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25 Jun 2024

Indian Railway To Pay Rs 1.08 Lakh To Passenger Who Lost Her Bag

Indian Railway: A consumer commission, has directed its general manager concerned to pay Rs 1.08 lakh to a passenger whose luggage was stolen during a journey.

19 May 2024

Big Drill Machine head Hits Moving Train In Chhattisgarh; Three Injured

Two passengers and a sanitation staffer were injured after the head of a big drilling machine crashed into a moving train on the outskirts of Chhattisgarh's capital Raipur.

06 Aug 2023

Taal Thok Ke: JDU spokesperson said on the question of opposition alliance – Motera Stadium will be named Sardar Patel

Taal Thok Ke: At the inauguration ceremony of Amrit Bharat station, the Prime Minister accused the opposition of doing politics of protest and said that neither will work himself nor will he allow others to work. After the PM's statement, the opposition has hit back at the PM. On the question of opposition alliance, JDU spokesperson Rajeev Ranjan said that Motera Stadium will be renamed as Sardar Patel, BJP is angry that why Lalu Yadav went with Nitish Kumar.

06 Aug 2023

Taal Thok Ke: Political anger or just Modi protest, 24 station protest tracks

Taal Thok Ke: At the inauguration ceremony of Amrit Bharat station, the Prime Minister accused the opposition of doing politics of opposition and said that neither he will work nor will he allow others to work. After the PM's statement, the opposition has hit back at the PM. In the middle of the debate in Taal Thok Ke, Congress spokesperson Sujata Paul raised eyebrows at BJP spokesperson Zafar Islam, saying don't speak in the middle.

06 Aug 2023

Baat Pate Ki: PM Modi gave the gift of Amrit Bharat station scheme to the countrymen, redevelopment of 508 stations

Baat Pate Ki: PM Modi gave the gift of Amrit Bharat Station Scheme to the countrymen, under this scheme 508 stations will be redeveloped. Under this scheme, stations will be beautified with malls, darshan of country culture etc.

02 Apr 2022

Railways registers 1,418.1 MT of freight-loading in 2021-22, highest ever

The Indian Railways achieved its highest ever freight loading in the financial year 2021-22, it said on Saturday. The national transporter loaded 1,418.1 MT of freight in 2021-22, which is 15 per cent higher compared to 1,233.24 MT in 2020-21, it said in a statement.

03 Apr 2021

Piyush Goyal thanks rail employees for service during pandemic

Goyal said 4,621 Shramik Specials were run to unite families and carry more than 63 lakh stranded citizens. The minister said that due to the commitment of all, the railways could ensure uninterrupted supply of essential goods. He also said 6,015 RKM (Route Kilometer) of rail electrification work has been achieved in the last financial year.

04 Apr 2020

Indian Railways rubbishes reports about post lockdown 'restoration plan'

As per the information railways running staff, guards, TTE, safety personnel, and other officials have been asked to be ready to resume services after the Coronavirus lockdown ends. While resumption in Indian Railways passenger operations is expected, the trains will start running only after the national transporter receives a notification from the government.

14 Nov 2019

Indian Railways brings Wi-Fi services at historic Dera Baba Nanak station

It is to be noted that since the inauguration of Kartarpur Corridor project by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on November 9, 2019, the number of passengers at Dera Nanak Railway station has increased significantly.

05 Feb 2019

Services on accident site restored 48 hours after Bihar train derailment

Eleven bogies of the Jogmani-Anand Vihar Seemanchal Express had jumped the tracks early Sunday, killing six persons and leaving more than 30 injured.

Patna-Indore Express derailment

20 Nov 2016

Indore Patna Express derails: List of deadliest train accidents in India

There have been several train disasters in the history of Indian Railways. Here is the list of some of the biggest train tragedies in recent years in India which made the headlines.

Indian Railways

28 Sep 2016

Over 10 lakh train travellers fail to get a seat everyday: Study

Trains are still most preferred mode of travel despite severe demand-supply mismatch, claims a recent study by RailYatri.in.

12 Sep 2016

Railways considering introduction of Talgo type trains

After the successful trial of Spanish made Talgo train, Railways is considering introduction of light weight aluminium coaches in the rail network to reduce the travelling time between metropolis.

flexi fare system

11 Sep 2016

Railways claims good response to flexi-fare system, expects Rs 500 crore revenue

Amid criticism over introduction of dynamic surging fare in premier trains, the railways today claimed that the response is quite good and the flexi-fare is still lower than airfare.

09 Sep 2016

Railways' Surge Pricing: Hurting middle class not a wise option!

Nevertheless when pumping revenues is the trick that everyone in the government machinery is hunting for, ticket price hike is the only elementary option left.

27 Jul 2016

Rail passengers to get insurance cover of Rs 10 lakh from Sept for just Re 1

Train passengers booking their tickets online through the IRCTC website will be able to opt for travel insurance cover from September for a premium of just Re 1.

Railways Minister

20 Mar 2015

Suresh Prabhu acknowledges corruption in railways

Railways Minister Suresh Prabhu on Friday acknowledged existence of corruption at various levels in his ministry and said the government is determined to weed it out through stringent action and putting in place a transparent system.

rail infrastructure

11 Mar 2015

Railways to set up body to enhance ties with private investors

Seeking technical cooperation for upgradation of rail infrastructure with foreign countries, Railways Minister Suresh Prabhu on Wednesday said the national transporter can grow faster based on the partnership model.

03 Dec 2014

Prabhu assuages fears over privatisation of Railways

Suresh Prabhu on Wednesday said the Centre was seeking private capital investment in cash-strapped Railways to meet the resource crunch and it does not amount to privatisation as the Railways unions claim.

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