Mamata Banerjee's decision on the land acquisition policy for the dedicated freight corridor has very serious implications
A K Bhattacharya / New Delhi March 30, 2010, 0:22 IST

Rail Bhavan mandarins are quick to point out that in spite of their many similarities, Railways Minister Mamata Banerjee and her predecessor, Lalu Prasad, are different at least in one crucial respect.

DoNER Minister BK Handique today assured that both the Bogibeel bridge and the Lumding-Badarpur gauge conversion project will be completed by 2012.

Speaking to mediapersons on the sideline of a function here at the Guwahati railway station, Handique said that some external funding was required for the Bogibeel project and once that was secured, the work will be expedited.

Feasibility Study For System, DPRs For 2 Lines Ordered

BHUBANESWAR: The State Government has decided that only traders with licence will be allotted rakes to transport minerals by railways.

This was decided at a high-level meeting presided over by Chief Secretary TK Mishra here today.

Will reworking the wagon investment scheme and converting goods sheds to common user facilities help remove malpractices, is the key question.

For the Railways, there is no mechanism to ascertain the source of the cargo.

Santanu Sanyal

Ore loading stopped at Joda East mines.

Santanu Sanyal

The Orissa Government's order banning what it feels

Twenty-nine elephants have been killed after being knocked down by trains across the country since 2007, the Lok Sabha was informed today.

Bhubaneswar, March 9: Orissa mines and industry minister Raghunath Mohanty on Tuesday admitted lifting of minerals worth Rs 150 crores from different railway sidings in the Keonjhar and Sundergarh districts and assured the members of the Orissa Legislative Assembly of stringent actions against culprits involved in the act.

With Indian Railways gearing up to run high-speed trains in the country, the state-run transport monolith is considering setting-up of an independent authority to plan and execute the bullet train projects.

Devjyot Ghoshal & Ishita Ayan Dutt / Kolkata March 5, 2010, 1:03 IST

Mamata had said a rail factory could be erected there, if the land is available.

The land taken by Tata Motors at Singur for the erstwhile Nano car factory, and by the many companies who invested there to be vendors to the project, isn