Dheeraj Mishra

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Dheeraj Mishra is a Principal correspondent with The Indian Express, Business Bureau. He covers India’s two key ministries- Ministry of Railways and Ministry of Road Transport & Highways. He frequently uses the Right to Information (RTI)...Read More

Articles by Dheeraj Mishra

Overcharged at the toll plaza? In 2024, refunds were issued to users for 12.55 lakh such casesSubscriber Only

Mar 21, 2025 04:09 IST

Errors in the calculation of user fees or tolls; double charging of users; instances of duplicate...

Fri, Mar 21, 2025

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Govt defers satellite-based tolling over ‘privacy concerns’, to go with barrier-free systemSubscriber Only

Mar 20, 2025 01:56 IST

“Series of meetings have been conducted by the Expert committee and as per deliberation, it is...

Thu, Mar 20, 2025

India now exporting railway equipment to Europe, Australia and Saudi Arabia: Ashwini VaishnawSubscriber Only

Mar 17, 2025 23:12 IST

Vaishnaw said that India is supplying other rail equipment as well such as propulsion system and...

Mon, Mar 17, 2025

Focus on improving crowd management under station redevelopment scheme: House Panel to RailwaysSubscriber Only

Mar 16, 2025 22:54 IST

The Standing Committee on Railways also took note of “slow progress of work”; as against the...

Sun, Mar 16, 2025

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Implement dynamic pricing for AC classes, review fares to align with cost: House panel to RailwaysSubscriber Only

Mar 15, 2025 21:49 IST

Step to boost passenger...

Sat, Mar 15, 2025

18 people had died due to a stampede at New Delhi Railway Station

On the day of stampede at New Delhi Station, 13,000 more tickets were sold: Railway Minister in ParliamentSubscriber Only

Mar 14, 2025 11:39 IST

In the February 15 stampede incident at the New Delhi Railway Station, of the 18 persons who died,...

Fri, Mar 14, 2025

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Railways prepares new plan to prevent stampedesSubscriber Only

Mar 08, 2025 04:38 IST

“The Station Director, who will be a more senior officer, will be empowered such that he/she can...

Sat, Mar 08, 2025

Union Minister Nitin Gadkari said the Indian Road Congress, the premier body for road & highway standards in India, has become a "pleasure trip organisation". (Express File Photo by Rohit Jain Paras)

Nitin Gadkari blames faulty DPRs, poor civil engineering for increasing road accidentsSubscriber Only

Mar 06, 2025 22:29 IST

Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari said even though there are mistakes, no one is held accountable....

Thu, Mar 06, 2025

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‘At an elevation of 15000 ft. above sea level’- Cabinet approves two major ropeway projects in Uttarakhand under Parvatmala PariyojanaSubscriber Only

Mar 05, 2025 19:54 IST

The total cost of both projects is over Rs. 6,811 crore and these will be developed on Design,...

Fri, Mar 07, 2025

New Delhi station stampede: Three senior officers including DRM replacedSubscriber Only

Mar 04, 2025 23:09 IST

A senior Railway Ministry official said that the transfers were necessary for a fair investigation...

Wed, Mar 05, 2025

The Central Government Monday approved the upgradation of Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) & Indian Railway Finance Corporation (IRFC) as Navratna companies, making it 25th and 26th Navratna among the Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSEs)

What does Navratna status for IRCTC and IRFC mean?Subscriber Only

Mar 04, 2025 17:41 IST

The two big Indian Railways companies can now make financial decisions with greater autonomy, and...

Wed, Mar 05, 2025

First engine from Railways’ new loco plant likely to be launched in AprilSubscriber Only

Mar 02, 2025 03:47 IST

Railway Minister Vaishnaw visited the Dahod factory and inspected the prototype of the high...

Sun, Mar 02, 2025

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Road Ministry to remove 1,000 black spots on national highways, says reportSubscriber Only

Feb 26, 2025 04:37 IST

Details mentioned in Detailed Demands For Grants which was released...

