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Railways had to invite the global tender for procuring around 4.87 lakh metric tonnes of rails to meet the shortfall of supply from the SAIL.

Railways' global tender for supply of long rails to open today

This is the first time in three decades that rail procurement has been opened for the private sector.

24 Jul 2018 12:49 PM

The 132 JTBS were from the Central, Eastern, Northeast Frontier, North Eastern, North Western and Western Railway (CR, ER, NFR, NER, NWR and WR) zones.

Railways agents misused demonetisation waivers: CAG

The JTBS charges Rs 1 per ticket but can sell only unreserved tickets and cannot issue concession tickets.

22 Jul 2018 3:51 AM

Officials in Varanasi and Lucknow swung into action and within half an hour of the alert on social media started investigating the matter, (Representational Image/Pixabay)

26 minor girls rescued from train after passenger alerts railways with tweet

On July 5, a passenger on board train tweeted that he was travelling in S5 coach and noticed around 25 girls crying, looking uncomfortable.

06 Jul 2018 7:03 PM

Rail officers to get lessons on ethics and integrity

Among those invited as speakers are former cabinet secretary Prabhat Kumar and former education secretary Anil Swarup.

06 Jul 2018 12:43 AM

IRCTC live streams how the food served to passengers on train is prepared and packaged. (Screengrab | irctc.co.in)

Cleaning image: After food scares, IRCTC live streams from kitchens

IRCTC is trying to convince commuters after govt's own corruption watchdog labelled Indian Railways food 'unfit for human consumption'.

05 Jul 2018 9:23 PM

As part of the Narendra Modi government's Digital India movement, DigiLocker can currently store digital driving licences and Aadhaar. (Photo: digilocker.gov.in)

Railways to accept digital Aadhaar, driving licence as valid ID proof

However, the IDs will only be accepted if they are in DigiLocker, a digital storage service operated by govt.

05 Jul 2018 2:06 PM

The special trains are operated in the wee hours, when the passenger train operations are shut. Representative Image (Photo: File)

'Muck special' trains now run daily to collect garbage from Mumbai tracks

Officials say that increasing garbage levels are defacing the railways, as well as clogging drainage lines, which leads to water-logging.

19 Jun 2018 7:00 PM

At present, railways has around 13 lakh employees and around the same number of pensioners and all their dependents are eligible to use the medical card.(Photo: File)

Railways to issue credit card-like medical cards to employees, pensioners

At present, the medical cards issued by the zonal railways are in the form of booklets which resemble ration cards.

16 Jun 2018 3:03 PM

A team comprising of police officials, local administration, disaster management personnel and local youths was dispatched to Madmaheshwar from here to rescue the trekkers and bring down the body of the deceased, police said. (Representational Image)

West Bengal trekker dies near Panpatiya glacier

Some members managed to reach Ukhimath yesterday and informed the local administration.

14 Jun 2018 6:39 AM

Apart from this, around 1,517 cases of transfer of reserved journey tickets were found and Rs 12.77 lakh was recovered as penalty. (Photo: File)

Railways earns Rs 42.15 crore from ticketless travellers in a month

The earnings from April to May 2018 showed an increase of 2.25 per cent as compared to earnings of Rs 41.22 crore registered in 2017.

08 Jun 2018 9:50 AM

'Thank you for clarifying this. I stand corrected. Please accept my apologies,' Shabana Azmi tweeted.(Photo: File)

I stand corrected: Shabana Azmi issues apology to railways for her tweet

The 30-second video shows 3 people squatting, rinsing plates in what appears to be a puddle of water in a pothole.

06 Jun 2018 9:02 PM

New Delhi Railway Station handles more than four lakh passengers per day and the Ajmeri Gate side entry is the convergence hub of the Airport Metro, Yellow Line Metro and the DTC bus stop. (Photo: Wikimedia Commons)

Railways plan to decongest New Delhi station, connect two Metro lines

Presently, entry to the station from Bhavbhuti Marg on Ajmeri Gate side is zig-zag and narrow which is one of the reasons for traffic jams.

06 Jun 2018 11:01 AM

The national transporter has launched a special drive (June 1-6) across all its zones to enforce the rules. (Representational Image/PTI)

Now, get ready to pay huge fine for carrying excess luggage in trains too

Passengers will have to pay up to 6 times the stipulated amount as penalty, if caught travelling with overweight luggage.

05 Jun 2018 7:43 PM

In 2017-18 fiscal, 30 per cent trains were running late on the railway network, with the numbers failing to pick up even during the holiday season this summer. (Photo: Representational)

Train delays to affect promotions, Piyush Goyal tells officials: PTI sources

Railway Minister Piyush Goyal warned heads of zonal railways that delays in train services will defer their appraisal proportionately.

03 Jun 2018 4:22 PM

Requirement for funds to set up these facilities at all 8,500 stations would be met through CSR funds from different corporations and their maintenance would be ensured through advertisements/CSR, the policy stated. (Photo: File)

Sanitary napkins, condoms to soon be available at toilets of railway stations

The policy said each facility was to have separate toilets for men, women and Divyangjans with provision of both style commodes in them.

26 May 2018 1:35 PM

NTPC has entered into an MoU with Railways regarding supply of rakes.

Railways draws action plan to increase coal supply to power plants

The Centre has also ensured that the power plants will get adequate supplies of the dry-fuel.

26 May 2018 12:50 PM

NCR may face blackout as power plants short of coal

Some have coal stock availability for only one or two days: Minister.

26 May 2018 4:24 AM

In 2017, the CAG had termed the food served at Railway stations and in trains as 'unfit for human consumption'. (Photo: PTI)

Passengers to soon get airline-like food as Railways plans major catering revamp

Rly Chairman Ashwani Lohani said that the new menu would be served from July -- first on an experimental basis in premium trains.

12 May 2018 4:28 PM

The WiFi service, launched in 2016 as part of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Digital India initiative, provides free Internet to passengers under Railwire, the retail broadband distribution model of RailTel Corporation of India Limited. (Photo: Representational/AFP)

Kerala: Coolie uses free rail WiFi to prepare for civil services, clears exam

Sreenath K has been earning his livelihood carrying heavy luggage at Ernakulam Junction in Kerala for the past 5 years.

08 May 2018 6:32 PM

'The May issue has a special focus on women and as we have dedicated this year to women's safety in the Railways, we are taking special measures in improving the safety, security and amenities for women,' said an official. (Photo: File)

Indian Railways magazine goes pink, dedicates May edition to women staff

The magazine turns spotlight on women TTEs and testimonials from them on working with the national transporter.

08 May 2018 4:20 PM

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