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Srinand Jha

Srinand Jha

Srinand Jha covers the Ministry of Railways and writes on politics in the Hindi heartland. Also interested in media and social/cultural issues.

Articles by Srinand Jha

Shaky Opposition’s fresh take on unity, to launch campaign against Modi govt

JD(U) leader Sharad Yadav is expected to announce a countrywide campaign against the policies of the NDA government.

Updated on Oct 8, 2017 02:28 IST

Sharad Yadav says JD(U) faction will ally with Cong, Left to take on BJP in Gujarat

JD(U) leader Sharad Yadav with his party leaders during the national executive meeting in New Delhi on Sunday.

Updated on Sep 18, 2017 18:38 IST

Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train: PM Modi’s flagship project set for takeoff

A worker cleans a hoarding featuring Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe ahead of Abe's visit, in Ahmedabad on September 10.

Updated on Sep 12, 2017 05:00 IST

Opposition parties to meet in Jaipur against NDA govt’s move to ‘create social disharmony’

RJD chief Lalu Prasad with JD(U) leader Sharad Yadav at an opposition rally in Patna on August 27.

Updated on Sep 9, 2017 16:54 IST

As Piyush Goyal takes charge of railway ministry, many challenges await him

BJP politician and member of Parliament Piyush Goyal takes oath during the swearing-in ceremony of new ministers at the Presidential Palace in New Delhi.

Updated on Sep 3, 2017 16:23 IST

Nitish’s JD(U) to seek Sharad Yadav’s disqualification as Rajya Sabha MP

RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav (right) with rebel Janata Dal-United (JD-U) leader Sharad Yadav during the 'BJP bhagao, desh bachao' rally at Gandhi Maidan in Patna on Sunday. Lalu’s elder son Tej Partap Yadav is also seen.

Updated on Aug 27, 2017 16:09 IST

India’s irony: Rlys shows improved safety record but scores high in fatalities

Railway police and local volunteers look for survivors in the upturned coaches of the Kalinga-Utkal Express after an accident near Khatauli in Uttar Pradesh. According to data-journalism website IndiaSpend, 333 people died in train derailments alone in the last three years.

Updated on Aug 25, 2017 11:30 IST

Who is Ashwani Lohani, the ‘turnaround man’ who takes over the Railway Board

Ashwani Lohani was chairman and managing director of Air India before his new appointment with the Railway Board.

Updated on Aug 23, 2017 17:01 IST

Air India’s Ashwani Lohani is new Railway Board chief, Suresh Prabhu offers to quit

Ashwani Lohani, who was the chairman and managing director of Air India, at his office in New Delhi.

Updated on Aug 24, 2017 04:06 IST

Utkal Express derails: Officials suspended, probe report blames staff negligence

Mangled coaches of the Puri-Haridwar Utkal Express being removed from the tracks in Khatauli near Muzaffarnagar on Sunday.

Updated on Aug 21, 2017 06:38 IST

JD(U) rift: Nitish-Sharad face-off likely at parallel meets

Sharad Yadav at the Parliament House in New Delhi, on August 2, 2017.

Updated on Aug 16, 2017 18:45 IST

As sons rise, dynasties continue reign on Indian politics

Congress president Sonia Gandhi and her son and party vice-president Rahul Gandhi (right).

Updated on Aug 14, 2017 12:26 IST

Sharad Yadav-led JD(U) faction plans to expel Nitish Kumar over alliance with BJP

Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar and JD(U) colleague Sharad Yadav flank RJD chief Nitish Kumar (centre) during a Grand Alliance event in November, 2015. Yadav and party leaders loyal to him are angry with Kumar for breaking the so-called Grand Alliance.

Updated on Aug 10, 2017 10:29 IST

Mayawati keeps Lalu guessing, undecided on attending RJD’s Patna rally

BSP chief Mayawati ‘s ambivalence about attending the RJD’s rally in Patna on August 27 may scuttle Lalu Prasad’s attempts to stitch a coalition against the BJP.

Updated on Aug 8, 2017 08:00 IST

Bihar switch: Tough days ahead for Nitish as dissenting voices grow louder in JD-U

Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar with RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav, JD(U) leader Sharad Yadav and Bihar MLA Rabri Devi in happier times.

Updated on Aug 2, 2017 07:32 IST

Railways must exit catering business and focus on managing train services

India’s 163-year-old State-owned transporter has clearly been unable to fix its catering business as the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) has pointed out in a report tabled in Parliament

Updated on Jul 31, 2017 02:05 IST

CPM’s Yechury, Cong’s Azad meet Sharad Yadav after Nitish wins trust vote in Bihar

JD(U) leader Sharad Yadav at his residence in New Delhi on Thursday.

Updated on Jul 28, 2017 16:06 IST

Rumblings in JD(U) over Nitish’s ‘unilateral’ decisions

JD(U) leader Sharad Yadav talks on the phone at his residence in New Delhi on Thursday.

Updated on Jul 27, 2017 19:17 IST

Nitish’s resignation as Bihar CM hits idea of Grand Alliance at national level

Lalu Yadav with Nitish Kumar during the oath taking ceremony in November 2015.

Updated on Jul 26, 2017 19:35 IST

Lalu prepares for life after Nitish, plans alternative pact with Maya and Manjhi

Amid frosty ties with alliance partner JD (U), RJD chief Lalu Prasad is scouting for potential new partners.

Updated on Jul 26, 2017 03:24 IST

JD(U) rumblings: ‘Party likely to split if Nitish Kumar allies with BJP’

Many JD(U) leaders are said to be uncomfortable with Nitish Kumar’s equation with the BJP.

Updated on Jul 19, 2017 16:09 IST

Kashmir unrest may drive luxury glass-roof trains down south

The tense law and order situation has prompted the government to rethink deploying the luxury train along the Banihal-Baramulla stretch in Kashmir.

Updated on Jul 14, 2017 05:25 IST

Training centre for high-speed rail to come up in Gujarat

A bullet train in Japan. The upcoming high-speed rail training centre will have modules to enable testing of bullet trains.

Updated on Jul 12, 2017 16:56 IST

GST might delay installation of bio-toilets in trains

Updated on Jul 8, 2017 13:19 IST

Bulletproof windows, GPRS system: Govt plans Rs 8-cr train for President

Railway minister Suresh Prabhu undertook 25 journeys in saloons until last September, with a total travel time of 32 days.

Updated on Jun 27, 2017 16:38 IST

Rajdhani rides could be 30% faster, travel from Delhi to Mumbai in 12 hours

The government hopes to run faster trains throughout the ‘Golden Quadrilateral’, which also includes the Delhi-Chennai and Mumbai-Kolkata lines.

Updated on Jun 20, 2017 06:15 IST

Coming soon: Train museums that will take you into the future

Railways minister Suresh Prabhu attends an event at the National Rail Museum in New Delhi.

Updated on Jun 15, 2017 08:52 IST

“Sustainable procurement” new buzzword for Indian Railways

Indian Railways will change the way it does business to reduce its carbon footprints.

Updated on Jun 15, 2017 08:30 IST

Curtains for rail operations in Jharia coal belt from June 15

Family members of two persons who were trapped in an underground fire after land caved-in a coal mine area at Jharia Sindri main road, mourn in Dhanbad.

Updated on Jun 12, 2017 17:24 IST

‘Meeting of minds a distant dream’: Opposition unity ebbs ahead of presidential election

Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh with Congress President Sonia Gandhi, party vice president Rahul Gandhi and former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah after a meeting to discuss the strategy for the upcoming Presidential elections, in New Delhi on May 26.

Updated on Jun 27, 2017 07:07 IST

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