Ashwini Vaishnaw
- India
Odisha train accident: Train movement resumes after 51 hours
Nearly 51 hours after the gruesome triple train accident that claimed 275 lives, rail services were finally restored following the completion of restoration work in the down-line track at Bahanga Bazar station…
- India
Congress wants Ashwini to resign, says Odisha train accident as ‘man made’
Following the tragic train accident that took place in Odisha’s Balasore district on June 2 claiming 275 lives, the Congress party described it as ‘a man-made devastation’ and demanded the resignation of…
- India
Odisha train accident: Railway Board recommends CBI probe
Nearly 48 hours after the ghastly triple train accident in Odisha’s Balasore district that left 275 dead and more than 1000 injured, the Indian Railways Board has recommended CBI probe. Speaking to…
- India
Odisha train accident: Opposition questions over passenger safety
New Delhi: Expressing shock and grief at the loss of lives in the train accident in Odisha, opposition leaders on Saturday stressed the importance of prioritising the safety of passengers by railways, while…
- India
Odisha train crash: Restoration work begins, says Union Railway Min Vaishnaw
Bhubaneswar: Nearly 18 hours after the massive train tragedy in Odisha’s Balasore district, restoration work has begun at the accident site, Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Saturday. The overturned coaches…
- India
3 versions of Vande Bharat trains by Feb-March next year: Ashwini Vaishnaw
Dehradun: There will be three versions of Vande Bharat trains — Vande Chair Car, Vande Metro and Vande Sleepers — by February-March next year, Union Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Thursday.…
- Technology
Portal to track, recover lost mobile phones to be unveiled on May 17
New Delhi: Soon, the government is going to help millions of people track their lost or stolen mobile phones, as a new portal — www.sancharsaathi.gov.in — is set to be unveiled on…
- Telangana
Create Vande Bharat stops in Nalgonda, Uttam asks railway min
Hyderabad: In a bid to improve transportation and connectivity in his constituency, Nalgonda MP Capt N Uttam Kumar Reddy has presented a list of railway development demands to Union Minister for Railways…
- Photos
Union Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw during ‘bhumi poojan’ at Chenab Rail Bridge
Reasi: Union Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw during ‘bhumi poojan’ at the site where the first trail run of track-mounted vehicles on Chenab Bridge will be conducted, in Reasi district, Sunday, March 26,…
- India
World-class rail stations to be set up in Rajasthan: Union minister Ashwini Vaishnaw
Jaipur: Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Sunday said world-class stations will be set up in Rajasthan which has seen a multifold increase in grants for the rail sector. Addressing a ‘Brahmin Mahapanchayat’…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Rs 600 crore from union budget given for MMTS phase II works
Hyderabad: Rs 600 crores were allocated from the Union Budget, under its railway budget share to expedite works for the MMTS phase II project. The cost of this phase project has been…
- India
Railways gave Rs 59,837 crore subsidy on passenger tickets in 2019-20: Minister
New Delhi: The Indian Railways gave subsidies worth Rs 59,837 crore on passenger tickets in 2019-20, which comes to an average concession of around 53 percent for every person travelling, Railways Minister…
- India
Dharmendra Pradhan tests indigenously developed ‘BharOS’
New Delhi: Union Minister for Communications, Electronics and Information Technology and Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Tuesday tested ‘BharOS’ an indigenous operating system developed by the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras…
- Kolkata
Kolkata: Irked by ‘Jai Shri Ram’ slogans, Mamata refuses to go on stage
Kolkata: A controversy erupted at the inauguration ceremony of West Bengal’s first Vande Bharat Express on Friday morning as irked by ‘Jai Shri Ram’ slogans on her arrival Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee…
- India
About 16 lakh jobs being generated every month: Railway minister
Jaipur: Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Tuesday claimed that about 16 lakh jobs are being generated every month by the Central government. Vaishnaw was addressing a ‘Rozgar Mela’ (employment fair) programme organized…
