Piyush Goyal

Piyush Goyal Faces Protest By Railway Staff At Lucknow Event Over Pension

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday November 17, 2018

Union minister Piyush Goyal faced protests by railway employees here on Friday over issues of restoring the old pension scheme and regularisation of the service of the apprentices.

For Mumbai Suburban Rail Revamp, 65,000 Crore Set Aside: Rail Minister

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday November 12, 2018

Up to Rs 65,000 crore has been approved for a host of rail infrastructure projects on the suburban network in Mumbai and its surrounding areas, said Railway Minister Piyush Goyal Sunday.

Railway Staff Rewarded For "Outstanding Work" In Preventing Accidents

India News | ANI | Tuesday October 30, 2018

A book on "Building the Great Himalayan Railway - The Story of USBRL" was also released by Piyush Goyal on the occasion.

After Republic Day Rejection, Minster Says PM, Trump Have Good Equation

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday October 29, 2018

President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Narendra Modi had a very good equation and held productive talks, especially regarding trade and investments, Railway Minister Piyush Goyal's office said Monday.

Got Rid Of Railway Budget To Stop Parties From Misusing It: Piyush Goyal

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday October 27, 2018

Union minister Piyush Goyal said Saturday that the Narendra Modi government discontinued the decades-old practice of presenting a separate railway budget to stop political parties from using it as a "tool" to win elections.

Land Acquisition For Bullet Train Will Be Done By December: Rail Minister

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday October 26, 2018

Railway minister Piyush Goyal on Thursday said land acquisition for the Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train corridor would be completed by December this year.

"Lessons To Learn," Navjot Sidhu Advises Piyush Goyal On Amritsar Tragedy

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday October 26, 2018

Punjab cabinet minister Navjot Singh Sidhu on Thursday wrote a letter to Railways minister Piyush Goyal, seeking high fencing and installation of CCTV cameras along rail tracks to prevent accidents.

Piyush Goyal Announces Rs 5 Lakh Compensation For Howrah Stampede Victims

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Wednesday October 24, 2018

Railway Minister Piyush Goyal on Tuesday announced an ex-gratia of Rs 5 lakh to the family of those killed and Rs 1 lakh to those injured in a stampede at a railway foot overbridge at Santragachhi station in Howrah.

People Ignored Closed Level-Crossing, Says Railways On Punjab Tragedy

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday October 20, 2018

The gathering of people close to tracks near Amritsar where a train mowed down Dussehra revellers was a "clear case of trespassing" and no permission for the event had been given by the railways, a senior official told PTI.

Relief Operations Being Conducted At Amritsar Accident Site: Piyush Goyal

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday October 19, 2018

Railways today rushed its top officials to Amritsar as several Dussehra revellers were run over by a passing train, while Union minister Piyush Goyal said immediate relief and rescue operations are being conducted.

Piyush Goyal To Receive Prestigious Award For Rural Electrification Effort

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Friday October 19, 2018

Union Minister Piyush Goyal will receive the prestigious Carnot Prize from the Ivy League University of Pennsylvania in recognition of his work for rural electrification while he held the power and renewable energy portfolios.

Use Saloon Coaches For Commercial Purpose: Piyush Goyal To Railways

India News | ANI | Friday October 19, 2018

Saloons are the trappings of a colonial mindset with no place in modern India, said Rail Minister Piyush Goyal.

Poaching Goa Congress MLAs A Moral Setback For BJP, Says Salman Khurshid

India News | Edited by Jimmy Jacob | Wednesday October 17, 2018

Former Union Minister Salman Khurshid on Wednesday termed the BJP's act of luring two Goa Congress MLAs over to its side yesterday as a "setback" for the ruling party, and not the opposition.

Rafale Row Highlights: "Rahul Gandhi Is A Serial Liar," Says BJP

India News | Edited by Arun Nair | Friday October 12, 2018

Dassault Aviation has said that the company's joint venture with Reliance in Nagpur represents only about 10 per cent of the offset obligations in the deal to purchase 36 fighter jets from France and it is in negotiations with about a hundred Indian companies to meet the requirements under the Defence Procurement Procedure of the Indian government.

Don't Manipulate Data To Show Punctuality: Railway Minister To Zone Heads

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday October 4, 2018

Minister of Railways Piyush Goyal has warned zonal railways to stop data manipulation to show improvement in punctuality, indicating that punctuality figures provided by zones varied from passengers' feedback.