Tag: Suresh Prabhu

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 […]

Railway minister Suresh Prabhu on Sunday launched the much-awaited free high speed Wi-Fi service in the city railway station here, the second in the country after Mumbai

Bhubaneswar: Passengers waiting for their trains at the Bhubaneswar raliway station will now have plenty to do if they have a smartphone or laptop. With free, high speed WI-FI service being available at the station from today, they can now surf the net, do social media or stream high definition videos to away time while […]

Following a meeting with Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik at the Naveen Nivas here on Saturday, Union Railway minister Suresh Prabhu today said a joint working group would be formed to take a decision on the proposed rail wagon factory at Sitallapalli in Ganjam district and the wagon repair factory at Narla in Kalahandi district

Bhubaneswar: Railway minister Suresh Prabhu on Saturday said the Centre is ready to invest more in Odisha to see it as a developed State in the coming days. “This is the first time that such a huge amount of investment has been proposed for Odisha in this year’s Railway budget I hope the State will […]

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

Bhubaneswar: The Narendra Modi-led NDA government on Thursday made the highest ever allocation for the State in 2016-17 railway budget presented by Railway minister Suresh Prabhu in the parliament. Prabhu announced Rs 4,682 crore for Odisha, about 94% against it’s demand of Rs 5,000 crore. The demand was made by the State for construction of […]

Bhubaneswar: Almost a month after a delegation of BJD MPs met Union Railway minister Suresh Prabhu over budget allocation to Odisha, members of Odisha Assembly’s House Committee are scheduled to meet the minister and request him to enhance allocation to the state in the ensuing rail budget. Official sources said the Committee, led by Assembly […]

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

Panaji: India’s predominantly small agricultural holdings present a unique opportunity for budding start-ups to explore ways and means to increase crop yield from small parcels of farmland using technology, Union Minister for Commerce and Industry Suresh Prabhu said on Friday. Speaking at the Start-up India Global Venture Capital Summit here, Prabhu said, “India has a […]

Mumbai: Civil Aviation Minister Suresh Prabhu has asked aerospace major Airbus to manufacture aircraft in India. According to the minister, who also holds the charge of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, a “roadmap” for the same will be worked out. “Visited the Airbus facility in Toulouse, France. Growing Indian aviation sector, stress on regional […]

Buenos Aires: It is the first time that India is not being blamed for the collapse of talks at the just concluded 11th World Trade Organisation (WTO) ministerial conference here, Commerce Minister Suresh Prabhu has said. The talks at the 11th ministerial conference (MC11) broke down earlier this week as the United States reneged on […]

Kolkata: The government is focusing on improving the infrastructure of Indian Railways to make it more profitable, Railways Minister Suresh Prabhu said here on Saturday. “Indian Railways was in a vicious circle. We want to change it. We have been focusing on bringing investments and improving the financial health of the Indian Railways with an […]