Train services in flood-hit Andhra to be restored in a weekOctober 8th, 2009 HYDERABAD - Train services in the flood-hit areas of Andhra Pradesh will be restored from Oct 15, union Minister of State for Railways H.K. Muniyappa said Thursday.
Railways to send relief to flood-hit states free of costOctober 7th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Indian Railways Wednesday said it would transport for free relief material to flood ravaged places in Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh. The railway minister (Mamata Banerjee) has taken this major humanitarian gesture as a special case with a view to facilitate movement of relief material to flood affected areas for the benefit of millions of people marooned by the recent floods in these two states, the Indian Railways said in a statement.
NALCO gets mining lease for refinery in Andhra PradeshSeptember 18th, 2009 BHUBANESWAR - The state-owned National Aluminium Co Ltd (NALCO) Friday said it has got the mining lease approval to build a 1.4 million tonne greenfield alumina refinery in Andhra Pradesh. The government of India has accorded prior approval for the mining lease proposals of the government of Andhra Pradesh for awarding lease to NALCO over Gudem and Katamraju Konda bauxite blocks in Andhra Pradesh, the company said in a release.
Who will succeed YSR: Sonia meets MoilySeptember 6th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Congress president Sonia Gandhi Sunday met union Law Minister and senior leader M. Veerappa Moily amid a strong campaign by party workers in Andhra Pradesh for Y.S.
Madhya Pradesh chief minister mourns YSR's deathSeptember 3rd, 2009 BHOPAL - Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan Thursday expressed profound grief over the untimely demise of Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S.Rajashekhar Reddy, who was killed in a helicopter crash Wednesday. The country, including Andhra Pradesh, has lost an able administrator and a charismatic politician, Chouhan said in his message.
Delhi declares two-day mourningSeptember 3rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Delhi government Thursday declared a two-day mourning in memory of Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy, who died in a helicopter crash.
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YSR is deadSeptember 2nd, 2009 HYDERABAD - Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy has been killed, official sources confirmed Thursday, more than 24 hours after his helicopter went missing in a densely forested area of the state.
Andhra industry fears losing KG basin gasJuly 6th, 2009 HYDERABAD - The national gas grid proposed in the union budget by Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee Monday triggered fears in the Andhra Pradesh industry that the gas found in the Krishna-Godavari (KG) basin might go out of the state, starving the local units. An industry leader urged the state government to ensure the requirements of the local industry were met while building a national gas grid.
Mamata Banerjee set to present rail budgetJuly 3rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee arrived in parliament house Friday morning to present her ministry's budget for this fiscal, promising to address the demands of the average passenger. "My budget will be of the people, by the people and for the people," Banerjee told reporters before leaving for parliament house to present the railway budget in Lok Sabha, the lower house.
Let private players run tourist trains: Economic SurveyJuly 2nd, 2009 NEW DELHI - Just a day before the government tables the railway budget, the Economic Survey for 2008-09 has suggested that the government should allow private players in passenger train operations to tourist spots. "Private entry into provision of passenger trains must be allowed to and from all the tourist destinations," said the survey.
Ahamed to oversee passenger amenities, complaints in railway ministryJune 16th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee has allocated work to her two junior ministers, E. Ahamed and K.H.
Rahul Gandhi campaigns in Andhra PradeshApril 10th, 2009 HYDERABAD - Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi is scheduled to address various rallies across the Andhra Pradesh on Friday and Saturday. Andhra Pradesh is getting ready for the first phase of polling on April 16.
Andhra govt. sends DGP candidates list to ECMarch 21st, 2009 HYDERABAD - The Andhra Pradesh Government on Friday forwarded the names of three Police officers to the Election Commission for it to name the State's new Director General of Police (DGP). The names were forwarded after the Election Commission had ordered the transfer of current DGP S.
Highlights of interim railway budgetFebruary 12th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Following are the highlights of the interim rail budget for next fiscal presented by Railway Minister Lalu Prasad in Lok Sabha Friday:
* Railways will create record surplus of Rs.900 billion (Rs.90,000 crore) this fiscal
* In past five years, no burden imposed on train passengers
* Railways managed 8 percent growth in freight loading
* Drop in train accidents, railway safety enhanced
Interim railway budget disappointing for Madhya Pradesh: ChouhanFebruary 12th, 2009 BHOPAL - The interim railway budget presented Friday is disappointing for Madhya Pradesh, Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said. 'The proposals like plying a daily Habibganj-Kurla train, running daily train between Bhopal and Lucknow, making the Puri-Jaipur Express bi-weekly, extending the Shatabdi to Indore, starting a third Bina-Itarsi line and adding a coach from Bhopal to the Jabalpur Mumbai-Garib Rath have not been implemented,' he said in a statement.
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