People of Mumbai are expecting a lot from the Railway Budget. The Mumbai Suburban Railway is a mass transit system serving the city. The suburban railways carry more than 75 lakh passengers across Mumbai on a daily basis. ...
11:00 AM, Feb 26, 2013
The Rail Budget will be presented on Tuesday by Pawan Kumar Bansal, the first Congress Minister to do so in 17 years. ...
10:35 AM, Feb 26, 2013
Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal came under attack from the Opposition in January after he increased rail fares. In the Rail Budget 2013 to be presented on Tuesday, another rail fare hike is expected. ...
10:12 AM, Feb 26, 2013
Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal's wife also said that the Rail Budget was prepared in keeping with the UPA's policies. ...
09:58 AM, Feb 26, 2013
Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal is set to present his maiden Rail Budget on Tuesday. Being the first Congress minister to be presenting the Rail Budget in 17 years, Bansal faces the challenge of reviving the railways. But the repercussions may be an unhappy Opposition and unhappy passengers as a fare hike looks imminent. ...
09:16 AM, Feb 26, 2013
Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal is set to present his maiden Rail Budget on Tuesday. While a hike in rail fare seems to be imminent, the Rail Minister is also likely to announce many new trains and safety and modernisation measures. ...
08:32 AM, Feb 26, 2013
Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal will be the first Congress minister in 17 years to announce the Railway Budget on Tuesday and indications are that rail fares are likely to go up in line with the fuel price hike. ...
08:06 AM, Feb 26, 2013
Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal is set to present what will be the first Railway Budget by a Congress minister in 17 years on Tuesday. Indications are that rail fares are likely to go up in line with the fuel price hike. ...
07:53 AM, Feb 26, 2013
All eyes will be on Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal on Tuesday on whether he yields to pressure of hiking passenger fares yet again or looks at other measures to mobilise resources to offset the burden of the recent diesel price hike. Bansal had on January 22 hiked passenger fares across-the-board after the Railways faced a loss of about Rs 25,000 crore in the passenger segment. ...
05:47 AM, Feb 26, 2013
Ahead of his maiden rail budget on Tuesday, Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal has promised a 24X7 helpline for women that will be tracked real time, with top priority accorded to safety of passengers, especially women. ...
04:41 AM, Feb 26, 2013
Indian Mujahideen outsmarts security agencies, continues to target India. CBI faces tough task ahead in investigations despite filing Preliminary Enquiry. ...
11:41 PM, Feb 25, 2013
Leaders of various political parties in Odisha's Ganjam District have sought more funds in the railway budget for the proposed wagon factory near Berhampur, new rail lines from Gopalpur to Rayagada and Berhampur to Sambalpur via Phulbani and a direct train from Berhampur to New Delhi. Besides a daily train from Berhampur to Puri, another from Berhampur to Surat and according model station status to Berhampur have also been demanded....
05:19 PM, Feb 25, 2013
All eyes will be on Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal on February 26 on whether he yields to pressure of hiking passenger fares yet again or looks at other measures to mobilise resources to offset the burden of the recent diesel price hike. Bansal had on January 22 hiked passenger fares across-the-board after the Railways faced a loss of about Rs 25,000 crore in the passenger segment. ...
04:56 PM, Feb 25, 2013
Train travel is expected to get costlier, said sources a day ahead of the Rail Budget 2013. According to sources, the government is likely to introduce a fuel adjustment component and a passenger amenities cess which will contribute to a hike in fares. The Rail Budget 2013 may not be as populist as the people expect it to be. ...
01:14 PM, Feb 25, 2013
A day ahead of the Railway Budget, CNN-IBN is looking back at what promises were made and if they have been met. Several important projects are still running behind schedule. ...
09:23 AM, Feb 25, 2013
Railways has come under fresh pressure to further hike passenger fares, at least in a small way, and revise freight rate in the wake of virtual decontrol of diesel price but whether Railway Minister PK Bansal bites the bullet in the Rail Budget remains to be seen. ...
11:07 AM, Feb 24, 2013
With the Rail Budget just around the corner, CNN-IBN gets you the wishlist of the passengers in Kolkata. Topping their wishlist is better quality food, hygiene in toilets and safety for women passengers. ...
08:31 AM, Feb 24, 2013
An important hub of the South Western Railways, the Bangalore city station was promised an uplift in February 2012. But how many of those promises have really been kept and are passengers happy with the facilities provided? CNN-IBN did a status check to find out what the junta wants from the Budget 2013. ...
10:59 AM, Feb 23, 2013
The annual railway budget should focus on safety and modernisation, industry association Assocham said on Friday. Assocham said its team interviewed 7,000 people representing all sections in 20 cities and 60 per cent of them voted in favour of a moratorium on new passenger trains. ...
04:41 AM, Feb 23, 2013
Railways are planning to introduce about 100 trains, including AC double deckers, new passenger services and extension of services to cater to the demands of various states in the Rail Budget 2013-14. ...
10:11 AM, Feb 21, 2013
