In a new initiative aimed at providing timely emergency medical care to needy passengers travelling by trains, authorities of Prayagraj division of North Central Railway (NCR) are mulling over a proposal to introduce service of emergency medical room (EMR) at different important railway stations under its jurisdiction. These rooms will be having a doctor and […]
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Technical snag hits Delhi Metro services on Yellow Line for nearly 3 hours
After hitting a snag earlier in the day, services on the Yellow line of the Delhi Metro resumed back to normal on Monday. The snag – which happened during the peak morning commute hours – as expected affected the commuters. Metro train services between Sultanpur and Ghitorni station were suspended for roughly three hours. “Yellow […]
Indian Railways will now be providing free meals to the passengers if…
The railways will offer free food to passengers on premium trains – Rajdhanis, Shatabdis and Durontos… but there is a catch. The free meal – veg or non veg, you choose – will be available only if the train is delayed for over two hours – regardless of the cause of delay. Free meals are […]
Railways ‘writes off’ ₹71 cr after ministry refuses to pay excess subsidy
The Railways had to write off ₹71.86 crore it spent as excess subsidy on Kisan Rail Services last fiscal, after the Ministry of Food Processing Industries refused to bear the additional cost citing a ₹50-crore ceiling for the initiative, documents show. According to official data, the Railways spent ₹121.86 crore as subsidy under the scheme […]
Vande Bharat train gets safety nod, likely to be flagged off on September 30
The Vande Bharat high-speed train is likely to be inaugurated later this month as it has already completed its 20-day trial run and received the commissioner of railway safety (CRS) approval, officials familiar with the development said. “With the CRS clearance last week and completion of its trial run on Friday, Vande Bharat 2 (VB2) […]
Indian Railways revenue up 38% to ₹95,486.58 crore till Aug-end
The overall revenue of Indian Railways at the end of August 2022 was ₹95,486.58 crore, showing an increase of ₹26,271.29 crore or 38 per cent over the corresponding period of last year, an official statement said on Sunday. The revenue from passenger traffic was ₹25,276.54 crore, an increase of ₹13,574.44 crore (116 per cent) year-on-year. […]
RRB Group D Exam: Modification link for CCAAs to reopen on Sept 12, notice here
Railway Recruitment Board will reopen the modification link for CCAAs for RRB Group D Exam. The modification link will reopen on September 12 and will close on September 13, 2022. Candidates can check the official notice on the official site of regional RRBs. This link will be reopened for candidates to who have declared their […]
Pune-Nashik high-speed railway project gains momentum
With the Maharashtra government putting forth the proposal as top priority and one for regular supervision, the Pune-Nashik high-speed railway project has gained momentum, and land acquisition and various other activities are being carried out simultaneously for the same. Importantly, the project is seen to connect the northern and southern states, and help transport agricultural […]
Nod to leasing of railway land for Gati Shakti
The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved a policy for long-term leasing of railway land to implement the PM Gati Shakti programme, which the government said will help set up 300 cargo terminals and generate 125,000 jobs. The policy, according to Union minister Anurag Thakur said, will help provide land lease for a longer period of […]
Railway authorities’ ‘indifference’ persists even as mishap claims three move lives in Ludhiana
Despite three men getting mowed down by a passenger train on the railway tracks between Dhandari and Ludhiana stations near Dholewal Chowk on Sunday evening, residents in the nearby area continue to be spotted illegally crossing the tracks in a shocking absence of fear of any punitive action from the authorities. Notably, the accident took […]
Railways shares future look of Delhi station, Twitter says ‘silly aesthetics’
The railways ministry on Saturday shared photos of the proposed futuristic, dome-shaped, glass building – the redeveloped New Delhi Railway Station – on Twitter, calling it ‘making (of) a new era’. The design, however, has received mixed reactions from users. As per the proposed plan, the station will have a 40-storey twin tower, multi-level car […]
Probe into loan recovery agents takes cops to Delhi, China and Kerala
Mumbai A promising investigation into a loan app scam by the Andheri Government Railway Pollice (GRP), which took the trail from Delhi to China and then back to Kerela, has come to a standstill after the investigators found that the man owning the firm, that has a capital of ₹130 crore, is actually a differently-abled […]