Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has filed a fresh affidavit comprising its balance sheet (FY 20-21) and details of all bank accounts and fixed deposits as directed by the Delhi High Court in its last hearing on 14 February. The court had issued directions while hearing Reliance Infrastructure-promoted Delhi Airport Metro Express Pvt Ltd’s petition […]
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4 hit by train while taking selfie on railway track
Four youths were killed while reportedly taking selfies on a railway track near Basai-Dhankot railway station in Gurugram on Tuesday evening, the police said. Police said that as per an initial probe, it has emerged that the four were busy taking a selfie on the tracks when they were hit by the train. The incident […]
Scindia writes to Railway Minister for stopping auction of Rly coaches
Union Civil Aviation Minister, Jyodiraditya Scindia has written a letter to the Union Railway Minister, Ashwini Vaishnaw, requesting the latter to immediately stop the auction of the railway coaches and engines of the Gwalior- Sheopur narrow gauge trains. Railways had decided to auction the coaches and engines after the closure of the historical narrow gauge […]
IRCTC to resume cooked meals service on all its trains from Feb 14
With Covid pandemic almost controlled across the country, the Centre on Friday decided to resume cooked meals on all trains of Indian Railways by February 14. The full catering services were suspended as a safety measure against the corona virus pandemic on March 23, 2019. Cooked food services facilitated by railway’s catering arm Indian Railway […]
Delhi Govt invites application for DMRC MD’s post
The Delhi Government has invited applications for the post of managing director of the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) as incumbent Mangu Singh’s term comes to an end on March 31. The tenure of Singh as the DMRC MD was extended till March 31 in September last year. Singh had been given multiple extensions in […]
Skywalk connecting Ajmeri Gate with Metro’s Yellow and Airport Line to open
The work on a dedicated skywalk, being constructed by the DMRC in collaboration with Northern Railway for providing seamless connectivity between one of the busiest hubs of New Delhi Railway station and Metro stations of New Delhi on Yellow Line and Airport Express Line is almost over and the skywalk is going to be thrown […]
16 trainees given certificates under RKVY
Under the Rail Kaushal Vikas Yojana (RKVY) by East Central Railway, industry-based training was given to boys and girls in electronics and instrumentation trade for making them skilled and capable for employment in the Signal and Telecom Training Center of Danapur Division as the second batch from 17.01.2022 to 07.02.2022. During this training, the youth […]
‘Centre didn’t clear Kerala rail project’
The Government of India has not given any approval to the 530.6 km long Semi High Speed Rail Project linking Thiruvananthapuram and Kasaragod, according to member of Lok Sabha N K Premachandran. Premachandran was reacting to the claims made by Kerala’s Finance Minister K N Balagopalan and Rajya Sabha member Elamaram Kareem (CPI-M) that the […]
Locals stage Rail Roko in Jharsuguda
Over 200 members of the Basundhara Kriyanusthan Committee and members of the Road Transport Association staged a ‘Rail Roko’ at the Sardega Railway Siding, demanding priority coal rake supplies to captive power plants (CPPs) in Odisha from the Mahanadi Coalfields Limited (MCL). The locals squatted on rail tracks along the siding railway station at around […]
100 PM Gati Shakti Cargo terminals to be developed in 3 years: FM
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday said that 100 cargo terminals will be developed during the next three years under the PM Gati Shakti master plan. “100 PM Gati Shakti cargo terminals for multimodal logistic facilities will be developed during the next three years,” the Finance Minister said while presenting the Union Budget in Parliament […]
PM Gati Shakti to have multiplier effect on the lives of people: Min
The multi-modal connectivity envisaged under “PM Gati Shakti” will be achieved if the Centre and all the 36 States and Union Territories work together. “Gati Shakti is not a scheme, but it is an initiative, a foundation. But it will not be an exaggeration if I say that it is a ‘brahmastra’,” Union Civil Aviation […]
‘Vande Bharat’s third prototype has to be rolled out first’
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s announcement of 400 Vande Bharat trains over the next three years seems to be a tall target as the third prototype is yet to be rolled out, an Indian Railway official said. Presenting the Union Budget for 2022-23, Sitharaman said 400 new energy efficient Vande Bharat trains will be introduced in […]