Tag: Suresh Prabhu

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today urged Union Civil Aviation Minister Suresh Prabhu to restore Air India’s flight services from Biju Patnaik International Airport  to Bangkok and Bengaluru. The flight service provider, on July 17 had suddenly announced suspension of the flights from the Bhubaneswar Airport from July 16 till October 3 without citing any […]

Bhubaneswar: Union Petroleum Minister, Dharmendra Pradhan in a letter to Union Civil Aviation Minister, Suresh Prabhu has requested to expedite and hasten the process of construction and development of a new airport in Bhubaneswar. Pradhan in his letter stated, “As the construction and development of the airport takes considerable time, this process needs to be […]

Bhubaneswar: Union Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Tuesday shot a letter to Civil Aviation Minister Suresh Prabhu requesting him to set up an Airport in the major seaport town Paradip. While the Paradip Port Trust has already requested the Airport Authority of India to set up an airport in Paradip, Pradhan sought the personal attention […]

Bhubaneswar: A five member team from Odisha will visit Khatauli in Muzaffarnagar district today to take stock of the situation at the spot where Puri-Haridwar Kalinga Utkal Express derailed on Saturday evening. The team led by State Commerce and Transport Minister Nrusingha Sahoo has been constituted by Odisha Government to oversee measures to be undertaken […]

Bhubaneswar/New Delhi: At least 23 people were killed while over 40 got injured after 14 coaches of high-speed Kalinga Utkal Express went off the tracks at around 5:46 pm in Khatauli, about 100 kilometres from New Delhi near Muzaffarnagar on Saturday evening. Rescue operations were completed on a war footing by NDRF personnel, local police […]

Sambalpur/New Delhi: The wait for commuters finally got over as Rourkela-Jammu Tawi-Rourkela Express’ extension to Sambalpur was flagged off today through video conferencing. Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu launched the service through video conferencing from New Delhi. However, the regular train service in the extended portion will start from August 13. 18109 Sambalpur-Jammu Tawi Link Express […]

New Delhi/ Bhubaneswar: The wait for residents is finally going to get over as Rourkela-Jammu Tawi-Rourkela Express’ extension to Sambalpur will be flagged off tomorrow. Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu will flag off the much-awaited extension through video conferencing from New Delhi tomorrow. Official sources said free WiFi services will also be inaugurated at Palasa station. […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Thursday demanded urgent restoration of train services on Rayagada-Singapur route in Sambalpur division. In a letter to Union Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu, Patnaik cited that the services on the particular route were affected after a rail bridge got washed away in the flash floods on July 16. As […]

Bhubaneswar: The Kandhamal conjoined twins travelling to New Delhi AIIMS by Rajdhani Express have received prayers and wishes from across the State for a successful operation. Meanwhile, the Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu has arranged for special medical help for the twins on train and after reaching AIIMS. After watching the plight of the two children […]

New Delhi/Bhubaneswar: Humsafar Express on the Bhubaneswar-Krishnarajpuram (Bengaluru) route was flagged off today at Bhubaneswar Station by Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu through video conference at 2.30 pm from New Delhi. The flagging off was witnessed by Union Minister of Tribal Affairs Jual Oram, Union Minister for Petroleum & Natural Gas Dharmendra Pradhan and Union Minister of […]

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today wrote to Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu requesting for more trains via Nayagarh. The CM also reminded the Union Minister about pending railway projects and a daily Bhubaneswar-Khurda-Mumbai train named after legendary Odia warrior Buxi Jagabandhu. CM Naveen first thanked Railway Minister Prabhu for the new rail connectivity to Nayagarh […]

Nayagarh: The first regular passenger train to Nayagarh Town on the Khurda Road-Bolangir railway line project was flagged off by Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu through video conference today in presence of Union Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas Dharmendra Pradhan and Bhubaneswar MP Prasanna Patsani at Rail Bhawan in New Delhi. While train on this […]

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Sunday reiterated Odisha’s demand of an express train in the name of Buxi Jagabandhu, legendary freedom fighter of the state. In a letter to Union Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu today, Patnaik urged the Centre for introduction of Humsafar type new AC express train from Khurda road to Mumbai via Sambalpur. […]

Bhubaneswar: Railway Minister Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu flagged off extension of two trains in two different routes and laid foundation stone of various railway projects through video conferencing at the Bhubaneswar Railway station here on Monday. Prabhu along with Odisha chief minister Naveen Patnaik flagged off extension of Khurda Road-Rajsunakhala passenger train up to newly built […]

Bhubaneswar: Minister of Railways Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu during his visit to Odisha today is scheduled to inaugurate the extension of Khurda Road-Rajsunakhala passenger up to Bolagarh Road. While earlier this train was passing through Khorda town, Begunia and Rajsunakhala, it will now connect to Bolagarh. On July 16, 2015, Prabhu had dedicated the 289 kilometres […]