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CCEA approves electrification of pending broad gauge routes
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sep 12 (ANI): The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs on Wednesday approved the proposal for electrification of balance unelectrified broad gauge of the Indian Railways comprising of 108 sections covering 13,675 route kilometres (16,540 track kilometres) at a cost of Rs.
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'Plan Bee' a success for Indian Railways
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sep 07 (ANI): The Indian Railways' initiative 'Plan Bee' to prevent trains from hitting elephants crossing tracks has turned out to be successful.
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Railways providing best speed WiFi at 710 stations: Piyush Goyal
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept 7 (ANI): Union Railways Minister Piyush Goyal has said that Indian Railways has taken Wi-Fi to 710 railway stations, while claiming that it is the best in the country in terms of speed.
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6000 railway stations will be WiFi-enabled in next 6 months: Piyush Goyal
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi (India) August 28 (ANI): Around 6,000 railway stations will be WiFi-enabled in the next six-eight months, Minister of Railways Piyush Goyal said on Tuesday.
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MoU signed for Indore manmade Railway line project
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 28 (ANI): A memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed between Jawaharlal Nehru Port (JNPT) and Ministry of Shipping on Tuesday in presence of Minister of Railways Piyush Goyal, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shiv
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Wifi at stations, bio vacuum-toilets in trains soon: Goyal
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 28 (ANI): Union Minister for Railways, Piyush Goyal on Tuesday said that the Bharatiya Janata Party-led Central Government will soon install WiFi at as many as 6000 railway stations across India.
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Railways denies hiring third-party sources for recruitment
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 25 (ANI): The Indian Railways clarified that it has not nominated any agent, coaching centers, intermediary or any other persons/institutes for recruitment of personnel, and said that any persons/institutes found to be giving false promises must be reported immediat
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UP: Free bus rides to women ahead of Raksha Bandhan
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Aug 25 (ANI): Ahead of Raksha Bandhan, the Uttar Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (UPSRTC) will offer free services to women in its buses of all categories, including the AC buses.
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Delhi: Railways to run Ladies Special Trains on Raksha Bandhan
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 24 (ANI): To make the occasion of Raksha Bandhan special for women, the Delhi Division of the Indian Railways has decided to run ladies special trains to help women travel in a safe and secure manner.
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Railways to elevate Vinesh Phogat, Bajrang Punia
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 22 (ANI): Wrestlers Bajrang Punia and Vinesh Phogat, who clinched gold medals at the ongoing 18th edition of the Asian Games in Jakarta, would be promoted to the rank of gazetted officers by the railways, Railway Ministry officials said on Tuesday.
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Major railway tracks restored in Kerala, Prabhu speaks on flight ops
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 21 (ANI): Indian Railways has restored all major tracks that were damaged due to Kerala floods, informed an official on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Union Minister Suresh Prabhu told that commercial flight operation from Kochi Naval Airport have started after war-footing effort
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Kerala floods: Railways to transport relief materials for free
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 18 (ANI): Union Railways Minister Piyush Goyal on Saturday announced that Railways will provide free transportation of relief material for Kerala through various state government agencies, Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs) and other Government agencies.
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