separate lines for goods trains soon
New Delhi: Converting the entire network of rail tracks into broad gauge and installing bio-toilets in all trains are among the ambitious projects being implemented to make the railways a major engine of the country's growth. Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu, who stated this in the lok Sabha on Wednesday, also informed about a proposal to lay separate rail lines for freight trains and a move to lay at least 10 km track per day.
Pawar meets PM, seeks farm loan waiver
New Delhi: NCP chief Sharad Pawar on Wednesday met Prime Minister Narendra Modi and sought a special programme to deal with farmer suicides as well as loan waiver for Maharashtra's peasants.Pawar is also learnt to have urged Modi to reconsider around `6,000- crore recovery initiated by income tax department from the State's co-operative sugar mills.
Proposal for ITI rail line extension to DKD
New Delhi: The United Nations Economic and Social Commi-
ssion for Asia on Wednesday proposed extension of the Istanbul-Teheran-Islamabad (ITI) train corridor to Delhi-Kolkata-Dhaka (DKD) to promote regional cooperation.
OPS stakes claim to AIADMK symbol
New Delhi: Former TN Chief Minister O Panneerselvam met Chief Election Commissioner Nasim Zaidi and staked claim to the AIADMK's symbol ahead of the upcoming by-poll to R K Nagar constituency. He said his faction will formally file a petition with the ECI on Friday.
ISHA Foundation conducts training
New Delhi: To help people cope with growing stress and live better life, ISHA Foundation along with WIlGA, a Delhi-based NGO, recently organised discourse-cum-training session on Isha Kriya, a powerful meditation technique at Press Club of India to mark the International Women's Day.
400 mandis to be linked with e-NAM: minister
New Delhi: The government will link 400 of the 585 wholesale mandis in India with the electronic national agriculture market (e-NAM) by this month end to ensure that farmers get better rates for their produce. Announcing this, Union Minister Radha Mohan Singh on Wednesday said the rest will be linked by next March.