Tag: Railway Minister

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 […]

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: To announce various infrastructure related projects and inaugurate passenger amenities works of the Indian Railways, Minister of Railways Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu is scheduled to visit Bhubaneswar on Monday. The projects include flagging off of the extension of Khurda Road-Rajsunakhala passenger up to Bolagarh Road and Rourkela-Bhubaneswar Rajyarani Express up to Gunupur. He will also […]

New Delhi/Balasore: Hours after media flashed about the inhuman activity of the Railway Protection Force (RPF) jawans at Balasore station in which the security personnel kicked and beaten up a Divyang on mobile phone stealing charges, Union Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu on Sunday said two RPF jawans were put under on suspension for their involvement […]

Bhubaneswar is among the 75 A1-category railway stations in the country, said the preliminary report of the survey, which was released by Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu on Thursday

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Thursday thanked Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu for accepting major demands of our State

In a bid to expand railway network in Odisha, the State government has accepted the Union Railway minister Suresh Prabhu’s proposal to float a special purpose vehicle (SPV) in association with the Railway ministry

Aswini, who is originally from Rajsthan, had assumed Odisha as the place of duty long back after he became an IAS officer of Odisha cadre. After long administrative experience, he entered politics by joining BJP and got elected to the Upper House with the help from BJD in Odisha.

From day one, PM Modi prefers a technocrat to pilot the 'lifeline of the nation'. He inducted  Suresh Prabhu in 2014 to put the railways on the 'global track'. Vaishnaw's hands-on expertise in Transportation and Infrastructure has made the cut  

New Delhi: The CBI on Monday filed a charge-sheet against former Railway Minister Lalu Prasad, his wife Rabri Devi, son Tejashwi Yadav, a top Railway Board official, RJD MP P.C. Gupta and others in connection with its probe into the alleged irregularities in the 2006 IRCTC hotels maintenance contract case. A Central Bureau of Investigation […]

New Delhi: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), which is probing the alleged irregularities in the tender of two IRCTC hotels to private companies by then Railway Minister Lalu Prasad, may question few railway officials soon, officials said on Saturday. According to the investigating agency officials, it has collected the documents and files pertaining to […]

Weeks before they were to appear for their exams, children of around 3,000 employees of railway and coal ministries in Delhi received a personalised letter from Railway Minister Piyush Goyal, along with a copy of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s book ‘Exam Warriors’, asking them to take lessons from it, sources have revealed.

New Delhi: Union minister Piyush Goyal today said the flexi fare scheme of the Railways, which helped it earn an additional Rs 540 crore in less than a year, may be amended to ensure that it brings in revenues without taxing passengers. “People have brought to my notice the issue of the flexi fare scheme. […]

New Delhi: Railway Minister Piyush Goyal has asked officials to ensure that meals served on board trains carry information about quantity and the contractor supplying it, as the national carrier continues efforts to improve catering services. In a letter addressed to all zonal general managers, the railway board has said that Goyal has asked that […]

Bhubaneswar: Railway minister Suresh Prabhu has accepted a proposal for a new railway line in Odisha within three minutes of Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik offering on Twitter to share half of the project cost. Patnaik proposed the new line between Puri and Konark on the microblogging site at 10.05 PM last night and it was […]