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Rescue and relief work in progress at the site where Jagdalpur-Bhubaneswar Express derailed near Kuneru station in Vizianagaram district of Andra Pradesh. (Photo: PTI)

India

Enhanced safety measures help avert mishap in Bihar

The railways said that in order to avoid such incidences it has launched an extensive safety drive.

24 Jan 2017 5:59 AM IST

The investigators seek to find out if there was a single murderer or an entire group involved in the crimes. (Photo: File)

Metros

MLA held for stealing' documents

The police had appealed for a three-day remand, which the chief judicial magistrate court of Purulia district turned...

22 Jan 2017 2:41 AM IST

Business

Govt to turn railways into 'real engine of growth', to increase...

Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu said target is to make Rs 8,56,000 crore investment in railways in next few years time.

17 July 2017 10:47 AM IST

The inaugural run of the Hamsafar Express is expected to be on July 18.

Metros

Railways to launch Hamsafar' from Bandra to Patna

A normal third class AC coach is considered just a notch above the non-AC sleeper and therefore these amenities are a...

14 July 2017 3:02 AM IST

Business

Railway Ministry to improve infrastructural pace: Suresh Prabhu

Only 42 per cent of electrification has been made so far and will double in next five years plan.

13 July 2017 5:39 PM IST

Both ministers highlighted the fact that the Railways would benefit from the merger, and the decision will boost the overall infrastructure sector.

Business

Railways' special monsoon service Maharajas' Express

Maharajas' Express, flagship luxury train of IRCTC, will undertake southern sojourn.

5 May 2017 6:15 PM IST

$Arun Jaitley informed the Parliament \Transformative measures have to be undertaken to make Indian Railways competitive,$ Business

Railways to use radio-frequency tags to track wagons, coaches

Railways have sanctioned Rs 57 crore for the first phase of rollout of the system.

1 May 2017 12:02 PM IST

India

Quota for divyangs in 3ACs coaches

Railways to make stations accessible for differently-abled.

10 July 2017 2:04 AM IST

Gross Budgetary Support (GBS) of Rs Rs 40,000 crore was announced in the 2015-16 Rail Budget.

Business

Railways sought Rs 50,000 crore GBS for 2017-18

the Finance Ministry for the current year had slashed it to Rs 28,000 crore, citing slow spending pace.

20 Jan 2017 4:29 PM IST

Rescuers work at the site after 14 coaches of an overnight passenger train rolled off the track near Pukhrayan village of Kanpur Dehat district in Uttar Pradesh. (Photo: AP)

India

Pak's ISI hand suspected in Kanpur train derailment, 3 held

Bihar police arrested 3 men, who 'confessed' to having worked for a Nepalese contact suspected to be linked to ISI to...

18 Jan 2017 8:08 AM IST

Business

No service tax on online ticket bookings till Dec 31

The tickets booked through the IRCTC website will become cheaper from today.

23 Nov 2016 11:03 AM IST

The damaged coaches of the Indore-Patna Expressed are being removed after it derailed at Pukhraya. (Photo: PTI)

Opinion

Derail deaths: Can we avert future tragedies?

The systemic faults of an ageing network, where trains invariably carry passengers far beyond capacity in ill-maintained...

22 Nov 2016 12:20 AM IST