Bitter medicine to be swallowed for economy: Venkaiah on rail fare hike

Attacking the previous government, Union Minister M Venkaiah Naidu on Sunday said the hike in rail fares was "thrusted upon" by the United Progressive Alliance, but it was a "bitter medicine" that......

'Rail fare hike result of UPA govt's policies'

Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad has justified the Narendra Modi government's move to raise the rail fare by 14.2 per cent, saying it was a result of the policies undertaken by the previous......

Mamata demands fare hike roll-back; TMC hits the streets

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday termed the hike in rail fares as "unprecedented and anti-people" and demanded its roll back in the interest of common people. Hundreds of her......

Uddhav to urge PM to roll back 'shocking' rail fare hike

Terming the train fare hike as "shocking", Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray on Saturday said he will speak to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and request him to roll it back. "The fare hike is......

BJP, Left, TMC demand rollback of rail fare hike

The BJP, Left parties and Trinamool Congress on Wednesday slammed the government for the hike in passenger rail fares and demanded its immediate rollback. They termed the decision as "anti-people",......

Nitish rules out hike in rail fare

Railway minister Nitish Kumar on Friday ruled out any hike in rail fare and freight in the wake of Iraq war."The government would absorb rise in petroleum prices especially high speed diesel......

Mamata livid, demands roll back of rail fare hike

West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee declared on Wednesday that she will not allow any hike in railway fares proposed in the Railway Budget by her own nominee......

DMK to take up rail fare hike with PM

Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, a key constituent of United Progressive Alliance, said on Thursday it would not support any hike that might affect the poor and the party MPs would take up the latest......