Balasore: The long pending demand for a subway near Nidhipanda bridge in Balasore has been approved by union railways minister Ashwini Vaishnaw. The design of the subway already approved for which Rs 14.7 crore has been sanctioned by the Railway Board towards its construction. Nidhipanda bridge is an important bridge in Haldipada-Balasore section of Kharagpur–Bhadrak…
Cuttack: A budget of Rs 303 crore has been sanctioned for the redevelopment work of Cuttack railway station, Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw informed. He along with his cabinet colleague Dharmendra Pradhan flagged off the inaugural run Bhadrak-Nayagarh Town-Bhadrak MEMU at Cuttack railway station on Thursday. Vaishnaw said the direct train link between Bhadrak and Nayagarh…
Bhubaneswar: With the approval of Union Minister of Railways, Communications and Electronics & Information Technology, Ashwini Vaishnaw, Sambalpur-Shalimar-Sambalpur Tri-weekly Express has been renamed as Mahima Gosain Express. Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan during the foundation laying ceremony of redevelopment of Bhubaneswar Railway station on December 29, 2022 had urged Vaishnaw to rename the Sambalpur-Shalimar-Sambalpur Tri-weekly…
Bhubaneswar: Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan (SOA) Deemed to be University here on Thursday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Jio Platforms Ltd (JPL) for establishment of a 5G Lab and collaboration towards exploring other opportunities including building new technologies such as optical communication and 6G. A separate MoU was also signed during the programme between…
The camp office to look after the proposed redevelopment work of Puri railway station has been made operational recently. The Puri railway station is being redeveloped to be a world-class infrastructure with passenger friendly amenities. The facelift of the station and Yatri niwas is being planned by taking inspiration from Odisha’s temple architecture. Various modern…
Bhubaneswar: Union Minister of Railways Ashwini Vaishnaw during his visit to Odisha on Saturday reviewed the ongoing projects and traffic facility works with the General Manager and other principal heads of East Coast Railway (ECoR). As the projects in the state are being given priority for speedy construction work and early completion; Vaishnaw advised railway…
Union Minister of Railways, Communications and Electronics and Information Technology, Ashwini Vaishnaw flagged off India’s first aluminum freight rake at Bhubaneswar Railway Station. Vaishnaw said this is a significant milestone in India’s modernisation drive in mass transportation. Switching to aluminium significantly shrinks carbon footprint for Indian Railways. A single rake of aluminum freight train can…
Bhubaneswar: With 5G connectivity set to be launched in India in the first week of October, Union minister for Railways, Communication, Electronics and IT Ashwini Vaishnaw said Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan (SOA) Deemed to be University here could set up a 5G Lab and a software development lab. “The IT ministry will provide the needed 5G…
Bhubaneswar: India will roll out its first hydrogen-powered train, designed, developed and manufactured indigenously on the next Independence Day, Union minister for Railways, Communication, Electronics and IT, Ashwini Vaishnaw said. India has been able to build trains which are among the best in the world and the next big thing will be when the hydrogen-powered…
Acting upon a grievance by villagers of Birapratappur near Chandanpur in Puri, Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw has directed railway officials to construct a Foot Over Bridge (FOB) with ramp facility for the convenience of the villagers. The village being divided by train tracks, affects the daily lives of the locality especially the school children. During…
