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
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
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
Kanchanjunga Express accident: Signal had been defective since 5.50 am, says a railway sourceIn West Bengal, a defective automatic signalling system between Ranipatra Railway Station and Chattar Hat Junction led to the collision bet...
18 Jun, 2024, 11.00 AM IST
Railway Board sets up committee, holds meeting to ascertain why drivers violate speed restrictionsThe Railway Board has formed a committee to investigate train drivers' violations of speed restrictions between stations, prompted by recen...
16 Jun, 2024, 02.56 PM IST
CAG flags inadequate approvals in 3.3 lakh railway wagonsCAG also said that more than 3.30 lakh wagons, that constitute 41% of total, were passed without Neutral Control Office (NCO) approval afte...
28 Mar, 2023, 09.01 PM IST
Railways announces initiatives against smoking, carrying inflammable itemsThe national transporter has instructed zonal railways to initiate intensive awareness drive of seven days to educate all the stakeholders,...
23 Mar, 2021, 07.29 PM IST
CCI dismisses unfair biz practices complaint against Eastern RailwaysConsidering the submissions of the Eastern Railways, CCI noted that it does not have any discretion in rakes allotment as acceptance of rak...
02 Mar, 2020, 02.36 PM IST
Committee to probe violation of contract labour system at portsThe members of the committee include representatives from the ministry of railways, Coal India, members of trade unions, employers’ represe...
24 Sep, 2019, 01.25 PM IST
Caught on wrong foot, rail zones asked to remove political ads from premisesJust two days ago, a tea cup bearing the BJP' election campaign slogan "main bhi chowkidaar" created a furore.
31 Mar, 2019, 01.16 PM IST
Air India found to be using boarding passes with PM Modi's photo againOn March 20, tickets with photos of the prime minister were withdrawn by the railways after the TMC raised the issue with the poll body.
29 Mar, 2019, 09.15 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
TTEs 'forced' to flout rules to increase revenue: Staff unionIn a letter to the Railway Board on January 21, the All India Railwaymen's Federation said that this was a "blatant disobedience" to its or...
22 Jan, 2018, 06.42 PM IST
Secular alliance asks Election Commission to act against BJPAn alliance delegation met the poll panel and sought action against the BJP under the Prevention of Corruption Act, IPC and Representation ...
14 Sep, 2015, 08.33 PM IST
Auto driver who carried Arvind Kejriwal from airport finedPolice today fined the driver of the autorickshaw, which ferried AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal to suburban Andheri railway station from airpor...
12 Mar, 2014, 09.34 PM IST
- Railway Board chairman Vinay Mittal stresses on safety precautions
Railway Board chairman Vinay Mittal today called for safety precautions to prevent recurring train accidents.
06 Apr, 2012, 09.00 PM IST