Detonators, gas cylinder found on train tracks in MP, UP
Sep 23, 2024, at 01:15 am
New Delhi: At least 10 detonators were discovered on a railway track, intended to sabotage a train carrying Army personnel in Madhya Pradesh's Burhanpur district, media reports said.
YouTuber Gulzar Sheikh arrested for vandalising train tracks to garner social media fame
Aug 02, 2024, at 01:32 am
Lalgopalganj (UP): In a time when some content creators have no qualms about going to extreme lengths to garner views on social media, unsettling videos have emerged of a YouTuber placing random objects on railway tracks. These videos have gained significant attention, especially following recent tragic train accidents.
Railways is now parentless: Mamata Banerjee slams Centre over Kanchanjungha train accident
Jun 17, 2024, at 09:53 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Reacting to the Kanchanjungha train accident that claimed 8 lives, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has trained her guns at the Railway Ministry accusing it of "negligence".
Kanchanjungha train accident: Case of signal disregard, says Railway board chairman
Jun 17, 2024, at 07:11 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Railways has termed the Kanchanjungha train accident that has left at least 8 dead and 25 injured as a "case of signal disregard".
Feb 25, 2024, at 10:59 pm
A major accident was averted after a goods train moved from Kathua in Jammu and Kashmir without a loco pilot and was finally stopped after it covered 80 kilometres, media reports said.
Aug 04, 2023, at 09:53 pm
New Delhi: PM Narendra Modi will lay the foundation stone for the redevelopment of 508 railway stations across the length and breadth of the country on Sunday at 11 AM via video conferencing.
RPF recovers stolen railway property worth Rs 7.37 cr, arrests 11268 offenders in 2022
Jan 26, 2023, at 08:28 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Railway Protection Force (RPF) recovered stolen railway property worth Rs 7.37 crores with the arrest of 11268 offenders in 2022, the Ministry of Railways said on Wednesday.
Jiribam - Imphal New Line Railway project work in Manipur progressing steadily
Dec 24, 2022, at 12:30 am
Guwahati: Indian Railways is significantly contributing towards transformation of the North-eastern states by executing several new railway line projects.
Indian Railways takes measures to avoid train delays during foggy weather in north India
Dec 07, 2022, at 04:06 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Railway Ministry Tuesday said Indian Railways has taken various steps to ensure smooth operations of trains during fog in northern parts of the country.
Oct 17, 2022, at 12:56 am
New Delhi: Union Minister for Railways, Communications and Electronics & Information Technology, Ashwini Vaishnaw inaugurated India’s first Aluminum Freight Rake - 61 BOBRNALHSM1 at Bhubaneswar Railway Station on Sunday.
Ministry of Railways decides disbandment of five Railway Engineers Territorial Army Regiments
Jun 06, 2022, at 09:31 pm
New Delhi: A Committee of three Executive Directors/Principal Executive Director was constituted in the Ministry of Railways to review the existing Functional Establishment of six Railway Engineers Territorial Army Regiments located at Jamalpur, Jhansi, Kota, Adra, Chandigarh and Secunderabad.
West Bengal govt writes to Railways seeking meeting to run special trains
Nov 01, 2020, at 02:38 am
Kolkata/IBNS: The West Bengal government on Saturday wrote a letter to the Indian Railways seeking a meeting to run a few pairs of special trains to facilitate the travelling of general commutators within the state.
Indian Railways starts operating 20 pairs of clone trains on busy routes
Sep 22, 2020, at 08:30 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Indian Railways Monday started operating 40 clone trains (20 pairs) on routes with huge passenger traffic demand.
India to run 80 new special trains amid Covid-19 from Sept 12
Sep 06, 2020, at 01:31 am
New Delhi/IBNS: India, the worst Covid-19-affected Asian country, will run 80 new special trains amid the pandemic from Sept 12, media reports said.
