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Nominal fare increase proposed in rail budget 14 March 2012
Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi proposed a nominal hike in passenger fares in the rail budget presented by him in the Parliament for the year 2012-13 today. Proposing to hike the fare by 5 paisa per KM in sleeper class and...
Keywords: track modernization, Visakhapatnam –Kakinada coastal rail line, Visakhapatnam –Kakinada coastal rail line, Rail budget
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Railway Minister Trivedi on his way out? 14 March 2012
Railway budget, introduced by the Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi in Parliament today, brought fresh trouble for the Congress and the UPA government at the Centre with the West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo Mamatha Banerjee demanding a...
Keywords: fissures in TMC, Mamatha anger at rail fare hike, Mamatha anger at rail fare hike, Railway Minister
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Railway Budget 2012 evokes mixed response 14 March 2012
As usual the railway Budget 2012 evoked mixed response from the elite. The Congress and its allies gave moderate and appreciative comments, the oppositions slammed the budget. Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi presented the Railway Budget 2012, today. Marginal hike of...
Keywords: Nominal fare increase hike in rail fares, Rail budget, New rail lines in AP, Nominal fare increase hike in rail fares
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Trivedi announces 13 new trains for AP 14 March 2012
Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi announced the introduction of 13 new trains in AP in the 2012-13 rail budget. The following new express trains will be introduced in the state as per his speech. 1. Inter city express between Secunderabad and...
Keywords: nominal fare increase, New rail lines in AP, New rail lines in AP, nominal fare increase
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Railway Minister unveils Rs.60,100 Cr rail budget 14 March 2012
The railway budget for the year 201-2013 was introduced by the Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi in the Parliament today. Introducing the budget containing an annual outlay of Rs.60,100 Cr , the minister said the Railway ministry needs 14 lakh crore...
Keywords: Dinesh Trivedi, Four new rail coach factories, Dinesh Trivedi, Rail Road Grade Separation Corporation of India
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Trivedi denies resignation, attends parliament 15 March 2012
Contrary to reports that he has resigned and the Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh has already accepted his resignation, Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi attended Parliament today saying it was his duty. A section of the media and some news channels...
Keywords: Trivedi resignation, fare hike, rail fare hike, Trivedi resignation
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5 AP stations declared model railway stations 14 March 2012
Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi said today the department has recognized five railway stations in Andhra Pradesh as model railway stations. As part of his budget speech for the year 2012-13 in Parliament, he said Duvvada in Visakhapatnam district and Macharla,...
Keywords: nominal fare increase, New rail lines in AP, nominal fare increase, track modernization
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3 new rail lines to come up in AP 14 March 2012
Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi said today his department will construct new rail lines between Pitapuram and Kakinada, between Medak and Akkannapeta and between Bhadrachalam and Kovvur in Andhra Pradesh with the active cooperation of the state government. Introducing the railway...
Keywords: Rail Road Grade Separation Corporation of India, Rail budget, Rail Road Grade Separation Corporation of India, New rail lines in AP
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Railway safety-review committee moots fare increase 18 February 2012
A high-level safety-review committee of Indian Railways has recommended an increase in the passenger fares on an urgent basis and strongly advised against the introduction of any new trains. For Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi, the recommendations concern two most-awaited features...
Keywords: Indian Railways, passenger fares, Anil Kakodkar, Indian Railways
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