All eyes will be on Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal on Tuesday on whether he yields to pressure of hiking passenger fares yet again or looks at other measures to mobilise resources to offset the burden of the recent diesel price hike. Bansal had on January 22 hiked passenger fares across-the-board after the Railways faced a loss of about Rs 25,000 crore in the passenger segment. ...
05:47 AM, Feb 26, 2013
Railways has come under fresh pressure to further hike passenger fares, at least in a small way, and revise freight rate in the wake of virtual decontrol of diesel price but whether Railway Minister PK Bansal bites the bullet in the Rail Budget remains to be seen. ...
11:07 AM, Feb 24, 2013
An important hub of the South Western Railways, the Bangalore city station was promised an uplift in February 2012. But how many of those promises have really been kept and are passengers happy with the facilities provided? CNN-IBN did a status check to find out what the junta wants from the Budget 2013. ...
10:59 AM, Feb 23, 2013
Light rain accompanied by wind greeted on Delhiites on Friday morning and the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast more rain. Temperatures are likely to fall over the next two days. The minimum temperature recorded in the national capital was at 13.9 degrees Celsius. ...
09:57 AM, Feb 23, 2013
Railways are planning to introduce about 100 trains, including AC double deckers, new passenger services and extension of services to cater to the demands of various states in the Rail Budget 2013-14. ...
10:11 AM, Feb 21, 2013
The 48-hour bandh call given by 11 trade unions has affected Odisha. Train services and public transport system are the worst hit due to the strike. In Kerala, it seemed like a complete shutdown with no buses, taxis plying on roads. Mumbai remained normal and was unaffected by the bandh. ...
11:44 AM, Feb 20, 2013
As many as 17 people have lost their lives in the last two days in rain-related incidents in Andhra Pradesh, with heavy downpour causing extensive damage to crops, officials said on Sunday. Most of the deaths were after being struck by thunderbolts and due to electrocution, they said, adding that crops in 1,47,986 hectares have been damaged due to the heavy rains. ...
11:49 PM, Feb 17, 2013
Heavy rains that lashed Allahabad on Saturday created a crisis at the Maha Kumbh Mela premises, sending pilgrims, seers and journalists scurrying for cover as tents collapsed under the deluge. With heavy rains since Friday night, the entire mela area was turned into a mess and water collected at several places, destroying tentage everywhere. ...
10:45 AM, Feb 17, 2013
Rains on Saturday lashed Delhi bringing down the day temperature by eight notches with winds further increasing the chill factor. The national capital witnessed a total of 18.6 mm of rains between 8.30 am on Friday and 5.30 pm on Saturday, MeT department said. ...
11:49 PM, Feb 16, 2013
Rahul Sadasvian a student of the London film industry has done extensive research on the subject of acid rains for this movie. ...
11:58 AM, Feb 03, 2013
Over the years, India has seen a criminal waste of food grains, but now the Karnataka food department is trying to ensure that doesn't happen any more. They now have a monitoring system in place. ...
10:16 AM, Jan 29, 2013
Another round of fare hike in premier trains looks imminent with Railways revising food tariffs for Rajdhani, Duronto and Shatabdi trains. "It will be a minor hike ranging between Rs 15 and Rs 20 for Rajdhani, Shatabdi and Duronto passengers after the revision of catering charges of the premier trains," a top Railway official involved with the decision making process said. ...
10:11 AM, Jan 27, 2013
If you have any grievance against the food served on trains, just dial 1800111321 to lodge your complaint. The toll-free number launched by railways is operational from 7 am to 10 pm throughout the week. ...
10:02 PM, Jan 23, 2013
Delhi witnessed heavy rainfall and a hailstorm on Thursday night. The city, which received light showers during the day, started getting rains at around 11.00 pm. Some parts of Delhi also witnessed hailstorms, bringing the temperature down by a few notches. ...
08:46 AM, Jan 18, 2013
Light rains and hailstorm lashed some parts of the national capital on Thursday night. The city, which received light showers during the day, started getting rains again at around 11 pm. Some parts of Delhi also witnessed hailstorms, bringing the temperature down by a few notches. ...
11:20 PM, Jan 17, 2013
At least 34 more deaths have been reported from Uttar Pradesh as the unabated cold wave continued in North India, taking the death toll to 233 people. Meanwhile, the minimum temperature in New Delhi rose to 4.4 degree Celsius from its previous 3.3 degree Celsius on Wednesday, but the Met department says mercury dipped to sub-zero levels in some parts of Uttar Pradesh. ...
07:39 AM, Jan 10, 2013
Railway Minister PK Bansal is likely to announce a hike in railway fares and sources said that the government won't wait for the Budget Session to announce it. This will be the first fare hike by Indian Railways in the last 10 years. ...
01:27 PM, Jan 09, 2013
The capital continues to shiver at three degree Celsius on Wednesday as there seems no respite from the cold wave. 29 more deaths were reported across North India and the death toll is now well over 170 as temperatures dropped to sub-zero levels at many places in the region. ...
08:12 AM, Jan 09, 2013
North India is still caught in the grip of the harsh cold wave which claimed 11 more lives in Uttar Pradesh on Saturday, taking this winter's death toll to 140. ...
06:34 AM, Jan 06, 2013
Male vendors won't be allowed to sell their wares in the ladies compartments of local trains, Maharashtra Home Minister RR Patil said on Tuesday. He was speaking to reporters at the Churchgate station here after a surprise visit to the bustling terminus to review women commuters' security during the evening peak hours. ...
07:45 PM, Jan 01, 2013
