Union Minister for Railways Ashwini Vaishnaw on Saturday said that in line with Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vision of transforming India with technology, every aspect and dimension of Indian Railways is on the path of transformation.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will flag off the Vande Bharat Express train connecting Secunderabad with Visakhapatnam on Sunday at 10:30 AM via video conferencing, an official statement from the PMO said on Friday.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will virtually flag off the prestigious Vande Bharat train from Secunderabad Railway Station on January 15 as a gift to the Telugu people on the occasion of Sankranti.
Chief minister Mamata Banerjee while addressing a press conference at Gangasagar in South 24 Parganas termed this a systematic "defamation campaign" against West Bengal and said that it was the spread of fake news.
North Bengal development minister Udayan Guha has alleged that the normal trains have been painted as Vande Bharat Train and the fare is unnecessarily charged high.
Railway Protection Force (RPF) have made an in-depth investigation along with the state Government Railway Police (GRP) and the state police on the pelting of stones on the Vande Bharat Express en route.
Two window panes of the Vande Bharat Express train were left damaged after stones were allegedly pelted on the two coaches near the Phansidewa area of the Darjeeling district.
Demanding strict action from the Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress (TMC) government, Sarkar said, "So far no concrete action has been taken in this matter. Police should also conduct a fair investigation in this matter, action should not be taken on the basis of appeasement so the stric
Targeting West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, BJP national vice-president Dilip Ghosh said on Wednesday that those who want to take the state forward are attacked and stones are thrown at them.