| Railways white paper: Finances may not be so rosy | 17-NOV-09 |
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| The much-awaited white paper on railways is likley to be tabled in the coming session of Parliament, bringing forth its financial position and former minister Lalu Prasad's claim of turning around the PSU behemoth. |
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| 'Speed up freight track project' | 25-OCT-09 |
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| A major partner in the Indian Railways’ Rs 60,000 crore dedicated freight corridor project, Japan said it would like the project implemented at the earliest. Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama said the building of exclusive rail lines for freight carriers along with dedicated industrial corridor should take shape fast. |
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| Sunanda K Datta-Ray: Pricey porters | 24-OCT-09 |
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| Sadly, no Indian Railways porter — I almost wrote ‘coolie’, the word I grew up with, then absolutely neutral but now horribly politically incorrect — reads Business Standard. Otherwise, this column would have assured him that the demands and discourtesy that the authorities so desperately want to abolish before next year’s Commonwealth Games are by no means a uniquely Indian phenomenon. |
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| And now, Railway TV | 21-OCT-09 |
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| If the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha can have their own dedicated television channels, why shouldn’t the Indian Railways have its own channel? A Railways Advisory Committee, packed with supporters of the Trinamool Congress, has recommended the Railways start its own television channel to both inform as well as educate the travelling public. |
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| Railways could soon have TV channel | 15-OCT-09 |
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| Indian Railways could soon have its own dedicated television channel, broadcasting passenger related information and highlighting various other facets of the PSU behemoth, if the suggestion of a railway committee is accepted. |
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| Railways' earning up 6% during Apr-Sept | 07-OCT-09 |
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| The Indian Railways has posted over 6 per cent increase in earnings during the first half of the current financial year and registered a growth of over four per cent in passenger bookings. |
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| Rlys to run special trains | 30-SEP-09 |
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| With the strike of Air India’s executive pilots leading to the cancellation of 180 flights today, Indian Railways have decided to run special trains for the convenience of stranded passengers. Said a railways’ ministry official, ”We are going to augment capacity on existing trains and add special trains to facilitate easier travel for stranded passengers. In addition to this, we will set up PRS (Passenger Reservation System) counters at airports. |
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| Railways bio-fuel plant likely in Yelahanka | 09-SEP-09 |
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| One of the three 20,000 litre per day bio-diesel plants the Indian Railways are planning to set up, is likely to be located at Yelahanka, near Bangalore, and may become functional by the middle of next year. |
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