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Focus On Vande Bharat, Not On Trains For Poor? What Railway Minister Said
India struck a balance between greater spending on jobs and rural development as well as transferring more funds to states, while narrowing the fiscal deficit, the 2024-25 budget unveiled on Tuesday showed. It though was silent on the Railways.
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Explained: Why Was Railway Budget Merged With Union Budget
Every year, the allocations towards Indian Railways are keenly watched during the Union Budget presentation as a major part of government spending goes to the sector. Prior to 2017, the Railway Budget used to be presented separately.
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These Railway Officers To Spend First 10 Years In Field: Railway Board
In a major policy change, young officers of the Indian Railways will now have to spend the first 10 years of their service in the field before being eligible to be posted at the headquarters, the Railway Board has said.
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CBI Gives Clean Chit To Lalu Yadav In DLF Bribery Case: Sources
The CBI has given a clean chit in a bribery case to former railway minister and Rashtriya Janata Dal leader Lalu Yadav, who is out on bail since April after spending more than three years in jail, sources have said.
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Railways Relooks At Spending As Earnings Drop By 58% In May
Railways is taking a relook at its spending anticipating an "adverse impact" on its revenues this year after the earnings dropped by 58 per cent in May amid coronavirus lockdown.
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Indian Railways, University Of Birmingham Announce Joint Masters Programme
The programme that has been launched leads to dual M.Sc. that would see NRTI students obtaining two post graduate degrees from both institutions, after spending a year studying at each institution.
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Railways To Spend Rs 20,000 Crore Towards Rolling Stock In 2019-20
The railways will spend Rs 20,000 crore towards augmenting rolling stock during 2019-20, an official said today.
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British Couple Charters Entire Train For Honeymoon Trip To Nilgiri Hills
A newly married British couple chartered an entire train to travel from Mettupalayam to Udhagamandalam to spend their honeymoon in the Nilgiri hills. The couple paid Rs 3 lakh to charter the special train, introduced by Southern Railway, for a one-way trip, becoming the first people to do so.
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Railways' Operating Ratio Worsens, It Spends Rs 111 To Earn Rs 100
During April-July, the national transporter set a record-high operating ratio of 111.51 per cent - which means it spent Rs 111.51 to generate every Rs 100, reflective of lower growth in traffic against the set target and heavy outgo on account of increased pension liability and working expenses.
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Railways Spending More Money Than It Earns In E-Catering Services: Centre
The Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) has spent more money than it earned in its e-catering services in the past four years, with the highest expenditure of Rs 3.9 crore being made in 2017-18 against a revenue of Rs 1.82 crore, the government told the Lok Sabha on Wednesday.
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Before Lalu Yadav Landed In Jail, A Power Nap, Confusion And Dashed Hopes
It had been a long night. The last, may be in a few weeks or months, that Lalu Yadav was going to spend with family and friends. And before he stood before the judge to decide his case the next morning, he wanted to spend it with them. In the room at the railways guest house in Jharkhand capital Ranchi, and later, around a bonfire.
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After Fire At Mumbai Slum, Thousands Left Homeless
At the Behrampada slums in Mumbai's Bandra, thousands of families are spending the night in the open, some by the railway tracks as locals whizzed past them. A huge fire that broke out this afternoon in the slum burnt down their houses, leaving them homeless.
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Safety First, Money No Problem, Says Railways Minister After Mumbai Stampede: 10 Points
Passenger safety will be top priority, Railways Minister Piyush Goyal declared on Saturday as he announced a series of measures a day after 23 people were killed in a stampede at a crowded station in Mumbai. After chairing a nine-hour-long high-level meeting, the minister said that he had empowered officials "to spend whatever is necessary on safet...
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Not Excuse But Inherited Big Problems, Says Railways Minister: 10 Facts
Targeted for Friday's stampede in Mumbai that killed 23, Railways Minister Piyush Goyal fought off the perception that the government didn't want to invest in safety of suburban commuters but found money for the bullet train. After spending nine hours at meetings, closeted with top bureaucrats, Mr Goyal gave officials powers to spend on safety-rela...
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Money For Bullet Train, Not A Mumbai Bridge: Shiv Sena's Sharp Attack
BJP ally Shiv Sena joined the opposition to launch a scathing attack on the railway ministry for the rush-hour stampede that killed 22 commuters in Mumbai today, saying the central government didn't have money to spend on a bridge used by poor commuters but "gave Rs 30,000 crores in one day" for the bullet trains.
