Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Sunday said that the railway sector has transformed under the vision of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the last nine years. “Under PM Modi’s vision the railway sector has transformed in the past nine years… Several new facilities are being installed…,” Ashwini Vaishnaw said. “Please […]
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BJP’s Shaina NC meets Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, conveys pride over UNESCO award to Mumbai’s Byculla station
BJP Member of Parliament Shaina NC, met with Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnav and conveyed pride over the UNSECO honour for the iconic Mumbai’s Byculla railway station, one of the oldest stations in India In November last year, India was honoured with the prestigious UNESCO Asia Pacific Cultural Heritage Award of merit for successfully […]
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Odisha train accident: “Down main line made fit,” says Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on restoration work
Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw who took stock of the restoration work at the Balasore train accident site in Odisha on Sunday said that the “down main line restored”. “Down main line made fit at 12:05 hrs today,” Railways Minister Vaishnaw tweeted. The Balasore train accident where two passenger trains and a goods carriage were involved claimed 275 […]
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Ashwini Vaishnaw releases special ‘Go Green, Go Organic’ cover for world’s first organic state Sikkim
Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw and four Sikkim ministers on Monday released a unique cover of the Department of Posts, ‘Go Green, Go Organic’ for Sikkim. Taking to Twitter Vaishnaw said, “Special cover on ‘Go Green, Go Organic’ released for World’s first organic state Sikkim.” The special cover is a testament to the […]
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Centre gave Rs 59,837 crore subsidy on passenger tickets in 2019-20: Ashwini Vaishnaw
The Centre gave subsidies of Rs 59,837 crore on passenger tickets in 2019-20, which comes to an average concession of around 53 per cent for every person travelling, informed Union Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Friday in Rajya Sabha. In a written reply to the Rajya Sabha, the Railways Minister […]
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Budget 2023 like a growth engine for country, Rs 2.41 lakh cr allocated for Railways:Ashwini Vaishnaw
The Union budget is a “growth engine” for the country, said Minister of Railways, Communications, Electronics and Information Technology Ashwini Vaishnaw here on Wednesday. Vaishnaw said that this budget will be like a growth engine for the country. “The FM has allocated Rs 2.41 lakh crore for Railways which will […]
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BSNL to launch 5G services by April 2024, says Ashwini Vaishnaw
State-owned BSNL will launch high-speed 5G services by April 2024, Union telecom minister Ashwini Vaishnaw has said. At a press conference after the launch of Jio 5G services by private telecom operators in Bhubaneshwar and Cuttack, Vaishnaw said that BSNL does not have a legacy network. “So there was a big advantage […]
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Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw takes part in ‘Swachhata Pakhwada’ at Delhi’s Hazrat Nizamuddin station
On the occasion of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s birthday, Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw took part in the ‘Swachhata Pakhwada’ at Hazrat Nizamuddin railway station on Saturday. “From today, a campaign for cleanliness has started in Indian Railways, Post offices, Telecom, IT and other departments of the country. The way […]
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Hydrogen-powered train to be ready in India next year: Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw
Union Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Thursday said that India is developing hydrogen-powered trains and they will be ready in 2023. Speaking at SOA University in Bhubaneswar, the Minister also said that Indian Railways is trying to connect the remote and unconnected areas of the country with the railway network through its […]
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Ashwini Vaishnaw inspects new Vande Bharat train at Integral Coach Factory in Chennai
Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Friday inspected the new Vande Bharat train at Integral Coach Factory (ICF) in Chennai. The inspection comes ahead of the probable launch of two more Vande Bharat semi-high speed trains that are expected to come up by August this year besides the two which […]
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Ashwini Vaishnaw to inaugurate new train services in Odisha today
Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw will inaugurate new train services and railway buildings in Odisha today. According to East Coast Railways, Vaishnaw will inspect Khurda Road-Balangir Project and will open the Mahipur-Naugaon Road railway section at Nuagaon Road Station. He will flag off the extension of 08429/08430 Bhubaneswar-Mahipur-Bhubaneswar passenger Special up to […]
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Ashwini Vaishnaw flags off third India-Bangladesh passenger train ‘Mitali Express’
Union Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw and his Bangladeshi counterpart Mohammad Nurul Islam Sujon on Wednesday flagged off ‘Mitali Express’ between New Jalpaiguri (India) and Dhaka (Bangladesh) via video conferencing. This is the third passenger train between the two nations that was flagged off from Rail Bhawan in New Delhi today. […]
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CPI MP urges Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw to restore rail fare concession for senior citizens
Communist Party of India (CPI) Rajya Sabha MP from Kerala Binoy Viswam urged Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw to restore the concession in the Railways for senior citizens which remained suspended since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. In a letter to the Railway Minister, the Rajya Sabha MP said, “Across […]
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Ashwini Vaishnaw makes India’s first 5G call at IIT Madras
Union Minister for Railways, Communications, Electronics, and Information Technology Ashwini Vaishnaw on Thursday made the first 5G call on a trial network set up at IIT Madras using indigenously-developed technology. Taking to Twitter, Vaishnaw wrote, “Aatmanirbhar 5G successfully tested 5G call at IIT Madras. The entire end-to-end network is designed […]
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Solutions to Railway recruitment exams’ concerns soon, says Ashwini Vaishnaw
Union Minister for Railways Ashwini Vaishnaw on Friday said that the solution for the Non-Technical Popular Categories (NTPC) examination is on the anvil after the committee received three lakh representations from the candidates. The Railways had constituted a High Power Committee to look into the concerns and doubts raised by the candidates […]