - 12:27 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 12 (IANS) Aiming to benefit from Japanese expertise and cooperation in running bullet trains, Railways Minister Dinesh Trivedi here Thursday discussed the issue with Japanese Minister for ... Read more...
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Budget after March 9, dates not finalised: Pranab
January 4th, 2012 - 6:55 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 4 (IANS) The union budget for 2012-13 would be presented after March 9 following the state assembly elections but no dates have been finalised, Finance Minister ... Read more...
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China cuts railway budget
December 24th, 2011 - 8:46 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Dec 24 (IANS) China has earmarked 400 billion yuan ($63 billion) for railway development in 2012, about a 15 percent drop compared to 469 billion yuan in 2011.The spending ... Read more...
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Railways to run 26 new trains
November 11th, 2011 - 10:14 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 11 (IANS) Indian Railways Friday announced the starting of 26 new trains, extension of eight trains and increase in frequency of five trains.Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi said ... Read more...
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Railway’s superfast double decker train from Saturday
September 30th, 2011 - 12:28 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Sep 29 (IANS) Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi will flag off a superfast double decker train from Howrah to Dhanbad at Howrah station Saturday, an official statement said Thursday.The 12383 ... Read more...
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Railway ministry to stay with Trinamool: Mamata
July 8th, 2011 - 12:09 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, July 7 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee Thursday said her party will retain the railway ministry."My party, being an ally of the ... Read more...
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Mamata Banerjee: Timeline of an intrepid politician
May 20th, 2011 - 2:40 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 20 (IANS) It was the single minded pursuit for power that saw Mamata Banerjee battle the odds to take over as West Bengal's first woman chief minister ... Read more...
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Karnataka sets up panel to monitor rail projects
April 21st, 2011 - 12:01 am ICT by IANS
Bangalore, April 20 (IANS) The Karnataka government Wednesday formed a coordination committee to monitor time-bound execution of pending railway projects across the state.The committee, headed by Chief Secretary S.V. Ranganath, ... Read more...
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UPA not keen to probe corruption, says BJP
March 25th, 2011 - 7:59 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 25 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Friday accused the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) of trying to derail the debate on corruption in the budget session ... Read more...
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Buddhadeb is ’shame’ of democracy, says Trinamool
March 24th, 2011 - 12:17 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, March 23 (IANS) The Trinamool Congress Wednesday termed West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee the "shame" of democracy and said he was confused about constitutional norms."For us, Buddadebbabu ... Read more...
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BJD activists protest railways’ neglect of Orissa
March 15th, 2011 - 8:15 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, March 15 (IANS) Activists of Orissa's ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) Tuesday afternoon protested the Indian railways' neglect of the state, complaining of insufficient allocations for Orissa ... Read more...
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CPI-M moves privilege motion against Mamata in Rajya Sabha
March 15th, 2011 - 5:46 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 15 (IANS) The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) Tuesday said it has moved a privilege motion in the Rajya Sabha against Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee for ... Read more...
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Free travel for girl students: Mamata
March 8th, 2011 - 9:10 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 8 (IANS) In an International Women's Day gift to girl students, Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee Tuesday announced free monthly tickets for local travel to girl students ... Read more...
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Lok Sabha gives nod to Mamata’s rail budget (Roundup)
March 7th, 2011 - 10:11 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 7 (IANS) The Lok Sabha Monday passed Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee's budget, but not without the expected acrimonious scenes between her and her political rival Left ... Read more...
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Whether me or any other, railway work should go on: Mamata
March 7th, 2011 - 7:44 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 7 (IANS) In an indication of her future moves in case the Trinamool Congress wins the West Bengal assembly elections, Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee Monday said ... Read more...
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JD -U wants agriculture, farmer-friendly Union Budget
February 27th, 2011 - 9:07 pm ICT by ANI
Kolkata, Feb 27 (ANI): Ahead of the presentation of the Union Budget 2011-12, Janata Dal-United (JD -U) chief Sharad Yadav on Sunday said his party wanted an agriculture and farmer-friendly budget. ... Read more...
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Budget should protect fertile farm land: Sharad Yadav
February 27th, 2011 - 7:28 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 27 (IANS) Janata Dal-United (JD-U) president Sharad Yadav said Sunday his party wants the budget for 2011-12 to protect the country's fertile agricultural land. Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee will ... Read more...
