National Medical Commission directs 70 colleges to comply with mandatory CCTV surveillance normsSeventy medical colleges must now connect their NVRs to the National Medical Commission. These institutions failed to comply with mandatory...
10 Jul, 2026, 03.35 PM IST
Railway Ministry approves recruitment process for 4,098 technical posts to strengthen safetyThe Railway Ministry has approved hiring 4,098 technical staff across India. This recruitment aims to strengthen operational safety and imp...
07 Jul, 2026, 05.27 PM IST
Next bullet train at 350 kmph: Railway Minister Ashwini VaishnawIndia's next bullet train will reach speeds of 350 kmph. Design work starts in six months. Indian Railways will also boost domestic cargo m...
20 May, 2026, 01.05 AM IST
Railway Board flags violations in track clearance norms by station masters, directs complianceOccasionally, due to technical faults, the wheel-sensing machine (called the axle counter) may mistakenly show that a track is occupied whe...
09 Apr, 2026, 07.49 PM IST
Railways denies policy on Halal-certified meals onboard after NHRC noticeThe Railway Board has clarified that Indian Railways does not have any official rule mandating the serving of Halal-certified food. This st...
26 Nov, 2025, 10.14 PM IST
Trains with maximum permissible speed exceeding 130 kmph are classified as 'High Speed': RailwaysIndian Railways is working on developing trains with speeds up to 320 kmph, while officially reclassifying high-speed trains as those excee...
26 Feb, 2025, 09.49 PM IST
Railway Board grants 'benefits' to unrecognised federation amid cry for parity from othersThe Railway Board has granted limited facilities to the unrecognised Bhartiya Railway Mazdoor Sangh (BRMS) despite it failing to meet the 1...
22 Jan, 2025, 08.09 PM IST
Railway Board gives recognition to AIRF, NFIR for five yearsThe Railway Board has recognized the All India Railwaymen's Federation (AIRF) and the National Federation of Indian Railwaymen (NFIR) for f...
15 Jan, 2025, 11.04 PM IST
Railway Board relaxes educational criteria for Level-1 postsThe Railway Board has revised the educational qualification criteria for Level-1 posts, allowing candidates with a Class-10 pass, ITI diplo...
03 Jan, 2025, 03.59 PM IST
Surprise check finds private catering firm cooking food on-board in premium train against normsRK Associates illegally cooked food on the Poorva Express train. They used LPG cylinders, violating a 2022 Railway Board order. The caterin...
25 Nov, 2024, 07.35 PM IST
Here's how Railways plan to stop train accidents with the help of guards, station mastersOn August 16, the Railway Board introduced new training guidelines for station masters, train managers, pointsmen, and traffic inspectors a...
20 Aug, 2024, 11.34 AM IST
Northern Railways to run 7 special trains from Delhi"The trains from Delhi junction and New Delhi junction will be single side trips only," the northern wing of the India Railways said. These...
26 Apr, 2021, 09.36 PM IST
Bengal govt writes to Railway Board, says metro, local train services can be resumedIn a letter to the Railway Board chairman, state Home Secretary Alapan Bandyopadhyay said, "This is to bring to your notice that state gove...
29 Aug, 2020, 01.33 PM IST
20 major stations set for revamp, auction in JanuaryThey will get the rights to commercially exploit the land of the station owned by the railways for about 40 years.
30 Dec, 2016, 09.24 AM IST
- CBI enquiry against Kul Bhushan to be closed
CBI is likely to close its preliminary enquiry into graft allegations against a top Railway Board member as it failed to find any prima fac...
19 Mar, 2014, 05.07 PM IST
- Railway says no Board vacancy on charge of bribe for plum posting
Railway Ministry today said no "relevant" Board level job is vacant at present and denied any wrongdoing in his present appointment.
04 May, 2013, 09.53 PM IST
- Railways have incurred loss of Rs 79 cr: CAG report for 09-10
Indifferent attitude towards withdrawal of uneconomical stoppages, "injudicious" creation of passenger amenities and failure to augment coa...
25 Apr, 2010, 10.48 AM IST