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Odisha train tragedy: PM inspects accident site; meets victims
Balasore: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday inspected the triple train accident site at Bahanaga in Odisha’s Balasore district to take stock of relief operations. He was accompanied by Railway Minister Ashwini…
- India
Odisha train crash: Restoration work begins, says Union Railway Min Vaishnaw
Bhubaneswar: Nearly 18 hours after the massive train tragedy in Odisha’s Balasore district, restoration work has begun at the accident site, Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Saturday. The overturned coaches…
- India
Indian Railways presents 20 broad gauge locomotives to Bangladesh
Hyderabad: The Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw flagged off 20 Broad Gauge (BG) locomotives to neighbouring Bangladesh at Rail Bhavan, New Delhi on Tuesday. Addressing the gathering virtually, the minister said that the…
- India
Trains to Manipur cancelled due to prevailing situation: NFR
Guwahati: Trains to Manipur have been cancelled with immediate effect due to the prevailing law and order situation in the state, a Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) spokesperson said here on Friday. “The…
- Andhra Pradesh
AP: Vijayawada division flags off 100th three-phase locomotive
Vijayawada: At a time when the Indian Railways is according major thrust to electrification, the South Central Railway (SCR) zone’s Vijayawada Division has marked the milestone of flagging off the 100th three-phase…
- 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,…
- India
IRCTC to sell traveller data for monetisation amid data concerns
The Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC), a public sector undertaking that provides ticketing, catering, and tourism services for the Indian Railways, is going to monetize train travellers’ data to raise…
