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China to develop railway stations

Kalpana Deshmukh — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 06:23:03 +0000

India will utilise Chinese expertise to reconstruct Bhubaneswar and Bangalore railway stations to world-class level. Chinese team will soon be submitting a report suggesting the ways to go about the proposal. More on China to develop railway...

Lalu repeats magic, tables Rail Budget aiming 'Aam Aadmi'

Pratyush — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 08:45:37 +0000

The Railway Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav has proved once again on Wednesday that he better knows how to control the mood of common public in India. He tabled his fifth and ‘final’ full Rail Budget in Lok Sabha on Feb 26, 2008. Lalu said...

Will Lalu win hearts of millions again with his 'last' Rail Budget?

Pratyush — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 06:27:22 +0000

Railway minister Lalu Prasad Yadav is one of the very few politicians in India who better knows how to control mood of common people in India. He knows how to win hearts of millions of people and he successfully did it in his previous Rail Budgets...

Railway tickets through ATMs in Patna

Pratyush — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 08:19:36 +0000

Earlier, the Indian Railways had announced to introduce a new technology to get printed railway tickets from Automated Teller Machines (ATM) counters installed at railway stations across the country. Recently, Indian railway officials...

Who is ripping Assam apart?

Rhapsodysinger — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 04:24:51 +0000

A Rajdhani Express in Assam was ripped apart by a bomb blast 280 km from Guwahati, near Kating village. The train had to travel 1.5 km to the nearest Chongajan station before stopping. Dead bodies fell off the train before it halted. The attack...

Railways to add middle berth in corridor of coaches now

Pratyush — Thu, 18 Oct 2007 10:51:15 +0000

To deal with the increasing number of passengers, the railway ministry has decided to add another middle berth along with the corridor of coaches in trains in coming days. The new scheme to add another berth would not be applicable in...

Going Green: Indian Railways to have Green Toilets

Neha Mahajan — Tue, 16 Oct 2007 07:03:40 +0000

Stinking toilets on the Great Indian Railway will soon be a thing of past. The epic railway will get transformed given the touch and feel programme ordered by the government. The antique network will soon get a modern and customer focused...

Railways looking helpless to complete 80 derailed projects

Pratyush — Tue, 31 Jul 2007 10:47:07 +0000

The turnaround story of Indian railway has become now the old one it seems. According to the report, at least 80 railway projects worth over Rs 20,000 crore have been currently lying derailed for years. The major cause behind the derailing...

Indian Railway plans quota for pregnant women in trains

Pratyush — Thu, 10 May 2007 10:49:13 +0000

Indian Railway has planned to introduce a quota for woman above 45 years and pregnant women to make railway traveling comfortable for them. According to the report, pregnant women, women above 45 years and senior citizens will be able to get...

51,000 railway bridges are over 100 years old: Minister of State for Railways

Pratyush — Sat, 28 Apr 2007 06:48:13 +0000

The Indian Railways’ record Rs 20,000 crore profit in 2006-07 has made Lalu Prasad International management guru. The turnaround story of Indian Railway has become a big hit in the business institutions across the world. But, if we talk...