Hike justified only if amenities are provided: Commuters
March 14th, 2012 - 8:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 14 (IANS) While the fare hikes in the railway budget for 2012-13 didn't cause much of a stir among the public, the man on the street remained ... Read more...
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Trivedi proposes, but his own Trinamool opposes
March 14th, 2012 - 8:26 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 14 (IANS) Proposing the first fare hike in 10 years, Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi may have earned praise from Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for the latest ... Read more...
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Himachal again ignored in rail budget: Prem Dhumal
March 14th, 2012 - 8:22 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, March 14 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal Wednesday described the railway budget for 2012-13 as "disappointing", saying the state had again been ignored."Inspite of the strategic ... Read more...
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96 new trains announced in railway budget
March 14th, 2012 - 6:22 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 14 (IANS) Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi Wednesday announced 96 new trains, including 75 express trains and 21 passenger trains in the railway budget for 2012-13.The minister said ... Read more...
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Rail budget directionless, anti-people: BJP
March 14th, 2012 - 6:22 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 14 (IANS) The railway budget was directionless, anti-people and lacked effective measures to step up security, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) said Wednesday."It is a directionless ... Read more...
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Railways has become ‘dry cow’: Lalu Prasad
March 14th, 2012 - 6:22 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 14 (IANS) The Indian Railways is like a cow that neither gives milk nor bears calves. So says former railway minister Lalu Prasad Wednesday.
Declining to ... Read more...
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Trinamool demands fare hike rollback (Lead)
March 14th, 2012 - 5:42 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Kolkata, March 14 (IANS) The Trinamool Congress Wednesday opposed the rail fare hike announced Wednesday by Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi, who is from the same party, and sought a ... Read more...
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Indian Railways to borrow $3.3 bn from market in 2012-13
March 14th, 2012 - 5:18 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 14 (IANS) Indian Railways plans to borrow Rs.15,000 crore (about $3.33 billion) from the market, Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi said Wednesday, presenting the railway budget for 2012-13 ... Read more...
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Green toilets to provide better hygiene for passengers
March 14th, 2012 - 5:08 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 14 (IANS) Indian Railways would be introducing green trains with bio-toilets to provide better hygiene for passengers as part of its green initiatives, Railway Minister Dinesh ... Read more...
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Railway budget disappointing: Nitish Kumar
March 14th, 2012 - 4:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 14 (IANS) The railway budget for 2012-13 presented in parliament Wednesday does not adequately address safety issues and is disappointing, Bihar Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar said."The ... Read more...
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Trinamool Congress demands fare hike roll-back
March 14th, 2012 - 4:44 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 14 (IANS) Trinamool Congress Wednesday opposed the rail fare hike announced Wednesday by Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi, who is from the same party, saying it wanted a ... Read more...
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Coaching terminal at Naihati to mark Bankim Chandra’s 175th birth anniversary
March 14th, 2012 - 4:26 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Kolkata, March 14 (IANS) Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi Tuesday proposed setting up a coaching terminal and a museum in West Bengal's Naihati to celebrate the 175th birth anniversary of ... Read more...
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Chennai’s elevated rail system will be completed in 2013
March 14th, 2012 - 4:16 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Chennai, March 14 (IANS) The Indian Railways will complete the Mass Rapid Transit System (MRTS) extension service - the elevated rail system here - this year and convert the ... Read more...
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Prominent hightlights of railway budget for 2012-13
March 14th, 2012 - 3:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 14 (IANS) Following are the prominent highlights of the railway budget for 2012-13 presented in the Lok Sabha Wednesday by Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi:* No steep increase ... Read more...
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Railway budget highlights 9
March 14th, 2012 - 3:25 pm ICT by IANS
* No steep increase in passenger fares; 2 paisa per km for suburban trains; 3 paisa per km for mail and express trains.* Independent tariff authority suggested; needs serious debate; experts ... Read more...
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Railway budget highlights 8
March 14th, 2012 - 3:17 pm ICT by IANS
* Targeting freight carriage of 1,025 million tonnes to bring in Rs.89,339 crore; passenger earnings estimated at Rs.36,073 crore; gross reciepts estimated at Rs.1.32 lakh crore.* Excess of Rs.1,492 crore after ... Read more...
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Railway budget highlights 7
March 14th, 2012 - 2:54 pm ICT by IANS
* Improvement of passenger amenities at a cost of Rs.1,112 crore; regional cuisines to be introduced.* World Bank funding of R.6,500 crore firmed up for dedicated freight corridors; land acquired for ... Read more...
