Suresh Prabhu, the new railways minister, not only needs to save the railways from the clutches of bureaucracy and politics but also attract foreign investment to revive the once potent force.
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A distinct lack of application by the Delhi batsmen helped Sanjay Bangar-led Railways win an exciting sixth round Ranji Trophy Super League (Group A) encounter by 22 runs, at the Roshanara Club ground in New Delhi.
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Suspected Maoists on Wednesday blew up railway tracks between Badagopal and Avtar Nagar stations under Sonepur division of East Central Railway, affecting train services on the New Delhi-Guwahati route. An unspecified number of Maoist guerrillas blew up the down line between the two stations, falling in the Chapra parliamentary constituency of Railway Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav, at around 6.30 am, sources said.
Gujjar protesters held sway on Wednesday, blocking a key rail track in Dausa district leaving several trains suspended and disrupting traffic on the highway linking Rajasthan with Madhya Pradesh as security forces kept a close watch in the violence-hit areas.
23 trains have been partially cancelled and five short terminated till September 26 as protesters blocked rail tracks at various places, including Amritsar, Ferozepur, Sangrur, Barnala, Mansa and Nabha.
'The government must understand that the Indian Railways is like a Kamdhenu cow. It can look after your GDP, it can look after the health of the nation. But the Kamdhenu cow also needs nourishment.' 'You have not at all looked after the Indian Railways, you have ill treated the Indian Railways, you have mistreated the Indian Railways and you have given the Indian Railways step motherly treatment.' 'I don't think this government has understood the Indian Railways.'
The next Rail Budget to be presented early next year could contain a proposal for raising fares to pass on the burden of rising power cost to passengers.
The Palamau Express derailed on Tuesday evening after suspected Maoists blew up a stretch of railway tracks in Latehar district but no casualty or injury was reported.
The CM will be accompanied by Union Minister Nitin Gadkari during his visit to the tunnel site on Sunday.
'How was it possible for Singh to have got a government job, and that too one involving the handling of guns, had he been insane?'
The BMC declared a holiday for all government and private schools and colleges in Mumbai on Thursday after the IMD issued a 'red' alert for the metropolis.
The All India Jat Arakshan Samiti has announced that they would continue their agitation and take legal opinion on the high court order which has directed state and central governments to forcibly clear the railway tracks occupied by the community.
The lawmakers seem as uninterested as those who use the railways.
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