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Despite red flags, Railway University gave contract to firm of Board memberSubscriber Only
August 09, 2021 04:05 IST
All contracts are as per due process, says NTRI Acting Vice-Chancellor
Mon, Aug 09, 2021
On Railway table: New Vande Bharat trains, station revamp modelSubscriber Only
August 02, 2021 02:47 IST
Officials said that India is only the ninth country in the world to make 180-kmph traisets and at current prices, the Vande Bharat trainsets are cheaper than their global counterparts.
Mon, Aug 02, 2021
Despite red flags from Rlys for 20 years, proposal to elevate top rail safety auditor’s post moved yet againSubscriber Only
July 25, 2021 03:31 IST
The Commission is an independent auditor of railway accidents and safety aspects in rail operations.
Sun, Jul 25, 2021
Explained: In new policy, what owners can or can’t do with their vintage vehiclesSubscriber Only
July 20, 2021 04:00 IST
Rather than only regulating vintage cars and two-wheelers with strict dos and don’ts, the policy seeks also to enshrine the freedom and passion of owners of such vehicles.
Tue, Jul 20, 2021
‘AC Economy’ class of railway travel ready for rolloutSubscriber Only
July 20, 2021 02:27 IST
Duronto trains under Western Railway and other trains originating from several parts of the country will be sporting these new AC-Economy coaches - which have 83 berths instead of 72, as in the AC-III tier coaches.
Tue, Jul 20, 2021
Vande Bharat push: 10 trains to link 40 cities for India@75Subscriber Only
July 18, 2021 03:11 IST
Among his first moves after assuming office, Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw is learnt to have reviewed the project and directed that the rollout plan be advanced to connect at least 40 cities with the Vande Bharat trains by August 2022 to show a visible upgrade in the country’s rail services.
Sun, Jul 18, 2021
Rules for vintage vehicles ready: No commercial use, special registration plateSubscriber Only
July 16, 2021 02:52 IST
Currently, there are no existing rules to regulate the registration process of vehicles of heritage value. These rules are proposed to be inserted as sub-rules 81A, 81B, 81C, 81D, 81E, 81F, 81G in the Central Motor Vehicle Rules, 1989.
Fri, Jul 16, 2021
Mumbai-Ahmedabad high speed corridor, station revamp top Ashwini Vaishnaw’s agendaSubscriber Only
July 09, 2021 10:39 IST
The high-speed trains project is currently staring at a minimum of five years of delay before the stretch between Mumbai and Ahmedabad can be commissioned.
Fri, Jul 09, 2021
Rs 103 crore on July 1, FASTag toll data shows traffic back on highwaysSubscriber Only
July 05, 2021 04:12 IST
By June-end, toll collected through this electronic mode touched Rs 97 crore in a day, and by July 1, Rs 103 crore. This is just short of the all-time daily high of Rs 107 crore in March, just before the second wave hit, official data shows.
Mon, Jul 05, 2021
14 ‘super-critical’ projects completed last year, Railways aims to finish 27 more by DecSubscriber Only
June 29, 2021 02:38 IST
Railways had cherry picked 58 such projects a few years ago to prioritise its resources on them. Spanning 3,750 km, these projects are works of multi-tracking, that is construction of double, third, fourth line on the busiest routes.
Tue, Jun 29, 2021
In the works: web of oxygen plants in districts of every stateSubscriber Only
June 26, 2021 04:22 IST
The Centre is aiming at 1500 such plants by August-end, more or less translating to two such plants in every district of the country, officials said.
Sat, Jun 26, 2021
Amid second wave, NHAI, contractors kept workers back with vaccines, foodSubscriber Only
June 21, 2021 03:11 IST
Early April, contractors and officials consciously drove home the message that labourers are much better off, and safer, staying in their camps at work sites than heading to their villages.
Mon, Jun 21, 2021
Echo of second wave wane in Railway data: Dip in oxygen delivery, rise in demand on long routesSubscriber Only
June 20, 2021 05:19 IST
Around 32 lakh passengers, mostly migrants and labourers, took long-distance trains out of states such as Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and West Bengal within the last seven days.
Sun, Jun 20, 2021
Railways puts out SOP for staff to deal with train firesSubscriber Only
June 15, 2021 03:20 IST
This is part of what railway staff are supposed to do in case a running train catching fire, according to the Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) on incidents of fire, created by Indian Railways for the first time.
Tue, Jun 15, 2021
Model Tenancy Act: what changes for property owners and tenantsSubscriber Only
June 03, 2021 18:18 IST
In absence of a model law, there are informal agreements with arbitrary clauses and often litigation arising out of disputes. What is the MTA and how does it change this?
Fri, Jun 04, 2021
Railways may open its sports facilities to outsiders for commercial useSubscriber Only
June 01, 2021 01:53 IST
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 halvedSubscriber Only
May 30, 2021 04:10 IST
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 timesSubscriber Only
May 26, 2021 03:08 IST
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 mostSubscriber Only
May 25, 2021 02:28 IST
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 productionSubscriber Only
May 20, 2021 02:38 IST
“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 vaccinesSubscriber Only
May 19, 2021 04:12 IST
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 quotaSubscriber Only
May 16, 2021 03:18 IST
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’Subscriber Only
May 14, 2021 03:22 IST
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 highSubscriber Only
May 12, 2021 02:25 IST
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 farSubscriber Only
May 11, 2021 03:01 IST
“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, 2021Journalism of Courage
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