Searched for
RAILWAY CONVENTION COMMITTEE
Parliament panel flags losses due to ticketless travellingThe committee are deeply concerned to note the huge number of persons detected travelling without or with improper tickets in Indian railwa...
Parliament panel raises concerns over lack of infrastructure in railways to deal with cybercrimesRailway Convention Committee that submitted its report in Parliament said they ministry's vigilance directorate was not foolproof to deal w...
Government approves one-time waiver of Railways' dividend payoutWith this, the railways can now approach the Parliament for its approval to the waiver.
Parliamentary panel asks Indian Railways to speed up station redevelopment projectsThe committee asked railways to make efforts to rope in more private operators to run the container trains so that there is further increas...
Parliamentary panel seeks separate funds for 'green' Railway projects"It is also a matter of concern that there are no investment partners in the PPP model for installation of wind farms," its latest report s...
Parliamentary panel finds irregularities in railways scrap auctionRailways is a major generator of scrap, and scrap disposal is a one of the important functions of the public transporter which generates Rs...
Parliamentary panel advocates variable fare structure in railwaysPanel has, however, cautioned the railways that this fare structure should not be at the cost of the passengers and their the interest must...
Railways working on long-term development plan: Suresh PrabhuAppreciating the demand of members for expanding railway network, Prabhu said "more is not enough, railways must become vibrant."
Why should 'over-burdened' Railways pay dividend, asks Suresh PrabhuRailways is "over-burdened" with about Rs 60,000 crore worth of public service obligation and increased wage bill and it has to be "India's...
RLDA yet to develop 47 vacant sites yet, says panelThe committee has stressed that the non-development of a single site commercially till date has tended to negate the very purpose of settin...
Rail roko movements in Cooch Behar, Kokrajhar affect train movementRailway services were today affected due to blockades on separate issues at Cooch Behar in West Bengal and Kokrajhar in Assam.
Railway told to pay four per cent dividend for 2015-16Keeping in mind the Seventh Pay Commission's recommendations, Railway Convention Committee has proposed for 4 per cent dividend.
CPM's Basudeb Acharia not impressed with rail budgetNine-term Lok Sabha MP Acharia's association with railways predates formation of the ministry's standing committee in 1993.
Parliamentary panel asks Railways to re-prioritise projectsA Parliamentary committee has recommended Railways to carry out a fresh exercise in re-prioritisation of projects considering the available...
- Railways rapped for tardy progress in laying new lines
A parliamentary committee has rapped the Railways for tardy progress in executing projects related to laying new lines.
- Railways seeks service tax waiver to keep its finances in order
An increase in diesel prices in June has added to the worries of the state-run utility, whose finances are already strained by populist mea...
- Need for NH protection force : Yechuri
CPI(M) politburo member Sitaram Yechuri said like the Railways, there was a need to create a dedicated force to the country's National High...