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E-Catering Services to be extended to 408 A1 and A Class Stations
Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu said that IRCTC will manage catering services in a phased manner. He also said that catering services will be unbundled by IRCTC by categorizing into food preparation and food distribution. According to him,…
Sarathi Seva for Old and Disabled Train Passengers to be Expanded
Presenting Railway Budget 2016-17 in Parliament today, the Minister of Railways Shri Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu announced that all operational halts will be converted into commercial halts, for the convenience of passengers.
He also said…
Extension of e-Tourist Visa Scheme to 37 more Countries from 26 Feb
The e-Tourist Visa (e-TV) facility will be extended to 37 more countries from tomorrow. The total count of countries under the scheme will become 150.
The new 37 countries included in e-Tourist Visa scheme are Albania, Austria, Bosnia…
Highlights @ Prabhu’s Railway Budget 2016-17
Union Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu focuses on fulfillment of promises made in the past and highlighted the work done in the last year. Railways have a saving of Rs 8,720 crore from previous budget estimates. Contrary to the expectations,…
Railway Budget Highlights for 2016-17
The following are the highlights of the Railway Budget for 2016-17 presented by Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu in the Lok Sabha on Thursday:
* IRCTC to begin marriage catering service in phased manner
* New R&D organisation to be…
Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu begins presenting India’s Rail Budget for 2016-17
New Delhi, Feb 25: Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu began presenting his ministry's budget for the next fiscal year in the Lok Sabha on Thursday, promising to address the issues concerning all stakeholders -- citizens, employees and industry,…
People have high expectation from Rail Budget: Suresh Prabhu
New Delhi, Feb 25: Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu said on Thursday said that public expectations from the Railway Budget 2016 are quite high.
"People have high expectations from the Railway Budget this year," Prabhu told reporters here…
Smriti Irani slams Congress, Rajnath says no innocent to be harassed
New Delhi, Feb 25: Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesay assured Lok Sabha that no innocent student will be harassed in JNU row even as HRD minister Smriti Irani slammed Congress, which has accused Centre of seeking to crush opposing…
WTO rules against India on US solar exports
Washington, Feb 25: In a setback to India, a World Trade Organization (WTO) dispute settlement panel has ruled in favour of the US in its challenge to New Delhi's alleged discrimination against US solar exports, according to US Trade…
PM Narendra Modi tweets Smriti Irani’s speech
New Delhi, Feb 25: Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweeted link to the speech of Human Resource Development Minister Smriti Irani made in the Lok Sabha during the debate on the recent incidents concerning some central universities.
"Do hear…