J&K's aspirations to be fulfilled by completing Railway project: Piyush Goyal
New Delhi: Union Railway Minister Piyush Goyal on Wednesday reviewed the progress of the ongoing UdhampurSrinagar-Baramulla Rail Link (USBRL) national project in Jammu and Kashmir and said the “aspirations” of the people have to be fulfilled by completing the project so that the region remains connected to other parts of the country round the year.
New Delhi: Minister of Railways, Commerce & Industry, Consumer Affairs and Food & Public Distribution Piyush Goyal on Tuesday assured Bangladesh, from India's side, complete cooperation in ensuring barrier-free trade between the two countries.
Union ministers say Leftist and Maoist elements have taken control of farmers' protest
New Delhi/IBNS: Union Minister Piyush Goyal has alleged that certain Leftist and Maoist elements have taken control of the farmers' agitation which is going on for the past couple of days over the BJP-led NDA government's new farm laws.
Local train service in West Bengal to be resumed from Nov 11: Railway Minister Piyush Goyal
Kolkata/IBNS: Shortly after the senior officials of the Indian Railways and West Bengal government held their third meeting at Nabanna on the resumption of local train services, Railway Minister Piyush Goyal on Thursday evening announced that suburban train services in the state will be resumed from Nov 11 (Wednesday).
By 2030 Indian Railways' carbon emission will be zero: Piyush Goyal
New Delhi/IBNS: Railways Minister Piyush Goyal on Wednesday said that by 2030 there will be a net-zero carbon emission.
Railways resumes selected local trains in Mumbai
Mumbai/IBNS: The Indian Railways resumed selected local trains for essential staff on Monday morning.
Railway Minister Piyush Goyal's mother dies
Pune/UNI: Senior BJP leader Chandrakanta Goyal, mother of Railway Minister Piyush Goyal, passed away at her residence in Mumbai last night. She was 88.
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India Railways to run 200 Non-AC trains daily from June 1
New Delhi/IBNS: The Indian Railways on Tuesday informed that it will run 200 non-AC trains daily from June 1 in addition to the Shramik special ones.
Piyush Goyal slams Mamata's arrangement of 105 trains for migrants, says WB needs more
New Delhi/IBNS: Hours after Mamata Banerjee announced that her government has organised for 105 trains to bring back people to Bengal, stuck in different parts of the country, Railway Minister Piyush Goyal said he feels sad that the eastern state doesn't want to accept the migrants waiting to return home.
India calls for affordable access to medicines, easier movement of health specialists across borders
New Delhi/UNI: India has called for working towards creating a global framework for further enhancing affordable access to medicines for fighting pandemics and facilitating easier movement of health professionals across national borders.
Valentine's Day: Man proposes to his partner during debut run of Kolkata's E-W Metro
Kolkata/IBNS: The debut run of Kolkata's East-West Metro, which was inaugurated just a day ago, was marked by a unique love story where a man proposed to his partner inside a coach on the occasion of Valentine's Day on Friday.
Kolkata/IBNS: TMC lawmakers, who have been invited to the flagging off event of Kolkata's East-West Metro's first phase's inaugural run on Thursday, decided not to join the function as Kolkata Metro Railway Corporation Limited (KMRCL) did not send any invitation to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, reports said.
Indian Railway to be Net-Zero railway by 2030: Railway Minister
New Delhi/IBNS: The Indian Railways is investing in the generation of 20 GW solar power generation which will make Indian Railways a Net Zero emission railway, Railway Minister Piyush Goyal said on Thursday.
Indian Railways moving towards complete electrification in next 4-5 years: Piyush Goyal
New Delhi/IBNS: The government hopes to electrify the entire railway network in the next four to five years in the bid to reduce carbon emmission, Railway minister Piyush Goyal said on Thursday.
We must prepare ourselves for government attack on IMF, Gita Gopinath: P Chidambaram
New Delhi/IBNS: After the International Monetary Fund (IMF) slashed India's economic growth for 2019-2020 to below five per cent, former Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram on Tuesday said an attack on IMF and its chief economic adviser Gita Gopinath by the ruling dispensation was imminent.