# India

Railway Minister flags off three new trains from Guwahati

The trains which were flagged off include Guwahati-New Lakhimpur Janshatabdi Express, New Bongaigaon-Guwahati passenger train and Tinsukia-Naharlagun Express.

Statesman News Service | Guwahati | January 3, 2025 5:29 pm

Railway Minister flags off three new trains from Guwahati

Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw Friday flagged off three new trains from Guwahati Railway station.

The trains which were flagged off include Guwahati-New Lakhimpur Janshatabdi Express, New Bongaigaon-Guwahati passenger train and Tinsukia-Naharlagun Express.

Governor Laxman Prasad Acharya and Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma were present on the occasion.

The Railway Minister also virtually inaugurated the Tetelia road overbridge at Dispur.

Vaishnaw, who is also the Union Minister of Information and Broadcasting, and Electronics and Information Technology, virtually inaugurated the 10KW FM transmitter at Akashvani Kendra.

The minister also virtually inaugurated the National Institute of Electronics and Information Technology (NIELIT), deemed-to-be-university from the railway station.

“Always a great time with Shri @AshwinVaishnawji. His passion for the future of India is contagious,” Chief Minister Sarma posted on X.

# Cities

Gahlot flags off new bus route connecting Palam with Central Delhi

Transport Minister Kailash Gahlot, along with Palam MLA Bhavna Gaur and Bijwasan MLA Bhupinder Singh Joon, on Tuesday, flagged off a new bus route to connect the outskirts of Palam village in South West Delhi to Central Delhi.

# Cities

Atishi complains to Railway Minister about waterlogging at Delhi’s Zakhira underpass

Delhi Water Minister Atishi on Tuesday wrote to Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnav regarding waterlogging under the Zakhira underpass in the city claiming that the cause of the problem is due to the non-channelisation of water coming from the area belonging to the Railways.

# India

Pralhad Joshi flags off NCCF vans to provide subsidized tomatoes to Delhi-NCR

Talking to reporters, Joshi said that to check the surge of tomato prices in major cities, especially Delhi, the Department of Consumer Affairs of Government of India has decided to launch this initiative.