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Railways collects data on Shramik deaths, final toll may cross 100Subscriber Only
June 28, 2020 01:33 IST
Facing criticism on social media over the casualties, Railways had attributed many of the deaths to pre-existing health conditions.
Sun, Jun 28, 2020
Ticket data hints at people returning to cities, Railways may start more trainsSubscriber Only
June 27, 2020 02:59 IST
Based on this trend, more trains are going to be introduced on certain routes, but full-fledged resumption of services may not be possible in the near future, Chairman, Railway Board, V K Yadav told reporters on Friday.
Sat, Jun 27, 2020
Railways floats tenders for ‘Covid surveillance’ camerasSubscriber Only
June 25, 2020 05:15 IST
While the cameras with black body sensing capability cost upwards of Rs 4 lakh a piece, industry sources said the ones without this feature would be cheaper by around half of that per camera.
Thu, Jun 25, 2020
Railways to end China firm’s Rs 470-crore contractSubscriber Only
June 18, 2020 17:14 IST
Railways has announced that the contract would be terminated for non-performance.
Fri, Jun 19, 2020
Chinese firms to lose India business in Railways, telecomSubscriber Only
June 18, 2020 04:53 IST
A Chinese engineering major is set to lose a significant contract with the Indian Railways, and the Department of Telecommunications has conveyed to state-owned BSNL not to use Chinese-made equipment in its upgradation, top sources in both sectors said on Thursday.
Thu, Jun 18, 2020
Explained: How railway coaches were redesigned for COVID-19 patients, where they will be deployedSubscriber Only
June 17, 2020 04:30 IST
Across India, over 5,000 railway coaches have been converted into isolation units for Covid patients. A look at how the idea took shape, how the coaches were redesigned, and where they will be deployed.
Fri, Jun 19, 2020
500 Railways coaches, smaller nursing homes to boost Delhi’s Covid capacitySubscriber Only
June 14, 2020 03:45 IST
The Delhi government, meanwhile, declared all nursing homes with a bed strength between 10 and 49 beds as Covid-only facilities.
Sun, Jun 14, 2020
17 yrs after Vajpayee laid foundation stone, Railways racing to ready Bihar bridgeSubscriber Only
June 12, 2020 02:05 IST
The bridge is of strategic importance for India and seeks to provide a shorter route to the Northeast. As per instructions from the Railways top brass, zonal officials have fast-tracked the work and, sources said, efforts are being made to complete the work of the bridge in time for the Centre to make it operational by August.
Fri, Jun 12, 2020
Normalcy challenge: Trains leave cities full, but return with fewer migrantsSubscriber Only
June 11, 2020 04:45 IST
For example, while a train from Bandra in Mumbai to Ghazipur City in Uttar Pradesh this week was booked to over 130%, trains coming to Mumbai from Gorakhpur (UP), Howrah (West Bengal), Darbhanga (Bihar), Patna and Jaipur have seen an average of 30% seats filled.
Thu, Jun 11, 2020
On Railways table, proposal to merge job profilesSubscriber Only
June 10, 2020 08:45 IST
The proposal, mooted by the Railways Ministry last month, is aimed at providing a leaner organisation in the long run, sources said.
Wed, Jun 10, 2020
Railways freight earnings dip by Rs 8,000 crore during lockdownSubscriber Only
June 04, 2020 05:44 IST
Freight business, the bread and butter of the national transporter, shows little signs of picking up, with the economy just about attempting a revival after the lockdown.
Tue, Sep 07, 2021
Piyush Goyal: ‘Will achieve $5 trillion economy… won’t let Covid affect resolve’Subscriber Only
June 02, 2020 03:27 IST
The talk about trains getting lost is complete falsehood. Obviously no train gets lost. When congestion on routes became too much, we diverted only 71 trains. We have run 4,040 trains. I monitor them thrice a day.
Tue, Jun 02, 2020
As Shramik Specials reach Bihar, corporate houses lend helping hand with meals, sanitiser kiosksSubscriber Only
June 02, 2020 00:25 IST
With supply chains hit due to the lockdown, government officials contacted corporates to help provide food and water to the migrants, and several stepped up.
