Mamata favours private partnership for coach factories

Tuesday, April 20th, 2010

New Delhi, April 20: Inviting the industry and state governments to come forward to set up coach factories, Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee Tuesday suggested using the public-private partnership (PPP) model to meet the demand for coaches in the country.

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Railways to award catering contracts to best ones (New Kerala)

Monday, March 15th, 2010

Patna, Mar 15 : The Railway Passengers Services Committee today announced to award the contracts of catering services to the best caterers for providing quality food to the passengers.

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India’s rail budget promises new business model to fund expansion (New Kerala)

Wednesday, February 24th, 2010

New Delhi, Feb 24 : Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee Wednesday presented India's rail budget for the next fiscal with the promise of a new business model to encourage private investment along with social commitment but without privatisation.

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India’s rail budget promises new model to develop network (New Kerala)

Wednesday, February 24th, 2010

New Delhi, Feb 24 : Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee Wednesday presented India's rail budget for the next fiscal with the promise of a new business model that will encourage private investment with social commitment.

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Sultanpur railway station to be developed as model station (New Kerala)

Saturday, October 24th, 2009

Sultanpur, Oct 24 : Sultanpur Railway Station is going to be developed as a model station with more passenger-friendly and hi-tech facilities.

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Pix: When actors go bald (rediff.com)

Thursday, October 1st, 2009

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PPP necessary for Railway’s development: E Ahamed (New Kerala)

Wednesday, August 12th, 2009

Kochi, Aug 12 : Reiterating that private participation was necessary for the development of Railways, Union Minister of State for Railways E Ahamed today said there were proposals to develop three stations in Kerala to international level under the PPP model.

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Five killed in Delhi Metro’s worst accident, Sreedharan resigns (New Kerala)

Sunday, July 12th, 2009

New Delhi, July 12 : In the worst accident in the history of Delhi Metro, five people were killed and 15 injured when an elevated section of the tracks under construction came crashing down Sunday morning.

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Banerjee silent on private players running tourist trains (New Kerala)

Friday, July 3rd, 2009

Chennai, July 3 : Railways Minister Mamata Banerjee's budget proposals presented in the Lok Sabha Friday did not include private sector participation in running of passenger trains on tourist routes, as suggested by the Economic Survey 2008-09.

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Electrification between Villupuram-Tiruchirapalli completed (New Kerala)

Tuesday, June 30th, 2009

Tiruchirapalli, Jul 1 : Electrification of Villupuram-Tiruchirapalli chord line section has been completed and the trial run of a light engine was conducted, according to Divisional Railway Manager S Subramhanyan.

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