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Mumbai: 445 bridges to undergo safety audit, says Piyush Goyal
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], July 3 (ANI): After a part of a foot over bridge caved in at Mumbai's Andheri station, Union Railway Minister Piyush Goyal on Tuesday said that 445 bridges in Mumbai suburban will undergo safety audit.
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Mumbai Bridge Collapse: Piyush Goyal thanks motor man for averting major d
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], July 3 (ANI): Union Railway Minister Piyush Goyal on Tuesday said that he will reward motorman Chandrashekhar Sawant, who averted a bigger tragedy by stopping the train as soon as he saw an overhead electric line snap, when a part of a bridge collapsed in Mumbai
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Mumbai bridge collapse: Rs 1 lakh ex-gratia announced for injured
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], July 3 (ANI): Railway Minister Piyush Goyal on Tuesday ordered an inquiry and announced a compensation of Rs 1 lakh for those injured after part of a road overbridge (ROB) collapsed at the Mumbai's Andheri West Station amid heavy rains.
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Any work related to safety will be given highest priority: Railway Ministr
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 18 (ANI): Union Railway Minister Piyush Goyal on Monday pitched for safety in Railways and said "any work related to safety will be given the highest priority."
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Railways conscious of social, economic responsibilities: Piyush Goyal
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), June 5 (ANI): Union Railway Minister Piyush Goyal on Tuesday said that Railways is conscious of its dual responsibilities, both in social and economic spheres.
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Piyush Goyal flags off Humsafar Jodhpur Bandra Express
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Jodhpur (Rajasthan) [India], June 3 (ANI): Union Railway Minister Piyush Goyal on Saturday flagged off Humsafar Jodhpur Bandra Express at Bhagat Ki Kothi Railway Station in Rajasthan's Jodhpur.
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Railways plan to increase speed of rail travel
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 30 (ANI): Railway Minister Piyush Goyal on Wednesday said that the Indian Railways are working on a mission to add electrification to increase the speed of rail travel and reduce the impact on the environment.
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Piyush Goyal to be Finance Minister till Jaitley recovers
Updated : 8 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 14 (ANI): Railway Minister Piyush Goyal will temporarily have an additional charge of Ministry of Finance and Ministry of Corporate Affairs till Arun Jaitley recovers.
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EC took 'extraordinary step' by postponing RR Nagar election: Piyush Goyal
Updated : 8 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 11 (ANI): Union Railway Minister Piyush Goyal on Friday lauded the Election Commission's (EC) decision to postpone the polling in Bengaluru's Raja Rajeshwari Nagar constituency and called it an 'extraordinary step'.
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Piyush Goyal hits out at Rahul Gandhi over fundamental issues
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], May 10 (ANI): Hours after Congress President Rahul Gandhi hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over fundamental issues, Union Railway Minister Piyush Goyal on Thursday said that the former, along with the failed and corrupt Siddaramaiah-led government, ha
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Piyush Goyal pitches for improvisation in Railways
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], May 10 (ANI): Union Railway Minister Piyush Goyal on Wednesday pitched for making Railways cotemporary and modern in order to improve its connectivity with the world.
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Railways reverse auction will save Rs 20,000 crore annually
Updated : 8 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 2 (ANI): To ensure substantial savings for Indian Railways, Railway Minister Piyush Goyal has advocated implementation of electronic reverse auction (ERA) for all high value procurements which will result in a 10 percent saving in costs and a total saving of up to Rs.
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