Tag: Piyush Goyal
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New coach for Kalka-Shimla train to make journey more enjoyable
The train left from Shimla Railway Station on Sunday and reached Kalka with railway staff on board, completing successful trial run.
November 12, 2018 -
Amritsar train tragedy: Railways orders probe
He said in the past, a CRS inquiry was conducted into incidents involving trains running over persons on the tracks.
November 2, 2018 -
Piyush Goyal urges Coal India to meet daily production target
"I would urge all my colleagues in Coal India and various subsidiaries to seriously look at what steps each one of us can take so that we can reach the 2.5 million tonne production-and-dispatch target per day," he said.
November 1, 2018 -
Rlys announces relaxation in flexi fare scheme
The Railways has also announced relief from flexi-fare on 32 trains during lean period in the current year. The occupancy in these trains was between 50 and 75 per cent in 2017-18.
November 1, 2018 -
Sidhu urges Railway Minister to control accidents
Sidhu said that in the letter he had demanded that fencing on the pattern of Mumbai-Pune highway be done on the railway tracks in densely populated areas so as to save the lives of innocent human beings and animals.
October 25, 2018 -
Piyush Goyal to receive US university award for rural electrification effort
Previous recipients include Gina McCarthy, who headed the US Environmental Protection Agency, and Fatih Biron, the IEA Director.
October 19, 2018 -
Goa: Congress ceases to be single largest party
The political drama started late on Monday night after the two MLAs, Subhash Shirodkar and Dayanand Sopte, told reporters at Goa's Dabolim International Airport that they were heading for Delhi for a "reception" and a "business trip" respectively.
October 16, 2018 -
Goyal stresses on increase in coal production, long-term planning to ensure proper supply
The Minister was on a daylong visit in Odisha to inspect mining operations in both the Ib Valley and Talcher Coalfields of MCL.
October 16, 2018 -
Ensure adequate coal supplies to power plants: Piyush Goyal
Goyal emphasised on long-term project planning and asked for a detailed plan to be prepared for at least 20 years of operations.
October 15, 2018 -
Rahul Gandhi a serial liar: Piyush Goyal on Rafale charges
He said that the BJP government decided to expedite the purchase of very crucial and critical defence equipment.
October 12, 2018 -
Railways to be ‘unmanned level crossing’ free by Dec: Piyush Goyal
Railways and Coal Minister Piyush Goyal on Friday asserted that the entire rail network would be free from "unmanned level crossing" by December.
October 5, 2018 -
Bullet train initially opposed in Japan too: Piyush Goyal
At the second International Conference on Technological Advancement in Railways and Metro Projects 2018, he said the railways will have to look at the best of technology available anywhere in the world and apply it to the country’s infrastructure.
October 5, 2018 -
Vijay Mallya a criminal, cannot be taken seriously: BJP
Mallya, he asserted, had no credibility as he was under the "glare of law" and was a criminal. He could not be taken seriously, Goyal said.
September 13, 2018 -
CCEA approves 100% electrification of railway tracks
After the completion of electrification on 20,000 km of tracks, about 78 per cent of the railway network would have been electrified, he said.
September 12, 2018 -
6000 railway stations will be WiFi-enabled in next 6 months: Goyal
Around 6,000 railway stations will be WiFi-enabled in the next six-eight months, Minister of Railways Piyush Goyal said today.
August 28, 2018 -
Arun Jaitley re-appointed as Finance Minister after 3 months break
The temporary charge was given to Union Minister Piyush Goyal as Jaitley had undergone a kidney transplant on May 14 and was recovering from it.
August 23, 2018 -
Lok Sabha passes GST amendment bills
Goyal said that acknowledging the need to simplify return filing process, a committee was set up to study return forms which came up with a single-page return.
August 9, 2018