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No privatisation of Railways: Govt to Rajya Sabha
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 24 (ANI): Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Thursday told Rajya Sabha that there is no plan from the government to privatise Indian Railways.
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No proposal to close any Railway Recruitment Board: Ashwini Vaishnaw
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 12 (ANI): Amid reports regarding the closure of the Thiruvananthapuram Railway Recruitment Board, Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Friday clarified that no proposal has been sent by the ministry to close any Railway Recruitment Board.
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Karnataka CM meets Ashwini Vaishnaw in Delhi, seek more rakes for supply o
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 8 (ANI): The issue of providing more rakes for the supply of coal was discussed with Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw in the meeting, informed Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Monday.
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Over 2 lakh posts lying vacant in different Zone of Railways
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 4 (ANI): Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Friday informed the Rajya Sabha in writing that there are 2,65,547 posts lying vacant across departments which include 2,177 gazetted posts and 2,63,370 Non-gazetted posts in Railways.
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Railway Minister urges students not to take law in their hands, assures th
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 26 (ANI): After the protesting aspirants allegedly set a bogie of the Bhabua-Patna Intercity Express on fire in Bihar's Gaya, Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnav on Wednesday urged students not to take the law into their hands and assured them of addressing
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85,000 specialised engineers will receive training to establish a self-rel
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 16 (ANI): Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Sunday that 100 academic institutions/R&D organisations/startups/Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) will train 85,000 specialised engineers to help establish an 'Aatmanirbhar' (self-reliant) s
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Bikaner-Guwahati train mishap: Preliminary inquiry shows glitch in locomot
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Jalpaiguri (West Bengal) [India], January 14 (ANI): Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Friday said that the preliminary inquiry showed a glitch in the locomotive equipment as the reason behind the train accident at Domohani in Jalpaiguri district of West Bengal.
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Statutory inquiry initiated into Bikaner-Guwahati train mishap, says Railw
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Jalpaiguri (West Bengal) [India], January 14 (ANI): Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Friday said that a statutory inquiry has been initiated to find out the reason behind the train accident site at Domohani in Jalpaiguri district of West Bengal.
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Bikaner-Guwahati train accident: Death toll rises to 9; Railways Minister
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Jalpaiguri (West Bengal) [India], January 14 (ANI): Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Friday will visit the train accident site at Maynaguri in Jalpaiguri district of West Bengal as the death toll in the Bikaner-Guwahati train accident has risen to nine, Union Minister John Barla in
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West Bengal train accident: Union Railway minister announces ex gratia; to
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 13 (ANI): The Railways has announced ex-gratia relief of Rs 5 lakh for the kin of the deceased in the train accident in West Bengal's Japlaiguri district where multiple coaches of the Bikaner-Guwahati Express derailed on Thursday evening.
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PM Modi speaks to Railway Minister, takes stock of situation after train a
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 13 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday spoke to Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw and took stock of the situation in the wake of the train accident in West Bengal.
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Ashwini Vaishnaw visits workshop of Banaras Locomotive Works in Varanasi f
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 24 (ANI): Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Friday visited Varanasi and inspected the workshop at Banaras Locomotive Works (BLW), where diesel and electric locomotives for the Indian Railways are developed.
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