In a landmark achievement for India's infrastructure and connectivity, Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Katra-Srinagar railway line, including the iconic Chenab rail bridge. This fulfilled a long-cherished dream of Kashmir's integration with the nation.
Calling this day "historic", Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Friday said that the Chenab bridge part of the Srinagar-Baramulla Railway Line (USBRL) was constructed working in harmony with nature.
As Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated several railway projects in Jammu and Kashmir on Friday, the loco pilot of the newly launched Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra (SVDK) to Srinagar Vande Bharat Express said the achievement was only possible due to the "hard work, dedication, devotion
Ahead of its inauguration by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, a captivating video of India's first cable-stayed rail bridge - 'Anji Railway Bridge', built on the Anji River in the Reasi district of Jammu and Kashmir was shared by Union Railways Minister Ashwini on Friday.
In a social media post on X, Union Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw shared a mesmerising video of the bridge and captioned it, "Sapne nahi, hakiqat bunte hai." (We don't dream, we weave reality...)
"This will give a good jump to tourism. Economy will receive a significant benefit. We are making a total of 5 terminals in the stretch from Baramulla to Jammu from where things can be brought to and forth. If we have to send produce from here to any part of the country, fruits and handicraf
"PM Narendra Modi Ji has increased Kerala's railway budget from average Rs372 Cr (2009-14) to Rs3,042 Cr in FY 2025-26. We are working on 3rd and 4th line from North to South Kerala, so that both passengers and cargo can move by rail," the union minister said in a post X.
Minister for Electronics and Information Technology Ashwini Vaishnaw met the president of Paraguay, Santiago Pena and discussed opportunities regarding the growth of Indian railways.
Minister for Electronics and Information Technology Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Friday that the government is working on a PhD programme so that the Artificial Intelligence mission could fund the basic fundamental research in AI.
Union Minister Scindia had written a letter to the Railway Minister, highlighting the difficulties of passengers of the Gwalior-Chambal region, including his Guna parliamentary constituency, especially the educated youth who face difficulties in travelling for their work and requested him fo
In this context, PM Modi remarked that today, India is exporting a wide range of products, from smartphones and cars to toys, military weapons, and medicines. Not just that, India is now independently manufacturing railway systems, metro infrastructure, and related technology, and exporting
Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said the facility will produce locomotives equipped with advanced sensor technology and is expected to begin exports within three years.