Railways
- India
Farmers block railway tracks in Punjab, trains stranded
Amritsar: Members of the Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Committee on Sunday squatted on railway tracks in Punjab to demand a legal guarantee on MSP and withdrawal of cases registered against farmers during the…
- India
Man in teddy bear outfit arrested for dancing at railway crossing in UP
Gorakhpur: The Railway Protection Force (RPF) have arrested a man for performing a dance in a teddy bear outfit at a railway crossing. A video of the act had gone viral on…
- Andhra Pradesh
AP: Three held for vandalising Vande Bharat train in Vizag
Visakhapatnam: Police in Visakhapatnam have arrested three persons for allegedly vandalising Vande Bharat express train which is scheduled to be virtually flagged off by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday. Unidentified miscreants…
- India
Over 480 trains affected due to dense fog: Railways
New Delhi: The railways on Sunday said foggy weather has affected the movement of over 480 trains. “Around 335 trains have been delayed, 88 cancelled, 31 diverted and 33 short terminated due…
- India
‘50000 people can’t be uprooted in a week’: SC stays Haldwani eviction
The Supreme Court on Thursday stayed the planned eviction of the railways from ‘encroached’ land in Uttarakhand’s Haldwani on Thursday, saying a workable solution must be devised. The Supreme Court stated in…
- India
Haldwani eviction case: Residents stage dharna, offer prayers ahead of SC hearing
Haldwani: Residents of Banbhoolpura in Haldwani facing eviction in compliance with a high court order sat on a dharna in front of a mosque here on Thursday. The protesters, which included a…
- India
SC to hear plea against removal of encroachments in Haldwani on Thursday
New Delhi: The Supreme Court will hear a plea challenging the Uttarakhand High Court’s plea directing the removal of encroachments from 29 acres of railway land in Haldwani on Thursday. A bench comprising…
- Hyderabad
643 people ended life on railway tracks at Secunderabad in 2022
Hyderabad: Suicidal deaths on railway tracks in the Secunderabad railway district are increasing every passing year. In the year 2022, a total of 643 persons ended their lives on the railway tracks…
- India
Northeast Railway’s first Vande Bharat completed its trial run
Siliguri: The Northeast Frontier Railway’s (NFR) first Vande Bharat Train, the semi-high-speed train completed its trial run from Howrah-New Jalpaiguri station on Monday, an official statement said. The train is likely to…
- Delhi
Job seekers made to count trains at Delhi station, duped of over Rs 2.5 cr
New Delhi: At least 28 people from Tamil Nadu were made to stand at different platforms of the New Delhi Railway Station every day for eight hours for a month to count…
- India
Railways to roll out Vande Metro train by May or June 2023: Union Minister
Bengaluru: The Railways is manufacturing Vande Metro train which will replace those designed in 1950s and 60s, Railways and Communication Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Sunday. He also said that the first…
- Bangalore
Bengaluru Cantonment railway station set for makeover
Bengaluru: The Cantonment Railway station, which is one of the oldest railway stations of Bengaluru, is undergoing a substantive makeover to cater to the increased transportation needs of the city, railway authorities said…
- India
New India-Bangladesh rly line along NE to be operational in June 2023
Agartala: The much expected new railway line between India and Bangladesh along Tripura would be operational in June next year, officials said here on Monday quoting Bangladesh Railway Minister Md. Nurul Islam…
- Hyderabad
SCR, Postal Dept collaborate to provide doorstep parcel services
Hyderabad: The South Central Railway (SCR) and Postal Department have joined hands to provide doorstep pickup and delivery parcel service to their customers by integrating railway transportation with postal services. SCR general…
- India
Railways sees dip in senior citizen travellers in 2021-22: Officials
New Delhi: The Railways has seen an almost 24 percent dip in the number of senior citizens travelling by trains in 2021-22 as compared to 2019-2020, according to an RTI query. Officials…