Railways to provide trains for migrant workers on states' request: Supreme Court
May 28, 2020, at 06:05 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court on Thursday ruled the railways will have to provide trains for migrant workers upon the state governments' requests, drawing a line in the showdown between the Centre and various states over the plight of the country's poor amid lockdown, media reports said.
Server down, IRCTC bookings for special trains to start at 6 pm
May 11, 2020, at 05:38 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The online booking for 15 pairs of special trains, which was about to start at 4 pm on Monday, got delayed by couple of hours as the server of the official website of Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) was down.
Avoid reports of resumption of train services until announced: Railways
Apr 10, 2020, at 03:31 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Indian Railways on Friday requested the media to avoid publishing speculative reports regarding resumption of train travel.
Railways to make 1,000 PPE overalls for its doctors, paramedics daily
Apr 07, 2020, at 02:05 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Taking up the in-house production of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) on a mission mode, Indian Railways will produce 1,000 PPE-type overalls that offers much-needed protection to its doctors and paramedics working on the frontline of novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) care at Railway hospitals.
Indian Railway attracts record 2.4 cr candidates for 1.27 lakh vacancies
Nov 07, 2019, at 08:48 pm
New Delhi/UNI :As many as 2.4 crore applicants have applied for the posts of Assistant Loco Pilots (ALPs) and Technicians and Level-I posts (erstwhile group D) offered by the Indian Railways, making it the largest recruitment exercise in the world.
Jun 27, 2018, at 05:34 pm
New York, June 27 (IBNS): The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been apprised of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)between India and Indonesia on Technical Cooperation in the field of railways sector.
Food safety is the top most priority of the government: GM Eastern Railway.
May 19, 2018, at 12:18 am
Kolkata, May 18 (IBNS): There is no authorised unmanned level crossing in Kolkata, said Harindra Rao, General Manager, Eastern Railway here on Friday.
Cabinet approves India-Morocco Cooperation Agreement in Railway Sector
Feb 21, 2018, at 01:25 am
New Delhi, Feb 20 (IBNS): The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi has given its ex-post facto approval to the Cooperation Agreement betweenIndia and the Moroccan National Railways Office (ONCF) to develop long-term cooperation and partnership in different areas of railway sector.
West Bengal: Two local trains collide near Panskura station, several hurt
Oct 23, 2017, at 02:37 am
Kolkata, Oct 22 (IBNS): At least ten persons were injured after a suburban train hit another local train from behind between Panskura and Khirai railway stations in West Bengal's East Medinipur district on Sunday afternoon, reports said.
Basic structure of Railways has been shaken up: Dinesh Trivedi
Aug 24, 2017, at 02:14 am
New Delhi, Aug 23 (IBNS): Reacting to the recent railway accidents, former Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi said the basic structure of railways has been shaken up, media reports said.
B.N.Mohapatra takes over as the New Financial Commissioner (FC) of (Railways)
Apr 19, 2017, at 01:32 am
New Delhi, Apr 18 (IBNS): B.N.Mohapatra has been appointed as the new Financial Commissioner (FC) (Railways) and ex-officio Secretary to the Government of India and has taken over the charge on Monday.
Kolkata: Rail blockade hits service in pick hours
Jan 11, 2017, at 07:02 pm
Kolkata, Jan 11 (IBNS): Demanding immediate reopening of a closed jute mill, its labourers blocked tracks near Kankinara railway station in West Bengal's North 24 Parganas district on Wednesday, reports said.
SER to run seven pairs of weekly specials between Santragachi, Puducherry
Nov 08, 2016, at 09:43 pm
Kolkata, Nov 8 (IBNS): Keeping in view of huge rush of passengers, South Eastern Railway (SER) has decided to run seven pairs of special trains between Santragachi-Puducherry-Santragachi from Nov 19 to Jan 2 next year.
Railways decides to withdraw the levy of Port Congestion Surcharge
Apr 15, 2016, at 11:19 pm
New Delhi, Apr 15 (IBNS) Indian Railways on Friday said it is moving ahead with big bang reforms as announced in the Railway Budget.