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Now, Vande Bharat Express trains to be manufactured in standard gauge for exportsVande Bharat Express trains for global markets! Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw announced that ICF in Chennai will focus on developing standard gauge Vande Bharat trains for export. Standard gauge..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Good News For Travelers, Himachal Pradesh to Haridwar Direct Train To Start SoonThe Railway Minister has approved the extension of Una Himachal-Saharanpur MEMU which used to run from Una to Saharanpur, will now run from Una to Haridwar.Zee News - Published | |
Bullet train project slowed down under Uddhav Thackeray govt: VaishnawUnion Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Friday said the country`s first bullet train project would have seen much progress by now had the then Uddhav Thackeray government in Maharashtra expedited..Mid-Day - Published | |
Swiss expertise for Indian Railways! Collaboration with Switzerland firms for tunnelling works on Rishikesh-Karan Prayag, Udhampur-Srinagar projectsIndian Railways has partnered with Swiss firms for tunnelling works in multiple projects, including the Rishikesh-Karna Prayag New Railway Line and the Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Rail Link. Railway..IndiaTimes - Published | |
India Undergoing Transformative Journey Under Leadership of PM Modi, Says JP NaddaIn a captivating display of intellect and foresight, Indias leading Hindi news channel, News18 India, orchestrated the eighth edition of its prestigious flagship summit, News18 India Chaupal. This..NewsVoir - Published | |
82 Vande Bharat trains operational, work on to enhance speed to 160 kmph: Railway ministerThe government informed Parliament on Wednesday that the number of Vande Bharat trains has been increased to 82, with efforts underway to enhance their speed to 160 kilometres per hour on the New..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Budget 2024: Maharashtra gets record Rs 15,554 crore for rail projectsBudget 2024: Maharashtra has been granted an unprecedented sum of Rs 15,554 crore for railway initiatives in the interim budget of 2023-24. Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw emphasized that this record..Mid-Day - Published | |
Land-for-jobs scam: ED grills Lalu Prasad for nearly 10 hours; daughter Misa says 'PM is scared'The alleged scam occurred when Lalu Yadav was railway minister between 2004 and 2009. In lieu of getting them appointed in the Railways, Lalu Prasad allegedly got lands transferred owned by candidates..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Railways starts recruitment of 5.7k loco pilotsAfter completing recruitment of 1.5 lakh employees, Indian Railways has started the process of recruiting 5,696 assistant loco pilots (ALPs) even when there are only 3,190 vacancies.Railway minister..IndiaTimes - Published | |
After Japan’s 7-minute miracle clean-up, Indian Railways eyes lessons from Switzerland railway systemIndian Railways plans to collaborate with the Swiss railway to learn from their best practices and procedures, including the hub and spoke model and tunnelling technology. Railway Minister Ashwini..IndiaTimes - Published | |
ED serves fresh summons to RJD chief Lalu Prasad, his son Tejashwi YadavOn Friday, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) issued new summons to former railway minister and RJD leader Lalu Prasad, along with his son and deputy chief minister Tejashwi Prasad Yadav. The summons..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw inspects re-development work at Bhubaneswar and Cuttack railway stationIndiaTimes - Published | |
Will not contest Lok Sabha polls from Balasore: Ashwini VaishnawRailway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Sunday said he will not contest the Lok Sabha elections from the Balasore seat in Odisha, putting speculations to rest. Speculations were rife that the BJP may..IndiaTimes - Published | Work of Bullet train gathering pace: Ashwini VaishnawAshwini Vaishnaw - Minister of Railways, Communications & Electronics and Information Technology attended the 10th Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit – 2024 in Gandhinagar on Thursday. He also visited the..IndiaTimes - Published |
Bullet train project gets 100% land five-and-a-half years after first notificationThe government has completed 100% acquisition of land for the high-speed rail project between Ahmedabad and Mumbai, after a lengthy process. Railway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw announced that 1,389.5..IndiaTimes - Published | 68 Rajya Sabha MPs to retire in 2024, Ashwini Vaishnaw & Bhupender Yadav among BJP's 60As many as 57 leaders, including railway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, education minister Dharmendra Pradhan, environment minister Bhupender Yadav, health minister Mansukh Madaviya and former PM Manmohan..IndiaTimes - Published |
