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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......

Protests in Delhi against rail fare hike

Congress and the Communist Party of India-Marxist workers on Saturday took to the streets in the national capital protesting the "massive" rail fare hike and demanding its immediate rollback,......

'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......

Dinesh Trivedi to resign, rollback on fare hike expected

Dinesh Trivedi, late on Wednesday night, sent his resignation letter to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, according to television reports. Mukul Roy, minister of state for shipping, who had earlier......

AWACS will alter our dynamics like never before

India inducted its first Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) into the Indian Air Force on May 28, becoming one of six countries to have such a sophisticated system. M P Anil Kumar, a......

No hike in rail fares, additional charges on tickets

Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal did not hike passengers' fares while presenting his Railway Budget at the Parliament on Tuesday. The minister announced that there will be a marginal hike in......

How the hike in rail fares will pinch your pocket

A passenger travelling to Thiruvananthapuram from New Delhi on a Mail or an Express train in Sleeper Class will now have to shell out an extra Rs 186. Similarly, a passenger travelling by the same......

Mamata may not hike rail fare despite fund crunch

Despite a severe funding problem due to slowing of freight traffic revenue and  heavy outgo on account of sixth pay commission recommendations, Mamata Banerjee is not likely to announce any......

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......

Congress backs rail fare hike, CPI slams move

The Congress on Wednesday endorsed the decision to hike railway fares, saying it becomes "inevitable" sometimes, but was evasive on whether party chief Sonia Gandhi was taken on board on the issue......

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