Railways sanctions Ferozepur-Patti rail link project in Punjab, says MoS BittuThe Ministry of Railways has approved the Ferozepur-Patti rail link project, costing Rs 764 crore. This new line will significantly reduce ...
12 Nov, 2025, 06.36 PM IST
Punjab village's 40-year train delay: The Rs 2,000 crore question. When will the train to Talwara arrive?Nearly four decades after it was first cleared, the Nangal Dam–Talwara railway line remains incomplete. The ₹2,000 crore project has made s...
05 Aug, 2025, 02.18 PM IST
Cabinet approves Rs 1,878 crore highway and Rs 1,332 crore railway projectsThe Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs approved major infrastructure projects, including a ₹1,878 crore six-lane highway and ₹1,332 cror...
10 Apr, 2025, 12.52 AM IST
Union Budget: To improve rail infra, Rs 5,421 cr allocated for Punjab, Rs 3,416 cr for Haryana, says Ashwini VaishnawThe government allocated Rs 5,421 crore to Punjab and Rs 3,416 crore to Haryana for rail infrastructure in the Union Budget. Punjab will de...
03 Feb, 2025, 10.12 PM IST
15 rail stations in Haryana to be revamped under Amrit Bharat Station SchemePrime Minister Narendra Modi has laid the foundation for redeveloping 15 stations in Haryana as part of the 'Amrit Bharat Station Scheme.' ...
07 Aug, 2023, 11.07 AM IST
Cost overruns declined further in May to 19.86%The anticipated costs of 1,681 projects were Rs 4.8 lakh crore, higher than the original cost of Rs 24.2 lakh crore. Nearly half of the inf...
24 Jun, 2023, 08.32 PM IST
Prime Minister Modi asks state govts to learn from mistakes on Infra projectsNine key infrastructure projects worth Rs 41,500 crore-three involving national highways, two from the ministry of railways and one project...
23 Feb, 2023, 12.33 AM IST
Ashoka Buildcon emerges lowest bidder for Rs 443 crore railway project in PunjabAshoka Buildcon has submitted the bid to Rail Vikas Nigam Ltd in joint venture with Stroytech Services LLC.
05 Mar, 2019, 11.27 AM IST
Suresh Prabhu flags off maiden train between Sonepat-JindPrabhu said railways has joined hands with Haryana seeking speedy execution of viable rail projects in the state in a joint venture model.
26 Jun, 2016, 08.15 PM IST
Parkash Singh Badal terms Rail Budget 'balanced', 'pro-people'Badal today termed the rail budget as "balanced, pro-people, and visionary" which is aimed at putting the Railways on the "right track".
25 Feb, 2016, 08.51 PM IST
Railways, Punjab to form joint stock company for rail projectsThe Railways minister said the initiative would result in connecting missing rail links in the state, besides modernising important station...
23 Mar, 2015, 08.29 PM IST
Punjab CM Parkash Singh Badal, Rail Minister to lay foundation of logistics hubPunjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal and Railways Minister Suresh Prabhu would jointly lay the foundation stone of Multi-Modal Logisti...
06 Jan, 2015, 05.01 PM IST
- Railways signs MoU with DFCC
The MoU was signed by Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation (DFCC) and Ministry of Railways on March 15, officials said today.
18 Mar, 2013, 10.05 PM IST
- Railway Budget 2011: Punjab criticises rail budget
Talking to media persons here, Badal said that while presenting the Railway budget Benerjee should have known that she was representing the...
25 Feb, 2011, 06.06 PM IST
- Cities in Punjab to be interconnected with 4 or 6-lane roads
All cities of Punjab would be interconnected with four or six-lane roads after completion of seven major projects worth Rs 6,689 crore.
16 Aug, 2010, 05.36 PM IST
- Mamata takes charge of Railways
For Mamata Banerjee home is clearly where the heart is. On Tuesday, she formally took charge of the railway ministry in Kolkata in her inim...
27 May, 2009, 02.52 PM IST
- Parkash Singh Badal meets Railways Minister
The Centre has agreed in principle to create world class railway infrastructure in Punjab thereby upgrading the existing railway stations a...
10 Feb, 2008, 02.36 AM IST