Mangaluru: Anticipating Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu’s visit to Kabaka-Puttur Railway Station on October 1, the Kukke Shree Subrahmanya-Mangalore Railway Commuters Forum, Puttur, has planned to submit a fresh list of demands from the region, including splitting the Bengaluru-Karwar/Kannur night express in to two full-fledged trains. Mr. Prabhu is expected to attend a mega de-addiction programme […]

Mangaluru : With Minister for Railways Suresh Prabhu, who is attempting to rev up the system, in Mangaluru to attend his first official programme after assuming the office, expectations are high among people from coastal Karnataka that their long-standing woes would get settled. Mr. Prabhu will be attending the valedictory of Platinum Jubilee celebrations of […]

Udupi : Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu said on Tuesday that the Railways Ministry wanted to improve the functioning of goods trains in the country. He was speaking at an interaction programme organised by the Udupi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (UCCI) and the District Small Industries Association (DSIA), here. Mr. Prabhu said that the speed […]

Mangaluru : Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu said on Monday that Udupi railway station would get an escalator probably within two weeks. Addressing a gathering after laying the foundation stone for Ramakrishna Hegde Institute of Skill Development promoted by the railways at Udupi on Monday he said it would be of great benefit to all, especially […]

New Delhi: Manohar Parrikar is the new Defence Minister and Suresh Prabhu will head the Railway Ministry Minister in the expansion-cum-reshuffle of the Narendra Modi ministry after 21 new Ministers were sworn-in on Sunday. Parrikar, who quit as Goa Chief Minister to join the Union Cabinet, takes over the charge from Finance Minister Arun Jaitley […]

Bangalore : Railway Minister D.V. Sadananda Gowda on Saturday rejected the claims made by the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) and National Election Watch (NEW) that his assets have grown the highest among the council of ministers since the Modi government took over, from Rs 9.88 crore at the time of election to Rs 20.35 […]

Bangalore : A court Thursday issued an arrest warrant against Karthik Gowda, son of Railway Minister D.V. Sadananda Gowda, in a rape and cheating case filed against him by a Kannada actress after he got engaged to another woman. A court Thursday issued an arrest warrant against Karthik Gowda, son of Railway Minister D.V. Sadananda […]

Mangalore : Minister for Railways D.V. Sadananda Gowda on Saturday said he would accord top priority to proposals for rail infrastructure development in Dakshina Kannada as he owes a lot to the people in the district. The project which remained pending owing to certain technical problems will now be completed within a short period. Speaking […]

New Delhi : Bullet trains, one of the most highlighted election promises of the BJP, are unlikely to come about in this rail budget, but then the government is likely to announce faster, more comfortable and high-capacity imported train sets on July 8. These electric multiple-unit (EMU) trains will be introduced in premier services like […]

Chapra/New Delhi: At least four passengers were killed and eight injured when the Delhi-Dibrugarh Rajdhani Express derailed at Golden Ganj station near Chapra early today in suspected sabotage by Maoists. 12 coaches were derailed in the incident at around 0200 hours today, a Railway spokesperson said. Five coaches-B-1, B-2, B-3, B-4 and pantry car-overturned in […]