CPI Rajya Sabha MP Binoy Viswam on Wednesday wrote to Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw urging him to increase the number of general coaches in trains and make sustainable plans for their regular upkeep to ensure hygienic and trouble-free travel.
The CBI also conducted searches at the premises of Rajya Sabha MP Prem Chand Gupta at Noida, Delhi and Gurugram in the same alleged land-for-jobs scam.
"PM Modi is a leader who understands the grassroots, the realities of life, and understands the problem of poverty," the minister said while addressing the business community in Davanagere in Karnataka on Friday.
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Wednesday wrote to Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw regarding the allotment of stops for the newly launched Vande Bharat Express train in Thiruvalla and Tirur.
On his visit to India, Apple chief executive officer (CEO) Tim Cook on Wednesday evening met Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw at the Railway Ministry office in the national capital.
Talking to ANI, Vaishnaw said, "Khatu Shyam Ji is one of the most revered temples visited by people of the world. About 50-60 lakh devotees visit Khatu Shyam ji in a year. Railway has made a plan to connect all our cultural heritage and places of reverence. Arrangements have been made so tha
The Enforcement Directorate on Thursday questioned Chanda Yadav, daughter of former Union Railway Minister and Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) supremo Lalu Prasad Yadav in connection with its ongoing money laundering case linked to the alleged land-for-jobs scam.
"After special efforts by MP GVL Narasimha Rao and intervention with Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, Railway Board today announced special trains to be operated between Visakhapatnam and Varanasi during Ganga Pushkaralu and during the summer season," the press release said.