For Rare And Hard To Find Model Trains
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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PPP necessary for Railway's development: E Ahamed (New Kerala)
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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Five killed in Delhi Metro's worst accident, Sreedharan resigns (New Kerala)
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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Banerjee silent on private players running tourist trains (New Kerala)
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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Hyderabad, Jun 10 : In the wake of attacks on Indians in trains in Australia, Victoria Premier John Brumby today announced new measures, including additional patrols by uniform police, to improve safety at railway stations with a record of violent behaviour.
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Australia takes measures to improve safety at rly stns (New Kerala)
WASHINGTON - United States President Barack Obama and other top officials in his administration have made it clear that there can be no military solution in Afghanistan, and that the non-military efforts to win over the Afghan population will be central to its chances of success.
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By Ashok Pal, Gwailor, Mar 26 : Candidates of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) devised a unique way of campaigning by using a train to propagate their agenda for the upcoming elections.
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Campaigning on board trains in Madhya Pradesh (New Kerala)
Zirndorf (Germany), Feb 2 : Hans Beck, who invented the Playmobil dolls and matching model cars collected by millions of children, has died at the age of 79, the German manufacturing company which employed him said Monday.
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Hans Beck, inventor of Playmobil, dies at 79 (New Kerala)
The number of trains, whether starting from Bhopal or passing through it, have considerably increased. Habibganj station in New Bhopal is being developed with all modern facilities.
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Train facility improves (Central Chronicle)
Beijing, Nov 27: Chinese authorities have despatched trains no longer in use to the quake-hit Sichuan province in the southwest as temporary winter shelters for those rendered homeless by the devastating May 12 earthquake, according to Beijing Youth Daily Thursday.
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