Indian Railways
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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…
- 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
Railways removes service charges for food, drinks; tags it on to prices of meals
New Delhi: The Railways has removed on-board service charges on all meals and beverages that are not pre-ordered on premium trains. But there is a catch — the Rs 50 charge has…
- India
Bullet train project head Satish Agnihotri sacked over alleged corruption
The India Railways on Thursday sacked Bullet train project head Satish Agnihotri over alleged misuse of power, diversion of funds. Satish is also the managing director of National High Speed Rail Corporation…
- 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…
- India
Panic over essential items as key NE rail link remains snapped
Guwahati: Apprehension on availability of essentials, transport fuel and vegetables grips the people of certain parts of the northeastern region as the solitary railway line through Assam’s Dima Hasao district connecting Tripura, Mizoram,…
- India
Railway launches ‘baby berths’ for passengers travelling with kids
New Delhi: To make train journey more comfortable for women passengers travelling with infants, the railways has fitted foldable “baby berths” on the side of lower main berths of the Lucknow Mail…
- India
Iftar provided onboard Shatabdi Express; catering staff wins hearts
New Delhi: Shahnawaz Akhtar, a passenger on board the Howrah-Ranchi Shatabdi Express, was pleasantly surprised on Tuesday when iftar was offered to him on the train as he was about to break…
- India
North Railways get Rs 13,147 crore more than south in Union budget
The Indian government in its budget for the fiscal year 2022-23 has allocated Rs 13,200 crore for the northern railway which is far more than the meager amount of Rs 59 crore…
- India
Clear govt stand on rail privatisation: Opposition in Lok Sabha
New Delhi: Opposition members on Tuesday accused the government of indulging in jugglery of railway finances and sought to know whether it intends to privatise the Indian Railways after Air India. Initiating…
