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Budget 2019: Railway passengers expect more measures for safety and cleanl
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 1 (ANI): Railway passengers are hoping more measures on railway safety, more coaches and cleanliness in trains will be announced in the Interim Budget on Friday.
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Fire breaks out near passenger waiting room at Bhubaneshwar railway statio
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Bhubaneshwar (Odisha) Feb 1 (ANI): A fire breaks out near passenger waiting room at Bhubaneshwar railway station on Friday.
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MoS Railways expects more investment
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 1 (ANI): Minister of State for Railways Manoj Sinha on Friday morning said that he was expecting more investment in railways from the Interim Budget for 2019-20, which Finance Minister Piyush Goyal will present in the Lok Sabha at 11 am.
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Piyush Goyal gets Carnot Prize for power reforms, donates the prize money
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 30 (ANI): Railway Minister Piyush Goyal has been awarded the Carnot Prize for his contribution towards sustainable energy solutions by the University of Pennsylvania here on Wednesday.
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Now, book railway tickets with JioRail app
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Maharashtra [India], January 28 (ANI): Telecom operator Reliance Jio has announced a new smartphone app which will allow JioPhone and JioPhone 2 users to book railway tickets, cancel bookings, and check PNR status.
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Delhi's air quality worsens, fog disrupts rail traffic
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 27 (ANI): A thick blanket of fog engulfed Delhi on Sunday with visibility dropping to less than 50 meters and minimum temperature hovering at 5 degrees Celsius, the weather department said on Sunday.
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Malaysia cancels $20 bn China-backed rail project
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia), Jan 26 (ANI): Malaysia has cancelled a $20 bn rail project being built and financed by China after failed attempts to lower the price, a Minister said on Saturday.
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IRCTC introduces on-the-spot e-payment for food in trains
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi (India), Jan 26 (ANI): In consonance with the spirit of “Digital India” the Indian Railway Catering & Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) has introduced the electronic payment mode for the food items on trains through the use of Point of Sale (POS) machines.
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Rain for Delhi shortlived as air quality dips, fog delays trains
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 24 (ANI): Relief for people in the national capital following a downpour was short-lived on Thursday as the Air Quality Index deteriorated to "moderate" from "satisfactory" levels. A thick blanket of fog also engulfed the region causing delay in the schedules of at le
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Odisha CM writes to Railways Min demanding Bhubaneswar -Rourkela Shatabdi
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], Jan 24 (ANI): Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has written to Railways Minister Piyush Goyal demanding Shatabdi connectivity between Bhubaneswar and Rourkela via Jharsuguda in the state.
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Railways begin mega recruitment process, 10 % vacancies reserved for EWS
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 23 (ANI): In line with the mega recruitment process for recruitment of 1,51,548 employees initiated 14 months ago, Indian Railways will initiate fresh recruitment of 2,30,000 more employees under various cadres of Indian Railways, which will be recruited over the next
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Railways to recruit 4 lakh emplyees in 2 yrs: Goyal
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 23 (ANI): Railway Minister Piyush Goyal on Wednesday said that Railways is in the process of recruiting four lakh people as 1.32 lakh seats are presently vacant and 1 lakh employees will retire in two years.
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