Last Updated: Tuesday, February 26, 2013, 17:55
"The suburban commuters had a lot of expectations from Union Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal. But his budget has been disappointing in many ways," National Railway Users' Consultative Committee member Subhash Gupta said.
Last Updated: Tuesday, February 26, 2013, 17:52
Over 5 percent increase in railway freight on all major commodities like foodgrains, petroleum products and fertiliser will fuel inflationary pressure, say economists.
Last Updated: Tuesday, February 26, 2013, 17:51
The Tirupur Exporters' Association (TEA) said the sparing of any increase in passenger fare would be beneficial for the hosiery town as a large number of people travelled there for employment.
Last Updated: Tuesday, February 26, 2013, 17:38
Coming to the rescue of Bansal, his family unanimously supported the minister’s budget and the slew of measures adopted by the Railways for the current year.
Last Updated: Tuesday, February 26, 2013, 17:26
Pawan Kumar Bansal's maiden railway budget appeared to have been shown the red signal by allies and supporting parties if the uproar in the Lok Sabha was an indication.
Last Updated: Tuesday, February 26, 2013, 17:07
The proposed increase in coal freight rate by 5.7 percent in the Railway Budget 2013-14 on Tuesday will have no effect on the coal sector but may lead to a marginal increase in the electricity tariffs.
Last Updated: Tuesday, February 26, 2013, 16:55
Continuing efforts to clean up Railway finances, the Budget for 2013-14 on Tuesday effected an across-the-board 5.8 percent hike in freight charges to net in Rs 4,200 crore a year while raising passenger reservation and related charges to rake in an additional Rs 483 crore.
Last Updated: Tuesday, February 26, 2013, 16:51
Though the Railway Minister did not propose any increase in basic rail fares, the hike in reservation fees and supplementary charges will mean an increase of Rs 5 to Rs 25 in fares for all classes in superfast trains.
Last Updated: Tuesday, February 26, 2013, 16:34
Railways Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal on Tuesday proposed to mobilise Rs 1.46 lakh crore by raising various charges.
Last Updated: Tuesday, February 26, 2013, 13:55
Speech of Sh. Pawan Kumar Bansal introducing the Railway Budget, 2013-14 26th February 2013
Last Updated: Tuesday, February 26, 2013, 09:51
The BSE benchmark Sensex tumbled 235 points in mid-session trade Tuesday as selling pressure gathered momentum after a proposed freight hike in the railway budget.
Last Updated: Saturday, February 2, 2013, 20:35
Talking to reporters here, Bansal said the railways needs trillion of rupees to finish its projects and improve facilities and provide basic amenities.
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