Railways
- 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…
- India
Maoists set ablaze dozen vehicles used for railway line construction in Jharkhand
Latehar: Maoists on Tuesday set ablaze around a dozen vehicles, including trucks and excavators, used for the construction of a railway line in Jharkhand’s Latehar district, police said. A large number of…
- India
Yamuna crosses danger mark in Delhi; Railways cancels several trains
New Delhi: The Yamuna river in Delhi crossed the danger mark on Tuesday afternoon. The river’s water level reached 206.30 meters, this happened after the national capital received rainfall for three consecutive…
- Telangana
Secunderabad Railway Station wins National Tourism Award
Hyderabad: The Secunderabad Railway Station on Tuesday was given the National Tourism Award for being the ‘most welcoming station for tourists’ operated by Indian Railways for the 2018–19 fiscal year. A.K. Gupta,…
- Telangana
Telangana: Vijayawada-Kazipet tripling project commissioned, work begins
Hyderabad: The third line project in the grand trunk route Vijayawada-Kazipet tripling project has been commissioned. It covers Telangana and Andhra Pradesh. This line is an important rail link which connects northern…
- Business
No bids invited for running passenger trains on PPP mode: Railways
New Delhi: The Ministry of Railways on Tuesday said it has no plans to invite bids for running passenger trains on Public Private Partnership (PPP) mode. A news item published in a…
- 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…
- India
Woman gang-raped inside New Delhi station, 4 railway employees arrested
New Delhi: A woman was allegedly raped by two railway employees in a room at the New Delhi station, the national transporter said on Saturday. Four railway employees, including two who stood…
- India
Railways suffered loss of Rs 259.44cr during Agnipath protests
New Delhi: The government on Friday said the Railways has suffered a loss of Rs 259.44 crore due to damage or destruction of railway assets during agitations against the ‘Agnipath’ scheme. In…
- World
Train travel to get costlier in Sri Lanka from tomorrow
Colombo: The Sri Lankan Railways has announced to increase its ticket fares from midnight tomorrow (Friday). The gazette notification on this revision was sent to print, Daily Mirror reported Railways General Manager…
- India
2 dead, over 2,600 people arrested from Rly premises over Agnipath protests: Govt
New Delhi: Two people died, 35 were injured and 2,642 arrested from railway premises during the agitation against the Agnipath scheme, the Railways informed the Parliament on Wednesday. In a written reply…
- 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
Agnipath protests: 369 trains cancelled across India on Saturday
New Delhi: The Railways cancelled 369 trains on Saturday due to the agitation against the Centre’s recently announced Agnipath scheme for recruitment of soldiers in the armed forces, officials said. These include…
- Hyderabad
Violence at Secunderabad station premeditated: Hyderabad police
Hyderabad: The violence at the Secunderabad railway station was premeditated and the agitators were informed in advance about the time and place of assembling near the station, the police said. One person…
