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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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Punjab may soon get its own Palace on WheelsSubscriber Only
August 22, 2006 01:18 IST
Travelling through Punjab in a train could change forever. After clearing a second Palace on Wheels for Rajasthan and a new one for Karnataka, Indian Railways is all set to bring the famous train to Punjab.
Tue, Aug 22, 2006Rlys works overtime on Rs 60-cr link: Lalu village with Rabri’sSubscriber Only
August 17, 2006 05:49 IST
While scores of railway projects wait to take off, work on the 20.9-km stretch between Hathua and Bathua Bazar on the Hathua...
Thu, Aug 17, 2006Lalu has his way, freight corridor PSU to be rly-ownedSubscriber Only
August 10, 2006 01:38 IST
In a major consensus reached between the Railway and Finance ministries and the Planning Commission on the freight corridor
Thu, Aug 10, 2006Lalu vs Plan panel: Final decision on freight corridor ownership todaySubscriber Only
August 09, 2006 02:55 IST
By making no secret of its intentions to go solo on the proposed Dedicated Freight Corridor...
Wed, Aug 09, 2006SBI ATMs to vend rail tickets soonSubscriber Only
August 01, 2006 01:54 IST
Railway Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav will sign a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with officials of the State Bank of India (SBI) on August 4 to set up 681 automated teller machines (ATMs) at railway stations across the country.
Tue, Aug 01, 2006Lalu plans fare cut to improve train occupancySubscriber Only
July 26, 2006 01:58 IST
Having won plaudits for not raising passenger fares in three consecutive Rail Budgets, Railway Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav is now planning to further slash passenger fares on select trains in a serious bid to improve train occupancy. Also on the cards is the introduction of online auction of rail tickets a la airlines.
Wed, Jul 26, 20066 yrs later, Bengal govt unsure of funding for metro projectSubscriber Only
July 20, 2006 01:55 IST
Even as the 8.70 kilometer long extension of Kolkata Metro from Tollygunge to Garia is far from complete, six years after being sanctioned
Thu, Jul 20, 2006The effect: Only passengers on platformsSubscriber Only
July 19, 2006 01:57 IST
With Mumbai’s 7/11 train blasts catapulting security to it’s topmost agenda, the Railway Ministry has conveyed to the Home Ministry a slew of measures
Wed, Jul 19, 200628 stations, an entire city, no personnel, no CCTVs, no detectorsSubscriber Only
July 18, 2006 02:24 IST
Western Railways wakes up, decides to approach private agencies and ECIL to build new security system for its suburban network
Tue, Jul 18, 2006No World Heritage status for MajuliSubscriber Only
July 15, 2006 01:50 IST
India˜s bid to get a World Heritage Site inscription for river island Majuli, located in midstream of Brahmaputra river in Assam...
Sat, Jul 15, 2006After blasts: CCTVs installed, plan on for X-ray baggage checkingSubscriber Only
July 13, 2006 01:17 IST
The Railway ministry today lined up a slew of security measures to check incidents like Tuesday’s where seven bombs ripped apart as many coaches on Mumbai’s sub-urban trains.
Thu, Jul 13, 2006They were just trying to get homeSubscriber Only
July 12, 2006 02:09 IST
Investigators of the 7/7 London bombings identified four bombers using CCTV footage. With no CCTVs installed in any of the suburban railway stations in Mumbai, investigators of today’s multiple bomb blasts do not even have that chance.
Wed, Jul 12, 2006Coming soon, a second Palace on WheelsSubscriber Only
July 10, 2006 01:41 IST
With the existing Palace on Wheels booked in advance till 2009-10, the Railways Ministry is now lining up a second...
Mon, Jul 10, 2006Govt lethargy may erode Majuli’s World Heritage bidSubscriber Only
July 08, 2006 03:02 IST
30th session of the World Heritage Committee begins in Lithuanian capital Vilnius today
Sat, Jul 08, 2006To counter Naxal menace, Rlys to connect trains & stationsSubscriber Only
July 03, 2006 01:46 IST
Drivers and guards aboard moving trains will soon be able to contact senior Railway officials, including Railway Board members in the capital...
Mon, Jul 03, 2006Railway public utilities set for quantum leapSubscriber Only
July 01, 2006 02:21 IST
Taking Railway Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav’s ‘‘passenger service with a smile’’ motto a step further, Indian Railways is all set to invite bids to refurbish public utilities on a Renovate-Operate-Transfer basis.
Sat, Jul 01, 2006IGIA: Proposal to park planes on IAF turfSubscriber Only
June 27, 2006 02:31 IST
The Airports Authority of India plans to tide over the parking crisis at IGI airport by parking planes at night at the IAF technical area of the airport.
Tue, Jun 27, 2006SPV to help Darjeeling railway chug back into profitSubscriber Only
June 22, 2006 23:25 IST
Almost seven years after being accorded the status of a World Heritage Site by UNESCO...
Thu, Jun 22, 2006Full steam ahead on Kolkata, Chennai airports’ revampSubscriber Only
June 22, 2006 00:46 IST
Even as the proposal to modernise Kolkata and Chennai airports awaits a decision from the Union government, the Airports Authority of India is going full steam ahead with major plans to modernize and restructure both these airports on its own.
Thu, Jun 22, 2006DGCA likely to get more teeth on airport security, safetySubscriber Only
June 22, 2006 00:45 IST
In a significant move, the Civil Aviation ministry has put its stamp of approval on the long-standing suggestion to license Air Traffic Controllers.
Thu, Jun 22, 2006Konkan Railways’ safety device attracts foreign attentionSubscriber Only
June 20, 2006 01:26 IST
Even as the anti-collision device developed by Konkan Railways struggles to gain acceptance at home, it is creating quite a few ripples in international circle.
Tue, Jun 20, 2006Bridges won’t take heavy wagons, ministry toldSubscriber Only
June 19, 2006 00:27 IST
Railway Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav’s move to introduce heavier locomotives and wagons by increasing their axle-load may have won him praise but it has now run into a safety roadblock.
Mon, Jun 19, 2006Cell in place to see through public-private rly projectsSubscriber Only
June 17, 2006 02:14 IST
Continuing with its recent fascination with the Public Private Partnership mantra, the Railway Ministry has set up a special cell to look into the projects...
Sat, Jun 17, 2006Rlys to go it alone in Phase-1 of Dedicated Freight CorridorSubscriber Only
June 16, 2006 02:23 IST
Rather than going the Public-Private Partnership route, the Indian Railways has chosen to go solo in executing the first phase of the much-awaited 2,700-km Dedicated Freight Corridor project linking Delhi-Sonnagar-Howrah and Delhi-Mumbai.
Fri, Jun 16, 2006DGCA report pins fault on pilot, maintenance failureSubscriber Only
June 13, 2006 02:25 IST
Maintenance failure and human error caused the helicopter crash that killed the then Haryana Agriculture Minister Surender Singh and Power Minister O P Jindal in March 2005.
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