CALCUTTA: Union Minister of Railways Piyush Goyal Saturday praised Kolkata Metro for starting additional services and extending the hours of their services as of Monday, December 7. “Kolkatans can rejoice from December 7, the subway will increase services to 204 from Monday to Saturday. To further enhance passenger comfort, there …
Read More »The government is looking for time until Wednesday for concrete proposals; Tuesday bandh to move on | India News
NEW DELHI / BATHINDA: With the agricultural unions attached to your demand that new agricultural laws To be scrapped and insisting that they will continue with the December 8 “Bharat Bandh”, the Center said on Saturday that it would draft some concrete proposals and meet with the unions again one …
Read More »Farmers Sign Demand for Repeal, Threaten to Leave While Government Offers Amendments; 10 unions back ‘Bharat Bandh’ on December 8
Farmer groups met with three Union ministers on Saturday for the fifth round of talks amid ongoing protests over the Center’s new farm laws. Union Minister of Agriculture Narendra Singh Tomar, Minister of Railways, Trade and Food, Piyush Goyal, and Minister of State for Commerce Som Parkash, who is a …
Read More »Rail Services Resume in Punjab, Says Piyush Goyal | India News
NEW DELHI: Minister of Railways Piyush Goyal Monday said that the Indian railways will start services from and through Punjab as the farmers unions they have announced the complete lifting of the blockades starting today. “After the postponement of the movement of farmers on the railways and stations in Punjab …
Read More »To break the ice, Union ministers hold key talks with farmers protesting against core laws
The Minister of Agriculture, Narendra Singh Tomar, and the Minister of Railways, Food and Consumer Affairs, Piyush Goyal, started talks with a delegation of representatives of farmers from Punjab, protesting against a set of laws recently passed to liberalize the agricultural sector , in Vigyan Bhawan, the capital of the …
Read More »Trains to be resumed in Punjab only after roadblocks are lifted – railways
The Center will resume rail services in Punjab only when blockades along the railroad tracks are cleared, rail board chairman and chief executive VK Yadav said Thursday, adding that the state government has ensured that all locks will be removed on Friday. As of Thursday night, 14 of the 32 …
Read More »Rs 1.2 billion lost amid protests along tracks in Punjab, according to railways
Amid the dispute between the Center and the Punjab state government over allowing trains to pass through the state, Indian Railways has claimed losses of nearly Rs 1,200 crore in transportation revenue with over 2,225 suspended freight trains and 1,350 trains of canceled and diverted passengers. Trains have been suspended …
Read More »China aggressively buys Indian castor beans to bolster stocks: SEA
BV Mehta, Executive Director of SEA, said that adding value within India should be the main focus of the country and that exports of raw materials (castor beans) should be discouraged. The Solvent Extractors Association of India (SEA) has alleged that China has been trying to buy castor beans in …
Read More »Flipkart-Aditya Birla Fashion’s proposed deal violates government FDI policy: CAIT
NEW DELHI: Traders body CAIT raised objections Tuesday Aditya birla Fashion and Retail plans to raise Rs 1,500 crore by issuing 7.8 percent stake to Walmart Flipkart Group, claiming that the proposed deal violates the government’s FDI policy. The Confederation of Traders of India (CAIT) wrote to the Minister of …
Read More »Good news, ladies! Railways finally allow women to ride Mumbai suburban trains starting tomorrow
In a much needed relief to women travelers From across the city to Mumbai and suburban areas, the Railways have finally given them the go-ahead to ride the local suburban trains. The decision comes two days after the exchanges of letters between Railways and the state government, after the latter …
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