Not enough invested in Railways in 40 years, Prabhu

Last Updated: Saturday, June 20, 2015, 17:46

"We cannot make railways work proper unless we make investment in the railways...," he added. The central government had earlier said Rs 8.5 lakh crore will be invested in Railways over a period of five years.

Suresh Prabhu – Know your Rail Minister

Last Updated: Wednesday, February 25, 2015, 17:02

With the aim of clearing the financial and administrative mess in the Railways, Union Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu is all set to present his maiden Railway Budget 2015-16 on February 26.

Railway services improving despite budget crunch: Kharge

Last Updated: Tuesday, November 5, 2013, 18:32

Union Rail Minister Mallikarjun Kharge on Tuesday said Railways is continuously improving its services to passengers and augmenting safety features despite a budget crunch.

Rail Minister should resign owning moral responsibility: D Raja

Last Updated: Sunday, May 5, 2013, 00:32

Maintaining that Railway Minister PK Bansal`s position has become "untenable" following the arrest of his nephew in alleged bribery scandal, CPI National Secretary D Raja on Saturday said he should resign.

Roy refuses to commit himself on freight hike rollback

Last Updated: Monday, March 26, 2012, 15:50

Railway Minister Mukul Roy, who last week withdrew a major portion of the rail fare increase proposed in the budget presented by his predecessor Dinesh Trivedi, today refused to commit himself on a similar rollback of the across-the-board rail freight hike effected ahead of the budget.

Roy, the new Rail Minister, prefers low profile

Last Updated: Tuesday, March 20, 2012, 11:40

Mukul Roy, Mamata Banerjee’s trusted lieutenant, has been with the Trinamool Congress since its founding.

New Rail Minister Mukul Roy to take oath tomorrow

Last Updated: Monday, March 19, 2012, 16:36

Trinamool Congress’ Mukul Roy is all set to become the new Rail Minister, a day after Dinesh Trivedi quit from the post.

Sad Trivedi had to quit as Rail Minister: PM

Last Updated: Monday, March 19, 2012, 13:16

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday informed Parliament that he has accepted Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi’s resignation and forwarded the same to the President for acceptance.

RAIL BUDGET 2012: AN OVERVIEW

Last Updated: Wednesday, March 14, 2012, 12:04

Presenting his maiden Rail Budget, Dinesh Trivedi on Wednesday announced a nominal increase in passenger fares while emphasizing that safety and modernisation will be the prime focus of his ministry.

Rail Minister derailed in Lok Sabha

Last Updated: Thursday, August 4, 2011, 16:04

Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi on Thursday virtually got derailed during Question Hour in the Lok Sabha with several members cornering him on the sensitive issue of rail accidents.

‘Rail unsafe as govt busy with room of minister’

Last Updated: Thursday, August 4, 2011, 15:13

The opposition on Thursday trained its guns on Railways for recent spurt in train accidents taunting that Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi has "secured" his room in Parliament House while passenger safety remains neglected.

Rail Minister fights for Parliament chamber

Last Updated: Wednesday, August 3, 2011, 15:35

New Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi is very upset about allotment of a chamber in Parliament that was used by his predecessor and party chief Mamata Banerjee to I&B Minister Ambika Soni.