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For auto sector, Railways defers busy season surcharge on freight
On Thursday, the Railways announced it was suspending its busy season surcharge of 15 per cent — which is levied between October 1 and June 30 — for the current season.
Latest jobs to apply in August: Vacancies in Indian Railway, NTPC, DRDO, LIC on offer
Jobs in August 2019: The online application process for most of the vacant posts will be closed by this month. Have a look at the vacancies to apply in August
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South Central Railway recruitment 2019: Vacancies for 21 sports person in group C posts, application process begins
A total of 21 posts is to be recruited through the process for group C under from different sports field. Interested and eligible candidates can visit the official website of South Central Railway- scr.indianrailways.gov.in for further reference.
West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee says train services curtailed, Railways rejects charge
“The Railways has curtailed train services to prevent our supports from attending the rally. We do not have enough resources to hire a rake, but several people were thwarted from coming to the city today," she said.
CRIS recruitment 2019: Vacancies for 50 Assistant Software Engineers posts, apply now
CRIS recruitment 2019: The candidates who want to apply can do so through the official website, cris.org.in till August 7, 2019.
Northeast Frontier Railways gets innovation award for 'Honeybee' system
The NFR had launched the project in September 2017 on an experimental basis and finalised it in May that year.
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Telling Numbers: 60 elephants killed on tracks in 3 years, nearly half in Northeast Frontier Railway
The number of deaths was 19 and 15 in the first two years, then rose to 26 in 2018.
Railway to cover 4,791 more stations under free wifi scheme: RailTel
In May, the total number of user logins at the WiFi enabled stations was 2.35 crore, RailTel said.
Railways draws up plan to do away with all manned level crossings
The new plan involves no cost-sharing with states. Instead, Railways has proposed to fund it alone with help of Rs 50,000 crore from the government spread over four years.
GRP to launch ‘all-purpose’ mobile app for better coordination among officials
From assigning bandobast and patrolling duty to approving leave and giving out special CP orders, all activity will be uploaded on the app.
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See India's first solar-powered DEMU trains
According to Indian Railways, the solar energy system fitted in the DEMU train would result in a saving of 5.25 lakh litres of diesel per train over a life time of 25 years. Railways predict cost saving of Rs 3 crore per train over a life time of 25 years.
Gatimaan Express: Here is all you need to know about the train
The train has been flagged off on April 5, 2016 from H. Nizammuddin Railway Station by the Minister of Railways Shri Suresh Prabhakar Prabu in the presence of several other dignitaries.
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Railway Budget prepared considering commuters' requirements: MoS Railways
New Delhi, Feb 25 (ANI): Minister of State (MoS) for Indian Railways Manoj Sinha on Thursday said that this year's Railway Budget would transform the Indian Railways. He said that they have prepared the budget considering the common man and common commuters' requirements. Sinha said cleanliness was another aspect that is being looked into by the railways. He further said that the wi-fi facility that has been proposed about in the Rail Budget has already been stationed on 11 stations and the railways are aiming to install wifi in 100 railway stations. Lauding the efforts of Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu, Sinha said that Indian Railways would make the necessary progress by 2020.
Railway Budget To Unveil Makeover For Coolies At Railway Stations: Here's Whats In Store
Porters at railway stations who precariously balance luggage on their head will soon be a thing of the past, with the Railways devising a plan to provide them with trolleys — like the ones available at airports — as well as a fancier designation, ‘luggage assistants’. The bright, red uniform with a brass armband that […]
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