Railways targets to complete Sonepur-Purunakatak section in 2024The East Coast Railway (ECoR) aims to complete the Sonepur-Purunakatak section of the Khurda Road-Balangir newline project by the end of this year. ECoR general manager Manoj Sharma inspected the..IndiaTimes - Published | CM Eknath Shinde asks Railway Minister to start Mumbai-Ayodhya train servicesMaharashtra chief minister Eknath Shinde on Saturday said that the people of the start wish that train services between Mumbai and Ayodhya should be startedMid-Day - Published |
New Amrit Bharat trains will have both AC, non-AC coachesRailway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw announced on Monday that the new Amrit Bharat Express trains will feature both AC and non-AC coaches and will operate nationwide. The trains aim to reduce travel time..IndiaTimes - Published | Railway Minister Ashwani Vaishnaw Reveals Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Project Is Highly DifficultUnion Minister for Railways - Ashwani Vaishnaw, in a written reply in Lok Sabha, revealed that the USBRL project is the most difficult of all that Indian Railways has undertaken post-independence.Zee News - Published |
Indian Railways can help save Rs 1.28 lakh crore annually in diesel costs with its freight & cargo hauling: Ashwini VaishnawIndia can potentially save Rs 1.28 lakh crore annually in diesel costs by 2031 by transporting an additional 1500 million tonnes of cargo through Indian Railways trains, Railway Minister Ashwini..IndiaTimes - Published | Digital Displays Boards Now In Over 12,000 Train Coaches: Ashwini VaishnawRailway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw reveals 12,000 new train coaches with digital display boards for station updates, safety announcements across categories.Zee News - Published |
Over 2.9 lakh vacancies filled up in Indian Railways in last five years till Sept 30Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw stated that Indian Railways continuously fills up vacancies based on the size, spatial distribution, and criticality of its operations. Over the past five years,..IndiaTimes - Published | Spectacular Sight! India's First Bullet Train Station Unveiled At Sabarmati In Ahmedabad; Watch VideoDuring the unveiling ceremony, Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw shared a video showcasing the terminal, highlighting its modern amenities and cutting-edge technologies.Zee News - Published |
Railways to expand Gajraj system & Kavach to prevent elephant deaths & collisionsBy March 2025, the Delhi-Mumbai and Delhi-Howrah railway routes, recognized as the two most bustling, will be fully integrated with the Kavach anti-train collision system. Simultaneously, within the..IndiaTimes - Published | Railways to implement AI-based surveillance system on 700-km tracks to prevent elephant deathsAn AI-based surveillance system to prevent elephant deaths on railway tracks will be installed on 700 kilometres of route passing through forest areas, Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on..IndiaTimes - Published |
Yeshwantpur Railway Station In Bengaluru To Boast World-Class Facilities: VaishnawRailway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw announced the development of Yeshwantpur Railway Station into a world-class facility with a Rs 377 crore investment.Zee News - Published | CPI MP Binoy Viswam writes to Railway minister, flags concern about coach factory in ChennaiCPI Rajya Sabha MP Binoy Viswam has written a letter to Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw expressing concern over the future of the Integral Coach Factory (ICF) in Chennai. Viswam highlighted the..IndiaTimes - Published |
Mamata Banerjee demands Railways give priority to safety of passengersWest Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday demanded that the railways give more attention to the safety and security of travellers and roll back the dynamic pricing of train tickets...IndiaTimes - Published | Uttarakhand tunnel collapse: CM Pushkar Dhami reviews rescue operationsRescue operations are underway to save 40 people trapped in the Silkyara tunnel on the Uttarkashi-Yamnotri road in Uttarakhand. Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami is closely monitoring the situation..IndiaTimes - Published |
Lalu aide held in laundering case in 'jobs for land' scamA close associate of former railway minister Lalu Prasad, Amit Katyal, has been arrested by the Enforcement Directorate in connection with a money laundering case related to the 'jobs for land' scam...IndiaTimes - Published | Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah requests railway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw to extend Vande Bharat Express till BelagaviKarnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has requested Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw to extend the Vande Bharat Express train route to Belagavi city in order to improve connectivity between Karnataka,..IndiaTimes - Published |
