Rail Budget

Political parties in Odisha reacted on expected lines Thursday after the presentation of the Rail budget  for 2015-16 in parliament. While the Congress and the ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) expressed their disappointment despite an increase…

Congress president Sonia Gandhi Thursday termed the 2015 railway budget as "very disappointing" as it only rehashed the UPA's various initiatives. "Rail Budget 2015 is very disappointing, they are only presenting old UPA's initiatives…

Prime Minister Narendra Modi Thursday described the 2015 rail budget as a “watershed” moment for Indian Railways and called it "forward looking, futuristic and passenger-centric budget". “Rail budget 2015 is a forward looking, futuristic…

Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu Thursday said his ministry received an overwhelming response and suggestions on social media during the formative phase of the Railway Budget 2015-16. "We received over 20,000 responses from people on…

Minister Suresh Prabhu was set to present his maiden railway budget in the Lok Sabha Thursday amid expectations that his proposals will re-energise one of the largest railroad networks in the world, while seeking to improve passenger…

The Indian Railways Wednesday reported an increase of 4.64 percent in freight carried during April-January, 2015. According to the railways, it carried 906.36 million tonnes of freight in the period under review as compared to 866.14…