Indian Railways
Fare hike may be curtains for rail minister Trivedi
14 Mar 2012
Trinamool Congress boss Mamata Banerjee has encouraged her party to oppose the rail fare hike proposed by Trivedi, which could lead to his resignation
Freight rates unchanged
14 Mar 2012
Highlights of railway budget 2012-13
14 Mar 2012
Rail fares hiked across the board
14 Mar 2012
Leaving the sensitive announcement to the end of his railway budget presentation, union minister Dinesh Trivedi today hiked passenger fares across the board for the first time in nine years
Rail budget: outlay to be biggest ever at Rs60,100 cr
14 Mar 2012
Presenting the rail budget, minister Dinesh Trivedi said his key focus would be on safety, along with modernisation and improving finances
Railway freight rates up ahead of budget
06 Mar 2012
Pitroda panel suggests Rs822,671-crore modernisation plan for Railways
28 Feb 2012
The group has suggested private participation in areas like new stations and terminals, high-speed railway lines, elevated rail corridor, freight terminals, leasing of wagons, loco and coach manufacturing and captive power projects
Pitroda panel suggests 25% one-time rail fare hike
23 Jan 2012
A committee on modernisation and upgrading of Indian Railways, headed by Sam Pitroda has recommended a passenger fare hike by 25 per cent and subsequent inflation-linked fares in the future
HCC JV to build longest bridge over Brahmaputra for Indian Railways
24 Nov 2011
This will be the fourth largest bridge in the country and the longest bridge over the Brahmaputra river
Railways limits `Tatkal’ booking time to one day
21 Nov 2011
World Bank offers $975-mn for eastern dedicated freight corridor
27 Oct 2011
The World Bank today signed a $975-million loan agreement with the Indian government to fund the first phase of the the eastern dedicated freight corridor linking the north and the east
Railways mulling options on passenger fare hike
20 Oct 2011
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