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'No water in train toilets': Railways told to pay Rs 15,000 to passenger travelling from Bengaluru to ShivamoggaA consumer commission in Shivamogga has directed South Western Railway to refund Rs 1,000 with 6% annual interest and pay Rs 15,000 in comp...
Man books IRCTC railway room for Rs 333, finds Indian toilet instead of Western; gets Rs 20,000 compensationA 72-year-old man who booked a Rs 333 retiring room at Chittorgarh railway station found an Indian toilet instead of the western toilet lis...
Odisha Bandh Today, October 8: Timings, what's open, what's closed, who are protesting? Here's all you should knowOdisha Bandh Reason: Odisha is experiencing a 12-hour bandh organized by opposition parties like Congress and CPI, targeting issues such as...
Man books retiring room through IRCTC by paying Rs 333 for western bathroom, ends up with Indian toilet in the room; court orders Rs 20,000 compensationChandigarh State Consumer Commission increased the compensation for a senior citizen after inadequate toilet facilities were provided. The ...
Man couldn't get his Rs 170 back after stopping milk delivery; court orders dairy to pay nearly 15x the amountA Delhi consumer commission has ordered Sanjeevani Dairy Farms to refund Rs 170 retained in a customer's milk delivery app wallet after he ...
Railway passengers looted at gunpoint for 75 minutes on train, TTE and coach attendant were missing; NCDRC orders Rs 20,000 compensationIn what can be termed as a shocking theft, armed robbers boarded train number 5610 in 2004 and looted for about 1 hour 15 minutes then pull...
Non-recovery of train ticket from deceased passenger can't defeat compensation claim: SCThe Supreme Court restored an award of compensation for the parents of Maheshbhai, a deceased passenger. He died after falling from a movin...
LPG losses reach Rs 300/cylinder, OMCs’ petrol, diesel margins turn negative; daily hit at Rs 530 crore: ICRAOMCs are facing mounting pressure as elevated crude oil prices push petrol and diesel marketing margins into negative territory, while dome...
Train reaches destination 9 hrs late, passenger gets Rs 35,000 from Railways without proving any financial lossA Jharkhand consumer commission has ordered South Eastern Railway and East Coast Railway to pay Rs 35,000 to a passenger whose train reache...
LHB coach bogies are 'corroding': Railway Board raises safety concerns as toilet leaks, salty air & even cleaning practices emerge as problemsThe Railway Board has raised concerns over severe corrosion in LHB coach bogies, an issue flagged by senior engineers during a recent meeti...
Train passengers, stop checking the platform board every 10 minutes: This little-known solution shows your coach position and even works without internetThe Where Is My Train app makes train journeys easier by offering real-time train tracking and a range of useful travel tools. It can work ...
Passengers robbed at gunpoint in reserved sleeper coach: NCDRC holds Railways responsible for safety lapse, orders Rs 20,000 compensationThe National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission found Railways deficient in service. Passengers were robbed at gunpoint inside a reserv...
Train ticket got cancelled by a stranger, woman with confirmed reservation arrested after boarding; Railways ordered to pay her Rs 2 lakhA woman with a confirmed train reservation was arrested and forced off the train at midnight after a stranger allegedly cancelled her ticke...
After Adani, Tata feels the heat: Indian firms under fire in Kenya?Kenya’s dispute with Tata Chemicals has revived concerns about Indian businesses in the country after Adani’s exit. But Kenya continues to ...
Delhi HC dismisses Railway Compensation claim after ticket found to have been bought hours after train's departureThe Delhi High Court has thrown out a compensation claim related to a man's death after he reportedly fell from a moving train en route fro...
RAC train ticket became waitlisted, passenger had to travel standing; he filed a case against Railways and won Rs 5000 compensationMan booked RAC-43 sleeper class ticket for Rs 399 to travel to village from Anand Vihar, however ticket’s status was changed to waitlist af...
Senior citizen couple was denied full access to their reserved berths due to overcrowding; they pursued the matter against Indian Railways in consumer commission and won Rs 50,000 in damagesFamily bought reservation ticket to travel to Tirupati but due to overcrowding manyunreserved, waiting list and ticketless passengers occup...
Indian Railways ordered to pay Rs 25,000 after RAC passenger was forced to share blanket, pillow with strangerThe Delhi Consumer Commission ordered Indian Railways to pay Rs 25,000 to a passenger. This passenger received only one blanket while shari...
Absence of train ticket alone cannot defeat railway-accident claim: SCThe Supreme Court ruled that a missing train ticket does not bar compensation for accident victims. This decision strengthens passenger rig...
If one dies getting on, off train, Railways must pay compensation: Supreme CourtA bench of Justices A K Goel and R F Nariman held that death or injury during boarding or de-boarding a train will be an ‘untoward incident...