Guwahati gets India's 1st trans tea stall, Anand Mahindra lauds Ashwini Vaishnaw for 'significant & transformational' moveThis was the first railway tea stall run by an all-trans team.
15 Mar, 2023, 11.30 AM IST
Seven years of Indian Roti Bank: From UP's Hardoi to over 100 centres in 14 states"That day I was travelling to Delhi and on the way, I kept thinking about that woman. On returning from Delhi, I started feeding the hungry...
12 Feb, 2023, 02.28 PM IST
Uddhav Thackeray attacks Centre, BJP while inaugurating two Metro lines in MumbaiThe ongoing Metro rail projects in Mumbai, Nagpur and Pune were announced and began between 2014-19 when a coalition of the BJP and Thacker...
03 Apr, 2022, 11.02 AM IST
This 'digital' beggar from Bihar accepts alms via e-walletInspired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Digital India Campaign, a 40-year-old beggar from Bihar gives people options to pay him alms via...
10 Feb, 2022, 01.20 PM IST
Railways to decriminalise begging and smoking in trains; penalties to be imposed“This doesn’t mean that railways will allow or encourage begging at stations and in trains. Decriminalisation doesn’t mean it will be legal...
07 Sep, 2020, 09.25 AM IST
Begging during festivals: India’s inability to address poverty and homelessnessSeveral people from across poorer regions migrate to urban areas around Ramzan hoping to get a share of zakat.
08 Jun, 2019, 11.30 PM IST
How railways plan to curb ticketless travellersWith 9 million ticketless travellers caught till January this fiscal, railways is trying a two-pronged strategy.
10 Mar, 2019, 03.11 PM IST
Begging bowls turn cash chests, tramps loan funds for big returnsPolice and NGO sources revealed around 100 beggars in the city are lending money on interest in Pathergatti, Purana Pul, Jummerat Bazar and...
20 Feb, 2018, 10.54 AM IST
Rail staff laxity led to Utkal Express mishap: Probe reportAccording to the report, breakage of the `glued joint' at the site was detected by a gangman at 09.11 hours on August 19 and it was repaire...
22 Sep, 2017, 10.43 AM IST
4,804 children rescued under 'Operation Muskan'Out of 4,804 run-away or missing children that were rescued from Mumbai Railway Commissionerate, about 1,363 were girls.
20 Jul, 2016, 03.16 PM IST
Floods have made Assam source, transit point of trafficking: Kailash SatyarthiAssam has turned out to be both a source and a transit point for human trafficking rackets, mainly due destruction caused by floods.
20 Sep, 2015, 11.17 AM IST
Bengaluru police rescues 190 children under 'Operation Smile'In the biggest move to investigate suspected child trafficking, the police rescued 190 children, including 30 infants, from beggars in the ...
07 Aug, 2015, 10.20 AM IST
Jammu railway police launches drive against beggarsThe railway police in Jammu has initiated action against the people who are involved in begging at the railway station in the city.
22 Jul, 2015, 04.22 PM IST
Runaway, abandoned kids pursue education in Platform School in NagpurThe 'Platform Dyan Mandir' better known as Platform School is run in a premises provided by the Nagpur Municipal Corporation near the railw...
09 Jun, 2015, 12.49 PM IST
Women workforce playing an instrumental role in Indian RailwaysBreaking stereotypes, women are progressively contributing towards the smooth running of the Indian Railways, even if it means sweating it ...
29 Apr, 2015, 04.30 PM IST
- Quick getaway: Mulshi dam, Chail
The hill station has to its credit, Mulshi dam on the Mula river and Mulshi lake which, set off against the green hills around makes for a ...
12 Apr, 2012, 07.22 AM IST
- Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi wants more budget support for Railway safety
Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi today said the huge funds required for implementing safety measures in railways cannot be generated by fare...
19 Feb, 2012, 11.26 PM IST