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Coronavirus: DRDO nod to coverall suits made by Railway workshopSubscriber Only
April 06, 2020 01:49 IST
Northern Railway, which made the breakthrough after another railway unit failed to get its samples passed, has raw material to make 3,000 coverall suits.
Mon, Apr 06, 2020
Railways asks staff to install corona tracker Aarogya SetuSubscriber Only
April 06, 2020 01:40 IST
The move is an attempt to give a big push to develop a database of robust numbers and add to the intended usefulness of the tech.
Mon, Apr 06, 2020
Amid yoga, TV and chai, group at Varanasi station asks: Will trains take us home?Subscriber Only
April 05, 2020 04:40 IST
These passengers have been waiting for their trains since Sunday, March 22, when the government observed Janata Curfew. The “curfew” ended, but their wait for a train did not.
Sun, Apr 05, 2020
ICMR to test prototype: Railway unit first to make ventilatorSubscriber Only
April 05, 2020 03:15 IST
The heart of the device is the compressed air container to work the Ambu bag with air without any moving parts like servo motor or piston or link mechanism.
Sun, Apr 05, 2020
It was 1974 total strike of Railways that first showed India what life was without trainsSubscriber Only
April 05, 2020 02:00 IST
For the country’s Railway system, described with the beaten-to-death cliché “Lifeline of India”, shutting itself down indefinitely and directing its vast machinery to keep only the essentials running required just a flipping back of a few pages.
Sun, Apr 05, 2020Indian Railways asks zones to plan phase-wise restoration of servicesSubscriber Only
April 04, 2020 12:13 IST
India coronavirus lockdown: Indian Railways suspended all its services on March 22. Only trains which were already running were allowed to reach their destinations.
Sat, Apr 04, 2020
Extend lockdown, need more PPEs: Officers on groundSubscriber Only
April 03, 2020 01:45 IST
The 'National Preparedness Survey on COVID-19' says in its prelude to one of the questions that the government’s aim was to “evade further community transmission” and chalk out a strategy in case community transmission takes place.
Fri, Apr 03, 2020
COVID-19 lockdown: Goods trains stuck as no workers to unload them, Railways says will levy finesSubscriber Only
April 03, 2020 01:11 IST
Owing to a complete halt of construction activity, at least 300 goods trains full of cement are lying idle at unloading points. Other commodities, too, are facing a similar situation.
Fri, Apr 03, 2020
Allow limited resumption or we lose markets to China: Exporters to GovtSubscriber Only
April 02, 2020 04:50 IST
During an interaction on Monday with Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal, exporters said if India does not begin shipments at this juncture, its export market will be taken over by Chinese products.
Thu, Apr 02, 2020
TN traces 110 new cases to Tabligh congregation, other states zero in, tooSubscriber Only
April 02, 2020 04:40 IST
Earlier in the day, the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, in its first statement on the issue, said 154 COVID-19 cases across the country had been traced to the Delhi meet.
Thu, Apr 02, 2020
Contact tracing for Delhi cluster: 3 trains to South on the radar of RailwaysSubscriber Only
April 01, 2020 04:45 IST
The three trains from Hazrat Nizamuddin to Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Tamil Nadu covered a distance of over around 2,000 km through multiple states.
Wed, Apr 01, 2020
Coronavirus Lockdown: Goods trains deliver N95 mask samples for DRDO testsSubscriber Only
April 01, 2020 01:26 IST
Not taking chances with quality, the defence lab has beesn pressed into service and it has so far received samples from manufacturers in Ludhiana, Delhi and Ambala.
Wed, Apr 01, 2020
Half the beds in 125 rail hospitals to be marked for corona patientsSubscriber Only
March 31, 2020 03:27 IST
Based on the kind of scale indicated to it, the Railways on Monday sounded out its zonal units that it may need to convert up to 20,000 coaches into isolation units in coming days and issued orders to start with converting 5,000 coaches.
Tue, Mar 31, 2020
No more essential and non-essential: curbs on goods transport liftedSubscriber Only
March 30, 2020 04:47 IST
Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla sent a letter to chief secretaries of all states and UTs clarifying what is allowed as per the latest order.
Mon, Mar 30, 2020
Special trains to shutdown: Centre and states had early warningSubscriber Only
March 29, 2020 04:35 IST
Through 24 hours after the Janata Curfew on March 22, an estimated 10,000 migrant workers from Maharashtra travelled to Bihar in five special trains.
Sun, Mar 29, 2020
Indian Railways converts coach into COVID-19 isolation wardSubscriber Only
March 29, 2020 02:57 IST
Two of the four toilets have been converted into bathrooms. The middle berth on one side in each cabin has been removed while the lower berth there will act as the patient bed. It is envisaged that each coach will comfortably hold around 10 patients and all the other three berths opposite the patient berth have been removed.
Sun, Mar 29, 2020
Coronavirus: Railways to give full refund for cancelled ticket for journey between March 21-April 14Subscriber Only
March 28, 2020 15:18 IST
Passengers who had cancelled their planned journeys during this period would get the entire money back now.
Sat, Mar 28, 2020
Doctor in Tamil Nadu is second Railways person to test positiveSubscriber Only
March 28, 2020 05:54 IST
Colleagues and family members have been placed on quarantine, including her mother, sources said.
Sat, Mar 28, 2020
300 migrants found crammed in two trucks, thousands in a railway trainSubscriber Only
March 27, 2020 04:50 IST
“The men are primarily construction workers returning from Hyderabad to different parts of Rajasthan,” Rajkumar said, adding that police were probing how they had managed to get that far from Hyderabad without being intercepted.
Fri, Mar 27, 2020
Top panel to look into logistic issues; MHA issues SOP to fix supply chainSubscriber Only
March 27, 2020 03:32 IST
The government’s nine-member logistics committee is convened by Secretary, Pharmaceuticals, and has members from Health, Civil Aviation, Railways, Textiles, Consumer Affairs, Shipping and senior officials from the Department of Military Affairs and Home Ministry.
Fri, Mar 27, 2020Coronavirus: Train coaches to be used as isolation units, Railways to make ventilatorsSubscriber Only
March 26, 2020 04:02 IST
While the Rail Coach Factory (RCF) in Kapurthala has been tasked with the duty of converting LHB coaches into isolation wards, the Integral Coach Factory (ICF) in Chennai, the makers of Train 18 (India’s first electric semi-high speed train), is attempting to manufacture ventilators.
Thu, Mar 26, 2020
Government steps in after retailers and e-commerce players stoppedSubscriber Only
March 26, 2020 03:59 IST
While some authorities including Delhi Police, Gurugram Police, Noida Police and Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation instituted mechanisms for allowing home deliveries, many raised concerns over non-adherence of Union Ministry of Home Affairs orders in different states.
Thu, Mar 26, 2020
Trucks stuck, rail staff stopped, online delivery staff assaulted: Essential supplies hit hurdleSubscriber Only
March 25, 2020 04:51 IST
Coronavirus lockdown: While goods trains fall in the exempted category, freight services too were hit as states did not mention ‘Railways’ as essential service in their respective orders.
Wed, Mar 25, 2020
Coronavirus: Railways looking to manufacture protective gearSubscriber Only
March 24, 2020 02:08 IST
Railways has already manufactured hand santisers at a low scale as part of a trial run.
Tue, Mar 24, 2020
A billion plus hunker down: 75 districts in 22 states placed under complete lockdownSubscriber Only
March 23, 2020 05:15 IST
In a slew of extraordinary measures, authorities announced a complete lockdown of 75 districts in 22 States and Union Territories and suspended all passenger trains, inter-state buses and metro services across the country till March 31.
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