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Railways’ Capital expenditure at record level of 56.5 per cent
By Arun Kumar Das
New Delhi, Oct 8 (BVI): The high expenditure on safety-related works like Kavach installation and capacity augmentation have increased the Capital expenditure (Capex) of Indian Railways to a record level in September,…
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Four multitracking rail projects approved
By Arun Kumar Das
New Delhi, Oct 7 (BVI): The Central government today approved four multitracking rail projects covering 18 districts in Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat and Chhattisgarh, increasing the existing network of…
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Kalibor-Numaligarh section of NH-715 in Assam to be widened
By Arun Kumar Das
New Delhi, Oct 2 (BVI): The Kalibor-Numaligarh section of NH-715 in Assam will be widened to a 4-Lane and wildlife-friendly measures will be implemented on Kaziranga National Park (KNP) stretch at an estimated cost of…
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Railways launches special container train service with assured transit time
By Arun Kumar Das
New Delhi, Oct 1 (BVI) Indian Railways has launched the first assured transit time container train service on a pilot basis between Delhi and Kolkata.
The first service commenced today, operating from Tughlakabad…
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Bihar gets 7 new trains ahead of elections
By Arun Kumar Das
New Delhi, Sept 29 (BVI) Ahead of Bihar Assembly elections, Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, along with Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary, today flagged off 7 new trains in the state, including three Amrit…
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Work on Surat Bullet Train station progressing
By Arun Kumar Das
New Delhi, Sept 28 (BVI): Surat in Gujarat, known as the diamond and textile hub of India, is looking forward to a major boost in growth and connectivity when the proposed Bullet Train starts operating.
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Drone-based monitoring on Namo Bharat rail corridor
By Arun Kumar Das
New Delhi, Sept 27 (BVI) The National Capital Region Transport Corporation (NCRTC) has introduced drone-based Overhead Equipment (OHE) monitoring system on the Delhi–Ghaziabad–Meerut Namo Bharat rail corridor, marking a…
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Railway staff to get Productivity Linked Bonus for 78 days
New Delhi, Sep 24 (BVI) In recognition of the excellent performance by the railway staff, the Union Cabinet government today approved payment of Productivity Linked Bonus (PLB) of 78 days for Rs 1865.68 crore to 10,91,146 railway…
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New rail line and Vande Bharat Express for Punjab
By Arun Kumar Das
New Delhi, Sep 23 (BVI): The long-awaited rail link between Rajpura and Mohali in Punjab has been sanctioned and with this all the 13 districts of Malwa region will get connected with Chandigarh.
While making…
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Surekha Yadav: Asia’s first woman train driver to hang her boots on Sept 30
By Arun Kumar Das
New Delhi, Sept 23 (BVI) On September 30, when Surekha Yadav retires, she will leave behind a story about women's empowerment and breaking barriers.
Surekha has got the distinction of being the first woman…
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