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The fact that there is no mutual respect and trust between various cadres of Group 1 services of IR cannot be buried under the tracks, but of course with exceptions.

The message is loud and clear: No more fiefdoms for railway officers

These measures made rail travel a lot safer, as there were zero passenger deaths in FY 2019-20, till now, for the first...

7 Jan 2020 8:53 PM GMT

A mangled coach of the Puri-Hardwar Utkal Express train being hauled off the tracks by a crane at the accident site in Khatauli near Muzaffarnagar. (Photo: PTI)

Making trains safer, and faster

Given the Indian Railways' safety record, high-speed trains shouldn't be its priority.

23 Aug 2017 6:39 PM GMT

Indian railway minster Suresh Prabhu

Railwaymen want income tax limit raised to Rs 6 lakh

National Federation of Indian Railwaymen also demands exemption of transport allowance from purview of I-T.

25 Jan 2017 7:27 AM GMT

The Budget 2017-18 is likely to announce setting up of Rail Development Authority, a regulatory authority for the public transporter.

Rail Budget to earmark Rs 20,000 cr for safety

Jaitley will discard separate Rail Budget and instead make it part of the General Budget.

31 Jan 2017 8:14 AM GMT

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley (Photo: AP)

Union Budget to be presented on Feb 1, Economic Survey on Jan 31

The railway budget and the general budget will be presented together for the first time since Independence.

3 Jan 2017 7:34 AM GMT

This year, Railway budget was incorporated in the general budget after a gap of over 90 years.

Maharashtra gets seven news railway lines in budget

Railway officials said the allocations made for the new projects were "unprecedented".

4 Feb 2017 7:09 AM GMT

Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley addresses a Post-Budget press conference in New Delhi on Wendnesday. (Photo: PTI)

Junk failed models, focus on the 99 per cent

It does not require rocket science to know the truth of those assertions.

3 Feb 2017 6:37 PM GMT

The practice of announcing new trains was stopped last year itself with the government focusing on improving rail finances.

Make rail travel safer

There is some pragmatic acceptance of the fact that services on existing lines and trains need to improve.

3 Feb 2017 6:45 PM GMT

Both ministers highlighted the fact that the Railways would benefit from the merger, and the decision will boost the overall infrastructure sector.

Joint Budget to keep Railways out of politics

Suresh Prabhu said the Budget was growth oriented for the Railways with a capital investment of Rs 1.31 lakh crore for...

1 Feb 2017 9:41 PM GMT

The Budget for Bharat that will transform India

The Budget for Bharat that will transform India

Today's budget comes at a time when the world's economy is facing the headwinds of protectionism.

2 Feb 2017 1:35 AM GMT

Finance Minister ArunJaitley

IRCTC, IRCON, IRFC to be listed on bourses: Jaitley

FM said govt will look at consolidation option for PSUs and a new CPSE Exchange Traded Fund.

1 Feb 2017 7:35 AM GMT

$Arun Jaitley informed the Parliament \Transformative measures have to be undertaken to make Indian Railways competitive,$ Business

Budget 2017: Govt allocates Rs 1 lakh crore corpus for railway safety

Total capital and developmental expenditure for India Railways has been fixed at Rs 1,31,000 crore.

1 Feb 2017 7:05 AM GMT