Rail Budget 2016: Full Text
Here is the Full Text of Union Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu's Rail Budget 2016.
Feb 25, 2016, 14:43 PM IST
Rail Budget 2016: 11 major announcements regarding ticketing
Union Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu while presenting Railway Budget 2016 on Thursday made a slew of announcements related to ticketing.
Feb 25, 2016, 13:55 PM IST
Rail Budget 2016: New train services Humsafar, Tejas and Uday to be introduced
Minister of Railways Suresh Prabhu while presenting Railway Budget 2016-17 in Parliament on Thursday said that ‘Humsafar’ and ‘Tejas’ will ensure cost recovery by way of tariff and non-tariff measures.
Feb 25, 2016, 13:42 PM IST
Rail Budget 2016: 5 announcements that will benefit passengers
Here are 5 announcements that will benefit rail passengers.
Feb 25, 2016, 13:36 PM IST
Indian Railways should be made disable-friendly: NGO
Every Indian railway station should be made fully accessible for physically-challenged people by incorporating measures as per universal accessibility standards, a NGO run by an Indian-American said ahead of the annual railway budget.
Feb 25, 2016, 10:23 AM IST
Rail Budget 2016: Here are 10 most expected announcements
Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu faces a stiff dilemma on whether to raise fares and freight rates in his second Rail Budget Thursday as railway finances come under tremendous strain.
Feb 25, 2016, 09:42 AM IST
Rail Budget 2016: No hike in passenger fares; confirmed train ticket to everyone by 2020
Union Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu made no changes either in passenger fares or freight rates while presenting his second Rail Budget in Parliament on Thursday.
Feb 25, 2016, 08:30 AM IST
Rail Budget 2016: Suresh Prabhu on tight rope walk to balance finance with aspirations
Prabhu will also have to take call on whether to impose safety cess for strengthening safety measures to prevent accidents.
Feb 24, 2016, 13:43 PM IST
Rail Budget 2016: Suresh Prabhu likely to hike passenger fares by up to 10%
The proposal is being considered against the backdrop of a decline in both passenger and freight earnings and the additional burden of Rs 32,000 cr towards implementing the 7th pay commission recommendations.
Feb 10, 2016, 18:49 PM IST
Railways to manufacture locos that run on diesel, electricity
In a first for Indian Railway, diesel locomotives will soon haul trains by drawing power through overhead wires on an electrified route, with the public transporter embarking upon manufacturing dual-mode engines.
Jan 17, 2016, 15:53 PM IST
DNA: Tweet a complaint and Railway ministry will rush to your rescue
His prompt response to passengers' tweets with complaints has earned him accolades. The result is an ever-increasing list of followers on @sureshpprabhu.
Dec 29, 2015, 23:42 PM IST
Digital India: Tweet a complaint & Railway ministry will rush to your rescue
One of the first images that you come across when you access Twitter in India is of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. @narendramodi, in fact, is a popular handle.
Dec 29, 2015, 21:54 PM IST
How a harassed girl's tweet to railway ministry landed the accused in jail
A girl, who was harassed on a running train, tweeted to the Railway Ministry for help following which the accused was arrested, a railway police official said in Patna today.
Dec 20, 2015, 22:17 PM IST
How a harassed girl's tweet to railway ministry led to accused's arrest
A girl, who was harassed on a running train, tweeted to the railway ministry for help following which the accused was arrested, a railway police official said here on Saturday.
Dec 20, 2015, 12:19 PM IST
Shakur Basti demolition: Case lodged in toddler's death; slugfest between political parties intensifies
A case of death due to negligence has been lodged by police probing loss of life of a toddler in a West Delhi slum cluster.
Dec 14, 2015, 23:53 PM IST
Congress govts responsible for 'backwardness' of railways: Suresh Prabhu
Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu Monday held Congress responsible for "backwardness" of the Railways and said that despite ruling for the maximum period its governments failed to take necessary steps for development of the country's "lifeline".
Nov 23, 2015, 17:36 PM IST
Railways to issue green bonds
Railways is considering to float green bonds, a first of its kind by the public transporter, to fund its clean energy projects.
Nov 07, 2015, 20:13 PM IST
Rail Neer scam: CBI recovers Rs 4 lakh fake currency
The CBI told a court here on Monday that searches conducted as part of its probe in a case of supplying inferior-quality packaged drinking water in premium trains had led to recovery of approximately Rs 28 crore out of which around Rs 4 lakh was counterfeit.
Oct 20, 2015, 00:18 AM IST
Suresh Prabhu asks all PSUs to undertake more railway projects
Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu Monday asked all PSUs under the ministry to undertake more rail projects while ensuring best practices in tendering process and transparency in their functioning.
Oct 19, 2015, 22:56 PM IST
FDI in railways: Three global cos bid for setting up loco factory
Marking first major FDI offer in the railways, three global companies have submitted financial bids for setting up of a modern electrical locomotive factory in Madhepura in Bihar at the cost of nearly Rs 1300 crore.
Aug 31, 2015, 23:02 PM IST
