Indian Railways
First Train 18 to run on Delhi-Bhopal-Habibganj route in January
15 Oct 2018
Habibganj will also usher in the public private partnership model for development of railway stations, with the Bansal Group and ISRDC partnering in the Rs450-crore project that will spent Rs100 crore on station redevelopment and Rs350 crore on commercial development
Tea, coffee served on trains to cost Rs10 now
20 Sep 2018
Bullet train project faces hurdles over acquisition of Goderj Group's land
10 Jul 2018
The ambitious trillion-rupee bullet train project between Mumbai and Ahmedabad, being funded by the Japanese, is facing a major hurdle over land acquisition
And now, MNS threatens to stop Bullet train project
17 May 2018
Party chief Raj Thackeray has told his followers that the Bullet Train project is a surreptitious route to bifurcating Mumbai from Maharashtra
Railways earmarks Rs5,000 cr to revamp stations before 2019 polls
11 May 2018
With the general elections coming up next year, the railways station development project would be a major milestone for the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party, considering the number of people who use the railways
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