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ARSS Infra JV wins Rs 44 crore contract from Railways

Work is scheduled to be completed in 23 months

Railway minister orders probe into train services' disruption

Services were hugely affected for nearly an hour following power failure caused by theft of a battery box at Mahim station

India on the path of becoming economic superpower: Rajnath

Terming the Railways as the 'best performing sector', Singh said several lakh crores of rupees were invested in it

Railway unions threaten indefinite strike from July 11

Railways employ about 13 lakh workers and any strike would severely affect train movement across the country

Railways to seek $500 million from World Bank for station development

Station development is a focus area for the cash-strapped behemoth

Railways discusses $30-bn fund with World Bank as anchor investor

Rail Minister Suresh Prabhu had floated the idea of the fund after a visit to Washington DC in January 2016

CCEA approves 51km railway line from Mau to Tarighat

Project is likely to be completed in next six years spread over 12th and 13th Plan period

1,780 km rail lines commissioned; 6,000 km highways built in 2015-16

PM Narendra Modi reviewed the progress in the key infrastructure sectors of railways and roadways on Monday

Narendra Modi asks railways to speed up redevelopment of stations

Modi emphasized the need for the railways to upgrade and diversify the uses of its infrastructure

Cabinet approval for Rs 10,736 cr investment in railway projects

The five projects involve decongesting existing network; doubling and tripling of lines to benefit multiple states

Railways offer alternate train accommodation to passengers

The scheme is implemented only on Mail/Express & Superfast trains and not applicable in Rajdhani, Shatabdi and Duronto trains

Rail regulator via executive order?

Ministry to approach Cabinet with detailed note to avoid parliamentary hurdles

Railways eyes 24% increase in capex target this financial year

Railways is also working on a plan to get over the current problem of project-linked spending in order to get more flexibility

JV company with Karnataka to be set up in 3 months: Suresh Prabhu

Prabhu said the idea is for the state govt to collaborate with the Railways to create fast and accelerated infrastructure

Rly provides 6.20 crore litre water to Latur, sends Rs 4 crore bill

After nine trips by a 10-wagon water train, a 50-wagon water train carrying 25 lakh litre water was later pressed into service

Railways provides 6.20 cr litre water to Latur, sends Rs 4 cr bill

The first water train, christened 'Jaldoot', left Miraj in western Maharashtra on April 11 and reached Latur on April 12, covering the distance of around 342 kms

Railways need massive investment: Suresh Prabhu

He said railways is losing traffic because of the lack of investment

Bibek Debroy: Railway statute repeal

In a strict legal sense, desuetude means statutes and legal principles become unenforceable through lapse of time and non-use

LTC norms made simpler

As per norms, a government employee gets to and fro journey cost reimbursement when he avails LTC

Railways to harness 1000 Mw solar power by 2020

Zonal railways have floated tender documents for installation of solar rooftop plants at railway premises