Budget 2016
India unveiled a budget for the poor on Monday, announcing new rural aid schemes and skimping on a bank bailout, in a strategy shift that seeks to boost Prime Minister Narendra Modi's ruling party in coming state elections.
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IRCTC will begin managing catering services in a phased manner - Prabhu -
E-catering to be expanded to more stations - Prabhu
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Third-party audit for catering services - Prabhu
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Sub-quota of 33 percent in for women in each reserved category - Prabhu
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#IRCTC will start e-catering service, local cuisine of choice will be made available to the passengers, Prabhu says #RailBudget2016by Mohi Narayan via twitter 2/25/2016 7:14:27 AM -
Local cuisine of choice to be made available to the passengers - Suresh Prabhu #RailBudget2016 -
#RailBudget2016 @sureshpprabhu live latest updates on microsite https://t.co/QShIBESSRT https://t.co/iLZHBk8m5W
12:47 PM - 25 Feb 2016- Reply
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Will pilot children's food menu on trains, baby food products to be made available at stations - Suresh Prabhu #RailBudget2016
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Through private sector engagement, screens to inform passengers about the stations coming up - Prabhu
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33 percent quota for women passengers - Suresh Prabhu #RailBudget2016
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Citizen idea on MyGov that has made it to #RailBudget2016: GPS and GIS systems for real-time updates and safety12:48 PM - 25 Feb 2016
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GPS based displays inside coaches, “rail speed network” to provide real time info to passengers #RailBudget2016by Mohi Narayan via twitter 2/25/2016 7:19:13 AM
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Will make one person accountable for all facilities on a train – Suresh Prabhu -
'Coolies' to be called 'sahayaks' - Suresh Prabhu #RailBudget2016 -
Special purpose vehicle being registered for high speed corridor between Mumbai-Ahmedabad. Will be developed with the help of Japan govt - Prabhu (this is for India's first bullet train)
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Porters to get new uniforms, Prabhu says #RailBudget2016by Mohi Narayan via twitter 2/25/2016 7:21:10 AM
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High speed passenger corridor Ahmedabad to Mumbai - Suresh Prabhu #RailBudget2016
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12:51 PM - 25 Feb 2016- Reply
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India's first auto-rail hub to come up in Chennai - Suresh Prabhu (state elections are due in Tamil Nadu. #justsaying)
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Working on organisational restructuring - Suresh Prabhu #RailBudget2016
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Railways aiming to increase advertising revenues by more than four times the current revenues
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Railways setting up new R&D organisation
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Mission zero accident: Elevation of unmanned crossings #RailBudget2016
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FM radio stations to be approached for entertainment on trains - Prabhu
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Suresh Prabhu ends, brouhaha begins in parliament
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Lok Sabha adjourned to meet again at 2:15 p.m. #RailBudget2016
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Political reactions have begun to roll in ...Nothing new in #RailBudget2016 ,except for bio vaccum toilets, but I don't know how succesful it will be-Pawan Bansal,former Rail Minister1:18 PM - 25 Feb 2016
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Will use drones, Geo spatial based satellite technology for remotely viewing progress across major projects - Suresh Prabhu #RailBudget2016
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What's in it for you: Prabhu announced opening of the e-ticketing facility to foreign debit/credit cards for foreign tourists and NRIs in the next 3 months.
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What's in it for you: Rail minister introduced 1,780 Automatic Ticket Vending Machines, Mobile apps and GoIndia smartcard.
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What's in it for you: two new corridors for Mumbai suburban train viz. Churchgate- Virar and CSTM – Panvel have been planned. CSTM – Panvel corridor will be integrated with metro lines for connecting Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport and the proposed Navi Mumbai International Airport.
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Lalu Yadav, former railways minister, reacts ...Railway patri say utr gaya. Ek life line tha.Bullet train nai chahiye desh ko,ye videshion ka nigah hai: Laloo Yadav https://t.co/RClZRiGJOZ
1:33 PM - 25 Feb 2016- Reply
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What's in it for you: Prabhu has proposed to review the Ring Railway system in Delhi, comprising 21 stations in partnership with the state government.
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What's in it for you: Minister has proposed developing suburban systems of Ahmedabad, Hyderabad and Chennai by deploying innovative financing mechanisms.
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What's in it for you: at least one disabled friendly toilet in all platform in A1 class stations will be built in the next financial year.
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What's in it for you: Mizoram and Manipur set to come on the broad gauge map of the country soon with commissioning of the Kathakal-Bhairabi and Arunachal-Jiribam Gauge Conversion projects.
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Shashi Tharoor, former minister in the UPA government and a lawmaker, reacts.We all were a bit mystified whether a budget was really presented or not-Shashi Tharoor, Cong on #RailBudget2016 https://t.co/DHOiG3SiBV
1:44 PM - 25 Feb 2016- Reply
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What's in it for you: for senior citizens and women travelers, increased quota of lower berths has been proposed. Railways added more escalators and lifts and reserved middle bays in coaches for women security.
U.S. State Department to ban American travel to North Korea
WASHINGTON/SEOUL The U.S. government will ban Americans from traveling to North Korea due to "the serious risk of arrest" after an American student was jailed while on a tour and later died, the State Department said on Friday.