Eastern Railways resume local train services with 50 pc seating capacity

Eastern Railway resumes suburban EMU and other local train services with 50 per cent seating capacity in West Bengal for the general public from Monday. The train services will be brought back on track after nearly six months as per the normal timetable while maintaining Covid-19 restrictions. A passenger who will travel from Asansol Railway […]

CBI files FIR against SW Railways engineer for receiving Rs 1.29 cr bribe

The CBI has filed an FIR against an executive engineer of the South Western Railways posted in Bengaluru for allegedly receiving over Rs 1.29 crore bribe from contractors over eight years, officials said on Monday. The central probe agency has named executive engineer Ghanshyam Pradhan, M Suryanarayana Reddy, his firm Krishi Infratech and Vangala Suryanarayana […]

Railway ministry asks IRCTC to share 50% of revenue from convenience fee

Monday onwards, half the revenue that accrues to Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) through the convenience fee on train tickets will go to the Ministry of Railways. Officials in the know told Business Standard IRCTC’s management would meet on Friday to figure out a strategy to safeguard revenues. According to IRCTC’s Annual Report, […]

IRCTC to share 50% revenue from convenience fee with Indian Railways

The company that provides ticketing and catering to the Indian Railways has been asked by the government to share revenues generated from convenience fees for bookings made on its website on a 50:50 basis. The Indian Railways Catering and Tourism Corporation’s (IRCTC) revenue-sharing arrangement would be enforced from November 1, it said in a regulatory […]

Over 400 Delhi Metro station gates gradually reopened since June 7: DMRC

More than 400 gates at Delhi Metro stations across the network have been gradually reopened since June 7 when services were resumed last after improvement in the coronavirus situation, an official said on Tuesday. The DMRC network’s current span is nearly 392 km with 286 stations (including the NoidaGreater Noida Metro Corridor and Rapid Metro, […]