Tag: railways
Indian Railways Cancels 155 Pairs Of Trains
Amid the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic crisis, the Indian Railways on Thursday said that it has cancelled 84 pairs of trains, taking the total number of train cancelled to 155 pairs to contain the spread of the pandemic.....
COVID-19: Railways Puts Brake On 709 Trains On Saturday
In the wake of the highly contagious coronavirus and the call given by prime minister Narendra Modi to observe 'Janata Curfew' on Sunday, the Indian railways on Saturday decided to put brakes on as many as 709 trains.....
Railways Gears Up To Resume Services From April 15
The Indian Railways, which had announced closure of all passenger, mail and express train services from March 24 to April 14 in a bid to stop the chain of transmission of novel coronavirus (Covid-19), has started preparation to resume all its services from April 15, sources said on Saturday.....
Bookings For Regular Trains Till June 30 Cancelled, Specials To Ply
Indian Railways on Thursday said that it has cancelled all bookings for train tickets made till June 30 and given full refunds, adding that Special and Shramik trains will ply as usual. ....
MoS Railways Suresh Angadi Succumbs To Covid-19 At AIIMS
Minister of State for Railways Suresh Angadi succumbed to Covid-19 at New Delhi's All India Institute of Medical Sciences on Wednesday evening. ....
PM Modi Begins Work With Fresh Cabinet, Interacts With Institutions
A day after the reshuffle of the Union Cabinet, Prime Minister Narendra Modi started working with the new batch of ministers and initiated the move with Directors of centrally funded technical institutions like IIT Bombay, IIT Madras, IIT Kanpur and IISc Bangalore. ....
Budgetary Allocation For Railways To Focus On Safety, Amenities, Infra Expansion
Overriding concern for safety, improvement in passenger amenities and big investment in infrastructure are slated to be the focus for the railways with the Modi government expecting to loosen the purse strings in its last full budget ahead of the 2019 general elections. ....
Rail Ticket Scam: After Nabbing Touts, Now Role Of Insiders Under Scanner
After launching its biggest crackdown on railway ticket agents and touts, the Special Intelligence Branch of the Railway Protection Force (RPF) is now probing the role of insiders involved in the racket which runs into several crores. ....
Indian Politicians Want Me Dead: Pak Minister
Pakistan Railways Minister Sheikh Rashid, known for making controversial statements, has said that Indian politicians have been wishing for his death.....
Railways To Run 15 Trains From May 12 With AC Coaches, Limited Stops
The Indian Railways on Sunday announced that it is planning to gradually restart special AC passenger train operations from Tuesday with 15 trains, including their return journey, with limited stops and online booking starting from Monday evening.....
