Everything you need to know about Suramangalam Railway Colony: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Everything you need to know about Suramangalam Railway Colony: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
New Delhi, June 18 (IANS) The Yamuna river crossed the danger mark in the national capital, an official said Tuesday, creating panic among residents and galvanising authorities into action.
Hyderabad, June 13 (IANS) A railway police official showed exemplary courage in foiling a train robbery in Anantapur district of Andhra Pradesh early Thursday, the railway announced.
New Delhi, May 10 (ANI): Supporting Pawan Kumar Bansal's resignation as Law Minister, Communist Party of India (CPI) leader D. Raja on Friday said Union Law Minister Ashwani Kumar's position has become untenable after the Supreme Court's observations on the coal scam issue, and added that he should now step down from his post.
New Delhi, May 10 (ANI): Taking potshots at the ruling Congress Party at the Centre, the Bharatiya Janata Party said on Friday alleged that the UPA Government gives its 'corrupt ministers' adequate time to erase evidence.
New Delhi, April 26 (ANI): Booking of reserved train tickets has been reduced from the existing 120 days to 60 days.
New Delhi, Apr. 2 (ANI): Railways Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal launched Wi-Fi- facility as a pilot project on Howrah Rajdhani Express (train no. 12302), here today.
New Delhi, March 13 (IANS) The railways will focus on safety and passenger amenities, railway minister Pawan Kumar Bansal said Wednesday as the Lok Sabha passed his ministry's budget for 2013-14.
New Delhi, Feb 22 (IANS) The annual railway budget should focus on safety and modernization, industry association Assocham said Friday.
New Delhi, Jan 31 (IANS) A sunny day here Thursday was followed by a chilly evening as the maximum temperature settled at 21.9 degrees Celsius, average for this time of the season. Friday is likely to see the same weather.
New Delhi, Jan 24 (IANS) Delhi woke up to a sunny but chilly morning Thursday with the minimum temperature settling at 5.6 degrees Celsius, two notches below average for this time of the season. The Met Office has forecast a clear day ahead.
New Delhi, Jan 21 (IANS) Delhi woke up to a sunny but cold morning Monday with the minimum temperature settling at 6.2 degrees Celsius, three notches below average for this time of the season. The Met Office has forecast a clear day ahead.
New Delhi, Jan 10 (IANS) After braving chilly mornings for the last few days, a relatively warmer morning greeted Delhiites Thursday. The skies cleared up as the day advanced, with slight respite from the bone-chilling cold.
New Delhi, Dec 31 (IANS) A day before New Year, the capital experienced the season's coldest day Monday as the minimum temperature settled two notches below average at 5.2 degrees Celsius. Dec 23, when the mercury dipped to 5.9 degrees Celsius, was the coldest day of the season so far.
New Delhi, Dec 31 (IANS) It was a chilly Monday morning in the capital with icy winds making Delhiites shiver. The minimum temperature settled two notches below average at 5.2 degrees Celsius.
New Delhi, Dec 30 (IANS) It was a chilly Sunday morning in the national capital with a shallow fog enveloping the city. The minimum temperature settled at 7.7 degrees Celsius, average for this time of the season.
New Delhi, Dec 26 (IANS) It was a chilly Wednesday morning in Delhi with the minimum temperature settling at 7.8 degrees Celsius, average for the season. The Met Office has forecast a clear day ahead.
New Delhi, Dec 25 (IANS) Christmas began on a chilly note here Tuesday with the minimum temperature settling at seven degrees Celsius, a notch below average. The Met Office has forecast a clear day.
Kolkata, Sep 20 (IANS) Asserting that the stand-off with the UPA government on FDI in retail, diesel price hike and subsidised cooking gas issues has reached a point of no return, senior Trinamol Congress leader and Railway Minister Mukul Roy has said his party's ministers have sought an appointment with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for submitting their resignations Friday.
Kolkata, Sep 14 (IANS) Asking why Railway Minister Mukul Roy, from the Trinamool Congress, was absent from most cabinet meetings where decisions like the fuel price hike are taken, West Bengal Congress chief Pradip Bhattacharjee Friday advised the state's ruling party to be a "sensible" ally.
Mumbai, Aug 6 (IANS) CCI 'Billiards Boys' and favourites PJ Hindu Gymkhana 'Sultans of Hazard' registered contrasting wins Monday to set up a title clash in The Zarine and Yazdi Daruvala Charitable Trust Mumbai Billiards League at the Dadar Parsee Colony Gymkhana.
Jaipur, Aug 2 (IANS) A 34-year old Rajasthan Police constable was electrocuted while his colleague sustained serious burns when they came in contact with overhead electricity wires while chasing criminals in the state's Kota town Thursday, police said.
