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1,253 railway stations to be revamped under Adarsh Station scheme by 2022-
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 5 (ANI): Union Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Friday informed the Rajya Sabha that as many as 1,253 Railway stations across the country had been identified for development, out of which 1,215 stations so far have been developed and the remaining stations are
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LS passes bill to convert National Rail and Transportation University into
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 3 (ANI): The Lok Sabha on Wednesday passed a bill that seeks to convert the National Rail and Transportation University, a deemed university, into Gati Shakti Vishwavidyalaya, an autonomous Central University under the administrative control of the Ministry of Railw
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Railway Minister launches special superfast weekly train between Rewa, Uda
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Jabalpur (Madhya Pradesh) [India] July 31 (ANI): Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Sunday launched a weekly special superfast train between Rewa and Udaipur.
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Cabinet approves Rs 1.64 lakh crore revival package for BSNL
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 27 (ANI): The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved Rs 1.64 lakh crore revival package for Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL), Union Minister of Railways, Communications, Electronics and Information Technology, Ashwini Vaishnaw said.
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Mumbai: Congress workers attempt to stop train during protests against ED
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], July 27 (ANI): Services of Mumbai local train were disrupted on Wednesday morning for the second day.
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No approval granted for SilverLine project: Railways tells Kerala HC
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Kochi (Kerala) [India], July 26 (ANI): The Railway Board on Tuesday clarified to the Kerala High Court that it has not granted any approval for the SilverLine semi-high-speed rail project of the Kerala government.
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Northeast Frontier Railway celebrates week-long 'Azadi Ki Rail Gadi aur St
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Guwahati (Assam) [India], July 23 (ANI): As a part of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav, Northeast Frontier Railway celebrated week-long 'Azadi Ki Rail Gadi Aur Station' from July 18 to 23.
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Indian Railways suffer Rs 259.44 cr loss due to agitations against Agnipat
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 22 (ANI): Indian Railways suffered a loss of Rs 259.44 crores due to damage and destruction of its assets in agitations against the Agnipath Scheme, Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw told the Rajya Sabha on Friday.
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Concessions to all categories of rail passengers including senior citizens
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 22 (ANI): Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Friday informed the Rajya Sabha that "extending the scope of concessions to all categories of passengers including senior citizens is not desirable".
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RPF recovered narcotics worth Rs 40.58 cr in 3 years, says Railway Ministe
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 20 (ANI): In a massive drive against narcotics and drugs, Railway Protection Force (RPF) recovered narcotics worth Rs 40.58 crores and arrested 1,108 persons in three years, said Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Wednesday.
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Railways identified 1,253 stations for modernisation, says Ashwini Vaishna
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 20 (ANI): For the development of Railway stations, the Ministry of Railways has formulated various developmental schemes that are Model Station Scheme, Modern Station Scheme and Adarsh Station Scheme for the upgradation, modernization and augmentation of stations on I
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ED raids 3 places in Bengal in money laundering case against Rashmi Group
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 15 (ANI): The Enforcement Directorate (ED) carried out searches at three places in West Bengal in a case of 'Rashmi Group of Companies' related to the loss of Rs 73.40 crore to the public exchequer by deliberate mis-declaring the facts and mis-utilizing the dual fr
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