Railways to procure ultra sonic testing system for track safetyRailways has expedited the procurement of six self propelled automatic machines based on ultra sonic detection system to cover longer track...
23 Jan, 2017, 09.39 PM IST
Contracts replace extensions in Delhi power corridorsNITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant is on contract till 2018. AK Mital got a twoyear-contract in July on the day of his retirement to serve further...
02 Nov, 2016, 12.27 AM IST
Railways gets Rs 1656 crore for installing bio-toilets and CCTVsAt present, the railways has CCTV systems at around 100 stations and according to the plan, all major stations will be put under the survei...
09 Oct, 2016, 05.57 PM IST
Suresh Prabhu orders vigilance probe into IRCON paymentsAn audit objection was raised over the appointment and payment to consultants, and the matter was brought before the Railway Minister last ...
16 Sep, 2016, 11.22 PM IST
AK Mital gets reappointed for 2 years, 2 days ahead of retirementThis is for the first time an incumbent, due to retire, has been reappointed as the highest official of the national transporter.
29 Jul, 2016, 08.07 PM IST
How various ministries are exploring the use of drones for effective infrastructure creationData collected by drones, in terms of number of trees, hand pumps, buildings, electricity wires and poles, telephone lines and the like are...
26 Jun, 2016, 09.48 AM IST
All train coaches will have bio-toilets by 2019"Our target was to install bio-toilets in all our coaches by 2021. But now we have advanced it to 2019," Railway Board Chairman AK Mital sa...
06 Jun, 2016, 07.23 PM IST
Over 4 per cent fall in passenger bookings worries railwaysAlarmed at the decline, Chairman Railway Board (CRB) AK Mital has written to all zonal railways to ascertain the reasons for it.
27 Sep, 2015, 10.29 AM IST
Railways to seek Rs 1 lakh crore to prevent accidentsSeeking "accountability" in case of safety failure, he also asked the GMs and Railway Board to fix the responsibility at every level.
15 Sep, 2015, 08.07 PM IST
Need for zero failure in signalling systems in Railways: AK MitalExpressing concern over the number of accidents involving trains, Chairman, Railway Board, AK Mital today called for zero failure in signal...
28 Aug, 2015, 03.15 PM IST
Monsoon caused 500-metre tracks in Madhya Pradesh to cave in: Chairman Railway Board AK Mital29 people were killed as two express trains derailed on the flooded tracks in the Itarsi-Khandwa section in Harda district of MP on August ...
05 Aug, 2015, 05.28 PM IST
Railways announces helplines to assist mishap victimsThe Dehradun-Varanasi Express was to stop at Bachhravan station at around 9.10 AM today.
20 Mar, 2015, 03.57 PM IST
Rail Budget 2015: Freight hike won't affect prices of essential items, says Suresh PrabhuAt a post-budget briefing, Railway Board Chairman AK Mital said there would be a marginal 3 per cent increase in freight rates on an averag...
26 Feb, 2015, 09.28 PM IST
Who will bag the Rs 50,000-crore order for six submarines? It's a four-horse raceEarly guesses suggest that the TRV’s hull had cracked letting water in. Death of vessels to old age is a wake-up call — yet another — for t...
09 Nov, 2014, 07.00 AM IST