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Piyush Goyal pitches for private investment in railways, says passengers s
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 14 (ANI): Noting that private investment in passenger services will lead to "public good", Railway Minister Piyush Goyal on Tuesday said that passengers should have the choice to be able to use superior services at competitive prices and underlined that investment i
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PM Modi's idea to convert railway coaches into isolation wards, says Piyus
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 14 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi gave the "innovative idea" days before the lockdown to convert railway coaches into isolation wards for supplementing efforts to tackle COVID-19, Railway Minister Piyush Goyal said on Tuesday.
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Indian Railways to generate 8 lakh man days of employment for migrants til
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 14 (ANI): The Indian Railways Ministry on Tuesday said it will generate 8 lakh man-days employment in various infrastructure projects across six states till October 2020.
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Rail Bhawan shut for 2 days for sanitisation after some officials test COV
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 14 (ANI): The Rail Bhawan, headquarters of the Indian Railways will remain shut for two days from July 14 to carry out intensive sanitisation after some officials were found COVID-19 positive in the premises, according to an order issued on Monday.
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Indian Railways gears up to become "Green Railway" by 2030
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 13 (ANI): With a goal of transforming Indian Railways into Green Railways by 2030, Ministry of Railways, has taken a number of major initiatives towards mitigation of global warming and combating climate change.
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Indian Railways loads Special Parcel train to Bangladesh for transporting
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 12 (ANI): For the first time in its history, the Indian Railways loaded a special Parcel train beyond the country borders to Benapole in Bangladesh with dry chillies from Reddipalem in Guntur District of Andhra Pradesh state.
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PM Modi has approved 100 percent electrification of Indian Railways: Piyus
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 11 (ANI): Minister of Railways Piyush Goyal on Saturday said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved a program for 100 per cent electrification of Indian Railways.
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Railways to convert 503 coaches into isolation wards for Covid-19 patients
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 11 (ANI): In a bid to provide additional healthcare facilities to Delhi-NCR residents to combat coronavirus, Northern Railways will provide 503 isolation coaches to be used as COVID-19 wards.
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In a first, Railways will export dry chillies to Bangladesh via special pa
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 11 (ANI): Indian Railways will export dry chillies to Bangladesh through a special parcel train for the first time, Union Railway Minister Piyush Goyal announced on Friday.
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Two trains with COVID-19 isolation coaches deployed at Patna Junction
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Patna (Bihar) [India], July 10 (ANI): The Indian Railways deployed two trains with 21 COVID-19 isolation coaches each at Patna Junction on Thursday.
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NRTI announces admission for academic session 2020-21
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 10 (ANI): The National Rail and Transportation Institute (NRTI) under the Ministry of Railways in Vadodara on Friday announced admissions for the academic session 2020-21.
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K'taka: South Western Railway sets up Business Development Unit to boost f
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Mysuru (Karnataka) [India], July 10 (ANI): In a push to increase focus on the freight business, the Mysuru division of the South Western Railways (SWR) has set up a Business Development Unit (BDU).
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