Railway Claims Tribunal coming up in AllahabadThis will be the 20th bench of the Railway Claims Tribunal in the country.
16 Sep, 2019, 03.53 PM IST
Airfares "cheaper" than AC1, AC2 train fares, says railway zone, allows officials to fly insteadThe General Manager, South Western Railway has approved the proposal which states that it would "increase productivity" as the travel time ...
04 Aug, 2019, 12.58 PM IST
Railways may cut down on quantity to serve quality food in trainsIRCTC is making significant losses on its onboard catering services as it gets Rs 112 per passenger meal, while the actual cost stands at o...
05 Jun, 2018, 06.15 AM IST
High speed coaches for Tejas Express to roll out soonThe newly designed coaches are capable of running at a speed of 200 kmph but due to constraints related to rail tracks these coaches will r...
10 May, 2017, 08.37 PM IST
PM Narendra Modi approves new policy to end discretion in senior railway appointmentsThe new policy had mandated that at least one post of GM for each of the Railway services at any point of time – so far there were no stipu...
02 Aug, 2016, 06.23 AM IST
Mohd Jamshed takes over as ex Officio Secretary of Railways MinistryMohd Jamshed has taken over as Member Traffic and ex Officio Secretary to Govt of India, Ministry of Railways.
17 Dec, 2015, 06.17 PM IST
Railways fast-tracks process to fill 10 general managers' postsRailways has expedited the appointment process to fill up 10 vacancies of general managers (GMs) of zonal railways and 50 divisional railwa...
27 Oct, 2015, 11.17 AM IST
Suresh Prabhu seeks higher pay scale for railway top brassPrabhu has written to Chairman of the Seventh Pay Commission, recommending elevation of senior most officials of railways at par with IAS c...
29 Jul, 2015, 09.09 PM IST
North West Railway gets more funds for 2015-16 in Budget: GM Anil SinghalA new railway line was also sanctioned to NWR on Ajmer- Nasirabad-Sawaimadhopur via Tonk at a cost of Rs 873 crore, the GM said.
26 Feb, 2015, 09.40 PM IST
AK Mittal becomes Chairman Railway BoardAK Mittal was appointed as the new Chairman Railway Board succeeding Arunendra Kumar, who superannuated on December 31.
31 Dec, 2014, 09.20 PM IST
East Central Railway working to illuminate all crossings with solar energyIn rest 272, work would be completed in next 15 days, Kumar said at a meeting of officials of electricity wing of the ECR at zonal headquar...
09 Dec, 2014, 08.34 PM IST
East Central Railway to tap solar energy to light up crossingsAccording to sources, the number of railway crossing gates in ECR is about 2,113 of which 1,127 are manned and 986 are unmanned.
02 Sep, 2014, 03.14 AM IST
New General Manager for Eastern, South Eastern Railway and Metro RailwaysHe was working as General Manager (Construction), Northeast Frontier Railway, Maligaon, Guwahati, before taking over his new charge.
01 Jan, 2014, 06.21 PM IST
- Railways will protect heritage status of Nilgiris Mountain Railway: Southern Railway GM
Railways would maintain the heritage status of the Nilgiris Mountain Railway for another 100 years, Southern Railway General Manager Rakesh...
22 Apr, 2013, 03.55 PM IST
- Kakodkar panel suggests exhaustive rejig in Indian Railways
Finding fault with the existing set-up, a high-level rail safety panel has suggested an exhaustive rejig of the railway organisation and di...
02 Mar, 2012, 03.53 PM IST
- Rail Minister slams cabinet clearance system for appointments
Dubbing as "obsolete" the prevailing system of appointment in Railways which involves Cabinet clearance, Railway Minister today pitched for...
08 Nov, 2011, 05.10 PM IST
- Three new trains to be started from Amravati
Central Railway assured that three new trains will begin from Amravati railway station after it receives clearance by the railway board, a ...
05 Jul, 2008, 11.32 AM IST