Lalu, Sonia to launch rail coach factory in Rae Bareli

August 3rd, 2009 SINGUR - Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee has said her ministry was ready to set up a rail coach factory at Singur, if the land earlier acquired by the Tatas to set up 'Nano' factory was made available. Banerjee was flagging off the new Singur-Howrah 'Andolan' suburban train in Singur.alking to reporters here on Sunday, Banerjee said she wanted 600 acres of land for the proposed rail coach factory, out of the 1000 acres acquired for the small car project and 400 acres returned to the farmers.

June 11th, 2009 LUCKNOW - Congress president and United Progressive Alliance (UPA) chairperson Sonia Gandhi arrived in Rae Bareli Thursday with her daughter Priyanka to a rousing welcome by supporters. This is Sonia's first visit to her parliamentary constituency after last month's Lok Sabha elections.

June 11th, 2009 RAE BARELI - Congress president Sonia Gandhi will arrive here today on a day-long visit. According to party sources, Gandhi will reach at Fursatganj and later she will proceed to Feroz Gandhi Degree College to interact with the party workers.

February 10th, 2009 LUCKNOW - The Uttar Pradesh government has stalled the construction of a building established by the Rajiv Gandhi Charitable Trust (RGCT) in Rae Bareli, the parliamentary constituency of Congress president Sonia Gandhi, officials said Wednesday. Rae Bareli Development Authority (RBDA) has stalled the construction of the building of RGCT coming up near the Dillihar village in Rae Bareli.

January 27th, 2009 LUCKNOW - Congress party president Sonia Gandhi, who is on a two-day visit to her constituency Rae Bareli, cancelled all public functions Wednesday following the death of former president R. Venkataraman.

January 27th, 2009 RAE BARELI - Congress president Sonia Gandhi visited several Dalit families and ate with one of them in her parliamentary constituency Amethi here Wednesday, the second and last day of her Uttar Pradesh visit. To have the first hand experience of problems and challenges faced by the Dalits, Gandhi visited their huts in various villages in Rae Bareli, a Congress leader said.

January 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.

January 26th, 2009 RAE BARELI - Congress chief Sonia Gandhi Tuesday wished Prime Minister Manmohan Singh speedy recovery after a heart surgery. 'As you all know, he underwent a bypass surgery.

January 26th, 2009 RAE BARELI - Four people were arrested Tuesday for trying to enter a high security zone in Rae Bareli town of Uttar Pradesh before the arrival of Railways Minister Lalu Prasad, Congress president Sonia Gandhi and party MP Rahul Gandhi for the launch of a rail coach factory, police said. 'All the four were inside a black colour car without any number plate,' said a police official.

January 26th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Railways Minister Lalu Prasad, Congress president Sonia Gandhi and party MP Rahul Gandhi reached Rae Bareli in Uttar Pradesh Tuesday afternoon to launch a Rs.20 billion ($408 million) rail coach factory. 'They arrived at the Fursatganj airport on the outskirts of Rae Bareli at about 12.15 p.m.

January 26th, 2009 RAE BARELI - United Progressive Alliance (UPA) chairperson and Congress president Sonia Gandhi Tuesday launched a Rs.20 billion ($408 million) rail coach factory in her parliamentary constituency, Rae Bareli. 'The rail coach factory will serve the nation's biggest need - creating jobs.

January 26th, 2009 RAE BARELI - Congress President Sonia Gandhi and Railways Minister Lalu Prasad Tuesday launched the country's third rail coach factory here at a cost of Rs.20 billion ($408 million), promising jobs to at least 8,000 people. 'The rail coach factory will serve the nation's biggest need - creating jobs.

January 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.

January 21st, 2009 NEW DELHI - With hurdles in setting up a rail coach factory in Rae Bareli finally removed, Railway Minister Lalu Prasad, Congress president Sonia Gandhi and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will visit the Uttar Pradesh town next Tuesday to launch the Rs.20 billion ($408 million) project in the party chief's constituency. 'As the obstacles for the proposed rail coach factory have been cleared, Sonia Gandhi along with Rahul Gandhi and the railway minister will visit the place to restart the work on January 27,' a highly placed Railway Ministry source told IANS.

January 21st, 2009 NEW DELHI - With hurdles in setting up a rail coach factory in Rae Bareli finally removed, Railway Minister Lalu Prasad, Congress president Sonia Gandhi and her son Rahul will visit the Uttar Pradesh town next Tuesday to launch the Rs.20 billion ($408 million) project in the party chief's constituency. 'As the obstacles for the proposed rail coach factory have been cleared, Sonia Gandhi along with Rahul and the railway minister will visit the place to restart the work Jan 27,' a highly placed railway ministry source told IANS.