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Kolkata, Sep 19 (ANI): Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee flagged off Sealdah-New Delhi Duronto express, the country’s first point-to-point non-stop train in Kolkata.

The Duronto express will cover the 1447-km distance between Sealdah and New Delhi in 16 hours and 20 minutes.

“After 30 years there is a train called Duronto. It will go faster than Rajdhani and [...]

New Delhi, July 9 (ANI): The Lok Sabha on Thursday passed the Rail Budget for 2009-10 by voice vote after Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee announced some more concessions, few new rail lines and setting up of an expert committee.

Replying to a marathon debate on rail budget in the Lok Sabha, Banerjee said an expert committee, [...]

New Delhi, July 9 (ANI): Union Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee is likely to reply to the general discussion on rail budget on Thursday in Lok Sabha.

The Railway budget is still under discussion in both houses of parliament. Mamata’s fourth railway budget received mixed opinions from both the treasury and the opposition benches.

Mamata’s proposal for special [...]

Mumbai/Kolkata, July 4 (ANI): Commuters in Mumbai, by and large, have welcomed this year’s Railway Budget, which Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee tabled in Parliament on Friday.

Most of Mamata’s 13.6 million local train commuters described the budget provisions from travel as satisfactory.

“Bandra-Kurla complex and between Churchgate-Vihar there is a lot of land left for commercial exploitation. [...]

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Today Railway Minister, Mamata Banerjee presented Railway Budget 2009. It was populist budget as expected.
Mamata Banerjee announced that soon “Yuva Trains” [...]

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Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee present a People’s budget in Parliament on 3rd July 2009.
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MUMBAI: Even as the rest of the market remained weak following global cues, shares of companies servicing the railway industry were in demand on hopes that [...]

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NEW DELHI: Amid expectations of improvement in railway amenities and food served in trains, railway minister Mamata Banerjee would present a  “pro-people” budget in Parliament today.
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New Delhi, July 3 (ANI): Presenting a promised ‘pro-people’ budget, the Railways Minister, Mamata Banerjee, said on Friday that economic viability is not the only index of development.

Banerjee proposed no increase in passenger fares or freight tariff while announcing a slew of measures, including the launch of 12 non-stop point-to-point long-distance trains and air-conditioned [...]

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Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee would present a People’s budget in Parliament on 3rd July 2009.
“It will be a pro-people budget, a simple budget, people’s budget,” [...]

New Delhi, July 3 (ANI): The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) on Friday welcomed the Railway budget presented by Railways Minister Mamata Banerjee.

“This budget is unique in the way inclusivity and overall development has been the focus without losing focus on [...]

New Delhi, July 3 (ANI): Presenting the Railway Budget 2009-10, Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee today said that about 50 stations are to be developed into world class stations with international level facilities.

Banerjee said that these stations would [...]

New Delhi, July 3 (ANI): All the zones in Indian Railways have been instructed to ensure availability of ‘Janata Khana’.

Presenting the Railway Budget for 2009-10 in the Lok Sabha today, Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee said that national and regional cuisines would be introduced in the catering by the Railways.

All [...]

New Delhi, July 3 (ANI): The Indian Railways will raise Commando Battalions and will increase the number of women commandos. This has been envisaged in the Railway Budget 2009-10 presented in the Lok Sabha today.

Presenting the Budget, Mamata Banerjee said that women RPF squads would be deployed for security of women passengers, [...]

New Delhi, July 3 (ANI): The Indian Railways plans to improve the Passenger Reservation System (PRS) in a big way.

In the Railway Budget 2009-10 presented to the Lok Sabha today, Union Railway Minister, Mamata Banerjee said that the initiative would cover 200 new towns [...]

New Delhi, July 3 (ANI): The Indian Railways will introduce several new facilities on the trains to improve the cleanliness in trains and also to make the journey more comfortable for the passengers.

Presenting the Railway Budget 2009-10 in the Lok Sabha today, the Union [...]

New Delhi, July 3 (ANI): Presenting the Railway Budget in Parliament today, Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee said that besides improving the loading of coal, iron ore, cement, fertilizers and foodgrain, measures are being [...]

New Delhi, July 3 (ANI): Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee has arrived in Parliament to present a “pro-people” budget today.

Before arriving at Parliament, Mamata said, “It will be a pro-people budget, a simple budget, people’s budget.”

She said that she only got 15 days to work on it, as the concerned officials were busy preparing [...]

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The new Congress-led government is ready for the month-long budget session of parliament beginning Thursday with the ruling party planning to push through crucial legislative initiatives to make its 100-day vision come true.
The last month has seen many ministers announcing plans [...]

New Delhi, July 1 (ANI): Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday said that the railway budget would be a “pro-people” budget.

“It will be a pro-people budget, a simple budget, people’s budget,” Banerjee said after an all-party meeting here.

She said [...]