Mumbai, Aug 2 (IANS) Sunil Ghadge snatched the decider with exquisite shots to lead Central Railway Mumbai Institute 'Star Blue' into the semifinals of The Zarine and Yazdi Daruvala Charitable Trust Mumbai Billiards League at the Dadar Parsee Colony Gymkhana Thursday.
New Delhi, July 29 (IANS) A 10-year-old girl was injured Sunday when she fell from a moving autorickshaw here during a scuffle between her father and four robbers travelling in the same vehicle, police said. One of the robbers was arrested.
Mumbai, July 24 (IANS) With both home and away wins mandatory to qualify, hosts Dadar Parsee Colony Gymkhana's Bawa Bullies stormed into the pre-quarter-finals in the Zarine and Yazdi Daruvala Charitable Trust Mumbai Billiards League organised by the Billiards and Snooker Association of Maharashtra.
Sydney, July 11 (ANI): Hundreds of mourners gathered to attend the funeral of Indian-origin man, Manoj Masih, in Liverpool, Australia, who lost his life on June 28.
Kolkata, June 7 (IANS) Registering firm opposition over the proposed pension bill, Railway Minister and Trinamool Congress general secretary Mukul Roy Thursday said his party wants more discussion on it as the standing committee on the legislation didn't have any representative from Trinamool.
Springfield (United States), May 17 (Xinhua-ANI): A Chinese artist dedicated a handcrafted sculpture to Illinois State government on Wednesday, in a bid to pay tribute to the Chinese railroad builders of the U.S. rail system.
Guwahati, May 9 (IANS) A Nagaland police constable was arrested at the Guwahati railway station Wednesday on charges of trying to smuggle arms and ammunition.
New Delhi, May 9 (IANS) The Indian and Bangladeshi railways will take a slew of steps to ease train travel across the two countries by the popular Maitree Express, an official statement said Wednesday.
Vadodara, May 5 (IANS) Western Railway has started the trial run of a double-decker air-conditioned train that will link Ahmedabad and Mumbai.
New Delhi, May 3 (IANS) The Lok Sabha is scheduled Thursday to take up all outstanding demands for grants of ministries at one go by applying the guillotine provision to clear the central budget for 2012-13.
New Delhi/ Kolkata, May 1(ANI): Railway Minister Mukul Roy on Tuesday extended his best wishes to the 14-lakh strong Indian Railways employees network on the occasion of May Day.
New Delhi, May 1 (IANS) A parliamentary panel has alerted the railways that resource generation through the public-private partnership is intrinsically difficult due to a long gestation period and relatively low returns, and has suggested it should explore other avenues.
New Delhi, April 26 (IANS) Five people, including a former air force corporal, were arrested for duping several youngsters on pretext of providing them job in Indian Railways, police said Thursday.
New Delhi, April 26 (IANS) Railway Minister Mukul Roy Thursday said he would take his Trinamool party chief Mamata Banerjee's Vision 2020 forward and deepen the agenda of inclusive growth.
New Delhi/Mumbai, April 25 (IANS) In a firm warning that all is not well with the Indian economy, the country's outlook was lowered Wednesday to negative from stable by Standard and Poors' with the caveat that its credit rating may also be downgraded.
New Delhi, Mar 20 (ANI): Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) lawmakers on Tuesday protested against the Congress led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government for ignoring Kerala in the Union Railway Budget proposals for 2012-13 and pressed their demand for introduction of new trains in the state.
New Delhi, Mar 20 (ANI): West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress (TMC) chief Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday said that the new Railway Minister Mukul Roy would decide on the rollback of hiked fares.
New Delhi, Mar 20 (ANI): Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) lawmakers on Tuesday protested against the Congress led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government for ignoring Kerala in the Union Railway Budget proposals for 2012-13 and pressed their demand for introduction of new trains in the state.
New Delhi, Mar 20 (ANI): West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress (TMC) chief Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday said that the new Railway Minister Mukul Roy would decide on the rollback of hiked fares.
New Delhi, Mar 20 (ANI): Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Mukul Roy was sworn-in as the Railway Minister of the country on Tuesday.
Mukul Roy (57), a 'trusted' person to Trinamool Congress (TMC) Chief Mamata Banerjee Tuesday morning took oath as a new Railway Minister. He was replaced by Dinesh Trivedi, another TMC leader who was forced to leave his post after he made.......
New Delhi, Mar 20 (ANI): Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Mukul Roy was sworn-in as the Railway Minister of the country on Tuesday.
New Delhi, Mar 19 (ANI): Congratulating outgoing Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi for presenting a good railway budget for 2012-13, Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh on Monday regretted his departure from union cabinet.
New Delhi, Mar 17 (ANI): After the recent emergence of differences in opinion on the Railway Budget proposal of hiking the passenger fares between Congress and Trinmool Congress (TMC), the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday said the Congress led-UPA government has turned out to be a failure in running a coalition government.
