No differences with Sonia, says Lalu after meetingAugust 18th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad Tuesday met Congress president Sonia Gandhi and dismissed reports of differences with her. "All talk of differences is wrong.
I will apologise if found guilty: LaluJuly 7th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Former railways minister Lalu Prasad Tuesday urged his successor Mamata Banerjee to prepare a report on his tenure within seven days and added that he was prepared to apologise to the nation if any irregularities were found. "Within seven days, Reserve Bank of India (RBI) officials, railway officials and planning commission officials should be called and a report should be published on my tenure, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad said in the Lok Sabha during a discussion on the railway budget.
Lalu Prasad wins one, loses anotherMay 16th, 2009 PATNA - Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad has tasted victory and defeat in the same breath Saturday - winning one Lok Sabha seat and losing another one. Lalu Prasad won the Saran seat beating Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) heavyweight Rajiv Pratap Rudy.
Lalu is no more with us: PranabApril 21st, 2009 PATNA - Congress leader and External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee indicated Tuesday that Rashtriya Janta Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad was no longer an ally of the party. 'It has become difficult to keep him as an ally.
Lalu arrested, released in unsafe chopper landing caseApril 14th, 2009 RANCHI - Railways Minister and Rashtriya Janata Dal chief Lalu Prasad was arrested and released Tuesday in an unsafe helicopter landing case in Garwah district of Jharkhand, an official said. Lalu Prasad was arrested following an Election Commission notice.
Lalu Prasad files poll papers in BiharMarch 28th, 2009 PATNA - Railways Minister and Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad Saturday filed his nomination papers from Saran constituency in Bihar. Soon after he filed the nomination papers, Lalu Prasad said he was confident of his victory.
Left a natural ally, says LaluFebruary 22nd, 2009 NEW DELHI - Railway Minister Lalu Prasad Saturday described the Left as a 'permanent friend' and that his Rashtraiya Janata Dal (RJD) may contest elections in alliance with the communists. 'They (Left) are our permanent friends and they will remain our friends.
Bankruptcy to billions: Turnaround saga of Indian RailwaysFebruary 22nd, 2009 NEW DELHI - The turnaround saga of the world's second largest railroad network, scripted by an unlikely candidate, Railway Minister Lalu Prasad, first caught the attention of the best-known management schools. This amazing story of the 156-year-old Indian Railways over a short span of just five years has now been captured in a book.
Railways to get Rs.200 bn loan from JapanFebruary 12th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Indian Railways will likely get Rs.200 billion (Rs.20,000 crore/$4 billion) from Japan for their rail freight corridor project, Railways Minister Lalu Prasad said here Friday. The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) will release the funds by the end of 2009, Lalu Prasad told reporters after presenting the interim railway budget.
Marry according to papa's wishes, Lalu tells youngstersJanuary 31st, 2009 PATNA - Love has a new adversary. It's Railways Minister Lalu Prasad, the rustic charmer, who has come out against love marriages, saying youngsters ought marry according to their parents' wishes.
Lalu accuses NDA of 'plotting' to privatise railwaysJanuary 26th, 2009 RAE BARELI - Railways Minister Lalu Prasad Tuesday accused the previous National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government of 'plotting' to privatise the railways. Lalu Prasad was in Uttar Pradesh's Rae Bareli town along with United Progressive Alliance (UPA) chairperson Sonia Gandhi and Amethi MP Rahul Gandhi to inaugurate a rail coach factory.
Lalu Prasad announces relief for Rae Bareli accident victimsJanuary 25th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Union Railways Minister Lalu Prasad Monday announced a compensation of Rs.100,000 to the next of kin of the 12 people killed in a rail accident in Rae Bareli in Uttar Pradesh a day earlier. The accident, at Unchahar in Rae Bareli distict, occurred when a tractor-trolley was hit by the Kanpur-Allahabad passenger train while passing through an unmanned railway crossing level crossing.
When Lalu Prasad realised chewing khaini is a 'bad habit'January 22nd, 2009 PATNA - The spotlessly clean railway stations in Japan put Railways Minister Lalu Prasad in a bit of a spot - he couldn't find a place to spit the red juice of khaini, a tobacco mixture he loves to chew, and realised it had become a 'bad habit'. 'I realised chewing khaini had become a bad habit during my recent visit to Japan,' Lalu Prasad said here Friday.
Jharkhand railway station named after NetajiJanuary 22nd, 2009 RANCHI - Indian Railways Friday paid tributes to freedom fighter Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose by renaming a railway station in Jharkhand after him. Railways Minister Lalu Prasad announced the new name of the Gomo railway station that comes under the Dhanbad railway division.
Lalu Prasad begins tour to woo Japanese investmentJanuary 11th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Railways Minister Lalu Prasad left on a seven-day visit to Japan and Singapore late Sunday during which he will seek investment for his nationwide dedicated freight corridor project and ride the bullet train to see if it can be introduced in India, officials said. The Japan International Cooperation Agency has already agreed in principle for a loan of some Rs.15,000 crore (Rs.150 billion/$3 billion) for the freight corridor project and the minister will seek to clinch the deal during the visit, the officials added.
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