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Railway budget 2014-15: Highlights Part - 1

New Delhi, July 08 (ANI): Railway Minister Sadanand Gowda on Tuesday presented the Railway Budget for fiscal 2014-15 in the Lok Sabha. Gowda said that the government is targeting to become the largest freight carrier in the world. He said that Indian Railways is starved of funds despite 100 percent advance payment by customers. Now it_s time to take corrective actions, fare revision was one such step. He added that there is need to FDI except Railway operations, need to have Private Public Partnership to improve Railways. There is also need to explore new opportunities and to involve private funding in infrastructure development. He proposed WiFi systems on all A1 category stations, retiring rooms on all stations, bullet trains for which Mumbai-Ahmedabad sector has been identified. Keeping in mind the security of women, he said that 4,000 women RPF personnel will be deployed. Jul 8, 2014
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Political leaders on Budget Session

New Delhi, July 07 (ANI): The Budget Session of the 16th Lok Sabha began on Monday with high expectations. The 42-day-long Budget Session of Parliament will have 28 sittings. During this period, Railway Minister Sadanand Gowda and Finance Minister Arun Jaitley will present the Narendra Modi-led NDA Government_s first Railway and General Budgets on July 8 and July 10 respectively. A heated debate is expected in Parliament as the Opposition parties are likely to take up the issue of price rise, fuel price hike and the revision of rail fares. Jul 7, 2014
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S.Africa platinum miners back to work after wage deal

Thousands of miners on South Africa's platinum belt streamed back to work on Wednesday after reaching a wage deal with leading global producers that ended a crippling five-month strike. Duration: 00:53 Jun 25, 2014
Gas Rates Set to Go Up after Rail Fares and Sugar Prices

Gas Rates Set to Go Up after Rail Fares and Sugar Prices

While the Bharatiya Janata Party had promised "Acche Din" to citizens during its election campaign that brought the Narendra Modi-government to power, prices of several essentials have seen a rise, the most recent being an anticipated hike in gas prices. Jun 24, 2014
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DERC hints at revision of power tariff, congress reacts

New Delhi, June 21 (ANI): The Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission has hinted that it will revise electricity tariff in the city, which is still grappling with unprecedented power outages. DERC said that the electricity tariff could be increased in the city due to increase in the coal prices, which in turn had increased the cost of electricity production. Due to persistent pressure by the power distribution companies on the power regulator to increase the tariff, the hike could affect people across all the slabs. Jun 21, 2014
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