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DEL32 CONG-RAILWAYS RPT No amount of slick PR can hide utterly mismanaged railways by Modi govt Congress New Delhi The Congress on Sunday said no amount of slick PR can hide the manner in which the Indian Railways has been utterly mismanaged during the Modi government, with Rahul Gandhi alleging that policies for the national transporter were being framed keeping only the rich in mind.

Following are the top stories at 9.40 pm: NATION DEL35 PM-4THLD COUNCIL **** PM Modi chairs Council of Ministers' meet, brainstorm over 'Viksit Bharat' vision New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday chaired a day-long meeting of his Council of Ministers as they brainstormed over the vision document for ''Viksit Bharat: 2047'' and a detailed action plan for the next five years. **** DEL14 PM-VISITS **** PM Modi to attend programmes in 12 states, union territories in next 10 days New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to attend 29 programmes spread across 12 states and union territories over the next 10 days ahead of the likely announcement of the Lok Sabha polls. **** CAL13 WB-PM-LD METRO RAIL **** PM Modi to inaugurate Howrah Maidan-Esplanade, two other sections of Kolkata Metro next week Kolkata: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will next week inaugurate Kolkata Metro Railway's Howrah Maidan-Esplanade section, touted to be the first transportation tunnel ''under any mighty river in India'', a government release said on Sunday. **** MDS6 TL-PM-VISIT **** PM Modi to launch multiple development projects worth Rs 62,800 crore in T'gana on March 4-5 Hyderabad: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will either inaugurate or lay the foundation stone of multiple development projects worth over Rs 62,800 crore in Adilabad and Sangareddy in Telangana during his visit to the state on March 4 and 5. **** DEL36 DEF-NAVY-SEAHAWKS **** Indian Navy to commission newly-inducted MH 60R Seahawk helicopter on Wednesday New Delhi: The Indian Navy will commission on Wednesday in Kochi its newly-inducted MH 60R Seahawk multi-role choppers that it said would mark a ''pivotal moment'' in India's defence modernisation journey. **** DEL32 CONG-RAILWAYS (RPT) **** No amount of 'slick PR' can hide 'utterly mismanaged' railways by Modi govt: Congress New Delhi: The Congress on Sunday said no amount of ''slick PR'' can hide the manner in which the Indian Railways has been ''utterly mismanaged'' during the Modi government, with Rahul Gandhi alleging that policies for the national transporter were being framed keeping only the rich in mind. **** DEL6 RAHUL-RAILWAYS **** Railways' policies being framed keeping only the rich in mind: Rahul Gandhi New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday alleged that policies for Indian Railways were being framed by the government keeping only the rich in mind, and claimed that trust in Prime Minister Narendra Modi is a ''guarantee of betrayal''. **** DEL20 CONG-AGNIPATH **** Agnipath scheme has 'compromised' national security, 'severely disrupted' armed forces' recruitment: Cong New Delhi: The Congress on Sunday attacked the Centre over the Agnipath scheme, alleging that it has ''compromised'' national security and ''severely disrupted'' the armed forces' recruitment processes in India. **** DEL29 PB-INDUSTRY-KEJRIWAL **** Centre suffering from 'anti-Punjab' syndrome: Kejriwal Ludhiana: AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday alleged that the Centre is suffering from ''anti-Punjab'' syndrome and asked the people to punish it in the coming Lok Sabha polls. **** DEL17 RJ-BJP-LS ELECTIONS **** With winnability as BJP's criterion, 10 sitting MPs of Rajasthan jittery about getting repeated Jaipur: With the BJP fielding new faces on seven Lok Sabha seats in the first list of 15 out of 25 Lok Sabha seats of Rajasthan, the remaining sitting MPs are apprehensive about the feedback the party high command might have regarding their winnability. **** CAL24 WB-BJP-ASANSOL-3RDLD WITHDRAWAL **** BJP's Asansol candidate Pawan Singh steps aside from Lok Sabha contest, TMC mocks decision New Delhi/Kolkata: Bhojpuri singer-actor Pawan Singh withdrew his name from the Lok Sabha poll contest from Asansol seat in West Bengal on Sunday, a day after the BJP named him as its candidate from the constituency currently represented by Trinamool Congress's Shatrughan Sinha. **** CAL23 WB-JUDGE-2ND LD GANGOPADHYAY **** Cal HC judge Abhijit Gangopadhyay says he will resign on Tuesday Kolkata: Calcutta High Court judge Justice Abhijit Gangopadhyay, whose rulings on various education-related issues in the state stirred political debates, said he will resign on Tuesday. **** BOM21 MH-ELECTIONS-BJP-2NDLD UDDHAV **** Uddhav targets BJP, says politics of dismantling opposition parties won't endure Mumbai: The Shiv Sena (UBT) on Sunday criticised the BJP, stating that its policy of undermining other political parties is not sustainable. **** BOM12 MARITIME SURVEILLANCE-DRONES **** Drones likely to be pressed into maritime surveillance, say officials Mumbai: Security agencies are devising plans to implement drone surveillance systems along the coastal regions of Mumbai and Goa to bolster maritime security, officials said on Sunday. By Sumir Kaul **** MDS4 KA-CAFE BLAST-CM-NIA **** Will consider handing over blast case to NIA if need arises: CM Siddaramaiah Chikkamagaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Sunday said the government may consider handing over the Rameshwaram Café blast case to the National Investigation Agency (NIA) if the need arises. **** LEGAL LGD3 DL-HC-WFI-ELECTIONS **** Delhi HC to hear on Monday wrestlers' plea against WFI elections New Delhi: The Delhi High Court will on Monday hear a petition by wrestlers Bajrang Punia, Vinesh Phogat, Sakshi Malik and her husband Satyawart Kadian seeking to set aside and declare as illegal the elections held by the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI). ****