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Railways may open its sports facilities to outsiders for commercial use
The Railways ministry officials have assessed that these sporting complexes remain underutilised for the major part of the year, leaving the scope for commercial utilisation.
Tue, Jun 01, 2021
Traveller traffic on Railways slumps in April-May, regular trains almost halved
Regular train services have been curtailed since April this year not just in response to reduced demand but also to discourage non-essential travel. From around 1,500 a day before the second wave, the number of regular trains has been reduced to 865 a day.
Sun, May 30, 2021
Railways sees freight earnings soar to more than pre-Covid times
Overall freight earnings have touched Rs 2,000 crore, slightly more than for the same period in 2019-20, and over 50% more than last year.
Wed, May 26, 2021
Oxygen express heads south, deliveries to Andhra and Tamil Nadu spike the most
Oxygen expresses, the special trains crisscrossing the country to ferry medical oxygen for patients of Covid-19, delivered their highest-ever single-day load of more than 1,142 tonnes on Sunday — beating the previous record of 1,118 tonnes on May 20.
Tue, May 25, 2021
After urging firms to make vaccines: Gadkari says was unaware govt started efforts to boost production
“I was unaware that his ministry has started these efforts before I had given suggestion yesterday,” Gadkari tweeted, referring to Minister of State for Chemicals and Fertiliser Mansukh Mandaviya, who was present at the virtual conference where Gadkari made the remarks.
Thu, May 20, 2021Nitin Gadkari: More firms should get licences for vaccines
Only three vaccines have so far been approved to be sold in India so far --- Covaxin, Covishield and Sputnik V.
Wed, May 19, 2021
As states add frontline workers, Centre says shots for them out of own quota
In a letter to all chief secretaries on Saturday, Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan also asked states to adhere to the list of frontline workers firmed up by the Centre earlier.
Sun, May 16, 2021
Giridhar Aramane: ‘There’s an evolving plan to make India capable of fighting off these waves’
Aramane spoke about how the government’s plans on the second wave, a possible third wave, and what is being done to mitigate the Covid-19 pandemic.
Fri, May 14, 2021
Migrant trains from cities ran full in April, demand expected to remain high
Data for these 677 special trains—all with reserved category seats—shows that most of them ran at 100 per cent occupancy from cities such as Mumbai, Pune, Surat and Delhi and terminated in Darbhanga, Danapur, Gorakhpur and east Indian areas.
Wed, May 12, 2021
At 1,000 cases a day, Railways has lost 1,952 staff so far
“As of now we have 4,000 beds currently occupied by staff and their families. Our effort is to see that they recover quickly. As of yesterday, 1,952 rail employees have died due to Covid-19 since March last year,” said Suneet Sharma, Chairman Railway Board.
Tue, May 11, 2021
Occupancy dips, Railways cancels several trains
The Central Railways has cancelled 23 passenger trains. These include Nagpur-Kolhapur special up to June 29, the CSMT-Kolhapur special up to July 1, the CSMT-Pune special up to June 30.
Fri, May 07, 2021
Nitin Gadkari’s NHAI roped in for oxygen plants project
On Tuesday, the government selected NHAI as the nodal agency for civil works of the oxygen plants — this is given its expertise in quick execution, as also its footprint across the country, officials said.
Thu, May 06, 2021
John Kerry says net-zero not US message, welcomes activism like Disha Ravi’s
The US has been pushing for net zero carbon emissions, under which a country compensates for the greenhouse gases it generates by making provisions for absorption and removal of an equal amount.
Fri, Apr 09, 2021
Chenab arch to bridge distance between Kashmir, Kanyakumari
The arch, the most difficult part of the Rs 1,400-crore bridge over Chenab, is a major leap towards the completion of the 111-km long-winding stretch from Katra to Banihal. It will symbolise the Kashmir rail link, to be ready for at least a century.
Mon, Apr 05, 2021
Highway construction at around 37 km a day, a record: Gadkari
Nitin Gadkari said the target would be even more in the coming years.
Thu, Apr 01, 2021
Corporate houses being allowed to get into banking is promoting crony capitalism: BSP MP Ritesh Pandey
"The RBI’s internal committee has recommended that corporate houses be allowed to get into banking. There is a huge conflict of interest if it is allowed" says BSP MP from Ambedkar Nagar, Ritesh Pandey.
Fri, Mar 26, 2021
Nuns forced off train: Railway Police initiates probe; VHP leader who alerted cops says did no wrong
The ABVP members had allegedly falsely accused the women of engaging in forced religious conversion.
Fri, Mar 26, 2021
Nuns forced off train; Shah promises action after protest by Kerala CM
The incident, which occurred at Jhansi station on March 19, was brought to light in a video that showed the women being heckled, prompting a wave of outrage across Kerala from where the nuns are -- and an assurance from Union Home Minister Amit Shah.
Thu, Mar 25, 2021
Amit Shah assures action against culprits after nuns harassed in UP
Earlier in the day, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan sought Shah’s intervention in the incident of four Christian women harassed purportedly by Bajrang Dal activists in a train in Jhansi last week.
Wed, Mar 24, 2021
Govt PSU ‘fully involved’ in Chabahar project, work halted by US sanctions
The Union Budget for 2021-22 has allocated Rs 100 crore for the development of Chabahar Port.
Wed, Mar 24, 2021
Param Bir letter rocks Lok Sabha: BJP wants MVA govt out, Sena-NCP defend it
Sena and NCP MPs, including Supriya Sule, protested against the use of Zero Hour for raising a “political issue”.
Tue, Mar 23, 2021
Lok Sabha passes Insurance Bill, FDI hiked to 74%
The Bill was passed by the Rajya Sabha on March 17.
Tue, Mar 23, 2021
Smoking in toilet may have sparked Shatabdi fire: probe
The report says one passenger of the affected coach has given a written statement that the smoke detector alarm went off in the coach when the fire started.
Sat, Mar 20, 2021
New scrapping policy: mandatory fitness test for vehicles, incentives for owners
Announcing the “Voluntary Vehicle-Fleet Modernisation Programme” in Lok Sabha on Thursday, Gadkari said that commercial vehicles over 15 years old and personal vehicles over 20 years old will be marked for scrapping if they fail to pass the test.
Fri, Mar 19, 2021
Explained: Salient features of the new Vehicle Scrapping Policy
The central government will develop a website for single-window clearance, on which the applicant willing to set up an RSVF will apply with documents and fee. State governments are to clear the proposals in 60 days.
Fri, Mar 19, 2021