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Indian Railways will never be privatised, says Piyush Goyal
Updated : 5 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 16 (ANI): Union Railway Minister Piyush Goyal on Tuesday said that Indian Railways will never be privatised but private investment that enhances service standards for passengers should be welcomed.
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Indian Railways completes arch bottom of Chenab Bridge
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New Delhi [India], March 15 (ANI): The arch bottom of the Chenab Bridge, the world's highest railway bridge, was completed yesterday, said General Manager of Northern Railways Ashutosh Gangal on Monday.
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Indian Railways' parcel management system to be extended to 523 locations
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New Delhi [India], March 14 (ANI): The new parcel management system (PMS) of the Indian Railways will soon be extended from 84 locations to 523 as part of its transformation geared towards providing transportation for small consignments over a vast network of stations.
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Indian Railway surpasses last year cumulative freight loading
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New Delhi [India], March 12 (ANI): Indian Railways surpassed last year's total Cumulative freight loading in spite of Covid-19 challenges, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Railway Board Suneet Sharma said on Friday.
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Railways ensures 100 pc compliance of payment of minimum wages to contract
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New Delhi [India], March 11 (ANI): Indian Railways has ensured 100 per cent compliance of payment of minimum wages to contract workers through e-application Shramik Kalyan Portal, the Ministry of Railways informed on Thursday.
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National Rail Plan aims to increase modal share of Railways in freight to
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New Delhi [India], March 11 (ANI): Union Railway Minister Piyush Goyal on Wednesday said that the Indian Railways has prepared a National Rail Plan (NRP) to create a "future ready" Railway system by 2030.
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WB coal mining scam: SC to hear all SLPs in plea challenging Calcutta HC o
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New Delhi [India], March 10 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Wednesday said all Special Leave Petitions (SLPs) in connection with the plea filed by the accused in a case pertaining to the alleged illegal mining and transportation of coal through Railways in West Bengal, will be taken together for
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Hitachi ABB Power Grids bags Rs 160 crore order from Railways
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Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], March 10 (ANI): Hitachi ABB Power Grids has won orders worth Rs 160 crore from Chittaranjan Locomotive Works (CLW) and Central Organisation for Rail Electrification (CORE) to power electric freight locomotives for the Indian Railways.
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Sri Lanka receives 10 state-of-the-art railway passenger coaches from Indi
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Colombo [Sri Lanka], March 10 (ANI): Sri Lanka has received ten state-of-the-art railway passenger coaches from India as part of the supply of 160 coaches to Sri Lankan Railways by the Rail India Technical and Economic Service (RITES).
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Report of Kolkata building fire will be submitted within 3 weeks, says Rai
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New Delhi [India], March 10 (ANI): After nine people, including three railway officials and a Railway Protection Force (RPF) personnel died in the Monday evening fire that broke out at a multi-story building in Kolkata, a senior Railway official said that report of the high-level committee s
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'Light Detection and Ranging' survey begins for Mumbai-Ahmedabad high-spee
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New Delhi [India], March 9 (ANI): The aerial Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) survey to capture data for the Mumbai-Ahmedabad high-speed rail corridor has begun on Tuesday, informed Union Railways Minister Piyush Goyal.
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Kolkata fire: PM Modi announces Rs 2 lakh ex-gratia to next of kin of dece
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New Delhi [India], March 9 (ANI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday condoled the loss of lives in the fire that took place in Kolkata Monday evening and approved an ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakh to the next of kin of the deceased persons, and Rs 50,000 to those who were seriously injured. Read More
