'Can anyone honestly say with hand on heart that our streets and office buildings, railways and other public spaces are any cleaner?' asks Sunanda K Datta-Ray.Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com......
The Indian Railways is one of the world’s largest rail networks, which is spread over 1,21,407 kilometre with more than 13,000 passenger trains and more than 8,400 freight trains. These......
President Pranab Mukherjee addressed a joint session of Parliament ahead of the budget session which began on Tuesday. Read the full text of President Pranab Mukherjee's speech HERE......
With a 20 hour average delay, the New Jalpaiguri Express is the queen among late-running trains.Shine Jacob reports from New Jalpaiguri. IMAGE: New Jalpaiguri station. Photograph: Kind courtesy......
‘Wherever in the world there is political instability, those countries are beset with severe crises today. But India is in a much better position than the rest of the world due to the......
The Minister of Railways Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu said that ensuring higher standards of cleanliness is of utmost priority for Indian Railways. The minister said his ministry wants to make Swachh......
Historically, Nadia has always attached considerable importance to sanitation and hygiene. A number of villages in the district are home to the Namasudras, who had migrated from the Khulna,......
Under the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, special cleanliness campaign was launched by Railways on October 2, 2014. Railways has spent about Rs 315 crore (Rs 3.15 billion) on cleanliness and sanitation at......
Image: More amenities for train travellers. Photograph: Reuters Unveiling a people-friendly Budget, Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu announced a slew of initiatives to make train......
A large number of key proposals announced in the July 2014 Union Budget, the first after the National Democratic Alliance government took charge at the Centre, have seen delayed starts. While the......