Engineering, procurement and construction major KEC International Ltd on Tuesday said it has bagged orders worth Rs 1,157 crore across its various businesses. In the transmission and distribution segment, the RPG Group company bagged orders worth Rs 663 crore for projects in the Middle East, Africa, and the Americas, KEC International said in a filing […]
Category: Railways
Operational metro network to rise steadily to about 900 km by 2022: Puri
Nearly 740 km of metro lines are at present operational in various cities in India and the network span is steadily scheduled to rise to about 900 km by 2022, Union Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said on Saturday. He was speaking after inaugurating the nearly 1-km Najafgarh-Dhansa Bus Stand corridor, an […]
IRCTC dedicates new food plaza for passengers at New Delhi railway station
To offer an enhanced travel experience with taste, the Indian Railway Catering And Tourism Corporation Limited (IRCTC) offered a new food plaza for the passengers at New Delhi Railway Station on Friday. This plaza was first inaugurated by a woman passenger and Minister of Railways, Ashwini Vaishnaw also paid a visit to the railway station. […]
Railway-focused skill development programme launched under PMKVY
The Railway Ministry on Friday launched a skill development programme with a special focus on jobs that are relevant to the Railways. The Rail Kaushal Vikas Yojana, a programme under the aegis of Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY), aims to train 50,000 candidates over the next three years. “Initially, the training will be provided […]
Railways to train 50,000 youths under the Rail Kaushal Vikas Yojana
The Railways will train 50,000 youths in the age group of 18 to 35 years over the next three years as part of the Rail Kaushal Vikas Yojana, which was launched by Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Friday. Under the scheme, youths will be provided training in industry relevant skills in Railway Training Institutes, according […]
IRCTC shares continue their upward movement, zoom 1,000% over issue price
Shares of state-owned travel support services company Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) continued at their upward movement as the scrip rallied 9 per cent to hit a new high of Rs 3,746 in intra-day trade on Tuesday. The stock was quoting higher for the eighth straight trading day, having rallied 37 per cent […]
Anil Ambani tells shareholders Rs 7,100-cr claim on DMRC to help prune debt
Reliance Infrastructure on Tuesday said the Rs 7,100 crore that the company would receive from Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) as part of the settlement of an arbitral case would be used for deleveraging its balance sheet. Anil Ambani, chairman, Reliance Infrastructure, in the AGM today said, “Reliance Infrastructure has won against Delhi Metro Rail […]
Railways tweaks model contract doc for pvt players to redevelop stations
The railways have made a slew of changes in its model contract document for private players to redevelop railway stations, bringing down the concession period from the earlier 60 years to 35-40 years. In general, concession period is the span of time granted by the government to the private sector within which the private sector […]