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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...
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...
The 1920 Great Alberta Train Robbery: Three Russian men robbed a moving train for a fortune; Two were shot five days later, while the conductor’s stolen pocket watch led police to the third three years later in AmericaThree Russian men robbed a Canadian Pacific train in Alberta during 1920. The robbers escaped with little money and valuables, triggering a...
Mangalsutra, cash stolen on Rajdhani Express: Consumer Commission orders Railways to pay Rs 80,000; here's whyFor theft of mangalsutra, State Bank of India (SBI) passbook and cash in Rajdhani 3AC coach, North Railways ordered to pay Rs 80,000 compen...
Saif Ali Khan knife attack: One suspect detained from train at Durg railway station in ChhattisgarhThe Railway Police Force detained a man from a train at Durg railway station in connection with the knife attack on actor Saif Ali Khan. Th...
Railways increases ex gratia relief in train accidents by 10 timesAccording to the circular, relatives of dead passengers of train as well as manned level crossing accidents will now get Rs 5 lakh whereas ...
Railways Ministry undertakes drive under 'Operation Yatri Suraksha' to enhance security of passengersUnder the operation, the RPF will take various steps including increasing CCTV surveillance, escorting trains, surveilling active criminals...
Over 160 rape cases reported on railway premises, on board trains from 2017-2019: RTIAccording to the reply to the query filed by Neemuch-based activist Chandra Shekhar Gaur, there have been 136 rapes on railway premises and...
IRCTC to pay around Rs 1.62 lakh as compensation for late running of Tejas ExpressSince it began commercial operations from October 6 for six days a week, the train has maintained a tight schedule. Under IRCTC's policy, a...
Private insurance firms got Rs 46 crore premium in 2 years, paid Rs 7 crore in claims to railway passengers: RTIWhile the national transporter bore the insurance premium till August 31, 2018, the cost was transferred to passengers since and the premiu...
Over 55,000 thefts reported in trains in last 3.5 years: Railways dataAccording to data collated by Indian Railways, between January and June this year, 9,222 cases of thefts of passengers' belongings were reg...
2 MPs' luggage stolen during train trips; RS expresses concernRaising the issue separately in Rajya Sabha, the two women MPs said they lost their luggage while travelling in long-distance trains.
Indian Railways: Train travel riskier as crime jumps by 34 per centAmong the states, UP tops the chart with the maximum number of 8,293 cases, followed by Maharashtra (7,358), Madhya Pradesh (5,082), Delhi ...
Rail travel has got even more unsafe over the yearsEven as railways tries to get control over maintenance of law and order in trains, the latest government data could bolster its case as it ...
Bullet trains won't start running so soon: AK MittalThe country would not be witnessing operational bullet trains so soon, because the existing/proposed projects will take six to eight years ...
Railways seeks integrated security to tackle rising crimesDuring the UPA regime, railways proposed an amendment to the RPF Act that would hand the central force policing power to deal with crimes.
Saw rise in theft, dacoity on trains in 2013: GovernmentThere were 532 reported robberies in 2013 as compared to 448 in 2012 while the number of dacoities was at 41 in 2013 as against 39 in 2012.
- Railways to move 'Railway Protection Force (Amendment) Bill 2012' in Budget session
A legislation to make Railway Protection Force the sole body responsible for passenger security is likely to be introduced in the Budget se...
- Railway sought after by insurance companies
Indian Railway is being sought after by insurance companes as each time you travel by train you are insured for just 4.75 paisa against acc...
- Laloo may effect modest fare hikes
In line with his efforts to give a populist touch to his maiden Budget, Railway Minister Laloo Prasad Yadav might effect a modest hike in u...