Punjab wants special industrial package of ₹2,500 crore for border districts

Punjab wants special industrial package of ₹2,500 crore for border districts

Punjab Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema. File. | Photo Credit: PTI Punjab Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema on Friday demanded from the Centre a special industrial package of ₹2,500 crore for Punjab, which he said was a border State with high stakes in national security.  He was in New Delhi where he submitted a memorandum […]

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Railways plans to export Vande Bharat trains by 2025-26

Railways plans to export Vande Bharat trains by 2025-26

The railways expects to cumulatively run the 75 new Vande Bharat trains for 10 to 12 lakh kilometres before aggressively pursuing the export markets.  | Photo Credit: MURALI KUMAR K The Ministry of Railways is readying a roadmap to start export of the indigenously manufactured Vande Bharat trains by 2025-26, a senior railways official said […]

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Railways withdraws service charge on food, drinks on premium trains

Railways withdraws service charge on food, drinks on premium trains

Passengers who have not ordered their meals will have to pay additional ₹50 on food Passengers who have not ordered their meals will have to pay additional ₹50 on food The Indian Railways has withdrawn on-board service charges for all meals and beverages that are not pre-ordered on premium trains. However, there will be no […]

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