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94% of broad gauge network has been electrified, says Railways Minister

94% of Indian Railways' Broad Gauge Network has been electrified, with ₹43,346 crore spent on electrification.

The Hindu

Rajya Sabha MP writes to Railways Minister over avoiding exuberant expenditure on PM’s selfie points

Member of Parliament from Rajya Sabha Dr. V. Sivadasan requested urgent intervention from Ministry of Railways so that wastage of money for partisan political propaganda is avoided.

The Hindu

Parliamentary proceedings | 361 railway workers died on duty over the past five years, Railway Ministry tells Rajya Sabha

361 railway workers have died in the past five years while on duty, due to train accidents during maintenance work on railway tracks, data tabled in Rajya Sabha by Ministry of Railways states.

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Tripartite agreement between Govt. of Karnataka, Ministry of Railways and KRIDE for execution of Bengaluru Suburban Rail Project

Tripartite agreement signed to facilitate closure of funding process for ambitious BSRP project. Govt. of Karnataka, Ministry of Railways, K-RIDE to cooperate for effective implementation. Agreement critical for successful completion of project, facilitates 800 million euro loan from KfW, EIB.

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Areas around high-speed rail stations to be developed along the Japanese line

The Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs and Ministry of Railways have jointly signed a MoU with Japan International Cooperation Agency for ‘Station Area Development along Mumbai-Ahmedabad High Speed Rail (MAHSR) Project’

The Hindu

Railways floats tender for manufacturing of high speed wheels

Manufacturing plant will be set up in 18 months; to produce 80,000 wheels

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With elevated rail corridor, Railways may abandon Sabari project

116-km Angamaly-Sabarimala project was sanctioned in 1997-98

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K-RIDE headless, likely to further delay suburban rail project

Despite over one-and-half months since laying of foundation by the PM, no works have started on ground

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Centre gets 5.59 lakh public grievances till June 25 this year, Dept of Financial Services tops list

Department of Financial Services (Banking Division), Ministry of Labour and Employment, CBDT, Ministry of Railways are the top ministries which receive(d) the maximum number of grievances

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Graft Busters Probe Another Former China Railway Official

Chen Boshi, retired senior executive, comes under investigation following downfall in March of state railway operator’s former general manager

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Soil excavated from water bodies to be used for railway, highways projects

As part of ‘Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav’, it has been proposed to rejuvenate 75 water bodies in each district in all States

The Hindu

Centre urged to expedite Nilambur-Nanjangud-Mysore rail project

Lack of clarity on the current status of the project unacceptable, says Rahul Gandhi

The Hindu

Doomscrolling: Shashi Tharoor tweets 'word of the era'

Congress leader Shashi Tharoor, known for throwing in rarely-used English words into Twitter lexicon, on May 31, 2022 shared his "word of the era" -- doomscrolling. The man of many words helpfully shared the meaning too. "The act of continuously seeking out and reading bad news," read the meaning posted…

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Railways to confine term Divyangjan to Hindi communications

After Tamil Nadu MP flags issue, term to be replaced with ‘Persons with disabilities’

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SCR slashes first class MMTS fares up to 50%

Ministry of Railways rationalises the fares of first class travel in suburban services

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Former China Railway Czar Sheng Guangzu Under Graft Probe

Retired executive was first chief of China Railway Corp. after serving as head of the now-defunct Ministry of Railways

The Hindu

Rajya Sabha updates March 24, 2022 | House adjourned

Rajya Sabha continued its discussion on the working of Ministry of Railways on Thursday.

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Rajya Sabha updates March 22, 2022 | House adjourned

Rajya Sabha discussed the Budget of Jammu and Kashmir and two Appropriation Bills for the Union Territory.

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Lok Sabha updates | March 15, 2022

Lok Sabha takes up Demands for Grants for Ministry of Railways for 2022-23

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Land acquisition for SilverLine should stop, Centre tells HC

‘In-principle nod is only for preparation of DPR’

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