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Northeast ignored in rail budget: Tripura minister
February 27th, 2011 - 12:59 am ICT by IANS
Agartala, Feb 26 (IANS) Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee ignored the northeast in the rail Budget and focussed only on her home state West Bengal, a minister in Tripura's Left Front government ... Read more...
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Train to Khajuraho and more: Rail budget brings cheer to Agra
February 26th, 2011 - 7:05 pm ICT by IANS
Agra, Feb 26 (IANS) At last tourists from Agra will now be able to take a train to Khajuraho, the historic heritage city in Madhya Pradesh. According to the new railway ... Read more...
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UPA’s encomiums, opposition salvos for Mamata’s budget (Roundup)
February 25th, 2011 - 10:47 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 25 (IANS) The ruling UPA Friday showered encomiums on Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee for presenting "a common man's budget", while opposition parties, including the BJP and the Left ... Read more...
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Rail budget highly disappointing: Raman Singh
February 25th, 2011 - 10:34 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Feb 25 (IANS) Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh termed the railway budget for fiscal year 2011-12 presented Friday by Mamata Banerjee as "highly disappointing"."South East Central Railway (SECR) is the ... Read more...
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Railway budget leads to war of words in Punjab
February 25th, 2011 - 10:31 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Feb 25 (IANS) Announcements for Punjab announced in the rail budget by railway minister Mamata Banerjee Friday have led to a political war of words in the state.While Manish Tewari, ... Read more...
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Andhra chief minister welcomes rail budget
February 25th, 2011 - 10:31 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Feb 25 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Kiran Kumar Reddy Friday welcomed the railway budget and thanked the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government for sanctioning new trains and ... Read more...
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Rail Budget is pro-people, says Mamata
February 25th, 2011 - 10:30 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Feb 25 (ANI): Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee refuting allegations that her budget was populist or West Bengal-oriented, on Friday said she had kept the interest of the country in ... Read more...
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West Bengal’s industry welcomes railway budget
February 25th, 2011 - 10:22 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 25 (IANS) Hailing the budget presented by Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee Friday for not increasing freight and passenger fares, West Bengal's industrialists said it was ideal for helping in ... Read more...
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Yeddyurappa welcomes rail budget
February 25th, 2011 - 10:16 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Feb 25 (IANS) Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa Friday praised Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee for sanctioning 11 new trains for the state in the rail budget.Yeddyurappa welcomed the proposal to ... Read more...
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Railway budget disappointing: Nitish Kumar
February 25th, 2011 - 9:47 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Feb 25 (IANS) Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar Friday expressed disappointment over the railway budget for 2011-12, saying it had hardly given anything new to the state."The railway budget has disappointed ... Read more...
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Railway budget ignored Himachal: Dhumal
February 25th, 2011 - 9:33 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Feb 25 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal Friday said the railway budget was disappointing as the interests of the people of Himachal Pradesh were ignored."The railway budget ... Read more...
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West Bengal’s Left slams rail budget, opposition praises it
February 25th, 2011 - 9:26 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 25 (IANS) With Mamata Banerjee, chief of West Bengal's main opposition Trinamool Congress, Friday presenting the last railway budget ahead of the state assembly polls -- now just months ... Read more...
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‘Maharashtra’s railway infrastructure development ignored’
February 25th, 2011 - 8:57 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Feb 25 (IANS) Expressing concern over Maharashtra being ignored in the railway budget in terms of rail infrastructure development, various political parties Friday termed it a West Bengal-centric budget.Terming it ... Read more...
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Delhiites welcome rail budget, Mumbaikars unsatisfied
February 25th, 2011 - 8:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 25 (IANS) The railway budget 2011-12 got mixed reactions from the two major metros, New Delhi and Mumbai, while Kolkata welcomed it. Delhiites more or less hailed the ... Read more...
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Rail budget not biased towards West Bengal: Mamata
February 25th, 2011 - 8:21 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 25 (IANS) Rubbishing charges that the railway budget was biased towards West Bengal, Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee Friday said she had taken care of the entire country and ... Read more...
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Mamata’s railway measures to boost West Bengal economy
February 25th, 2011 - 8:07 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 25 (IANS) Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee, whose Trinamool Congress is the largest opposition in West Bengal, Friday proposed in her railway budget a slew of new initiatives to boost ... Read more...
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