Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu today directed senior officials to fix responsibility on "prima facie evidence by the end of day" into the derailment of the Utkal Express in Uttar Pradesh's Muzaffarnagar.
While in 2014-15 there were 135 accidents, the number was 107 in 2015-16 and 104 in 2016-17. For comparison, in 2013-14, six persons had lost their lives in 53 train derailments.
The passenger who ordered a vegetarian biryani found the lizard after consuming a few bites, much to his shock and disgust. He immediately complained to the ticket collector and tweeted to Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu
The railway minister also said the government's premier think tank NITI Aayog had approved the ministry's Rs 18,000 crore proposal to increase speeds of the Gatiman Express on the two busiest corridors, Delhi-Mumbai and Delhi-Kolkata.
Union Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu will inaugurate the Science Express Climate Action Special -- Exhibition Train through video conferencing from New Delhi tomorrow.
Railways will look for innovative ways for financing its future projects, Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu has said.
The Tejas Express will be flagged off from Chatrapati Shivaji Station in Mumbai on May 22 by Railways Minister Suresh Prabhu at 3.25 p.m.
The railway minister informed that only 42 per cent of railway tracks across India have been electrified so far.
Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu accepted a proposal from Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik for a new railway line within three minutes.
The dedicated freight corridors, Prabhu said, are expected to become operational by 2019, adding that the ‘capacity will be increased accordingly on the existing routes’.
Prabhu rejected a suggestion that in the long-run the railways may no longer be a low-cost common man's mode of transport and will be more on the lines of privatised services.
Railways Minister Suresh Prabhu today said he himself had volunteered for clubbing of railways budget with the General Budget, and it was "not a take over" by the Finance Ministry.
Amid their hectic work schedule in the highly-active Prime Minister Narendra Modi Cabinet, two ministers part of it have somehow managed some time to devote to their fitness regime.
Railways minister Suresh Prabhu has warned the concerned officials to improve punctuality rate of trains or face action.
Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu on Sunday inaugurated the new Vistadome coach which has glass roof, LED lights, GPS-based info system and rotating seats among other features.
Aadhaar has not been made mandatory for senior citizens to avail concessions in ticket fares, Lok Sabha was informed on Wednesday. Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu made it clear that Aadhaar number has not been made
A museum to commemorate the visit of Swami Vivekananda to this temple town on his return from Chicago World Parliament of Religions would be built at the Railway Station
Over 50 lakh passengers spread across 115 railway stations across India have availed of the free Wi-Fi services that have been rolled out, Railway minister Suresh Prabhu informed Rajya Sabha today. Replying to a question
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