Trivedi denies resignation, attends parliament 2012-03-15 08:02:03

Contrary to reports that he has resigned and the Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh has already accepted his resignation, Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi attended Parliament today saying it was his duty. A section of the media and some news channels...

Keywords:  Dinesh Trivedi, rail fare hike,  TMC,  Trivedi resignation

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Mukul Roy sworn-in as Railway Minister 2012-03-20 07:13:51

He was currently serving as Union Minister of State for Shipping and had earlier served as Minister of State in the Railway ministry before Trivedi took over last July. Trinamool Congress leader Mukul Roy was today elevated to cabinet rank...

Keywords: Trinamool Congress, cabinet rank, President Hamid Ansari, Mamata Banerjee

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Proposed rail fare hike withdrawn 2012-03-22 08:11:16

Railway Minister Mukul Roy said today the fare hike proposed in the recent rail budget has been rolled back. Making the announcement in the Lok Sabha, Mukul Roy said the proposed hike in the sleeper, suburban, AC chair car and...

Keywords: Rail fare, cancellation of rail fare hike, Mukul Roy, discussion on rail budget

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Pranabda’s litmus test Budget 2012 2012-03-16 04:10:11

Today is the day that is going to decide the future of this country for the next financial year as the Finance minister walks into the parliament to officially announce the budget proposals. The most perplexed Minister for the day...

Keywords: Budget expectations, Budget burdens, annual budget, Budget highlights

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Railway Minister Trivedi on his way out? 2012-03-14 13:17:07

Railway budget, introduced by the Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi in Parliament today, brought fresh trouble for the Congress and the UPA government at the Centre with the West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo Mamatha Banerjee demanding a...

Keywords: fissures in TMC, resignation of Railway Minister, roll back of rail fare hike, Dinesh Trivedi

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