Indian Railways
- India
Indian Railways’ Bharav Gaurav train to embark on 18-day Shri Ramayana Yatra’ on April 7
New Delhi: Indian Railways will launch an 18-day “Shri Ramayana Yatra” through a Bharat Gaurav Deluxe AC Tourist train to promote pilgrimage tourism, officials said on Wednesday. The train will start its…
- Business
Government bullish on railway assets monetisation in Union Budget
New Delhi: Monetisation of railways’ assets is likely to be one of the key agenda items in the forthcoming Union Budget for 2023-24, which Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is going to present…
- India
Haldwani residents rage; ask why voter IDs were given for railway land
“Do you see that school there?” a resident points at a government school named “Rajkiya Prathmik Vidhyalay”. “My father studied there as a child. He died at the age of 80. This…
- Kashmir
Kashmir valley soon to get connected by train with rest of India
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir will have a lot of positive things to look forward to in 2023. The Kashmir valley will get connected with the rest of India by train as all…
- India
Man dies after iron rod pierces through his neck in moving train
New Delhi: In a freak incident, a man died after an iron rod crashed through the window of a moving train and pierced his neck. The incident took place at 8.45 a.m.…
- Andhra Pradesh
Former Andhra footballer to be India’s first tennis entry at World Transplant Games 2023
Hyderabad: Retired Indian Railways staffer and Visakhapatnam resident, 62-year-old P.V. Ramanaiah is poised to become the first Indian to compete in tennis at the World Transplant Games (WTG) 2023 to be held…
- India
Bihar: Goods train derailed near Gaya, rail traffic disrupted
Patna: At least 53 wagons of a coal-laden goods train derailed near Gurpa railway station in Bihar in the early hours of Wednesday, disrupting rail traffic, officials said. The incident took place around…
- India
Indian Railways to provide training, IT solutions to Bangladesh Railway
New Delhi: The Indian Railways will provide training to the employees of the Bangladesh Railway as well as offer IT solutions for the computerisation of its passenger ticketing and freight operations, according…
- India
Railways earn Rs 844 crore in 3 mnths from e-auction of assets
New Delhi: The railways has earned Rs 844 crore in the last three months, since it brought its commercial earning and non-fare revenue contracts online, with contracts for advertisement on its premises,…
- Andhra Pradesh
RLDA to lease out railway land for development near Tirupati
Amaravati: Rail Land Development Authority (RLDA), a statutory entity of Indian Railways, has invited bids for leasing out a 5,532 square metre land parcel at Renigunta near temple town Tirupati for commercial…
- India
Parliamentary panel recommends senior citizen rebate restoration in sleeper, AC 3-tier
New Delhi: A parliamentary committee has recommended that senior citizen concessions be reviewed and restored “urgently” at least for sleeper class and AC 3-tier train travel. In its report submitted on August…
- India
Former, sitting MPs’ train travel bill Rs 62 cr in past 5 years: RTI
New Delhi: Free train travels of sitting and former Lok Sabha members over the past five years have cost the exchequer Rs 62 crore, which included nearly Rs 2.5 crore in the…