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Now, Railway Staff can SMS for Info
From the Indian Express, Vadodara Edition, dated April 7th, 2004.
Adelaide to Darwin Railway
An article by Shri G.V.Raghaviah, retd. AAO/SER, based on articles appearing in 'The Australian' dated 15/1/2004 and 16/1/2004 & 'The Weekend Australian' dated 17-18/1/2004.
There is no such thing as a free ride
A special report on Indian Railways, published in The Economist of December 6th 2003.
This Day That Age - Duties of Officers and Employees
An interesting article from the pages of The Hindu dated May 15, 1953. The more the things change, the more they remain the same !
Freight Fright
An article by Tina Edwin in The Economic Times, New Delhi, of 6th December 2002.
Scarier Than UTI
Uneasy Reality
Two articles on PF and Pension published in the online edition of Business World dated 16th September 2002.
Contributed by Shri Nawal Srivastava, SrDAO/RTM/WR.
Save IRFC from Project Financing
An article by Shri A.V. Poulose, former FC, in the Financial Express of 5th August 2002.
Train to Nowhere
Read this provocative article by Gurcharan Das, published in The Sunday Times of March 10, 2002.
Wake-up Call
The second part of the article by Gurcharan Das, published in The Sunday Times of March 24, 2002.
Railways-for-oil deal with Iraq soon
AFTER bartering oil for food, the Indian government plans to trade its railway building expertise in exchange for crude oil.
Click on the link above to read the full article published in the Economic Times, New Delhi of 1.2.2002.
Railways to demand Rs 14,000 crore outlay
THE annual ritual of haggling for enhanced central support has
begun with the Railways, the only other ministry that presents its own
Budget, coming to the Centre with a jumbo-sized plan outlay of about
Rs 14,000 crore against Rs 11,090 crore last year.
Click on the link above to read the full article published in the Economic Times, New Delhi of 1.2.2002.
Railways no-dividend hat trick on cards
For the third year running, the Railways propose to defer their dividend liabilities amounting to Rs 2,000 crore, citing poor internal resource generation.
Click on the link above to read the full article published in the Economic Times, New Delhi of 30.1.2002.
New Landlords on the Block: Railways and Road Developers
SEEN that waste land running along railway tracks? It is being shaped up as a profit centre now. Road, railway, highways, expressways and mass rapid transport system are busy converting idle chunks of property around them into performing assets. This is seen as a creative way of getting that incremental revenue which would otherwise be a jot difficult to raise from traditional operations.
Click on the link above to read the full article published in the Economic Times, New Delhi of 16.1.2002.
Railways may come under service tax
The Centre is mulling imposing a 5 per cent service tax on rail passenger fares in the forthcoming Budget. Freight traffic is, however, likely to be spared for the time-being from the tax.
Click on the link above to read the full article published in the online edition of Business Standard.
Railways hunting for allies to set up power plants
The Railways could soon be scouting lor a joint venture partner to set up power plants. They are exploring several options to escape the excessive power tariffs levied by SEBs making use of their current monopoly in power distribution.
Click on the link above to read the full article published in the Economic Times, New Delhi of 27.11.2001.
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