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Rail Budget 2015: 'Malaviya Chair' at IIT-BHU brings cheer

2015-02-27T16:05:37+05:30

Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu's announcement of 'Malaviya Chair' for Railway Technology at the Indian Institute of Technology, Banaras Hindu University (IIT-BHU) was received with cheers by the BHU family and also local citizens.

This time railways may stress on basic services at stations

2015-02-26T01:50:16+05:30

In 2013, when the BJP-led NDA took the reins at the Centre, the railway budget included several ambitious schemes. The most prominent one was the high-speed corridor with bullet trains, three of which were to run from the national capital.

Industry, others pin hopes on railway budget

2015-02-17T11:48:44+05:30

Bhopal may be lucky this time if it gets direct trains to Bangalore, Pune and Mumbai from Bhopal in railway budget. Industry and railway associations have been demanding long distance trains from capital.

On Rail Budget day, passengers of Mahabodhi Express face tough time

Suhas Munshi — 2014-07-09T00:58:18+05:30

High-speed corridor to Rourkela on anvil?

2014-07-08T06:43:30+05:30

Food department destroys eatables in unhygienic condition

2013-06-19T23:04:31+05:30

The food and drug administration department collected samples of Amul ghee and gathia from a sweet shop and destroyed over 25kg of mixtures and savouries including samosas that were kept in unhygienic conditions.

Rail Budget 2013: Prithviaj Chavan's proposals ignored by railway minister

Prafulla Marpakwar — 2013-02-28T02:59:44+05:30

As a result, despite the fact that maximum revenue is generated from the state, Maharashtra has been sidelined," a senior Congress minister told TOI on Wednesday.

Rail Budget 2013: Bansal will reach out to to NCP, others

Mahendra Kumar Singh — 2013-02-28T00:40:19+05:30

Railway minister Pawan Bansal on Wednesday said he would reach out to key UPA ally Nationalist Congress Party which has strongly criticized the rail budget while alleging neglect of Maharashtra.

Rail Budget 2013: KJP says Belgaum got a raw deal

R Uday Kumar — 2013-02-27T19:22:37+05:30

Activists of Karnataka Janata Party and other organisations staged a demonstration in front of Belgaum railway station on Wednesday to protest against the injustice meted out to Belgaum by Central government in the Railway Budget.

New train between Lucknow, Varanasi

2013-02-27T07:42:19+05:30

In the railway budget presented by the railway minister Pawan Bansal on Tuesday, a new express train between Lucknow and Varanasi via Rae-Bareli has been announced.This train will run six days in a week.

Rail Budget 2013: Jharkhand-based corporates hail budget

Sanjay Ojha — 2013-02-27T07:21:54+05:30

Big-ticket companies, both public and private, in Jharkhand have welcomed the announcement of Union railway minister Pawan Kumar Bansal, who said Rs 9000 crore will be allocated to improve rail infrastructure for transporting coal and iron ore and improving connectivity with the port.

Rail Budget 2013: Nothing for Jharkhand in Bansal's budget

2013-02-27T07:18:49+05:30

: Union railway minister Pawan Kumar Bansal's debut budget has been a disappointment for Jharkhand, which contributes around 40% to the Railway's total revenue, and the state has been largely ignored.

Rail Budget 2013: No facelift for rundown rly station

2013-02-27T07:17:29+05:30

City residents had been expecting major changes in the railway station, which is not in great shape. But after the announcement of the rail budget, looks like the wait has been prolonged.

Rail Budget 2013: 'Rail budget has nothing for us'

Shariq Majeed — 2013-02-27T07:17:23+05:30

As far as the industry in the city is concerned, the rail budget has nothing of value to offer.

Rail Budget 2013: Soon, book your tickets from mobile

2013-02-27T07:17:15+05:30

Railway minister Pawan Kumar Bansal has announced a project that will allow passengers to book railway tickets from their mobile phones.

Rail Budget 2013: Pricier tatkal upsets Chandigarh

2013-02-27T07:17:12+05:30

The city has condemned hike in reservation charges under tatkal and superfast schemes and freight charges.

Rail Budget 2013: Freedom from renewing free passes every year

2013-02-27T07:16:18+05:30

Even as most sections of passengers in the Chakradhapur division of the South Eastern Railway (SER) zone have termed railway minister Pawan Kumar Bansal's budget as uninspiring, one group - freedom fighters - has welcomed the budget presented in the Parliament on Tuesday.

Rail Budget 2013: Singhbhum trade bodies sore about budget

2013-02-27T07:13:03+05:30

Rail users of the Chakradharpur division, the leading revenue earning unit of the railways, have expressed disappointment with the budget.

Rail Budget 2013: Northeast gets four new trains

2013-02-27T07:05:49+05:30

Union railway minister Pawan Kumar Bansal gave the landlocked northeast (NE) four new trains. The railway ministry is also set to commission the first rail link to Arunachal Pradesh and is working on putting another NE state, Manipur, on the railway map of the country soon.

Rail Budget 2013: China proximity spurs first train link to Arunachal

2013-02-27T07:03:40+05:30

Arunachal Pradesh's proximity to China has prompted the Railways to include this remote state in the country's railway network. Union railway minister Pawan Kumar Bansal in his budget speech, while saying the nation security was a top priority for the ministry, said the Harmuti (Assam)-Naharlagun (Arunachal Pradesh) would be commissioned this year.