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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, track modernization, Special Purpose Vehicle, Rail Road Grade Separation Corporation of India
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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: Anil Kakodkar, Anil Kakodkar, passenger fares, Indian Railways
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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: Resignation of Trivedi, Resignation of Trivedi, Trinamool Congress, Trinamool Congress
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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: Special Purpose Vehicle, four new rail coach factories, Visakhapatnam –Kakinada coastal rail line, track modernization
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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: Dinesh Trivedi, Railway Minister, resignation of Railway Minister, roll back of rail fare hike
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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: Special Purpose Vehicle, Rail Road Grade Separation Corporation of India, New rail lines in AP, Dinesh Trivedi
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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: New rail lines in AP, Special Purpose Vehicle, Dinesh Trivedi, four new rail coach factories
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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: Rail budget, Rail Road Grade Separation Corporation of India, track modernization, Four new rail coach factories
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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: New rail lines in AP, track modernization, Model railway stations, Visakhapatnam –Kakinada coastal rail line
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