Indian Railways
Railways mulling options on passenger fare hike
20 Oct 2011
130 trains cancelled due to Telangana rail roko
15 Oct 2011
North-south railway services were disrupted on Saturday as Indian Railways cancelled more than 130 passenger trains passing through the Telangana region of Andhra Pradesh, following the launch of a three-day ‘rail roko’ agitation
Sam Pitroda to head panel on upgrading railways
22 Sep 2011
The government has constituted a committee of top financial experts and technocrats to look into ways and means for modernising Indian Railways
Railways considering fare hike
05 Sep 2011
Heritage station on Shimla line gutted in blaze
04 May 2011
The heritage Kandaghat railway station on the Kalka-Shimla heritage railway line, built entirely of wood, was gutted in a devastating fire on Tuesday morning
Highlights of the Railway Budget
25 Feb 2011
Over 200 new rail routes on the anvil: Mamata
25 Feb 2011
Stocks of railway-dependent companies down
25 Feb 2011
Mamata's rail budget envisages Rs576-bn outlay
25 Feb 2011
Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee has outlined an annual plan outlay of Rs57,630 crore for the next fiscal while presenting her budget for 2011
Full text of Railway Budget 2011-12
25 Feb 2011
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