Congress govts responsible for 'backwardness' of railways: Suresh Prabhu
Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu Monday held Congress responsible for "backwardness" of the Railways and said that despite ruling for the maximum period its governments failed to take necessary steps for development of the country's "lifeline".
Nov 23, 2015, 17:36 PM IST
Congress ignored UP, Bihar for 65 years: Suresh Prabhu
Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu on Sunday said that his government's effort is to bring UP and Bihar forward.
Nov 22, 2015, 21:48 PM IST
Broad gauge passenger train from Silchar flagged off
Assam's Barak Valley was brought on the broad gauge rail map on Saturday, with Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu flagging off the inaugural passenger train in a long-awaited development that is expected to boost the region's economy.
Nov 21, 2015, 19:07 PM IST
Judicious allocation of water is a big challenge, says Prabhu
Union Minister Suresh Prabhu on Wednesday sought consensus for a policy on rational distribution of water as the issue was posing a bigger challenge.
Nov 18, 2015, 15:10 PM IST
All budgetary announcements fulfilled by Railway Ministry: Prabhu
Prabhu also said that work on integrated transport system is underway.
Nov 09, 2015, 22:32 PM IST
Railways to have independent mechanism to fix fares
"We will have an institutional mechanism which will take into account the efficiency to decide passenger fare and freight rate," Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu said Wednesday.
Nov 04, 2015, 21:51 PM IST
India will achieve climate action plans: Javadekar
Ahead of the global environment summit in Paris, Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar on Tuesday exuded confidence that India would be able to achieve its "climate action plans" with cooperation from all stakeholders.
Nov 03, 2015, 23:26 PM IST
Suresh Prabhu woos UK investors for investment in rail sector
Seeking investments in Indian infrastructure and areas of mutual cooperation in the rail sector, Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu has met leading investors and officials during his two-day UK trip.
Nov 03, 2015, 20:27 PM IST
India's first-ever double decker Shatabdi Express to ply between Mumbai and Goa
Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu has announced that the Railways would soon start country's first-ever double decker Shatabdi Express that would ply between Mumbai and Goa.
Oct 24, 2015, 21:34 PM IST
Doubling of Konkan rail tracks from November 8: Prabhu
The doubling of the Konkan railway tracks would begin from November 8, Railways Minister Suresh Prabhu said on Friday.
Oct 24, 2015, 09:15 AM IST
Railways may go into 'debt-trap, become Air India': Dinesh Trivedi
Railways, the country's largest employer, may go into a "debt-trap" and "become an Air India" due to the present Suresh Prabhu-led ministry's policy of borrowing, former rail minister Dinesh Trivedi said while sounding a strong note of caution on the issue of a dip in its revenue.
Oct 21, 2015, 18:28 PM IST
Hanish Yadav appointed OSD to Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu
Hanish Yadav, a private person, was today appointed as Officer on Special Duty (OSD) to Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu.
Oct 20, 2015, 16:21 PM IST
Suresh Prabhu asks all PSUs to undertake more railway projects
Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu Monday asked all PSUs under the ministry to undertake more rail projects while ensuring best practices in tendering process and transparency in their functioning.
Oct 19, 2015, 22:56 PM IST
Dynastic forces stand no chance before merit of Modi: Arun Jaitley
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is a "role model of leadership" and dynastic politics stands no chance to succeed against him as he represents merit, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has said, describing rise of the top BJP leader as "stunning and incredible".
Oct 11, 2015, 14:22 PM IST
Now avail Railway paperless platform ticket through mobile app
Minister of Railways Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu today launched paperless platform ticket through mobile App.
Oct 10, 2015, 10:31 AM IST
Station development project to attract $20 billion: Suresh Prabhu
Aiming at massive influx of funds in the coming months, Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu today said the proposed station development project will attract about 20 billion USD in phases.
Sep 28, 2015, 21:37 PM IST
Panagariya new Sherpa for G-20 talks
Government has decided to appoint NITI Aayog Vice-Chairman Arvind Panagariya as the Sherpa for G-20 talks, replacing Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu.
Sep 24, 2015, 16:36 PM IST
Two killed, 7 hurt as Mumbai-bound Doronto derails in Karnataka
Two passengers were killed and seven others injured when nine coaches of Mumbai-bound Duranto Express from Secunderabad derailed near here in Karnataka in the wee hours Saturday.
Sep 12, 2015, 15:26 PM IST
Secunderabad-Mumbai Duronto Express derails in Karnataka, at least 2 dead
At least two people were killed and several injured when Duronto Express derailed in Karnataka on Saturday morning.
Sep 12, 2015, 09:28 AM IST
Railways to go paperless for monthly season tickets and platform tickets
Monthly season tickets and platform tickets will soon go paperless as railways is planning to launch a mobile-based application for the same shortly.
Sep 01, 2015, 19:45 PM IST