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Indian Railways second in international shooting event Thu, 02 Sep 2010 03:46:02 -0700
The Indian Railways have bagged the second position in an international shooting event held in Krakow, Poland from Aug 23 to Aug 27, an official statement said Thursday.

Indian Railways shines at shooting championship Thu, 02 Sep 2010 04:18:31 -0700
New Delhi, Sept 2 : Indian Railways has once again brought laurels to the nation in the sports arena when its team stood 2nd in the prestigious 14th USIC (Union of International Railways) International Shooting Championship which was held in Krakow (Poland).

Indian Railways finish 2nd in international shooting Thu, 02 Sep 2010 07:55:29 -0700
Kolkata, Sep 2 (PTI) Indian Railways stood second in the 14th Union of International Railways Shooting Championship which was held in Krakow (Poland) from August 23-27.

Railways finishes second Thu, 02 Sep 2010 13:09:42 -0700
KOLKATA: Indian Railways ensured a second place finish in the 14th Union of International Railways shooting championship which was held at Krakow, Poland from August 23 to 27.

The Hindu Business Line : Railways to beef up security with 6,000 more AK-47 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 11:48:35 -0700
Indian Railways is procuring 6,000 AK-47 rifles to be used by the railway security forces. At present, the railway security officials have 100 AK-47 rifles, which have been distributed among sensitive zones and battalions. The procurement is being done by the Ministry of Home Affairs.

Reviving Indian Railways Tue, 31 Aug 2010 15:21:05 -0700
Global experience has shown that privatizing helps turn around national railroads. India must follow suit.

New scheme set to assure railways of rakes supply Thu, 02 Sep 2010 13:50:29 -0700
Indian Railways has come up with a new plan for firms to get an assured supply of rakes. According to the draft plan, customers have to buy rakes with their own investment and the railways will, in turn, supply them rakes depending on the units bought.

LOGISTICS Thu, 02 Sep 2010 11:45:32 -0700
SHIPPING/PORTS: Goa Shipyard to enhance shipbuilding capacity First two phases of Rs 800-cr modernisation project at advanced stage.

HOME PAGE Thu, 02 Sep 2010 11:44:11 -0700
HDFC Bank leads the pack in e-transactions HDFC Bank customers are more open to using technology for monetary transactions, according to the Reserve Bank of India's monthly data on ...

Commonwealth Express arrives in Bangalore Thu, 02 Sep 2010 07:15:24 -0700
The Commonwealth Express, featuring rare CWG memorabilia, arrived here Thursday to afford Bangaloreans a glimpse of the history of the games.

Tripura minister's son dies of jaundice, kidney failure Thu, 02 Sep 2010 03:45:29 -0700
Tripura Health Minister Tapan Chakrabarty's only son Tuhin Chakrabarty died of jaundice and kidney failure Thursday morning at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) here, family sources said.

Sensex closes flat in lacklustre trade Thu, 02 Sep 2010 03:45:49 -0700
A benchmark index for Indian equities Thursday closed on a dull note, though broader markets saw more buying activity.

No dustbins at railway stations Wed, 01 Sep 2010 12:49:30 -0700
The railways are desperately looking for dustbins, lots of them, and fast. Avishek G Dastidar reports.

Power cut alert Wed, 01 Sep 2010 14:58:44 -0700
CESC power supply to the Sreenagar, New Garia, Buderhat, Patuli Connector, Bagha Jatin level crossing, Patuli Main Road, Kendua, Calcutta Greens, Hiland Park Club House areas and adjacent parts of the EM Bypass may be affected between 10am and 12.30pm on Thursday because of maintenance.

Foundation stone laid for Rs 2,000-cr Kadapa-Bangalore rail line Wed, 01 Sep 2010 11:40:53 -0700
The foundation stone for one of South Central Railway(SCR)’s largest projects, the Kadapa-Bangalore new railway line, was laid at the Kadapa railway station on Wednesday.

Stone laid for Kadapa-Bangalore railway line Wed, 01 Sep 2010 06:24:58 -0700
Kadapa, Sept 1 : Minister of State for Railways KH Muniyappa on Wednesday attributed the relentless efforts of former chief minister late YS Rajasekhara Reddy to get the sanction for the Kadapa-Bangalore new railway line.

