The railway ministry on Wednesday suspended the Non-Technical Popular Categories (NTPC) and the Level 1 exams after job aspirants in Bihar, Jharkhand and some parts of Uttar Pradesh staged massive protests and burnt four bogies of an empty train. The ministry also set up a high-power committee to address the issues raised by job applicants […]
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Bolts found missing from railway bridge in Ayodhya
LUCKNOW A series of nuts and bolts, used to keep iron girders intact, were found missing from a railway bridge (no 297) between Ayodhya and Acharya Narendra Dev Nagar by the patrolling squad on Sunday morning. The problem was fixed after the railways staff informed higher authorities. . Ashutosh Gangal, general manager (GM), Northern Railway […]
SC tells Delhi HC not to delay execution of award against DMRC over Airport Express line
The Supreme Court on Monday directed the Delhi high court not to further delay the execution of an award of over ₹7200 crore payable by the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) to a consortium headed by Anil Ambani-led Reliance Infrastructure Limited (RInfra) which operated the Delhi Airport Metro Express till 2012. The decree became ripe […]
NR to start computerised parcel management system from 9 stations
In a move to upgrade its parcel system, Northern Railways (NR) is set to introduce a much efficient computerised parcel management system (CPMS) at its nine prime stations including Lucknow and Ayodhya. NR officials said the facility would be of great help to both consignee and consignor with the help of which they can track […]
Mumbai local train services to be hit on these routes today. Check details
The Central Railway and Western Railway have announced a mega block on Mumbai local train network on Sunday. As a result, train services on the suburban line will be affected for five hours due to maintenance work on various sections of the local train network. The Central Railway has also notified about a 14-hour-long traffic […]
Rail body booked for felling 18 trees near Delhi’s Dwarka Sector 21
The state forest and wildlife department has booked the Rail Land Development Authority (RLDA) for allegedly damaging or felling at least 18 fully-grown trees without permission at the site of the Bijwasan Rail Terminal Redevelopment Project near Dwarka’s Sector 21. Confirming the same, a senior forest official from the west division said, “During the first […]
Goods train derailment in Vrindavan: Rail traffic restored after over 24 hours
Rail traffic on Agra-Delhi railway line remained affected for more than 24 hours after a Ghaziabad-bound goods train derailed near Vrindavan road station on Friday night. Public relations officer of Agra division of the North Central Railways (NCR), SK Srivastava said both up and down tracks were now open and train traffic had resumed on […]
Ludhiana: Government Railway Police reports near 20% drop in cases filed under IPC in 2021
The Government Railway Police (GRP) recorded near-20% drop in criminal cases registered under the Indian Penal Code (IPC) in the city from 2020 to 2021. A total of 64 criminal cases under IPC were registered at the local police station last year, in comparison to 78 cases in 2020. The number of theft cases fell […]
Niti Aayog plans to set up EV charging infra at railway stations
The Niti Aayog has prepared a draft policy for the Indian Railways to set up electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure at railway stations across the country, in a bid to promote the use of such vehicles. The draft policy, which has been shared with the ministry of railways, also recommends supply of renewable energy to […]
Kalyan railway station road made one way to ease traffic congestion
To decongest the Kalyan railway station road, the traffic police have made the road one way. With the work of SATIS going on in this area, roads are dug up and barricades are placed, leading to traffic jams. There was a demand to ease the traffic flow on the station road as several motorists found […]
NHSRCL acquires 46% of land required in Maha for bullet train project
Mumbai The National High Speed Rail Corporation Limited (NHSRCL) has so far acquired 202.65 hectares or 46.71 percent of nearly 433.82 hectares of land required in Maharashtra for the construction of the Mumbai-Ahmedabad high-speed train corridor project. Of the 202.65 hectares, no land has been acquired in the Mumbai suburban area yet. NHSRCL, an undertaking […]
Stones pelted at Shatabdi in Jalandhar
Jalandhar The Railways Protection Force (RPF) arrested five persons on Sunday for pelting stones on the Shatabdi Express in Jalandhar on Saturday night. A spokesperson of the Ferozepur division of Northern Railways said the incident happended when the train left Jalandhar to go to Amritsar. The RPF rushed to the spot and rounded off three […]