Etawah (UP): Rail traffic on the Howrah-Delhi route was on Thursday disrupted after a crack was detected on the railway track near Bhupat Sarai railway station. The crack was detected between the upline Bhupat Sarai and Etawah railway stations on Thursday morning after which three trains including Gomti and Mahabodi were stopped, station manager P K Kamal said. He said the repair work was being carried out and was likely...
11:34 AM, Oct 06, 2011
New Delhi: Amid delays in execution of a number of key projects, the Indian Railways is exploring several options for their successful implementation even as the state-run behemoth has reached out to the Finance Ministry seeking a loan of over Rs 2,000 crore. The cash surplus of the Railways has reduced to Rs 75 lakh while its working expenses have increased from Rs 41,033 crore in 2007-08 to Rs 73,650...
09:59 AM, Oct 02, 2011
New Delhi: The Mining scam net widened as the Indian Railways slapped a Rs 660 crore notice on a company for transporting iron ore meant for export on domestic freight charges. The Railways have accused the Rs 3000 crore Rashmi group of fraudulently exporting lakhs of tonnes of iron ore meant for domestic consumption by submitting misleading documents to the railways. CNN-IBN has accessed the demand notice of Rs 660...
01:29 PM, Sep 30, 2011
Bhopal: There are many Indians who are living examples of courage and decency, and who believe in doing constructive work for a better future. Bhagwan Das is one such Indian. He has worked as a railway attendant since 1984 and every time a towel or bedsheet goes missing from the AC section of the train, the cost is deducted from his salary. On September 15, Bhagwan Das got a chance...
08:33 AM, Sep 27, 2011
New Delhi: James Bond is no longer coming to India. Despite a green signal from the Indian railways ministry, plans to shoot a few action sequences for the British super spy film have been shelved. "The production company, India Take One Productions, have communicated to the railway ministry that they are not shooting the next Bond film in India, and that they are looking at other places," sources from the...
03:04 PM, Sep 26, 2011
New Delhi: The agitation over the issue of Telangana has led to the cancellation or diversion of several trains in the Southern Railway. The railway has cancelled as many as eight trains and diverted 22 others because of the agitation. The trains that have been affected pass through Andhra Pradesh. Most of the affected trains have been diverted to the Konkan route. Some of the trains hit by the agitation...
04:09 PM, Sep 23, 2011
New Delhi: The agitation over the issue of Telangana has led to the cancellation or diversion of several trains in the Southern Railway. The railway has cancelled as many as eight trains and diverted 22 others because of the agitation. The trains that have been affected pass through Andhra Pradesh. Most of the affected trains have been diverted to the Konkan route. Some of the trains hit by the agitation...
04:00 PM, Sep 23, 2011
Thiruvananthapuram: The Indian Railways have diverted or partially cancelled some trains passing through Andhra Pradesh because of agitation over Telangana. Train No 12625 Thiruvananthapuram Central-New Delhi Kerala express scheduled to leave Thiruvananthapuram at 11.15 am is diverted via Shoranur, Mangalore Jn, Madgaon, Panvel, Vadodra and Kota (Konkan route) on September 23 and 24 (Friday and Saturday) Train No 12626 New Delhi-Thiruvananthapuram Kerala express leaving New Delhi on September 23 and...
12:15 PM, Sep 23, 2011
New Delhi: The Central Vigilance Commission has received maximum complaints against Railways Ministry officials for alleged irregularities in discharging their duty. Out of the total of 25,359 complaints received during 2010, the highest of 8,330 were against Railways, 6,520 against banks, 1,836 against petroleum department and 1,572 were against Telecom officials. Similarly, 1,317 complaints of alleged corruption were received against Customs and Excise officials, 1,105 against Steel Ministry personnel, 1,106...
06:01 PM, Sep 19, 2011
New Delhi: In a move that will increase convenience for passengers and also help save paper, Indian Railways will now accept screenshots of e-tickets instead of a paper printout. Called the Virtual Reservation Message (VRM), a digital reproduction of the e-ticket can be shown to the ticket examiner on a laptop or mobile screen. This means that passengers will no longer have to bother about carrying along a paper ticket...
01:43 PM, Sep 16, 2011
Mumbai: It was bound to happen sooner or later, given his mass appeal and penchant for train sequences in his movies. The Indian Railways, we hear, has approached Salman Khan to be their brand ambassador. Says a source close to the actor, "The Indian Railways is used as a mode of transport by a very large number of population. And, as a star, Salman has a huge appeal among the...
12:45 PM, Aug 23, 2011
New Delhi: Making a critical observation of Railway finances, the country's top auditor CAG on Friday said the organisation suffered a loss of over Rs 3,200 crore for operating on uneconomical routes during 2005-10, while the accumulated loss of its key PSUs also went up significantly. The CAG, in its report for 2010-11, said, "Railways sustained losses of Rs 3,228 crore in operation of uneconomic branch lines between 2005 and...
01:16 AM, Aug 06, 2011
New Delhi: A railway contractor who used to call up Inspector General of Railway Police Force's (RPF) office, claiming to be railway minister Dinesh Trivedi has been arrested by Crime Branch of Delhi police. "The accused identified as Raja Babu Ojha wanted to get an inspector of RPF transferred to another department at the latter's request. He used to impersonate the central minister to take the IG RPF under his...
11:54 AM, Jul 30, 2011
Thanjavur (TN): The Indian Railways would soon introduce high-speed passenger corridors in three sectors in South India, with trains running at 150 km per hour and dedicated freight corridors in six sectors, Minister of State for Railways J H Muniyappa said in Thanjavur on Friday. "Survey work has started for these lines between Chennai-Bangalore, Chennai-Coimbatore and Coimbatore-Ernakulam," he told reporters at Thanjavur Railway station. Dedicated Freight Corridors would also be...
11:58 PM, Jul 29, 2011
New Delhi: Hit by a series of major train accidents, Railways is now firming up a Rs 70,000-crore safety plan for speedy installation of anti-collision devices, including upgrading of signal and telecommunication and mechanised maintenance of tracks. Besides, the ambitious plan also envisages induction of crash-worthy LHB coaches and locomotives as a long-term measure and entails speedy installation of train protection warning system (TPWS) and elimination of unmanned level crossings...
10:23 AM, Jul 24, 2011
New Delhi: Amid concerns over increasing number of train accidents, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has sought a detailed safety plan from the Railways. "A detailed safety plan is being readied to be submitted to the Prime Minister's Office shortly," a source in the Railway Ministry said. The Prime Minister asked for the report after derailment of the Howrah-Kalka Mail on July 10 in which 69 passengers were killed and around...
01:17 PM, Jul 22, 2011
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10:53 PM, Jul 11, 2011
New Delhi: A day after the worst train accident took place in Uttar Pradesh, as the Delhi bound Kalka Mail, killing 67 people and injuring over 200, the Opposition has severely criticised the government and the Prime Minister for neglecting the Railway Ministry. However, the question remains as to who is responsible for the tragic state of the Indian Railways. Minister of State for Railways Mukul Roy snubbed Prime Minister...
08:25 PM, Jul 11, 2011
New Delhi: Railways has asked its staff to opt for physical training or yoga to improve agility and level of alertness in view of train mishaps. The staff, especially the locomotive pilots and assistant station masters, can choose between physical training and yoga, which was introduced in 2001. The move follows a study by Research Design and Standards Organisation (RDSO) on 'analysis of causative factors for human error during train...
11:19 AM, Jun 19, 2011