Wed, Feb 26, 2025

In 5 yrs since Covid, flip in Rlys revenue from AC, non-AC

In 5 years since Covid, flip in Indian Railways revenue from AC, non-ACSubscriber Only

Feb 25, 2025 04:20 IST

In 2024-25, those travelling AC classes in the Railways are expected to contribute 54 per cent of...

Tue, Feb 25, 2025

Post-pandemic rail: 3rd AC gains speed, brings over a third of passenger revenues

Post-pandemic Indian Railways: 3rd AC gains speed, brings over a third of passenger revenuesSubscriber Only

Feb 24, 2025 04:20 IST

From 11 crore AC 3-tier passengers in 2019-20 (1.4 per cent of total passengers), the number of AC...

Mon, Feb 24, 2025

Special holding area, no entry without tickets: New measures at New Delhi Railway Station ahead of final lap of Maha KumbhSubscriber Only

Feb 22, 2025 04:15 IST

Spread over 12,710 sqft at the Ajmeri gate side, the holding area is covered with a white sheet and...

Sat, Feb 22, 2025

The annual report 2024-25 of the Ministry of Road Transport & Highways shows that in FY22, the net loss for 58 SRTUs had surged to Rs 30,191.93 crore

In three years to FY22, losses of State Road transport units increased by 68%: MoRTH reportSubscriber Only

Feb 21, 2025 11:35 IST

In three years till FY22, losses of State Road Transport units increased by 68%, reveals MoRTH...

Sat, Feb 22, 2025

The data also shows that in the nine months of financial year 2024-25, a total of 1,790 km length of the project was completed till December 31, 2024.

No further projects are being taken up under Bharatmala Pariyojana amid delays, cost overrunsSubscriber Only

Feb 19, 2025 22:23 IST

The Project, Bharatmala Pariyojana Phase-1, which received Cabinet approval in October 2017,...

Thu, Feb 20, 2025

‘Money can’t take away the pain’: Families of those killed in stampede after being handed Rs 10L ex-gratia in cashSubscriber Only

Feb 18, 2025 05:45 IST

Anubhav, Sanjay and Vipin say it was strange that the compensatory money was given in...

Tue, Feb 18, 2025

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Ashwini Vaishnaw: 60 railway stations to get holding areas to regulate passenger rushSubscriber Only

Feb 18, 2025 04:20 IST

The minister also said that the Railways will run a special campaign for all stations in Delhi,...

Tue, Feb 18, 2025

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In two-hour period before Delhi stampede, a telltale sign: 2,600 extra general tickets soldSubscriber Only

Feb 17, 2025 07:14 IST

The Indian Express has learnt that, on an average, 7,000 tickets are booked at the New Delhi...

Mon, Feb 17, 2025

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New Delhi Railway Station stampede | Special train announcement, rush to platform: Probe looks at likely reasonsSubscriber Only

Feb 17, 2025 04:05 IST

All CCTV footage secured, says probe team after site...

Mon, Feb 17, 2025

Within hours of stampede, mourning kin handed Rs 10 lakh in cash as compensationSubscriber Only

Feb 17, 2025 00:35 IST

A senior official of the Ministry of Railways said ex-gratia is an immediate relief and is...

Mon, Feb 17, 2025

Rush of passengers to board a train amid the ongoing Mahakumbh Mela on the occasion of Maghi Purnima, in Patna

Amid videos of unruly passengers pelting stones and breaking windows of Kumbh trains, Railway Protection Force jumps into action, 4 FIRs filedSubscriber Only

Feb 13, 2025 22:12 IST

Officials said the accused are being identified with the help of CCTV footage from railway...

Fri, Feb 14, 2025

UP, Maharashtra, Bengal lead Railways push for station makeoversSubscriber Only

Feb 12, 2025 21:37 IST

A large sum of money under the scheme was spent on some of the major stations such as Jammu Tawi,...

Fri, Feb 14, 2025

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