Andhra Pradesh train collision: How did signalling system fail? Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy writes to PM, railway ministerAndhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy has requested Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw to form a high-level audit committee to investigate the reasons..IndiaTimes - Published | ‘Bharat’ in place of ‘India’ used in railway minister’s proposal to Union CabinetThe Indian government's railway ministry proposal to the Union Cabinet has replaced the word "India" with "Bharat" throughout its content, in line with the Narendra Modi administration's preference for..IndiaTimes - Published |
First glimpse: Indian Railways readies push-pull Vande Bharat inspired locomotive for new common man trainIndian Railways has unveiled a swanky new WAP5 electric locomotive that will be used for its new train for the common man. Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw shared the first glimpse of the push pull..IndiaTimes - Published | Land-for-job scam: Sushil Kumar Modi says Lalu family can't escape punishment, GA allies call it 'political vendetta'BJP MP Sushil Kumar Modi claims that the CBI has strong evidence against RJD chief Lalu Prasad, his wife Rabri Devi, and their son Tejashwi Yadav in an alleged land-for-job scandal. The scam allegedly..IndiaTimes - Published |
MHA has given nod to prosecute Lalu Yadav in land-for-job scam, CBI tells courtThe Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) informed a Rouse Avenue court on Tuesday that sanction to prosecute former Union railway minister Lalu Prasad Yadav has been obtained from the Union home..IndiaTimes - Published | Janjatiya Gaurav Corridor launched to boost rail connectivity in tribal regions: Railway Minister VaishnawnewKerala.com - Published |
No hike in rail fares in name of station revamp: Railway minister Ashwini VaishnawThere has been no hike in fares in the name of station redevelopment project, Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Sunday after Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone for the..IndiaTimes - Published | Redevelopment works of 508 stations will be done at a rapid pace, says Railway MinisternewKerala.com - Published |
Railway minister says project worth Rs 800 crore sanctioned for VisakhapatnamUnion Minister for Railways Ashwini Vaishnaw has said that several railway infrastructure projects in Visakhapatnam worth nearly Rs 800 crore have been sanctioned this year.IndiaTimes - Published | ED attaches assets linked to Lalu Yadav's family in land for job scamThe alleged scam pertains to the period when Lalu Prasad was the railway minister in the UPA-1 government.DNA - Published |
Land-For-Jobs Case: ED Attaches Lalu Yadav, Family's Assets Worth Rs 6 CroreLand-For-Jobs Case: The "land-for-jobs" scam first came to light in 2009 after the new UPA government came to power and Lalu Yadav lost his position as Union Railway Minister.Zee News - Published | 13 cases of signalling failure in 5 years, but none due to defects in interlocking signal system: Railway minister Ashwini VaishnawIndiaTimes - Published |
Lapses in signalling-circuit-alteration caused Odisha train accident: Union railway ministerLapses in the ‘signalling-circuit-alteration’ led to wrong signals and caused the tragic triple train accident in Odisha’s Balasore district on June 2 that claimed 295 lives, railway minister..IndiaTimes - Published | New Vande Bharat Express will be saffron in colour, Railway Minister Vaishnaw says inspired by TricolournewKerala.com - Published |
Inspired by tricolour: Railway Minister says new Vande Bharat Express will be saffron in colourRailways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Saturday inspected the Integral Coach Factory in Chennai, reviewed safety measures in Southern Railways.DNA - Published | Railway minister inspects production of state-of-the-art Vande Bharat trains at ICF in ChennaiIndiaTimes - Published |
Railway minister sanctions Rs 1.55 crore from MPLAD fund for BalasoreRailway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw has allocated Rs 1.55 crore from the Members of Parliament Local Area Development (MP LAD) fund for the development of Bahanaga area and hospitals of Balasore. He had..IndiaTimes - Published | CBI names Bihar deputy CM Tejashwi Yadav & parents in rail job scamThe CBI on Monday filed chargesheet against deputy CM Tejashwi Prasad Yadav, his father and former railway minister Lalu Prasad, his wife Rabri Devi and 14 others in the Rouse Avenue Court in Delhi in..IndiaTimes - Published |
