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Delhi Cold Wave: Low visibility continues to take toll on railway, flight
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec. 19 (ANI): Twenty four trains are running late, five have been rescheduled and one has been cancelled due to foggy weather in the national capital on Monday.
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PM stresses on connectivity to Afghanistan, Tajikistan and Central Asia
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec. 17 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday stressed on the need to develop the existing port and transport infrastructure and connectivity through road and rail network to Afghanistan, Tajikistan and Central Asia.
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Slack growth of infrastructure main challenge for railways, says Prabhu
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec.17 (ANI): Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu said here today that even though the investment in railways has been stepped up by three times in the last two years as compared to the last decade, the sector is still suffering from a lack of investment.
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IRCTC sets up Executive Lounge at Visakhapatnam station
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Visakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh) [India], Dec.17 (ANI): Going ahead with its plans to provide airport lounge-like facilities to rail passengers, Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) has set up an Executive Lounge at Visakhapatnam station, a first of its kind in the Eastern Z
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Multimodal transport and port-led industrialization, a game changer: Nitin
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 16 (ANI): The government is planning to develop an integrated system of roads, railways, airports and water ports and is also working on port-led industrialization, said Nitin Jairam Gadkari, Union Minister for Road Transport, Highways and Shipping, and described the d
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Cyclone Vardah: Chennai Suburban Railway Network suspended till further no
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) [India], Dec. 12 (ANI): Indian Railways spokesperson Anil Kumar Saxena on Monday said that the Chennai Suburban Railway Network has been suspended till further notice following the landfall of Cyclone Vardah.
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Foggy woes: Holidayers in agony as train, flight services down
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec. 12 (ANI): More than 82 trains were delayed and 16 were cancelled due to dense fog in various places of north India today. According to Northern Railways, 23 trains were rescheduled as the visibility reduced to less than 400 metres.
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Artistic initiative makes Surat railway station 'khubsurat'
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Surat (Gujarat) [India], Dec. 12 (ANI): A diamond manufacturing company has taken on the responsibility of making the railway station in Surat, Gujarat, passenger-friendly and attractive.
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Digital economy: Govt announces discount on online railway bookings, lower
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec. 11 (ANI): In an effort to promote digital and cashless economy in the country, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Sunday announced a slew of measures in the two-day long meeting of the GST Council held here.
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Union Cabinet approves Pune Metro Rail Project Phase - 1
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 7 (ANI): The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday approved the development of Pune Metro Rail Project Phase - 1.
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Infuriated passengers block railway track in Thane
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Thane (Maharashtra) [India], Dec.7 (ANI): Angry passengers blocked railway tracks in Maharastra's Thane district on Wednesday as train services were halted due to a technical snag in the system.
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Baby jumbo among three killed by speeding train in Assam
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Nagaon (Assam) [India], Dec. 5 (ANI): Three elephants - aged about 15, 13 and 3 years - were found dead by a railway patrolling team on Monday morning after they were hit by the 15905 Up Kanyakumari-Dibrugarh Vivek Express near Jugijan railway station in Nagaon District late last night.
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