MoS Somanna announces new stoppage for Solapur Express in Hassan distA new stop for the Solapur Express has been announced in Hassan district. This fulfills a long-standing local demand. Hassan railway statio...
01 Jun, 2026, 06.23 PM IST
Parle Melody: The ₹1 soft power twist Modi served to Meloni and the worldPrime Minister Modi's gift of a Parle Melody toffee to Italy's Giorgia Meloni symbolised India's evolving soft power. Beyond traditional ex...
21 May, 2026, 12.59 PM IST
Saving fuel: MoS Somanna travels on metro & bike to flag off express train in BengaluruMinister of State V Somanna travelled by Namma Metro and an electric bike, responding to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's call to reduce fuel...
17 May, 2026, 09.16 PM IST
Jal Jeevan: Somanna disputes CM Siddaramaiah’s claims on Centre’s support to KarnatakaA dispute has emerged between Union Minister V Somanna and Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah regarding the Jal Jeevan Mission program. ...
30 Apr, 2026, 09.27 PM IST
Somanna, Bommai & Wadiyar hit out at Congress over women’s quota BillUnion Minister V Somanna, MP Basavaraj Bommai, and MP Yaduveer Wadiyar criticized Chief Minister Siddaramaiah. They stated the Congress par...
23 Apr, 2026, 07.08 PM IST
Karnataka got record budget allocation for railways, says MoS Jalshakti V SomannaSixty-one railway stations across the state are being redeveloped under the Amrit Bharat Station Scheme, he told the media in Bengaluru.
09 Apr, 2026, 09.26 PM IST
Railway projects worth Rs 53,000 cr underway in Karnataka, says MoS SomannaKarnataka's railway infrastructure development is set to accelerate with a Rs 7748 crore allocation in the Union Budget. Over Rs 52,000 cro...
17 Feb, 2026, 09.44 PM IST
Somanna urges Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari to speed up STRR project around Bengaluru, upgrade NH in TumakuruV Somanna met Nitin Gadkari to speed up compensation for landowners. This is for the Satellite Town Ring Road project. The project covers t...
25 Sep, 2025, 09.39 PM IST
Unmmaned level crossings to be eliminated by 2021: MoS for Railways Rajen GohainThe railways has directed all divisions to eliminate unmanned level crossings by 2021, Gohain said, after flagging off Bikaner-Bilaspur-Bik...
13 Jul, 2018, 07.49 PM IST
Government faces embarrassment in Lok Sabha over absence of ministersGovernment today faced embarrassment in Lok Sabha when a question relating to Railway Ministry was taken up but both Minister Suresh Prabhu...
04 May, 2016, 01.34 PM IST
You smelt it right, Railways washes blankets every two monthsDefending Sinha’s statement, the railways said blankets cannot be washed every day, which is why an extra bed sheet is provided to cover it.
27 Feb, 2016, 11.01 AM IST
Africa outreach: Top state ministers named envoysUsually, the foreign minister is deputed as the PM’s special envoy to invite seven other South Asian leaders for the SAARC summit.
29 Jun, 2015, 04.37 AM IST
Rail Budget 2015: No possibility of reduction in train fares, says Manoj Sinha, MoS Railways"It (fare reduction) will not be done. Fares are already low and government is giving subsidy," Minister of State for Railways Manoj Sinha ...
19 Feb, 2015, 05.24 PM IST
Cabinet expansion: Speculation mounts over portfoliosDelay in the announcement of the portfolios led to speculation in the media about some of the portfolios including the widely expected Defe...
09 Nov, 2014, 11.23 PM IST
- FDI in retail: Trinamool Congress ministers submit resignations to Prime Minister
TMC Ministers today submitted their resignations to PM who expressed sadness over the ally's decision in protest against allowing FDI in re...
21 Sep, 2012, 05.07 PM IST
- Cabinet reshuffle: Praful, Khurshid and Jaiswal made Cabinet ministers
Oil Minister Murli Deora was replaced as also Roads Minister Kamal Nath, who was seen as moving slow on boosting India's creaky infrastruct...
19 Jan, 2011, 05.18 PM IST
- Mamata set to get rail ministry
Contrary to all speculation about the Trinamool Congress driving a hard bargain in view of its strength in the 15th Lok Sabha, Ms Mamata Ba...
22 May, 2009, 04.51 AM IST