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PM Modi lauds senior citizens for giving up subsidy for travel in Indian R
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
London [U.K.], Apr. 19 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi in an interactive session of 'Bharat Ki Baat Sabke Saath' lauded the efforts of senior citizens of India for giving up the travel subsidy while availing the services of Indian Railways.
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Country proud of Indian Railways: Piyush Goyal
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) [India] April 17 (ANI): The whole country is proud of the Indian Railways, said Union Railways Minister Piyush Goyal on Monday.
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Engine driver suspended as locomotive derails
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr. 14 (ANI): An engine driver on Saturday was suspended after an out of control diesel locomotive derailed near the east end of Anand Vihar station.
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1,25,000 Bio-toilets installed in train coaches
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] Apr 12(ANI): The Indian Railways at present have commissioned and are operating 27 sections as Green Corridors. All the trains plying on these sections are running with all the coaches equipped with bio-toilets.
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First India-Bangladesh container train flagged off
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], Apr 4 (ANI): The trial run of the first container train to run between Kolkata and Dhaka was flagged off on Tuesday.
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Railways achieves target of 100% LED lighting at all stations
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar. 31 (ANI): Indian Railways on Saturday said it has achieved the target of installing LED lights in all the stations, a year before the deadline.
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Vacancy in Indian Railways hiked by 20,000
Updated : 7 years, 12 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar. 29 (ANI): In a bid to create more job opportunities, the Indian Railways announced a 20,000-hike in vacancies in the department.
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Railways to revamp 90 stations
Updated : 8 years ago IST
New Delhi, [India] Mar 23 (ANI): In an attempt to increase passenger amenities and to give an aesthetic makeover to the major stations across the network, Ministry of Railways has formulated a plan to redevelop 90 stations.
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Centre, ADB ink $120mn loan agreement to improve rail infrastructure
Updated : 8 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar. 17 (ANI): The Centre and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) signed a loan agreement to the tune of USD 120 million for the completion of works for double-tracking and electrification of railway tracks along high-density corridors to improve operational efficiency of Ind
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Alstom completes all-electric 'Make-in-India' locomotive from Madhepura, a
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Madhepura (Bihar) [India], Mar. 11 (ANI): In line with the government's and Indian Railways' target towards 100 percent electrification and sustainable mobility, French multinational company Alstom announced the completion of its first all-electric locomotive from its facility here, on sched
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Indian railways deploy all women ticket checking staff
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Mumbai, (Maharashtra) [India] Mar 08 (ANI): In a first kind innitiative, Indian Railways has deployed an all-women ticket checking staff on Mumbai Central- Ahmedabad Shatabdi Express on Thursday.
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Sluggish attitude was prevalent among babus before NDA came to power: Goya
Updated : 8 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar. 07 (ANI): Union Minister Piyush Goyal on Tuesday said the National Democratic Alliance-led government had inherited a legacy where officials were just passing time, waiting for the next person to do the job.
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