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Raghvendra Rao
Raghvendra Rao is Senior Assistant Editor. Covers Information & Broadcasting Ministry, Election Commission, Department of Personnel & Training, the Union Cabinet and Lok Sabha.
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Rlys rethinking its budget hotel planSubscriber Only
June 03, 2007 01:19 IST
The Railway Ministry is now reconsidering its project for constructing 100 budget hotels across the country after allotting 20 sites to private players. With at least four of...
Sun, Jun 03, 2007Railways offers new discounts to hike freight market shareSubscriber Only
June 01, 2007 00:51 IST
In A bid to increase its market share in freight business, the Indian Railways is set to introduce a slew of concessions and discounts from June 1. From the freight loading capacity...
Fri, Jun 01, 200750 airports to get explosive detectorsSubscriber Only
May 30, 2007 00:17 IST
Security agencies in the country’s 50 hypersensitive and sensitive airports are finally getting the equipment they have been handicapped without for long.
Wed, May 30, 2007TTEs with handheld devices to take worry out of railway waiting listsSubscriber Only
May 29, 2007 01:39 IST
Having waitlisted train tickets will no longer be as worrisome as it is now.Travelling ticket examiners will soon be carrying handheld devices
Tue, May 29, 2007Speeding Shatabdi has rail safety commission worriedSubscriber Only
May 26, 2007 01:18 IST
Railway Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav may want to introduce passenger trains travelling at 300 kmph in the country in years to come, but his ministry’s move to make the Delhi-Agra...
Sat, May 26, 2007Lalu asks catering boss to go on leaveSubscriber Only
May 25, 2007 00:13 IST
Railway Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav has ordered P K Goel, Managing Director, IRCTC, to go on long leave till further orders.
Fri, May 25, 2007New airport in Chennai on AAI radarSubscriber Only
May 22, 2007 00:43 IST
Even as the Tamil Nadu Government and Civil Aviation Ministry explore opportunities to modernise the Chennai airport on the lines of Delhi and Mumbai, the Airports Authority of India
Tue, May 22, 2007Rlys plans elevated tracks for high-speed corridorsSubscriber Only
May 17, 2007 00:32 IST
The Indian Railways plans to have their proposed High Speed Passenger Corridors on elevated tracks.
Thu, May 17, 2007Report derails Lalu’s freight claimsSubscriber Only
May 15, 2007 02:47 IST
Home Ministry admitted that field formations from where the vehicles had been withdrawn were put to inconvenience...
Tue, May 15, 2007Agra-Amritsar stretch is PMO priority for high-speed corridorSubscriber Only
May 12, 2007 01:42 IST
Of the four routes being examined by the Indian Railways for setting up of high-speed passenger corridors...
Sat, May 12, 2007Now, rly quota for pregnant womenSubscriber Only
May 10, 2007 01:06 IST
Travelling with the Indian Railways will now be easier for pregnant women, women above 45 years and senior citizens. Passengers who fall in these categories will be offered a quota of two lower berths per coach in AC 3, AC 2 and sleeper class trains when travelling alone.
Thu, May 10, 2007Mega A380 shows its shorter-lesser virtuesSubscriber Only
May 09, 2007 01:46 IST
As it was lazily towed out to the main runway of the Delhi airport on Tuesday, each of its smallest movements was played out in real time from three camera angles for its 200-odd occupants.
Wed, May 09, 2007Lalu claims don’t add up in House panel reportSubscriber Only
May 01, 2007 01:15 IST
Even as Railway Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav again gets ready to impress an American audience with his Indian Railways turnaround story on May 1
Tue, May 01, 2007Finmin may review plane import dutySubscriber Only
May 01, 2007 00:10 IST
The finance ministry is likely to review its decision of imposing a custom duty of 23 per cent on import of aircraft by chartered operators.
Tue, May 01, 2007Two held for using fake letterheads of MPs for rail bookingsSubscriber Only
April 28, 2007 00:30 IST
The Railway Board’s Vigilance Directorate has unearthed a racket where fake letterheads of MPs were being used to secure confirmation of berths under emergency quota. Fake letterhead of around 26 MPs have been recovered, following the arrest of two persons.
Sat, Apr 28, 2007House panel criticises Rly move to include surcharge in faresSubscriber Only
April 27, 2007 00:37 IST
The Indian Railways’ move to subsume a “safety surcharge” in the actual fare and utilise the subsequent revenue generated to fund the construction of the Dedicated Freight Corridor has drawn flak from the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Railways.
Fri, Apr 27, 2007Biometric system to regulate airport access soonSubscriber Only
April 26, 2007 02:25 IST
A biometric-based airport access control system for airport employees and officials is soon going to be a reality at major airports in the country.
Thu, Apr 26, 2007Rlys to shell out $2 bn for Dedicated Freight CorridorSubscriber Only
April 25, 2007 01:04 IST
Out of the estimated $6 billion required to construct the first phase of the Dedicated Freight Corridor...
Wed, Apr 25, 2007Cross-border trains: India, Pak mull sharing passenger detailsSubscriber Only
April 24, 2007 01:30 IST
In order to enhance security mechanisms on two cross-border trains — Samjhauta Express and Thar Express — security agencies in India...
Tue, Apr 24, 200711 non-metro airports to miss modernisation bus for land crunchSubscriber Only
April 20, 2007 00:54 IST
AAI likely to drop Agatti, Agra, Chandigarh, Jammu, Pune, Dehradun, Goa, Raipur, Bhubaneswar, Port Blair and Udaipur due to shortage of land
Fri, Apr 20, 2007To go ahead with Chhapra projectSubscriber Only
April 18, 2007 00:56 IST
The Indian Railways has decided to go ahead with the Rail Wheel Factory Project at Chhapra in Bihar through a departmental route for the time being and explore joint venture possibilities as and when they emerge.
Wed, Apr 18, 2007Lalu’s new coach courts controversySubscriber Only
April 16, 2007 01:43 IST
Railway Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav’s plan to further slash passenger fares in Sleeper Class, AC 3-Tier and AC Chair Car — by introducing high-capacity coaches — has got Railway officials scurrying for answers.
Mon, Apr 16, 2007Plans on fast track for train to NepalSubscriber Only
April 07, 2007 01:01 IST
With China making no secret of its intention to extend the Qinghai-Tibet railway line right up to the Nepal border, India has stepped up the task of exploring rail links to Nepal.
Sat, Apr 07, 2007In bid to pack in more, Railways slips in extra berths in AC-3 coachesSubscriber Only
April 04, 2007 01:21 IST
In a major step towards increasing their carrying capacity and reducing fares further
Wed, Apr 04, 2007Rlys gets passengers to chip in for freight corridorSubscriber Only
April 03, 2007 01:14 IST
Faced with the task of raising Rs 28,181 crore to fund the first phase of its ambitious Dedicated Freight Corridor project
Tue, Apr 03, 2007Journalism of Courage
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