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Centre agrees to scrap Darjeeling Gorkha Hill Council

Wednesday 12 August '09

In A move that will effectively bring to an end the 20-year-old legacy of Subash Ghising’s Gorkha National Liberation Front (GNLF) over the demand...
Rlys’ move to stall bonus, arrears irks Mamata

Monday 10 August '09

The country’s biggest employer, the Indian Railways, is finally feeling the pinch of the global economic slowdown.
CAG confirms, Rlys took you for a ‘ride’ to fund DFC

Monday 3 August '09

At a time when the pompous claims of a financial turnaround of the Indian Railways made during former Railway Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav....
Infosys first pvt firm to get CISF cover from today

Friday 31 July '09

From Friday, 101 men from CISF will guard IT major Infosys in Bangalore round the clock against possible terror strikes.
Most trains run late, Rajdhanis, Shatabdis no exception: CAG

Sunday 26 July '09

The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India on Friday punctured Indian Railways’ punctuality claims saying that even the prestigious....
Airline followed rules, India’s VIP list irrelevant: US

Friday 24 July '09

US Transportation Security Administration has come out squarely behind Continental Airlines, making it clear that it couldn’t accept India's list exempting select VIPs from airport checks.
Kolkata-Dhaka train to also run mid-week

Friday 24 July '09

Following a request from the Bangladesh government, the India has agreed to provide a staggered time-table for the Kolkata-Dhaka Maitree Express from August 1 onwards.
Kalam frisked at Delhi airport: every VVIP is outraged — except Kalam

Wednesday 22 July '09

FIR against Continental; Kalam aide says he has no objections; airline says rules are rules, honour to have Kalam....
Kalam frisked at IGI: Every VVIP is outraged — except Kalam

Tuesday 21 July '09

Frisking of A P J Abdul Kalam by the staff of America's Continental Airline caused uproar in Parl after which the Govt registered an FIR here against the ‘concerned staff’ of the airlines.
Amid Rly fog, snow, strife, a train carries Valley faith

Monday 20 July '09

This train is fast changing the way people travel in the Kashmir valley. Almost nine months since it made its debut on a standalone stretch in the Valley...
Railways steps up fees for film shoots

Friday 17 July '09

Film producers will now have to shell out a lot more to shoot on Indian Railways. Citing “steep rise in input cost”, the Railway Ministry....
First 3 non-stop trains in Aug: Delhi to Howrah, Mumbai-Howrah, Delhi-Pune

Wednesday 15 July '09

Three of Mamata Banerjee’s 12 ‘Duronto’ trains will start operating in the second week of August, two of them from Kolkata. The non-stop, point-to-point expresses...
New target for Banihal rail line: 2017

Monday 13 July '09

The railway line that will finally connect the Kashmir Valley with the rest of the country is late by another eight years. In limbo for almost a year after Railways suspended works and started mulling a re-alignment...
Finally, Rlys allots money for security, but it’s still too little

Saturday 11 July '09

Exactly three years ago, on July 11, serial bomb blasts in Mumbai’s suburban trains that killed 187 persons had exposed Indian Railways’ vulnerabilities.
Rly junks ‘HIV/AIDS’ for ‘Immuno Compromised’

Thursday 9 July '09

Hiv-infected people availing a 50 per cent concession in second-class train fares to travel to nominated Anti Retroviral Treatment (ART) centres for treatment...
Derailed

Sunday 5 July '09

It was flaunted as the most strategic railway line ever planned on the Indian Railways network. Seven years...
What Mamata did not say: Line to Kashmir Valley may be delayed by 10 years

Friday 3 July '09

In her budget speech, Mamata Banerjee today said that experts studying alignment issues on the mountainous...
Tatkal tickets to cost less, booking period cut

Friday 3 July '09

Barely hours after Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee announced radical changes in the Tatkal ticket reservation scheme...
Tale of two ministers: Flamboyant and loud versus quiet and determined

Friday 3 July '09

It was an incumbent Railway Minister versus a former one. And the small altercations both engaged in made....
‘Social, not just economic viability should be yardstick’

Friday 3 July '09

Should Railway projects be measured only on a scale of “economic viability” or is there a need....
Mamata’s budget plan: no fare hike, new trains for Bengal

Wednesday 1 July '09

No Hikes in passenger fares, three or four important railway projects for her home state, a slew of new trains and...
Mamata sidetracks from Rlys to Union Kolkata Minister

Saturday 27 June '09

Exactly a month ago, Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee chose to take charge as Union Railways Minister...
Don’t support CPM: Mamata to PM

Friday 26 June '09

“CPM ka saath dene ki zarurat nahin hai. Desh ka saath dene ki zarurat hai (There is no need to support the CPM. The country needs to be supported.)” ...
Railways to test disposable bedrolls

Friday 26 June '09

The quality of bedrolls has, for long, been a source of much discomfort and discontent for passengers traveling ...
Rly crosses the Chenab ‘bridge’, to resume work

Tuesday 23 June '09

Indian Railways’ ambitious plan to construct the world’s highest bridge over river Chenab in Jammu and Kashmir...
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