Rail Budget 2010-11: Mamta Banerjee focuses on aam admi

New Delhi: Union Minister for Railways Mamata Banerjee presented the Rail Budget 2010-11 for next fiscal in Lok Sabha today. The Rail budget 2010-11 laid special focus on PSU’s network expansion, while keeping the freight rates intact. Mamata’s speech emphasized on social responsibility, laying emphasized on her commitment to the “aam admi”. Confirming that Railway will not be privatized, she appealed the business houses to join hands for building partnership.

Mamata introduced a futuristic 10 year project called Vision 2020 aimed at modernizing railway network. According to Railway minister a special task force would be set up for early disposal of the projects.

The Railway Minister vowed “I prefer social responsibility to economic responsibility,”

Here are some salient features of Railway budget 2010 addressing the needs of aam admi

* Village panchayats, hospitals and court would have a e-ticket counter. A railway counter might also be set up at the office of the District Magistrate.
* Ensuring safety measures a ”chowkidaar” would be placed at every railway crossing in the next five years
* Rs 1302 crores would be spent for the safety of passengers
* Multilayer parking and cheap drinking water
* 117 of 120 new trains to be flagged off in current fiscal
* 6 bottling plants to supply water to Railways
* Promises cleanliness ad better amenities on train

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Tibetans-in-exile mark centenary of 13th Dalai Lama’s exile to India

DHARAMSALA - The Tibetans living in exile in India marked the centenary of the 13th Dalai Lama’s exile to India here today.

The 13th Dalai Lama of Tibet, Thupten Gyatso, took refuge in India from 1910 - 1911 following the invasion by Mancho China led by General Chao Er-feng.

The13th Dalai Lama with his followers fled Lhasa and sought refuge in the northeastern parts of India. After two years, when the Mancho Empire collapsed, the 13th Dalai Lama returned back to free Tibet.

So to mark the 100 years of the 13th Dalai Lama’s exile to India, a function was organised by the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) at Tsuglagkhang, the main Buddhist temple in Dharamsala, which was attended by Buddhist monks, nuns and other Tibetans, including young children.

Tibetan Prime Minister in-exile Samdhong Rinpoche and the speaker of the Tibetan Parliament in-exile, Penpa Tsering, addressed the gathering of Tibetans on the accomplishments of the 13th Dalai Lama.

“100 year in which he first came into exile. So this is a form of commemoration of that important event,” said Thubten Samphel, spokesperson of Tibetan government-in-exile.

Samphel added that it is an occasion when Tibetans need to remember the great services rendered by the 13th Dalai Lama to the Tibetan people. (ANI)

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