100 rail stations to get Wi-Fi this year: Prabhu
New Delhi, Feb 25 (IANS) Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu on Thursday proposed commissioning of Wi-Fi services at 100 rail stations this year and at a total 400 in the next two years. The process has…
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Prabhu spares fare, freight rate hikes, focuses on passenger comfort
New Delhi: Union Minister of Railways Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu gives final touch to Railway Budget 2016-17 at Rail Bhawan in New Delhi on Feb 24, 2016. Also seen Union MoS Railways Manoj Sinha. (Photo: IANS)…
Indian Railways to install 17,000 bio-toilets
New Delhi, Feb 25 (IANS) Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu on Thursday announced that the Indian Railways will provide 17,000 bio-toilets on trains and additional toilets at 475 stations before the closure of the 2016-17 financial…
Andhra village Kappatralla notorious for killings undergoing a makeover
Kappatralla (Andhra Pradesh), Feb 25 (IANS) Once a symbol of bloody factional violence in the Rayalaseema region, this village in Kurnool district of Andhra Pradesh is on the path of transformation. Thanks to the initiative…
Prabhu proposes ‘Antyodaya Express’ for unreserved travel
New Delhi, Feb 25 (IANS) Describing “common people” as the focus of all his initiatives, Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu on Thursday proposed long-distance superfast trains for unreserved travel. Presenting the Rail Budget 2016, Prabhu said…
E-catering services to be extended to 408 stations: Prabhu
New Delhi, Feb 25 (IANS) E-catering services will be extended to 408 stations from 40 now, Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu said here on Thursday. IRCTC will manage catering services in a phased manner, Prabhu said…
Railways to develop three dedicated freight corridors
New Delhi, Feb 25 (IANS) Focusing on the development of railway freight corridors, union Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu on Thursday announced the development of the Delhi-Chennai, Kharagpur-Mumbai and Kharagpur-Vijayawada freight corridors on a priority basis….
India-Pakistan train service restored
Lahore, Feb 25 (IANS) The India-Pakistan Samjhauta Express resumed plying on Thursday, after being suspended for some days due to the violent street protests in Haryana, the media reported. The train, with a capacity of…
China abolishes government football body
Beijing, Feb 25 (IANS) China has abolished the government’s football management body and returned control of the game to the Chinese Football Association (CFA). The Chinese Football Administrative Center, one of 21 sports departments of…
Railway budget highlights 6 and last
* IRCTC to begin marriage catering service in phased manner New R&D organisation to be established Rs.50 crore to be provided for start-ups by railway employees E-catering to be extended to all stations Local cusine…
Antyodaya Express long-distance superfast train for unreserved passengers: Prabhu
Railway budget highlights 5
* LIC to fund Rs.1.5 lakh crore over five years on favourable terms Two elevated tracks envisaged from Churchgate and CST on Mumbai’s suburban railway system Specialised teams envisaged in specific areas to improve efficiency…
Railway budget highlights 4
* Local art to be highlighted at railway stations Academic facility at Vadodara being upgraded to university level Railways to generate 9 crore mandays of employment in 2017-18 and 14 crore mandays in 2018-19 To…
Railway budget highlights 3
* Social media being increasingly used to ensure transparency Online booking of retiring rooms made possible 17,000 additional bio-toilets to be provided by the end of current fiscal Finalised bids for two new loco factories…
Railway budget highlights 2
* 2,800 km of broad gauge track conversion envisaged Seven km of broad gauge lines to be commisssioned every day during 2016-17 Hope to commission 19 km of new broad gauge track every day by…
Prabhu begins presenting India’s rail budget for 2016-17
New Delhi, Feb 25 (IANS) Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu began presenting his ministry’s budget for the next fiscal year in the Lok Sabha on Thursday, promising to address the issues concerning all stakeholders — citizens,…
Rail budget highlights
* Budget that reflects the expectations of the entire nation Making all-out efforts to translate dream of Prime Minister Narendra Modi into reality Aiming to achieve operation ratio of 92 percent Saving of Rs.8,720 crore…
People have high expectation from Rail Budget: Prabhu
New Delhi, Feb 25 (IANS) Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu said on Thursday said that public expectations from the Railway Budget 2016 are quite high. “People have high expectations from the Railway Budget this year,” Prabhu…
China enhances protection of cultural relics
Beijing, Feb 25 (IANS) China’s State Council is enhancing measures to safeguard the country’s cultural heritage, a media report said on Thursday. “Protection is the priority,” a statement issued after an executive meeting on Wednesday…
Devaluation of yuan not on agenda: Chinese minister
Beijing, Feb 25 (IANS) As China is preparing to host a meeting of G20 central bankers and finance ministers in Shanghai, a proposal to devalue the yuan is only “media hype”, said Finance Minister Lou…