Six injured as five houses collapse after gas cylinder explosion in Mumbai; 11 rescuedThe incident took place at 7.50 am at Old Barrack near Golf Club in Chembur area. "A gas cylinder exploded in a house, leading to the colla...
29 Nov, 2023, 12.46 PM IST
Woman, minor killed as fire breaks out in MumbaiA woman and a minor boy were killed and three others injured when a major fire broke out in a residential building in Borivali west here on...
25 Oct, 2023, 11.04 AM IST
Mumbai creek tragedy: Bodies of 3 missing boys foundThree missing boys in Mumbai, aged 12 to 14, were found dead after venturing into the Marve creek on Sunday. Two boys were rescued before t...
17 Jul, 2023, 12.39 PM IST
No charging of electronic devices on board trains at night: Railways as precaution against fire"In view of the recent incidents of fire, we have done the needful. It is a precautionary measure and even earlier the Railway Board had is...
31 Mar, 2021, 11.25 AM IST
Railway travellers can no longer use charging points at nightThe decision was taken after the Delhi-Deharadun Shatabdi Express caught fire near Kansaro in Uttarakhand on March 13. The fire that starte...
30 Mar, 2021, 10.12 AM IST
Shatabdi fire probe: Railway mulls severe penalty for smoking in trains if it leads to property damageSection 167 of the Railways Act specifies that anyone found smoking in a compartment despite prohibition or objection from a co-passenger i...
20 Mar, 2021, 01.11 PM IST
Smoke detected in Lucknow-bound Shatabdi ExpressThe train arrived at Ghaziabad station at around 6:41 am and fire brigade was called to the spot after fire extinguishers failed to control...
20 Mar, 2021, 09.45 AM IST
One bogie of Dehradun-bound Shatabdi catches fire, no casualtyThe train's bogie caught fire near Kasro railway station when it was coming from Delhi, Uttarakhand police chief Ashok Kumar said, adding n...
13 Mar, 2021, 05.50 PM IST
Fares of Tejas train 20 per cent more than ShatabdiThe Executive Class fare in Tejas has been fixed at Rs 2,540 without food and Rs 2,940 with food. The Chair Car fare Rs 1,850 with food and...
22 May, 2017, 01.43 PM IST
Humsafar train to roll out next month with 20% higher faresCCTV, GPS-based system, fire and smoke detection and suppression system and mobile, laptop charging points are some of the features on Hums...
11 Sep, 2016, 04.34 PM IST
Travel on Tejas trains to be costlier than Shatabdi ExpressTejas train will be equipped with many modern facilities some of which are the first for the Indian Railway, said a senior Railway Ministry...
04 Sep, 2016, 05.04 PM IST
Jat stir: Railways takes Rs 200 crore hit as 950 trains affectedMore than 800 trains were cancelled, curtailed or diverted on Saturday due to the Jat agitation in Haryana, affecting over a lakh passenger...
21 Feb, 2016, 11.49 AM IST
More than 800 trains hit due to Jat stirThe Jat stir in Haryana has severely hit the movement of more than 800 trains, and seven stations in the state were set on fire by the agit...
20 Feb, 2016, 07.22 PM IST
First high speed train on Delhi-Agra section in November 2014RCF GM said that shells of first rake of high speed coaches had been manufactured & work was going on to roll out first rake by the October...
11 Sep, 2014, 01.18 PM IST
New coach factory at Kolar gets Cabinet nodThe coach factory, expected to foster economic development of the state, will be set up with an estimated cost of Rs 1,460.92 crore.
28 Feb, 2014, 05.11 PM IST
Fire alarm system yet to be installed in most trainsDespite repeated fire incidents in trains, railways is yet to install automatic fire alarm system in a majority of long-distance services.
28 Dec, 2013, 11.02 PM IST
- Railways to equip doubledecker coaches with fire safety system
Railways has decided to equip all new doubledecker coaches with automatic smoke detector systems to prevent any fire incident.
04 Nov, 2012, 12.22 PM IST