Bengaluru, Feb 7 (IANS) Union Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Saturday that the Union Budget has allocated a record Rs 7,748 crore for railway projects in Karnataka, nearly nine times higher than the allocation during the previous Congress-led government, when the budget stood at around mere Rs 800 crore. He also appealed the people of Karnataka not to believe in misinformation spread in the state over the Union Budget.Addressing the media at the BJP office in Bengaluru, Union Ministe…
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Jammu, Feb 4 (IANS) Reaffirming the resolve of the Prime Minister Narendra Modi for complete integration of Jammu and Kashmir with the rest of the country, the Union Budget 2026-27 has dedicated Rs 1,086 to development of railway infrastructure in the Union Territory. Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, on Wednesday, announced that rail connectivity will serve as a primary driver for regional growth and stability and unified development after the abrogation of Article 370 on August 5, 2019….
Bhubaneswar, Feb 3 (IANS) The Union government has allocated Rs 10,928 crore for the development of railway infrastructure in Odisha in the Union Budget for the financial year 2026-27, presented in Parliament late last week by the Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. In his interactions with the media, Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Monday that Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Finance Minister Sitharaman have allocated a record Rs 10,928 crore in the Union Budget 2026-27.H…
Guwahati, Jan 29 (IANS) In a significant passenger-centric initiative, Indian Railway has approved 202 additional stoppages of trains at 82 stations across Assam, West Bengal and Bihar under the jurisdiction of Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR), officials said on Wednesday. NFR’s Chief Public Relations Officer (CPRO) Kapinjal Kishore Sharma said that these additional 202 halts have been sanctioned on an experimental basis with the objective of enhancing rail connectivity, improving accessibilit…
Jaipur, Jan 21 (IANS) A major conspiracy to derail the Maharaja Express, one of India’s most luxurious tourist trains, was foiled near Jaipur due to the alertness of the loco pilot.The train, carrying hundreds of foreign tourists, was en route from Jaipur to Sawai Madhopur when the incident occurred.At around 11.30 p.m. on Tuesday, the loco pilot noticed iron angles placed on the railway track near a railway crossing close to Mahatma Gandhi Hospital in the Shivdaspura area.Acting swiftly, he app…
Kolkata, Jan 17 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said that only Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) can bring an end to the “politics of violence” in West Bengal, as it did in other eastern Indian states in the recent past.Addressing a rally in Malda district, PM Modi said, “The BJP has formed a government in Odisha. The people of Tripura and Assam have accepted the BJP. A few days ago, a BJP- led National Democratic Alliance government was formed again in Bihar. Now it is time for good …
New Delhi, Jan 12 (IANS) In January 2026, the shores of Prabhas Patan witnessed more than a commemorative festival — they marked a defining national moment where history, faith, technology, and collective consciousness converged under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Observed through the ‘Somnath Swabhiman Parv’, the occasion commemorated 1,000 years since the first attack on the Somnath Temple in 1026 CE, while powerfully reaffirming the enduring spirit of India’s civilisation a…
New Delhi, Jan 1 (IANS) Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Thursday indicated that India is likely to receive its first Bullet Train on August 15, 2027.The country is going to witness its first Bullet Train running on tracks next year, Vaishnaw said.”Buy a Bullet Train ticket as on the Independence Day in 2027, the country will get its first Bullet Train,” he said.Vaishnaw also said that the Vande Bharat Express chair car has created a new sense of confidence across the country, and people ha…
New Delhi, Dec 28 (IANS) As many as 42 projects of the Indian Railways, including innovation, indigenisation, track renewals, electrification works, and “airport-like facilities” at redeveloped stations to redefine rail travel, worth over Rs 25,000 crore, were commissioned in 2025 to make passenger and freight trains safer and faster in the country, an official statement said on Sunday. The New Year is all set to offer comfortable sleeper journeys in long-distance travels through Vande Bharat &a…
Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 24 (IANS) The Indian Railways on Wednesday launched an investigation into the incident in which a Vande Bharat Express hit an auto-rickshaw that had fallen onto the tracks at Akathumuri station near Varkala, in Kerala, narrowly averting a major accident.The Railway Protection Force (RPF) has registered a case in connection with the incident and taken the auto-rickshaw driver into custody.Preliminary assessment by railway officials has pointed to a serious lapse in safety …