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Lokpal debate in first part of budget session: Bansal
March 14th, 2012 - 2:46 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 14 (IANS) The Lokpal bill will be taken up for debate in the first half of the budget session, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal said in ... Read more...
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Railway budget highlights 6
March 14th, 2012 - 2:38 pm ICT by IANS
* Electrification to be undertaken over 6,500 km at an allocation of Rs.8,000 crore during 12th Plan.* Conversion from DC to AC power supply completed in Western Railway corridor of Mumbai ... Read more...
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Railway budget highlights 5
March 14th, 2012 - 2:26 pm ICT by IANS
* Capacity augmentation to get Rs.4,410 crore during 2012-13.* Eighty-five new line projects to be taken up during 2012-13.* One hundred and fourteen new line surveys to be undertaken during 2012-13.* ... Read more...
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Railway budget highlights 4
March 14th, 2012 - 2:17 pm ICT by IANS
* Focus during next five years on five areas: tracks, bridges, signalling, rolling stock and stations.* Signalling to be improved over 19,000 km.* Investment of Rs.1.70 lakh crore on rolling stock ... Read more...
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Railway budget highlights 3
March 14th, 2012 - 2:08 pm ICT by IANS
* Outlay of Rs.60,100 crore during 2012-13, the highest ever.* Railways will require Rs.14 lakh crore in the next 10 years for modernisation.* Aim to bring down operating ratio from 90 ... Read more...
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Railway budget highlights 2
March 14th, 2012 - 1:56 pm ICT by IANS
* Railways to invest Rs.7.35 lakh crore during 12th Five Year Plan period (2012-17), a quantum jump from the Rs.1.92 lakh crore invested in previous plan period.* Railways must attract 10 ... Read more...
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Trivedi presents India’s railway budget for 2012-13
March 14th, 2012 - 1:54 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 14 (IANS) Safety will the primary focus of Indian Railways as it enters the 12th Five Year Plan beginning April 1, Minister Dinesh Trivedi said Wednesday, while ... Read more...
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Railway budget highlights
March 14th, 2012 - 1:47 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 14 (IANS) The following are the highlights of the railway budget for 2012-13 presented in parliament Wednesday by Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi:* Stress on strengthening safety. Has ... Read more...
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Sensex slips after touching 18,000 points
March 14th, 2012 - 1:31 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, March 14 (IANS) A benchmark index for Indian markets slipped Wednesday after breaching the 18,000 point mark but continued to stay in the green ahead of the ... Read more...
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Stage set for another railway budget
March 13th, 2012 - 3:52 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 13 (IANS) With passenger fares unlikely to be hiked, Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi will present his maiden railway budget for 2012-13 Wednesday amid concerns over the ... Read more...
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Will carry along our allies in parliament: Narayanasamy
March 12th, 2012 - 12:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 12 (IANS) The government will carry along its allies on all issues on the agenda in parliament, V. Narayanasamy, minister of state in the Prime Minister's ... Read more...
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New trains announced to keep Mamata’s promise
March 9th, 2012 - 4:54 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 9 (IANS) A week ahead of his maiden budget March 14, Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi Friday announced 26 new trains, extended runs of five existing trains, ... Read more...
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Modi asks PM to withdraw freight rate hike
March 7th, 2012 - 11:05 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 7 (IANS) Objecting to the hike in freight rates ahead of the railway budget March 14, Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi Wednesday wrote to Prime Minister ... Read more...
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Maharashtra presents long ‘wish-list’ to railway minister
March 2nd, 2012 - 10:33 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, March 2 (IANS) The Maharashtra government Friday demanded 17 new railway lines and 17 new railway services to connect some of the most inaccessible parts of the state with ... Read more...
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Eliminating level crossings big challenge for railways
February 29th, 2012 - 5:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 29 (IANS) Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi will have to dig deep into his pocket for eliminating the thousands of unmanned level crossings across the country that ... Read more...
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Top panel warns against new trains without focus on safety
February 26th, 2012 - 3:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 26 (IANS) Ahead of Minister Dinesh Trivedi's first Railway Budget March 14, a high-level panel has advised focus on safety issues, rather than the populist practice of ... Read more...
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Mamata U-turn: Blames CPI-M for Gyaneshwari train tragedy
February 19th, 2012 - 11:06 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 19 (IANS) Months after accusing the Maoists of triggering the 2010 Gyaneshwari Express train derailment - which killed 149 people - West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, ... Read more...
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Unions appeal to PM to bailout railways
February 14th, 2012 - 9:43 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 14 (IANS) Drawing Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's attention to the "miserable condition of the railways", the 1.2 million member-strong All India Railwaymen's Federation has appealed for ... Read more...
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