3 lakh passengers, 300 trains stranded in eight states (Lead)
July 31st, 2012 - 9:33 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 31 (IANS) Around 3 lakh passengers were Tuesday stranded in over 300 trains across eight states after the northern and eastern grids failed, crippling operations ... Read more...
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Power crisis now trips 19 states, 600 million people hit (Third Lead)
July 31st, 2012 - 6:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 31 (IANS) The power crisis that hit northern India turned into a larger blackout a day later Tuesday to affect as many as 19 states not ... Read more...
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Power crisis now trips 22 states, 600 million people hit (Second Lead)
July 31st, 2012 - 6:23 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 31 (IANS) The power crisis that hit northern India turned into a larger blackout a day later Tuesday to affect as many as 19 states not ... Read more...
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3 lakh passengers, 300 trains stranded in eight states
July 31st, 2012 - 4:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 31 (IANS) Around 3 lakh passengers were Tuesday stranded in over 300 trains across eight states after the northern and eastern grids failed, crippling operations across ... Read more...
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Railway safety is top priority: Minister
December 1st, 2011 - 3:24 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 1 (IANS) Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi Thursday asked general managers to accord top priority to strengthening safety and said there would be "zero tolerance" to those erring ... Read more...
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Mamata Banerjee promises to make Indian Railways accident-free
October 27th, 2010 - 11:58 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Oct.26 (ANI): Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday said that the Government is making efforts to ensure railway operations accident-free by introducing new technology, expected to be operational within ... Read more...
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Banerjee rules out privatisation of Indian Railways
June 23rd, 2010 - 11:00 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, June 23 (ANI): Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday reiterated that there would be no privatization of Indian Railways.Addressing the Parliamentary Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Railways, Banerjee ... Read more...
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Railways to promote Commonwealth Games throughout India
June 15th, 2010 - 11:09 am ICT by IANS
By Rajeev Ranjan Dwivedi
New Delhi, June 15 (IANS) Tracking the history of the Commonwealth Games and the contribution of Indian Railways to sports, a special train will this month begin a ... Read more...
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Rajasthan track cleared, trains run again
November 15th, 2009 - 4:36 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, Nov 15 (IANS) Train services have resumed on the Jhir-Jhatwara sector in Rajasthan where a train derailment a day earlier left six people dead and 11 still in hospital Sunday.
The railway ... Read more...
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Mamata reviews Railways safety measures
October 22nd, 2009 - 10:35 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Oct 22 (ANI): Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee today reviewed the safety measures in railway operations with the entire Railway Board here today.In the meeting, she categorically stated that ... Read more...
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Ensure more safety, security in railway operations: Mamata
July 29th, 2009 - 8:34 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, July 29 (ANI): Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee called upon the general managers of all the zones to be more active in ensuring the safety and security of the passengers ... Read more...
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Tamils block railtracks at German railway hub
May 18th, 2009 - 6:30 am ICT by IANS
Frankfurt, May 18 (DPA) German-based Tamils protesting against the Sri Lankan army's crushing of Tamil rebels blocked railway tracks for two hours Sunday in Frankfurt Railway Station, one of Germany's main rail ... Read more...
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Kashmir Valley to have nine railway stations
April 3rd, 2008 - 4:52 pm ICT by admin
Srinagar, Apr 3 (ANI): At least nine railway stations in Kashmir Valley are in the construction list of the Railways. Anantnag, Baijpora, Pampore, Kakapora, Awantipora, Rajvoser, Srinagar and Budgam and Baramulla ... Read more...
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First train in Kashmir valley completes trial run
March 1st, 2008 - 8:42 pm ICT by admin
Srinagar, March 1 (IANS) The much awaited train service to the Kashmir valley had its first 65-km trial run Saturday. The trial run of the train started from the central Badgam district ... Read more...
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Railways to use latest communications systems
February 26th, 2008 - 4:48 pm ICT by admin
New Delhi, Feb 26 (IANS) The Indian railway system, in a bid to become more people-friendly, will be implementing modern communications systems such as the global information system (GIS), global positioning system ... Read more...
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