New Delhi, June 12 (IANS) The Mumbai–Ahmedabad High-Speed Rail (MAHSR) Project represents a transformative phase in India’s railway development — as the country’s first high-speed rail corridor which is introducing new standards in speed, connectivity, and infrastructure delivery, according to an official factsheet issued on Friday.Significant advancements in civil works, bridge construction, and tunnelling indicate steady momentum towards project completion. The scale of construction achieve…
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Thiruvananthapuram, May 29 (IANS) In a significant development that could revive Kerala’s high‑speed rail ambitions in a new form, Metro Man E. Sreedharan on Friday held detailed discussions with Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan at the Secretariat on a proposed alternative high‑speed rail corridor for the state. The meeting assumes importance as the UDF government is understood to be seriously considering Sreedharan’s alternative alignment proposal in place of the controversial K‑Rail Sil…
Ahmedabad, April 8 (IANS) The Mumbai‑Ahmedabad Bullet Train project reached a major engineering milestone on Wednesday, with the successful launch of one of its heaviest precast‑prestressed portal beams on the Ahmedabad‑Vadodara railway line in the Maninagar area, officials said. The portal beam, a precast concrete structure weighing nearly 1,360 metric tonnes, measures 34 metres in length with a cross‑section of 5.5 metres by 4.5 metres.Officials said that a total of five such b…
Gandhinagar, March 11 (IANS) The Gujarat government has placed an order for 34 new metro train sets for the Ahmedabad and Surat metro rail projects, with officials saying the additional rolling stock will increase service frequency on the Ahmedabad-Gandhinagar corridor and support the expansion of urban rail in the state.Of the total order, 10 train sets are meant for the Ahmedabad Metro Phase-2 project, while 24 will be deployed for the upcoming Surat Metro system.The train sets are being manuf…
Gandhinagar, March 1 (IANS) Gujarat has been allocated Rs 17,366 crore in this year’s Union Budget for railway development, marking a sharp rise from earlier years, Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Sunday.Speaking after the inauguration of Gujarat Semiconnect Conference-2026 at Mahatma Mandir in Gandhinagar, Vaishnaw said that under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, railway infrastructure across India is undergoing rapid transformation.”As a result of the historic de…
Shivamogga, Feb 2 (IANS) Appreciating the Union Budget 2026-27, Karnataka BJP President and MLA B.Y. Vijayendra stated that the budget helps the country to march confidently towards a developed India by 2047 without fear of tariff-trade wars. He also stated that the Centre has increased the state’s tax share.Speaking to the media here on Monday in Shivamogga, Vijayendra stated that the global situation also needs to be taken into account, adding that despite tariff and trade challenges posed b…
New Delhi, Feb 2 (IANS) The Central government has increased Karnataka’s share in central taxes to 4.131 per cent, said Union Minister for Food, Public Distribution and Consumer Affairs Pralhad Joshi, while dismissing allegations made by Congress leaders in the state.Speaking to the media in Delhi, Joshi said Karnataka’s tax share, which earlier stood at 3.647 per cent, has now been raised to 4.131 per cent. With this increase, the state will receive tax proceeds amounting to several thousan…
Bengaluru, Feb 1 (IANS) Criticising the Union Budget for 2026–27, Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar stated that the state has received nothing, and “no high-speed rail will come to Bengaluru”.Notably, the Centre has announced the launch of a bullet train between Hyderabad and Bengaluru.Addressing the media on Sunday in Kanakapura town, Shivakumar said, “No high-speed rail will come to Karnataka. Which high-speed rail? No such rail will come to Karnataka. They do not have money ev…
New Delhi, Feb 1 (IANS) The Union Budget 2026-27, presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday, reflects the government’s vision of accelerating growth, strengthening resilience, and ensuring inclusive development. It builds on over a decade of steady economic progress, combining reforms with targeted investments to boost manufacturing, infrastructure, energy security, and social welfare.With record public capital expenditure, support for strategic sectors like semiconductors, bi…
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 30 (IANS) Noted technocrat E. Sreedharan on Friday launched a stinging attack on the Kerala government’s newly-announced Thiruvananthapuram–Kasaragod Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS) project, calling it impractical, technically flawed and a sheer waste of public money, in an apparent rebuttal to Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan’s remarks a day earlier.Sreedharan said the RRTS proposal had no real utility for Kerala and was inferior even to a semi-high-speed rail …