In view of the rail blockade following the Bharat Bandh called by the Samyukta Kisan Union against the farm laws on Monday, Northern Railway cancelled 19 trains in Ambala railway division. The railways decided to partially cancel 15 other trains waiting at different locations under the division. According to official communications, the trains include the […]
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2 coaches of Indore-Daund train derail at Lonavala; none injured
PUNE: Two general coaches of the Indore to Daund special train derailed near platform number 1 at Lonavala railway station on Monday. Around 80 passengers travelling in these two coaches were shifted to other coaches and the train continued its journey. No casualties were reported. Shivaji M Sutar, chief public relations officer, central railway, tweeted, […]
Under-construction Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut RRTS: CS asks officials to settle land related issues by October
Lucknow: Chief secretary Rajendra Kumar Tiwari on Monday directed divisional commissioner (Meerut) and district magistrates of Meerut and Ghaziabad, besides other officials concerned, to remove hurdles coming in the way of construction of the regional rapid transit system (RRTS) at the earliest and also settle the land related issues by October. He was chairing the […]
Build Mumbai-Nagpur bullet train along proposed expressway: Uddhav tells PM
Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thackeray on Sunday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi conveying the state government’s willingness to accommodate the proposed Mumbai-Nashik-Nagpur high-speed rail (HSR) corridor along the under-construction Nagpur-Mumbai Super Communication Expressway or the Samruddhi Mahamarg. The chief minister also proposed that the Centre should take up Mumbai-Hyderabad high-speed rail corridor via Jalna-Nanded […]
Indian Railways’ timetable for trains to change from October 1: Check details
The Indian Railways will change the arrival and departure timings of more than two dozen trains operating in the Northern Railway region from October 1. “The details of the new arrival and departure timings of the trains have been updated on the website. Travellers should confirm the timings of the trains before leaving their houses. […]
10-hour block on Central Railway main line: 90 suburban train services cancelled
Passengers travelling on the Central Railways (CR) mainline on Sunday will have to face inconvenience as nearly 90 suburban train services will be cancelled. The Central Railway will operate a block for 10 hours between Kalva and Mumbra railway sections between 8am and 6pm on the slow railway lines. During the block, construction work of […]
Greater Noida: DPR for multi-modal transport project gets board’s approval
The Greater Noida authority on Saturday approved the detailed project report (DPR) of a multi-modal transport project and a logistic hub that has been proposed on 478 hectares of land in Bodaki village during its 123rd meeting at its main administrative building in Knowledge Park-IV. The DPR will now be sent to the state government […]
Haryana CM reaches Karnal to inaugurate development projects worth ₹14 crore
Nearly a month after the incident of lathi-charge on farmers for opposing a meeting of the ruling BJP in Karnal, Haryana chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Saturday reached his constituency. Amid heavy police deployment, the chief minister visited Karnal and inaugurated development projects worth around ₹14.46 crore. During his visit, the CM also held […]
Delhi Metro earns ₹19.5 crore by selling 3.55 million carbon credits
The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has earned ₹19.5 crore from the sale of the 3.55 million carbon credits that it collected over a period of six years (2012-18) by investing in clean development mechanism projects. Delhi Metro has registered four of its projects with United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCC). The projects […]
Bharat Bandh: Farmers to block Delhi-Ambala railway line, NH-44 today
Farmers under the banner of Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM) will block the busy Delhi-Ambala railway section as part of the nationwide Bharat Bandh agitation from 6am to 4pm on Monday. Apart from the Delhi-Ambala line, which connects the national capital with the northern states, farmers will also lay siege to the Ambala-Saharanpur railway line near […]
US: Seattle-Chicago Amtrak train derails in Montana; at least 3 dead, several injured
At least three people were killed on Saturday afternoon when an Amtrak train that runs between Seattle and Chicago derailed in north-central Montana, an official with the Liberty County Sheriff’s Office said. Dispatcher Starr Tyler told The Associated Press that three people died in the derailment. She did not have more details. Amtrak said in […]
NMRC to get approval for Greater Noida west Metro project by November
The Noida Metro Rail Corporation (NMRC), in its board meeting held on Friday, decided to expedite the Greater Noida west Metro project by getting the approval of the Centre for the detailed project report (DPR) by November. Ritu Maheshwari, managing director of NMRC said, “The board has decided to expedite the Greater Noida west Metro […]