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Piyush Goyal empowers Railway GMs to spend necessary amount on safety
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharshtra) [India], Sept 30 (ANI): In the wake of Friday's stampede at Elphinstone Road station, Union Railway Minister Piyush Goyal on Saturday empowered the Railways' General Managers to spend whatever is necessary on safety.
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Death toll rises to 23 in Mumbai stampede
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Sep 30 (ANI): The death toll in Mumbai stampede increased to 23 after a person succumbed to injury on Saturday.
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We don't need enemies like Pakistan when Railways is enough to kill people
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Sept 30 (ANI): Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray on Saturday criticized the Centre for not doing enough to ensure passenger safety on railways, and added that the country does not need terrorists or enemies like Pakistan when the railways is e
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Shiv Sena expresses grief, attacks Centre over negligence of railway commu
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], September 30 (ANI): The Shiv Sena on Saturday expressed grief over stampede at the Elphinstone railway station's foot over bridge and continued its attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government at the Centre stating that rather than looking into the safe
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All suburban stations in Mumbai will be inspected within a week: Piyush Go
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], September 29 (ANI): Railway Minister Piyush Goyal on Friday assured that all the suburban stations in Mumbai will be inspected within a week.
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Mumbai Stampede: Nadda offers complete assistance
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 29 (ANI): Union Health Minister J P Nadda on Friday offered complete assistance to the Maharashtra government in wake of Mumbai Stampede.
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Mumbai stampede victims to get Rs. five lakh ex gratia: Piyush Goyal
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India] Sept.29 (ANI): Railway Minister Piyush Goyal on Friday said his ministry and the Maharashtra Government will give Rs. five lakh as ex gratia to each of the families of the 22 deceased who had lost their lives in the stampede here this morning.
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Piyush Goyal orders high-level enquiry in Mumbai stampede
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra), Sept 29 (ANI): A high-level enquiry headed by the Chief Safety Officer of Western Railways has been ordered on Friday in Mumbai stampede which claimed 22 lives.
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Track renewal, elimination of unmanned crossings priority for Indian Railw
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 28 (ANI): Railway Minister Piyush Goyal on Thursday announced that passenger safety is his highest priority and in this regard, it has been decided to prioritise track renewal over new lines/gauge conversion and eliminate over 5,000 unmanned level crossings in a
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Space technology to be used to make train travel safer: Piyush Goyal
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept. 28 (ANI): Railway Minister Piyush Goyal on Thursday said passenger safety in the Indian Railways is a pressing and urgent need for the government and that the use of space technology is actively being considered for the same.
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Railway Hotel Tender Case: Lalu seeks two-week time to appear before CBI
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 25 (ANI): Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) Chief Lalu Prasad Yadav's lawyer on Monday sought two-week time from the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for former Railways minister to appear before it in connection with the railway hotel tender case.
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Rahul Gandhi undermines India on international platform: Piyush Goyal
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] September 25 (ANI): Union Railway Minister Piyush Goyal on Monday said that the Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi is spoiling country's image on the international level.
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