Tue, Jun 02, 2020
Over 250 trains wasted, states couldn’t get passengers, says Piyush GoyalSubscriber Only
June 01, 2020 04:33 IST
An analysis of records from several sources by The Indian Express Sunday showed that of the 3,740 Shramik trains that ran since May 1, about 40 per cent were recorded as late.
Mon, Jun 01, 2020
Railway officials pay AC-II tier ticket fare for woman abandoned by son in MumbaiSubscriber Only
May 31, 2020 13:01 IST
“I got stuck here when everything shut down a few months ago. My son had called me here because he was sick and needed nursing. But when he became alright, he started to ask me to leave. He beat me and threw my things out of the house," the woman said.
Sun, May 31, 2020
Ex-Railway tribunal chief: Can compensate kin of Shramik victim under ‘eggshell’ ruleSubscriber Only
May 31, 2020 04:33 IST
In the 2018 case, the Railways had contended that the victim had died because he had a pre-existing illness — similar to the position it has taken in the case of the deaths on board the Shramik Special trains.
Sun, May 31, 2020
Track surge: 40 per cent Shramik trains late, average delay 8 hoursSubscriber Only
May 31, 2020 04:32 IST
The delayed trains were mostly bound for Bihar and Uttar Pradesh and other Eastern India states. The 78 trains that that were a day or more late were mostly from Maharashtra (36) and Gujarat (17).
Sun, May 31, 2020Most Shramik trains: Gujarat, Maharashtra to UP and BiharSubscriber Only
May 29, 2020 04:35 IST
There are signs that the demand for Shramik Specials could be finally ebbing. On Thursday, for instance, merely 35 Shramik Specials were scheduled to depart from various parts of the country.
Fri, May 29, 2020
Mamata slams Railways, its ‘politics’ of sending Shramik trains without informing state govtSubscriber Only
May 28, 2020 01:35 IST
West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee alleged that the Railways on its own was sending 36 Shramik trains from Maharashtra, and her government had not been informed about it.
Thu, May 28, 2020
On way home, nine dead in Shramik Specials in 48 hoursSubscriber Only
May 28, 2020 01:31 IST
Railways officials said many of them were patients returning home after treatment in other cities.
Thu, May 28, 2020
As Shramik Special trains ‘stray’, Railways notifies ‘route rationalisation’ to explain diversionsSubscriber Only
May 27, 2020 02:02 IST
The diversions have been done so that trains are not held up at one place for hours without water and food, a senior Railways official told The Indian Express.
Wed, May 27, 2020
Rerouted special train from Mumbai to Gorakhpur adds 2 days, 5 statesSubscriber Only
May 24, 2020 04:50 IST
By Saturday evening, officials said, the train had crossed Gomoh in Jharkhand, still 600 km away from its destination, with the estimated arrival now “sometime on Sunday morning”.
Sun, May 24, 2020
2,600 more Shramik Specials in 10 days: RailwaysSubscriber Only
May 24, 2020 02:14 IST
The Railways has planned 2,600 Shramik Specials for the next 10 days after running a similar number over 23 days. Railway Board Chairman V K Yadav said the services will continue as long as migrants need them. “We will continue to run the Shramik Specials as long as migrants need them,” Yadav said on Saturday […]
Sun, May 24, 2020
Since lockdown, 1.2 lakh PPE coveralls manufactured in Indian Railways workshopsSubscriber Only
May 23, 2020 22:44 IST
Delhi-based Northern Railway has produced around 50,000 PPE coveralls so far supplying to Railway staff and hospitals, the highest for any zonal railway.
Sun, May 24, 2020
Senior officer at Rail Bhawan tests COVID-19 positiveSubscriber Only
May 22, 2020 12:41 IST
The patient, an officer of the Indian Railway Personnel Service, attended work at Rail Bhawan till May 13. Her normal course of work also involves dealing with people from the Secretary's branch.
Fri, May 22, 2020Journalism of Courage
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