Kolkata, Mar 17 (ANI): West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress (TMC) chief Mamata Banerjee on Saturday appeared to be firm about her decision to replace Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi with Mukul Roy, saying the government now has to take a final call on the issue.
Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi, who has earned his party's wrath for hiking passenger fares in his first Railway Budget, on Saturday informed to media that if Trinamool.....
Kolkata, Mar 17 (ANI): West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress (TMC) chief Mamata Banerjee on Saturday appeared to be firm about her decision to replace Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi with Mukul Roy, saying the government now has to take a final call on the issue.
New Delhi, Mar 15 (ANI): Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi, whose removal has been demanded by his party chief Mamata Banerjee on a hike in passengers fares, on Thursday said that no one had asked him to resign.
New Delhi, Mar 15 (ANI): Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi, whose removal has been demanded by his party chief Mamata Banerjee on a hike in passengers fares, on Thursday said that no one had asked him to resign.
New Delhi, Mar 14 (ANI): Union Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi on Wednesday defended himself after his party launched a scathing attack on him over his proposal to hike the passenger fare in the railway budget.
New Delhi, Mar 14 (ANI): Union Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi on Wednesday presented the railway budget in the Lok Sabha.
New Delhi, Mar.14 (ANI): The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, on Wednesday, described Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi's maiden budget for fiscal 2012-13 as a forward looking one.
New Delhi, Mar.14 (ANI): Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi on Wednesday said his budget proposals for fiscal 2012-13 were announced with a clear conscience and in the national interest.
New Delhi, Mar 14 (ANI): The Ministry of Railways on Wednesday decided to create Missions headed by Mission Directors in each of the identified area for a three year term as per the recommendations of the Expert Group headed by Sam Pitroda, adviser to the Prime Minister, on modernization and resource mobilization.
Patna, Mar 14 (ANI): Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Wednesday called the Railway Budget 2012-13 presented by Dinesh Trivedi an empty box.
New Delhi, Mar.14 (ANI): The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, on Wednesday, described Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi's maiden budget for fiscal 2012-13 as a forward looking one.
New Delhi, Mar.14 (ANI): Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi on Wednesday said his budget proposals for fiscal 2012-13 were announced with a clear conscience and in the national interest.
New Delhi, Mar 14 (ANI): The Ministry of Railways on Wednesday decided to create Missions headed by Mission Directors in each of the identified area for a three year term as per the recommendations of the Expert Group headed by Sam Pitroda, adviser to the Prime Minister, on modernization and resource mobilization.
Patna, Mar 14 (ANI): Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Wednesday called the Railway Budget 2012-13 presented by Dinesh Trivedi an empty box.
New Delhi, Mar 14 (ANI): Union Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi on Wednesday presented the railway budget in the Lok Sabha.
New Delhi, Mar 12 (ANI): President Pratibha Devisingh Patil on Monday said the UPA-II Government is committed to promoting corruption-free governance and is sincerely taking action to ensure this.
Those waiting for the union budget 2012-13 dates to be announced can breath easy as dates of the union budget has been announced. Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee will table the budget in Parliament on March 16.
Bokaro, Jan 12 (ANI): A train tragedy was averted in Jharkhand as railway personnel located a bomb planted by suspected Maoists from a railway track in Bokaro.
New Delhi, Jan 3 (ANI): To bring further convenience to the rail users, Indian Railways through Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC), a Public Sector Undertaking under the Ministry of Railway, has been offering the service of booking e-ticket over the mobile phone.
Beijing, Dec 24 (ANI): China is planning to cut railway construction spending for next year.
New Delhi, Nov. 25 (ANI): With the Cabinet approving 51 percent Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in multi brand retail, Railway Minister and Trinamool Congress (TMC) lawmaker Dinesh Trivedi has called for a larger discussion and debate on the issue.
London, Sept 25 (ANI): Colin Firth is said to have made a secret visit to former prisoner of war, Eric Lomax, he will be playing in his next film.
New Delhi, Sep.14 (ANI): A spokesman of the Railway Ministry on Wednesday confirmed that the death toll from Tuesday night's train mishap in Arakkonam, Tamil Nadu, was nine, and the number of injured was 72.
Dimapur, July 7 (ANI): "Right Vision", the community education centre, in Dimapur is providing free of cost education to hundreds of underprivileged children.
Karachi, April 27(ANI): The ongoing wave of violence in Karachi has claimed at least five more lives during the last twelve hours.
New Delhi, Feb 25 (ANI): Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee today said that an all India security helpline on a single number has been set up to facilitate railway passenger security and is likely to become operational this year.
New Delhi, Feb 25 (ANI): Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee today said that Railways' earnings are set to exceed the Rs one lakh crore mark.
