Congratulating the Integral Coach Factory (ICF) team for designing and rolling out the modern train Vande Bharat Express Vaishnaw said it is a proud project for Indian Railways.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday inaugurated the country's first 5G test-bed, incubated at IIT Madras, to enable startups and industry players to test and validate their products locally and reduce dependence on foreign facilities.
Officials said the innovation will be expanded once it gets positive feedback from railway passengers. Once the railway tries it out more and records feedback, it will put the necessary details on the Centre for Railway Information Systems (CRIS) where it can be booked by passengers on request.
Telecom service providers are conducting 5G trials in Delhi, Mumbai, Jamnagar, Ahmedabad, Kolkata, Chennai, Hyderabad, Bengaluru, Lucknow, Gurugram, Gandhinagar, Chandigarh, Pune, and Varanasi including urban, semi-urban, and rural areas.
Addressing the inaugural session of a TDSAT seminar, Vaihsnaw said that the system entangled everybody and some people who did not have sufficiently strong values created a mess that defamed the telecom market in the past.
Rajya Sabha Chairman Venkaiah Naidu said that he will take a final call on admitting or rejecting privilege motions moved against IT Ashwini Vaishnaw after seeking clarification from him.
Senior Railway Recruitment Board (RRB) officials are meeting groups of students and taking their representations, the minister said.
Terming the matter "serious", Delhi Minorities Commission earlier issued a notice to city police chief Rakesh Asthana seeking an action-taken report on January 10. It said the interests of Muslim women need to be safeguarded by nabbing the culprits.
Photographs of at least 100 influential Muslim women were uploaded for 'auction' on an app, sparking widespread outrage, reports said.
Muslim women with a strong presence on Twitter, including journalists, have been singled out and their photos uploaded.
Minister for Communications, Ashwini Vaishnaw on Sunday said that he made the first call over the Indian 4G network of BSNL, and expressed his excitement by saying that the Prime Minister's vision of Aatmanirbhar Bharat is taking shape.
The construction of the new Pamban bridge is expected to be completed by March 2022, Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said in a tweet.
Rail Kaushal Vikas Yojana will contribute to the mission towards Atmanirbhar Bharat and is also a part of the series of initiatives in the Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav, it said.
Union Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw expressed confidence on completing Baramulla-Jammu rail link project by 2023. "Hopefully, by 2023, we will be able to travel to Baramulla from Jammu, work is underway. I request everyone (protestors) to think of the railways as the nation's property, ensure that there are no disruptions caused to its services," said Ashwini Vaishnaw.
Union Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw travelled in Vande Bharat Express from Katra to Jammu on September 13 and interacted with the passengers. "Passengers expressed their satisfaction regarding Vande Bharat trains. They acknowledged government's emphasis on cleanliness on trains," he said.
Union Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw and Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, flagged off the new modern LHB Rake of Bhubaneswar-Jagadalpur-Bhubaneswar, Hirakhand Express on September 10. The event was held through video conferencing from Rail Bhawan, New Delhi.
Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw has been conferred with the most prestigious award by IIT Kanpur - Distinguished Alumnus Awards 2021.
Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw inspected Sir M Visvesvaraya Terminal in Bengaluru on September 05. Railway Minister also reviewed the operational aspects of the railway yard, amenities and innovative features provided at the station.
Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari chaired a meeting of the 9th Group of Infrastructure Committee on August 24. Union Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya M. Scindia and Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw also attended the meeting. The meeting considered several issues including pending infrastructure projects for resolution.
Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw travelled to Rayagada in a train on Thursday and visited Koraput for the party's programme. The Railway Minister participated in the dance performance with tribal women in Koraput.
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