Finger at Rajdhani engine upkeep Tue, 31 Aug 2010 14:59:57 -0700
The locomotive of the Howrah-bound Rajdhani Express that jumped the rails on Monday was not being maintained properly, according to a senior railway board official in New Delhi.

Common People and Partition of India Tue, 31 Aug 2010 17:56:53 -0700
Narrated by M. Tufail Uppal Edited by Nasim Hassan, Delaware, USA My name is Mohammed Tufail Uppal. I was born in a town- Raja Sansi India on December 20th 1921. This town is located about eleven kilometers north-west from the city of Amritsar on Ajnala road.

Indian Railways dedicate a train to Mother Teresa Thu, 26 Aug 2010 08:13:41 -0700
Kolkata, Aug 26 : Paying tributes to Mother Teresa on her birth centenary, Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee today dedicated a train to honour the nun's work and life.

Jumbo flights to land at city airport Tue, 31 Aug 2010 14:52:27 -0700
Patna, Aug. 31: The scare is over for now. Jumbo aircraft will land and take-off from the Jaiprakash Narayan International Airport. The state government has complied with the directorate-general of civil aviation’s (DGCA’s) directive to prune 249 trees on the Patna zoo premises.

RPT-Kalindee Rail says gets orders for railway projects Mon, 30 Aug 2010 20:05:03 -0700
(Repeats story issued late on Monday)

Lawmakers' panel livid at lack of security in railways Sun, 29 Aug 2010 02:30:23 -0700
A parliamentary panel has voiced serious concern over the abysmal lack of safety and security for train passengers and asked the Indian Railways to introspect as it has become a soft target of terrorists and Maoists.

BroadVision's Enterprise Social Networking Solution Powers Global Supply Chain Tue, 31 Aug 2010 03:35:31 -0700
BroadVision (Nasdaq:BVSN), a pioneer in enterprise social networking solutions, today unveiled a strategic engagement with Aeroxchange, a leading supply-chain for the global aviation industry. Aeroxchange has deployed a network of ten distinct communities on Clearvale - BroadVision's next-generation, cloud-based enterprise social networking platform - to accelerate communication, collaboration ...

Kalindee Rail says gets orders for railway projects Mon, 30 Aug 2010 06:20:28 -0700
MUMBAI, Aug 30 (Reuters) - Kalindee Rail Nirman (Engineers) Ltd said on Monday it has received a contract for 1.8 billion rupees from a Vedanta group firm for their railway siding and linkage project.

Railways eye private sector for connectivity Mon, 30 Aug 2010 03:10:49 -0700
New Delhi, Aug 30 : Railways' Infrastructure for Industry Initiative (R3i) policy, recently formulated by the ministry, is aiming to attract private sector participation in rail connectivity projects so that additional rail transport capacity can be created.

'Mother Express' to be flagged off Wed, 25 Aug 2010 22:01:29 -0700
Indian Railways have decided to run an exhibition train dedicated to Nobel laureate Mother Teresa, giving an insight into her life devoted to poor and destitute.

How Lego Does Community: Building Blocks for the New Enterprise Mon, 30 Aug 2010 09:00:00 -0700
REDWOOD CITY, Calif. -- BroadVision , a pioneer in e-business and enterprise social networking solutions, today announced that it is partnering with award-winning influencer relations agency Eastwick Communications to bring Tormod Askildsen, LEGO Head of Community Development, to the BroadVision Clearvale SecondFloor Speaker Series. [To sign up for the event, visit: secondfloor.clearvale.com ]

Railway security alarmingly inadequate: Parliamentary panel Fri, 27 Aug 2010 07:01:04 -0700
A parliamentary panel has 'noted with deep concern' that the security apparatus of Indian Railways was inadequate and recommended that steps be taken to ensure safety of staff and passengers of one of the world's largest railway networks.

Railways new R3i policy to attract private sector participation Mon, 30 Aug 2010 02:38:38 -0700
New Delhi, Aug 30 : Railways new 'R3i policy' aims at attracting private sector participation in Rail connectivity.

Railways dominate Federation Cup gymnastics Wed, 25 Aug 2010 22:19:22 -0700
New Delhi, Aug 25 : Indian Railways reigned supreme on the fourth day of the team event of the Women's Artistic Gymnastic (WAG) event of the Federation Cup gymnastics meet held at the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium here today.