New Delhi, Feb 25 (ANI): Expressing disappointment after the presentation of the Railway Budget 2011-12, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday said Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee's budget has been prepared with an eye for upcoming West Bengal assembly polls, while rest of India has been neglected.
New Delhi, Feb 25 (ANI): The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, terming the Railway Budget 2011-2012 to be a common man's budget, on Friday said no increase in freight rates and passenger fares would reduce inflation.
New Delhi, Feb 25 (ANI): Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday announced that there will be no increase in passenger fairs and that the physically challenged people can enjoy concession in Rajdhani and Shatabdi trains.
Karachi, Oct 17 (ANI): 16 people were gunned down and around two dozen wounded in the commercial capital of Pakistan, following the Awami National Party's announcement to boycott the by-elections due on October 17 (today).
New Delhi, Oct.9 (ANI): The Raiways Minister, Mamata Banerjee, on Saturday announced an ex-gratia payment of rupees 2 lakh to the next of the kin of the deceased as a special case in which a three-wheeler was hit by 2435 Guwahati -New Delhi Rajdhani Express train at an unmanned level crossing near Katihar in Bihar today leading to death of eight persons.
New Delhi, Sep 7 (ANI): The Railway Women's Welfare Central Organization (RWWCO), a noted voluntary organization of the wives of Indian Railway officers, presented a cheque of Rs 25 lakh to Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday for extending help in the rehabilitation of the victims of the nature's fury in Leh, which was hit by a cloudburst and flash floods on August 6.
New Delhi, June 24 (ANI): Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee will flag off a special exhibition train to promote the Commonwealth Games here today.
New Delhi, June 23 (ANI): Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee will flag off a special exhibition train to promote the Commonwealth Games here on Thursday.
New Delhi, June 9 (ANI): The Ministry of Railways has finalized policy on Private Freight Terminal (PFT) with the participation of the private sector.
Lahore, Apr.9 (ANI): The Pakistan Railways has put its plans of introducing a marriage special train on the backburner due to lack of funds and interest shown by people.
Washington, April 7 (ANI): Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists are developing self-pollinating almond trees that can produce a bountiful harvest without insect pollination.
New Delhi, Feb.24 (ANI): Minister for Railways Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday said Research, Design and Standards Organisation would be revamped to bring in line with the modern research organizations.
New Delhi, Feb 24 (ANI): Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday presented the 'Railway Budget 2010' in the parliament even as the opposition continued with their protests, saying that her ministry has come out with 'Vision 2020' to modernise the railway network.
New Delhi, Dec 19 (ANI): Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee tabled a "White Paper" in Parliament on Friday, giving details of the financial position of the Railways which indicated the difference between the claim and the actual finances of the Railways during the term of Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad Yadav as the Railway Minister of the country.
Kolkata, Dec 13 (ANI): Union Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee has highlighted lacunae in the West Bengal Government's offer of the Singur land to the railways for a proposed coach factory.
Hooghly (WB), Nov 16 (ANI): Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee has said the railways will not forcibly acquire land for its projects.
New Delhi, Sep 9 (ANI): Indian Railways have decided to install biometric identification system at its vital installations across the country.
Ludhiana, Aug 27 (ANI): Activists of labour unions took to the streets in Ludhiana protesting against spiraling prices.
New Delhi, July 3 (ANI): Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee today announced a new method of concessions to be given to accredited press correspondents in the Railway Budget for 2009-10.
New Delhi, July 3 (ANI): Presenting a promised 'pro-people' budget, the Railways Minister, Mamata Banerjee, said on Friday that economic viability is not the only index of development.
New Delhi, July 3 (ANI): The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) on Friday welcomed the Railway budget presented by Railways Minister Mamata Banerjee.
New Delhi, July 3 (ANI): The Indian Railways will introduce several new facilities on the trains to improve the cleanliness in trains and also to make the journey more comfortable for the passengers.
New Delhi, June 4 (ANI): Union Railways Minister Mamata Banerjee said that Indian Railways' determined efforts will be to keep enhancing passenger amenities and comforts to a higher level, both in trains and on railway stations.
Noida, May 23 (IANS) A student, who had failed his class 12 Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) mathematics examination, committed suicide Friday by getting run over by a train, police said Saturday.
New Delhi, May 19 (ANI): Political activity in the national capital has picked up with various parties jostling and lobbying for their representatives' inclusion in the new cabinet.
Taipei, March 13 (DPA) Taiwan is opposed to China's plan to extend its national railway network to Taipei, calling it unnecessary, according to a newspaper report Friday.
Lucknow, Jan 19 (IANS) Seven people, including six policemen, have been arrested for abducting a schoolgirl in Bareilly district of Uttar Pradesh, police said Monday.
