Counsel on-board housekeeping staff to build trust with passengers: Railway Board to zonesThe Railway Board is mandating counselling sessions for On-Board Housekeeping Service (OBHS) staff to enhance passenger trust and service q...
11 Sep, 2025, 03.21 PM IST
Railways readies to save cost and better passenger experience on Vande Bharat trainsThe Indian Railways is set to enhance cost savings and improve passenger experience on Vande Bharat trains through its Yatri Seva Anubandh ...
27 Nov, 2023, 12.11 AM IST
A traveler's guide when and how much to tip when you are on a tripOffering guidance on when and how much to tip when you travel, etiquette experts, academics and travelers weighed in with the following adv...
07 May, 2023, 08.05 AM IST
BVG India files draft papers for IPOIn the financial year 2020-21, BVG India's revenue from operations stood at Rs 1,667.72 crore against Rs 1,930.12 crore a year ago.
01 Oct, 2021, 12.59 PM IST
BCCI intervenes after Indian team complains of no hotel facilities in Brisbane, access to all facilities assuredBCCI and Cricket Australia are sorting out the issues faced by Indian team upon reaching the hotel in Brisbane on Tuesday. The Indian playe...
12 Jan, 2021, 08.45 PM IST
Covid-19: Indian Railways to release full salaries of 50k contractual employees till passenger services resumeThe Indian Railways has decided to release full salaries of contractual employees even as all its passenger services remain suspended till ...
24 Mar, 2020, 05.33 PM IST
Passenger ratings to decide Central railway housekeeper’s payThe Central Railway said that it has decided to release payments to the contractor of the onboard house keeping staff based on the feedback...
18 Oct, 2018, 12.27 PM IST
Northeast Frontier Railway introduces train captain in Rajdhani ExpressTo improve onboard services and redress passengers' grievances, NF Railway has introduced 'Train Captain' in premium trains from yesterday.
22 Jun, 2018, 09.00 PM IST
Mandatory database of labour, liquidity criteria for bidding for contracts: Rail ministryThe ministry release also said a contractor bidding for a service would be disqualified if penalty has been levied three times in the last ...
05 Feb, 2018, 09.48 PM IST
Indian Railways to create database of contract workers, give benefits like organised sectorThe new policy has introduced, for the first time, a digital contract labour management system which will be a database of all contractual ...
04 Feb, 2018, 12.33 PM IST
Passengers to grade Rajdhani, Shatabdi trains on cleanlinessFrom the passengers' feedback, popular trains will also be audited for on-board housekeeping services, linen quality, toilet condition, dis...
21 Feb, 2017, 02.05 PM IST
Passengers should be able to buy tickets within 5 minutes: RailwaysSimilarly, on board housekeeping service (OBHS) should attend to the complaints within 20 minutes. Besides, timelines have been suggested f...
01 Jul, 2016, 07.02 PM IST
Bio-vacuum toilets in premier trainsAll premier trains including semi-high speed trains will be equipped with bio-vacuum toilets as per the Railways' plan for cleanliness and ...
27 Feb, 2016, 07.54 PM IST
Central Railway to introduce waste disposal bags in AC coaches of 2 trainsIn a first, the Central Railway has introduced bio-degradable environment friendly garbage disposal bags for its passengers.
11 Sep, 2015, 03.32 PM IST
Railways to start awareness campaign on running trainsIn order to create awareness about keeping coaches clean and not to indulge in smoking and drinking in rail premises, announcements will be...
10 Sep, 2015, 08.53 PM IST
SEBI invites bids to provide outsourced staff for Kochi officeCapital markets regulator Sebi has invited bids from independent agencies to provide outsourced staff for its local office at Kochi.
08 Sep, 2015, 03.22 PM IST
Northeast Frontier Railway income rises marginallyNortheast Frontier Railway has registered a marginal increase in its gross income at Rs 819.12 crore during the first quarter of 2015-16 fi...
30 Aug, 2015, 11.50 AM IST