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4,800 illegal immigrants sent to Bangladesh from Bengal's border districts, says Suvendu AdhikariWest Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari stated that 4,800 illegal immigrants have been sent to Bangladesh. He also detailed efforts to ...
Railways renews push for installing Atmospheric Water GeneratorsIndian Railways has renewed its push to deploy Atmospheric Water Generators (AWGs) in water-scarce areas, asking zones, production units an...
Constructing 15 kilometres bullet train track every month: Ashwini VaishnawIndia is accelerating bullet train development, constructing 15 kilometers of high-speed track monthly. The first bullet train project is s...
Railway Budget 2016: A valiant effort in adverse conditionsThe Rail budget deserves to be commended for the valiant effort it makes to raise capacity and improve quality , boosting investment in the...
Budget 2016: FM Jaitley may stick to fiscal consolidation road mapThe general budget could also stagger or even pare allowances to government employees as per the Seventh Pay Commission award as these can ...
Railway Budget 2016: Indian Railways getting future readyToday’s Railway Budget was indeed corporate-like, clinically focused on the issues that are afflicting Indian Railways, the world’s fourth ...
Passengers get pride of place in Suresh Prabhu's second Railway BudgetThe customer-centric approach of the budget was underscored by initiatives such as Antyodaya Express and Deen Dayalu coaches for unreserved...
Railway Budget 2016: Suresh Prabhu announces measures for freight to increase modal shareIt also proposes to develop three dedicated freight corridors, draft a freight train timetable, increase the average speed of freight train...
MCCIA welcomes Union Railway Budget 2016"Long term freight contracts is a good commercial proposition but needs a further proactive approach," said Dr. Anant Sardeshmukh, Director...
Railway Budget 2016: Long term perspective of budget very good, says SK Nevatia of Hind Rectifiers"If you ask me specifically for the next year, I do not see anything clearly from the speech that something will help us."
Railway Budget 2016: Barcode ticketing a sign of hope for us, says Pundarika Bibireddy of Bartronics"The brighter signal for the company has been when the minister talked about bar code ticketing"
Railway Budget 2016: Hopeful that railways will be able to achieve revenue target of Rs 1,82,000 crores, says JSPL's Ravi Uppal"I think that he has basically maintained the continuity of direction that he had described last year."
Railway Budget 2016: Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu has dreamt big, but done little on ground, says Mythili Bhusnurmath, ET Now"The good thing of course is a small caveat here; he has talked in terms of some differential tariffs, where you do have some kind of train...
Highlights of the Railway Budget 2016-17Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu announced the Rail Budget for 2016-17 in the Parliament. Following are the highlights.
Railway Budget 2016: Suresh Prabhu may unveil new premium trainsPrabhu may resist from announcing any hike in passenger fares even as the transporter is under acute financial stress.
Railway Budget 2016: Hike on non-passenger tickets, monetisation of assets likely to provide funds, says Vinay Khattar, Edelweiss Financial"Tying up of funding through LIC and through international agencies and multilateral agencies has been the core strategy of the government."
Rail Budget 2016: Suresh Prabhu on tight rope walk to balance finances with aspirationsUpgradation of existing coaches with modern facilities and improved interiors are being planned in a big way to run trains on higher fares.
Rail Budget to unveil massive plan with Rs 1.25 lakh crore increased outlayWhile announcement of new trains is unlikely for the second consecutive year, a scheme for high-speed parcel trains is slated to be unveile...
Tarun Gogoi presents wish list for railway budget 2016, seeks super fast train and double trackGogoi requested for inclusion of double tracking of railway lines from Guwahati to Tinsukia for better, safer and faster links with the res...
Resource crunch: Rail budget may hike passenger fares by 5 to 10%The proposal is being considered against the backdrop of a decline in both passenger and freight earnings and the additional burden of Rs 3...