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Central Railway data: Over 8,100 people booked for offences ranging from ticketless travel to illegal entry into ladies’ coaches in October
November 17, 2025 7:59 pm
Among the key violations, 59 persons were booked under the Railway Property (Unlawful Possession) Act for allegedly stealing railway property, leading to recoveries worth Rs 4.62 lakh.
How police outsmarted an IRCTC ticket tout, whose habit of chewing tobacco led to his arrest with all evidence intact
October 16, 2025 3:57 pm
After the arrest of Bipin Gaur from Bhiwandi in Maharashtra in December 2023, the police dismantled a ticket tout network of 16 people.
Railway pointsman arrested after police recover 2 liquor stashes in Gujarat’s Vadodara Railway yard
September 16, 2025 6:31 pm
‘Court rejected our remand application in case of the second stash recovery, but we re-arrested him in the first case (based on a tip-off),’ said Vadodara Western Railways SP Abhay Soni
Central Railway services remain largely unaffected despite waterlogging in Mumbai’s Kurla
September 15, 2025 2:57 pm
Central Railway officials said waterlogging in Kurla, one of the busiest junctions on the suburban network, was quickly attended to by engineering teams deployed on site.
Railway officer mastermind of extortion racket, not cooperating in probe: GRP to court
September 12, 2025 8:28 am
Vijaya Ingawale (52), who was attached to the Bandra railway police, was in touch with some civilians through which the racket was carried out, RPF alleged.
Railway employment 'fake promise': No bail for former railway employee booked in Rs 20 lakh cheating case
August 10, 2025 9:08 pm
No bail for former railway employee booked in Rs 20 lakh cheating case
New railway junction, 1,700-flat housing scheme in Chandigarh administration’s plan for 50-acre land freed from encroachment
August 01, 2025 8:46 pm
The administration is also planning green zone extensions and urban parks, especially in areas like Manimajra where 10 illegally constructed houses over 4 kanal were razed to restore the original Green Park layout.
Delhi: Gang busted for stealing luggage at stations — using lookalike black and blue bags
July 07, 2025 9:46 pm
According to police, the gang would disguise themselves as cloth merchants and preyed on heavy footfall trains to avoid raising suspicion
Can IRCTC keep delivering? Inside India’s most unique listed business
June 20, 2025 7:15 am
IRCTC’s IPO may be history, but the story is still unfolding. With strong margins in ticketing, steady growth in catering and Rail Neer, and rising tourism demand, IRCTC has evolved into a stable PSU. But where does it go from here, and what does it mean for investors?
After passengers fall off moving Mumbai local, Railway Board decides to introduce trains with automatic door closer facility
June 09, 2025 9:33 pm
According to the new design, the doors will have louvers and the coaches will have roof-mounted ventilation units to pump in fresh air. Along with this, the coaches will have vestibules so that passengers can move from one coach to another and balance out the crowd in a natural way.
RAILWAY PHOTOS
The divine train journey
January 27, 2014 11:53 am
Thousands of Muslims attended the annual three-day event near Dhaka that is one of the world’s largest religious gatherings.
RAILWAY VIDEOS
What it takes to keep Darjeeling Himalayan Railway running
June 22, 2020 6:20 pm
A recent rap from UNESCO on the ‘diminishing heritage value’ of the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway has added to a long list of the 117-year-old train’s problems. We explore what it takes to keep this World Heritage Site running.
Railway Budget 2016 will transform railways: Manoj Sinha
February 25, 2016 6:47 am
New Delhi, Feb 25 (ANI): Before the announcement of Rail budget 2016-17, Minister of State for Railways Manoj Sinha on Thursday said this Rail budget will act as a transforming budget for the Indian Railways. He added that this budget has been prepared keeping in view the needs of common man.
Suresh Prabhu gears up to present Rail Budget 2016
February 25, 2016 5:55 am
New Delhi, Feb 25 (ANI): Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu gave final touches to the Rail Budget ahead of presenting it in the Parliament on Thursday.Taking about their expectations form the Budget, one of the passengers said the government should focus more on cleaner coaches and quality of food so that more people travel by trains.While another passenger said fares of daily passenger trains should be reduced and the safety of women passengers should be considered in the upcoming budget.
Sarfaraz Alam has been arrested, interrogation underway- AS Thakur
January 24, 2016 5:13 pm
Patna, Jan 24 (ANI): District Superintendent of Police A.S. Thakur on Sunday said that Janata Dal (United) MLA Sarfaraz Alam has been arrested and interrogation is underway. Meanwhile, maintaining his stand, arrested Sarfaraz Alam today said the charges of molestation that have been made against him are completely false and baseless. According to the complaint, the incident occurred on January 17 when Alam allegedly misbehaved with the couple on board the train. An FIR was registered against him with GRP Patna the next day. The MLA was allegedly travelling without ticket and was drunk. A footage of the purported incident was also aired by the media.
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