Cabinet gives nod to Gurugram metro project connecting Huda City Centre-Cyber City; Check stations

The Union cabinet has approved the elevated Gurugram metro project to connect Cyber City with Huda City Centre with spur to Dwarka Expressway covering a total of 28.5 km. The cost of the project has been pegged at ₹5,452 crore and expected to be completed in four years. “Cabinet approves Metro Connectivity from HUDA City […]

Odisha government hopes to boost tourism with launch of direct flights from Bhubaneswar to Dubai, Bangkok and Singapore

With the launch of direct flights connecting Bhubaneswar to Dubai, Bangkok and Singapore under the “Viability Gap Funding” scheme, the Odisha government is hopeful of doubling its foreign tourist arrivals in the state by 2025 from its pre-pandemic levels, a tourism official said on Monday. A “Viability Gap Funding” (VGF) is a government grant provided […]

Secunderabad-Agartala Express halted in Odisha, passengers refuse to re-board train

The Secunderabad-Agartala Express was Tuesday halted at Odisha’s Brahmapur railway station around noon as passengers alerted railway officials about smoke emitting from an air-conditioning unit inside a coach, officials said. Though the smoke was controlled immediately, the panic stricken passengers refused to travel in the coach fearing another electrical breakdown. They demanded a replacement of […]

Morning brief: Railways spent much less on track maintenance than CAG estimated, and all the latest news

Railways spent much less on replacing old tracks than CAG estimated: Data With questions being asked of its track maintenance following the horrific accident in Balasore on Friday, Indian Railways has said that it spent ₹13,523 crore from a non-lapsable Rashtriya Rail Sanraksha Kosh (RRSK) on replacing old tracks (track renewals) in 2020-21, although the […]

Railways spent much less on replacing old tracks than CAG estimated: Data

With questions being asked of its track maintenance following the horrific accident in Balasore on Friday, Indian Railways has said that it spent ₹13,523 crore from a non-lapsable Rashtriya Rail Sanraksha Kosh (RRSK) on replacing old tracks (track renewals) in 2020-21, although the number was still short by ₹44,936 crore of the amount the Comptroller […]

Railway safety commissioner begins probe into Odisha train accident

The commissioner of railway safety, South Eastern Circle, Shailesh Pathak on Monday visited the signal room and the control room of the Bahanaga Bazar station in Odisha’s Balasore, where a triple-train accident killed 275 people on Friday, and interrogated the assistant station manager, who was in charge of the station during the accident. As part […]

Odisha train accident: 2022 CAG report flags decline in funds allotted for track renewal

While Union railway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Sunday said the “root cause” of the triple train accident in Odisha’s Balasore district has been identified, the Comptroller and Auditor General’s 2022 report ‘Derailment in Indian Railways’, flagged serious concerns ranging from not utilising a special railway fund on priority tasks to reduction in money spent on […]

North Eastern Railway plans PM Jan Aushadhi, aadhar card outlets at 50 stations

The North Eastern Railway (NER) has launched a mission to establish outlets of PM Jan Aushadhi at as many as 50 stations to provide convenience to passengers. Chief public relations officer Pankaj Kumar Singh confirmed that in the initial stage, these outlets will be set up at Lucknow, Varanasi, Gorakhpur and Kashipur Railway station where […]

Two tracks on Balasore route to be operational by tonight – Inside Railways’ mega restoration work

A tragic train accident in Odisha’s Balasore has claimed the lives of more than 270 individuals, leaving over 1,000 others injured. The incident occurred late Friday evening when three trains, namely the Shalimar-Chennai Central Coromandel Express, Bengaluru-Howrah Superfast Express, and a goods train, derailed. This unfortunate event stands as the country’s most devastating train tragedy […]

TMC demands railway minister’s resignation after Odisha train crash incident

The ruling Trinamool Congress in West Bengal on Friday demanded Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw’s resignation over the horrific triple train crash in neighbouring Odisha. (Follow LIVE updates here) TMC’s national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee alleged that the Centre was spending crores of rupees on software to spy on opposition leaders while neglecting the installation of […]