Rail Budget
Gowda boards reforms express, promises bullet trains
No fare hike 58 new trains, faster connectivity, FDI, public-private partnership projects, better food, cleaner rides in the offing
New Delhi, July 8
Sparing passengers any fresh fare hike, which was effected last month, Railway Minister Sadananda Gowda on Tuesday presented his maiden Rail Budget pitching for reforms by proposing FDI and Public Private Partnerships (PPP) to meet the resource crunch besides introducing bullet trains and high-speed connectivity among major cities.

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Big bonanza for region
New Delhi, July 8
As Railway Minister Sadananda Gowda unveiled the first Railway Budget of the Narendra Modi-led NDA government, there was much to cheer for the northern region with two out of the nine high-speed trains earmarked for Chandigarh and Pathankot, besides Bathinda getting a bi-weekly Shatabdi Express.

TRACKING RAILWAY BUDGET-2014
Fuel price-linked fare hike to continue
New Delhi, July 8
Toeing the proposal brought out by the previous Congress-led UPA government of linking the passenger fares to the hike or fall in the fuel costs, Railway Minister Sadananda Gowda today made it clear that the Railways would continue with the fuel adjustment component (FAC) to revise the passenger fares every six months.

The Railways would continue with the FAC to revise passenger fares every six months. photo: MR Bhui

Rly Minister gifts 8 new trains to home state K’taka
Bangalore, July 8
Karnataka, the home state of Railway Minister DV Sadananda Gowda, got eight news trains, including one premium, four express and three passenger, in the maiden budget he presented in the Lok Sabha today.

Railways not in pink of health: Gowda
New Delhi, July 8
Taking the previous railway ministers, including those part of the previous BJP-led NDA government, head-on for the mismanagement of the Indian Railways, Railway Minister Sadananda Gowda today painted a chilling picture of the public transporters finances.

PM gives thumbs up to Budget
New Delhi, July 8
The first Railway Budget of the NDA government today got thumbs up from the Prime Minister, who, while calling the Railways an engine of development, said that it had its focus on transparency and passenger safety.

TMC, BJP members get into ugly spat
New Delhi, July 8
A new low was witnessed in the Lok Sabha today as MPs of the Trinamool Congress (TMC) and the BJP got into an argument over a protest against the Railway Budget.

National ID cards soon, says Rajnath New Delhi, July 8 The government is preparing the National Population Register (NPR) incorporating all genuine Indian citizens and will give them national identity cards in a time-bound manner. Home Minister Rajnath Singh announced this in Lok Sabha while replying questions on reports of illegal infiltrations into the country.