Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, who addressed the media on the projects approved by the Cabinet, said the department recruited five lakh employees in the last decade – a number slightly higher than the previous decade.
Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw informed Lok Sabha that railways lost Rs 55.60 lakh in damages to stone pelting on Vande Bharat trains since launch.
The Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw inspected the progress of the East-West Metro project work and the newly built Metro tunnel under river Hooghly in West Bengal.
Speaking exclusively at India TV's Samvaad, Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said that recently a top official of the Japanese PM had visited India to check the progress of the bullet train project. He said that the official was amazed to see the scale and quality of the project's progress.
Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw was criticized for canceling the concession given on train tickets to senior citizens.
Senior citizen concession tickets: Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw hinted that the concessions given to the senior citizens in the railways may not be restored, citing excessive expanses of the national transporter.
This is the third passenger train between the two nations that was flagged off from Rail Bhawan in New Delhi today.
The Railway's minister said that 20 per cent of candidates were shortlisted so that more candidates may get a chance. The exam was conducted transparently. The entire issue is about shortlisting of candidates, Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw 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.
Speaking at the day 1 of ASSOCHAM Foundation Week, via video conferencing on December 15, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said the first cut of a genuine single-window for business approvals could be expected by March or April 2021.
Union Minister of Railways, Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal and Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmer Welfare Narendra Singh Tomar held a meeting with farmer leaders from Punjab at Vigyan Bhawan.
While speaking to ANI amid coronavirus pandemic on May 16, the Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel spoke on Union Railways Minister Piyush Goyal's statement.
After Union Railways Minister Piyush Goyal made a statement that Jharkhand government is not giving nod for enough trains to ferry migrant trains.
Union Railways Minister Piyush Goyal spoke on 'shramik special' trains.
The Union Railways Minister Piyush Goyal spoke on economic relief package.
Addressing a press conference on Saturday, he said the decision regarding Maulana's march seemed unclear. A face-saving formula could be offered to the JUI chief, he added.
Condemning the Pulwama terror attack and the recent attack in New Zealand's Christchurch, Goyal said that it is only under PM Modi's governance, India can be safe and secure.
New Delhi: Railway minister Suresh Prabu will present this year's Railway budget on February 25.The public sector behemoth is likely to refrain from direct fare hikes as even the PMO is against such a move,
Kolkata: Railways Minister Suresh Prabhu on Thursday said the central government will bear the entire escalated cost of the East West metro rail project, the first phase of which is expected to be completed by
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