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Focus On Vande Bharat, Not On Trains For Poor? What Railway Minister Said
India struck a balance between greater spending on jobs and rural development as well as transferring more funds to states, while narrowing the fiscal deficit, the 2024-25 budget unveiled on Tuesday showed. It though was silent on the Railways.
-
Explained: Why Was Railway Budget Merged With Union Budget
Every year, the allocations towards Indian Railways are keenly watched during the Union Budget presentation as a major part of government spending goes to the sector. Prior to 2017, the Railway Budget used to be presented separately.
-
These Railway Officers To Spend First 10 Years In Field: Railway Board
In a major policy change, young officers of the Indian Railways will now have to spend the first 10 years of their service in the field before being eligible to be posted at the headquarters, the Railway Board has said.
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CBI Gives Clean Chit To Lalu Yadav In DLF Bribery Case: Sources
The CBI has given a clean chit in a bribery case to former railway minister and Rashtriya Janata Dal leader Lalu Yadav, who is out on bail since April after spending more than three years in jail, sources have said.
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Railways Relooks At Spending As Earnings Drop By 58% In May
Railways is taking a relook at its spending anticipating an "adverse impact" on its revenues this year after the earnings dropped by 58 per cent in May amid coronavirus lockdown.
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Indian Railways, University Of Birmingham Announce Joint Masters Programme
The programme that has been launched leads to dual M.Sc. that would see NRTI students obtaining two post graduate degrees from both institutions, after spending a year studying at each institution.
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Railways To Spend Rs 20,000 Crore Towards Rolling Stock In 2019-20
The railways will spend Rs 20,000 crore towards augmenting rolling stock during 2019-20, an official said today.
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British Couple Charters Entire Train For Honeymoon Trip To Nilgiri Hills
A newly married British couple chartered an entire train to travel from Mettupalayam to Udhagamandalam to spend their honeymoon in the Nilgiri hills. The couple paid Rs 3 lakh to charter the special train, introduced by Southern Railway, for a one-way trip, becoming the first people to do so.
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Railways' Operating Ratio Worsens, It Spends Rs 111 To Earn Rs 100
During April-July, the national transporter set a record-high operating ratio of 111.51 per cent - which means it spent Rs 111.51 to generate every Rs 100, reflective of lower growth in traffic against the set target and heavy outgo on account of increased pension liability and working expenses.
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Railways Spending More Money Than It Earns In E-Catering Services: Centre
The Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) has spent more money than it earned in its e-catering services in the past four years, with the highest expenditure of Rs 3.9 crore being made in 2017-18 against a revenue of Rs 1.82 crore, the government told the Lok Sabha on Wednesday.
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Before Lalu Yadav Landed In Jail, A Power Nap, Confusion And Dashed Hopes
It had been a long night. The last, may be in a few weeks or months, that Lalu Yadav was going to spend with family and friends. And before he stood before the judge to decide his case the next morning, he wanted to spend it with them. In the room at the railways guest house in Jharkhand capital Ranchi, and later, around a bonfire.
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After Fire At Mumbai Slum, Thousands Left Homeless
At the Behrampada slums in Mumbai's Bandra, thousands of families are spending the night in the open, some by the railway tracks as locals whizzed past them. A huge fire that broke out this afternoon in the slum burnt down their houses, leaving them homeless.
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Safety First, Money No Problem, Says Railways Minister After Mumbai Stampede: 10 Points
Passenger safety will be top priority, Railways Minister Piyush Goyal declared on Saturday as he announced a series of measures a day after 23 people were killed in a stampede at a crowded station in Mumbai. After chairing a nine-hour-long high-level meeting, the minister said that he had empowered officials "to spend whatever is necessary on safet...
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Not Excuse But Inherited Big Problems, Says Railways Minister: 10 Facts
Targeted for Friday's stampede in Mumbai that killed 23, Railways Minister Piyush Goyal fought off the perception that the government didn't want to invest in safety of suburban commuters but found money for the bullet train. After spending nine hours at meetings, closeted with top bureaucrats, Mr Goyal gave officials powers to spend on safety-rela...
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Money For Bullet Train, Not A Mumbai Bridge: Shiv Sena's Sharp Attack
BJP ally Shiv Sena joined the opposition to launch a scathing attack on the railway ministry for the rush-hour stampede that killed 22 commuters in Mumbai today, saying the central government didn't have money to spend on a bridge used by poor commuters but "gave Rs 30,000 crores in one day" for the bullet trains.
