Union minister of railways Ashwini Vaishnaw

Final Location Survey on 5 new rail lines in Kashmir approved

JAMMU: The Ministry of Railways has approved the final location survey of five lines, all of which fall in the Kashmir division while a survey of no new line has been approved in the Jammu division. This information was provided by Union Minister of Railways Ashwini Vaishnaw on Wednesday in a comprehensive reply in Lok […]

Cost Of Agnipath Protest: 2,000 Trains Affected, Rail Properties Worth Rs 259 Cr Damaged, Says Railways Minister

NEW DELHI: More than 2000 trains were affected across the country as protestors of the Agnipath Scheme damaged properties worth more than Rs 259 crores, Union railways minister Ashwini Vaishnaw informed the Parliament on Friday. In a written reply to Rajya Sabha, Vaishnaw said 2,132 trains were cancelled between June 15 and June 23. Train […]

Train To Maa Sita’s Birthplace Chugs Off

NEW DELHI: The ‘Bharat Gaurav’ was flagged off today by Union minister of railways Ashwini Vaishnaw and Union tourism minister G Kishan Reddy at the Safdarjung railway station in New Delhi. Nepal’s Ambassador Shankar Prasad Sharma was also present on the occasion. This is India’s first tourist train international train under the ‘Bharat Gaurav’ scheme. […]