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Asit Ranjan Mishra, K.P. Narayana Kumar and Rahul Chandran 11:41 PM | July 05,2009
The version that wasn’t used reveals Banerjee was proposing to actively lobby her cabinet colleagues to facilitate an extension of the dedicated freight corridor project, which was to terminate in Sonenagar in Bihar, to Kolkata port
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08:53 PM | July 05,2009
The decision to continue with an 8.5% interest rate on provident funds indicates how no one wants to tackle the issue of interest rate distortion created by political compulsions
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Rahul Chandran 12:33 AM | July 04,2009
More attention to the ‘inclusive’ credentials of the UPA and Banerjee herself; complete disregard for finances
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Sanjiv Shankaran 12:30 AM | July 04,2009
Some projects such as starting a power plant are capital-intensive; private cos have shown interest in investing
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Sidin Vadukut 12:27 AM | July 04,2009
Banerjee announces a slew of populist measures
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Sangeeta Singh 12:21 AM | July 04,2009
Mamata Banerjee took it up from where she left off during the election campaign for the 15th Lok Sabha and revived her evocative slogan -- maa, maati, manush -- to underline the socialist underpinnings of the Railway Budget
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PTI 04:39 PM | July 03,2009
Noting that she had received some observations regarding the functioning of Railway Recruitment Boards, Banerjee said the recruitment policy and its functioning will be reviewed shortly
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PTI 02:50 PM | July 03,2009
The fare will be Rs229 for distances up to 1,500 km and Rs399 for distances upto 2,500 km
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PTI 11:37 AM | July 02,2009
The budget in a way would reflect Mamata’s vision for the railways in the coming years and means of generating resources for key projects
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Liz Mathew 10:37 PM | June 15,2009
The Congress party-led UPA government has initiated efforts to enlist opposition parties as well as its allies to get the Budget passed before 31 July
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12:52 AM | February 14,2009
Easier FDI norms, coordinated fare hike from airlines and Pakistan’s admission that Mumbai terror attacks were planned on its soil marked the week that was
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K.P. Narayana Kumar and Rahul Chandran 12:52 AM | February 14,2009
Railway minister Laloo Prasad reigned in his populism in the budget for the election year, announcing a token fare cut but keeping freight rates unchanged
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Mehak Kasbekar 09:35 PM | February 13,2009
Get all the news you missed this week in this downloadable capsule
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PTI 06:32 PM | February 13,2009
The railway minister announced introduction of 43 new trains and extension of services of 14 others in the interim budget for 2009-10
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livemint.com 12:58 PM | February 13,2009
The Railway Ministry has reduced passenger fares of all trains by 2%, fare of AC and mail express cut by 2% and will start some 43 new trains in the next fiscal
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