Pawan Kumar Bansal promised to bring private investment to the tune of Rs 9,000 crore in the railways this year and said he aims at increasing the number of tatkal tickets as part of the Railway Budget 2013-14. Speaking to CNN-IBN, the Railway Minister defended his maiden budget terming it "realistic" and said he did whatever he can to satisfy the allies. ...
05:23 PM, Feb 26, 2013
New Delhi: The new measures introduced by the Indian Railways with regard to the Tatkal train tickets reservation has come as a major relief to the common man. People have welcomed the new steps taken by the railway. Happy with the measures initiated by the Indian Railways on Tuesday, the passengers found it easier to get Tatkal tickets, which were being cornered by the touts. "I think the people will...
06:36 PM, Jul 10, 2012
New Delhi: The Indian Railway has introduced several measures to ensure Tatkal train tickets reach the common man. Booking counters will now open at 10 am instead of 8 am, the day before the journey from the originating station. "No normal ticket will be issued during this time unless there is no passenger for the Tatkal tickets," an Eastern Railway release said. ER spokesperson Samir Goswami said Tatkal tickets cannot...
03:40 AM, Jul 10, 2012
The Managing Director of the IRCTC, Rakesh Tandon has admitted that the Tatkal scheme is misused and needs a revamp. ...
09:18 AM, Jun 30, 2012
New Delhi: Railway officials and the IRCTC have decided to scale up policing at stations by the Railway Protection Force (RPF) following an IBN7 expose on the Tatkal ticket booking scam. Railway board officials on Thursday met the IRCTC MD to discuss the issue. The expose conducted by IBN7 reporters showed how touts cornered bulk of the tickets meant for emergency travel and then sold them at a premium price...
03:27 PM, Jun 28, 2012
New Delhi: An IBN7 expose has revealed the bitter truth about railway tatkal tickets. Despite waiting in line for hours, genuine passengers hardly have a shot as touts, including security personnel get their hands on the tickets first. In the national capital, the very force that promises to be with the people and for the people is looting the common man. At the Anand Vihar railway station, IBN7 met a...
08:29 AM, Jun 27, 2012
New Delhi: An IBN7 expose has revealed why genuine passengers have virtually no shot at a Railway Tatkal ticket. The expose reveals how touts corner tickets meant for emergency travel and then sell them at a huge premium. One of the touts IBN7 reporter met offered him a Tatkal ticket for Rs 1300, a steep price when compared to a regular sleeper class ticket that costs about Rs 400. The...
06:50 PM, Jun 26, 2012
The touts would book railway tickets in bulk, intending to sell them at a higher price to the genuine passengers. ...
09:46 AM, Jun 04, 2010
