Vasco Da Gama-Patna Express derails near Manikpur in UP; 3 dead, 9 injuredThe Patna-bound train derailed at 4:18 am near Manikpur railway station in Chitrakoot district of Uttar Pradesh, less than 12 hours after a...
24 Nov, 2017, 10.19 PM IST
Galvanised steel plates to help check rail accidents: HZLThree trains jumped off the tracks and another derailment was averted on September 7 in Uttar Pradesh, New Delhi and Maharashtra within a s...
08 Oct, 2017, 03.42 PM IST
Three derailments and one near miss, Indian Railways faces tough dayThe first derailment occured at 6:25 am when seven coaches of the Jabalpur-bound Shaktipunj Express went off the tracks near the Obra Dam s...
07 Sep, 2017, 11.15 PM IST
Railway minister Piyush Goyal orders quick replacement of old tracksPiyush Goyal directed the board officials to expedite procurement of new rails to complete laying of tracks in pending projects and elimina...
07 Sep, 2017, 08.55 PM IST
Shift to commerce ministry from railways no demotion, says Suresh PrabhuSuresh Prabhu was moved out of the important railway ministry and was handed over the commerce and industry portfolio in the Cabinet recast.
03 Sep, 2017, 07.34 PM IST
Piyush Goyal to be new railway minister, claims Times Now reportThe two accidents have already claimed one high-profile scalp — railway board chairman A K Mittal stepped down following a nudge from the g...
03 Sep, 2017, 09.43 AM IST
Worried by accidents, railway panel bats for more power to DRMsA DRM heads the organisation at the division level and is primarily involved with the running of trains, customer interface and maintenance...
31 Aug, 2017, 01.00 AM IST
Railways at 'critical juncture', safety to be priority: Ashwani LohaniLohani's letter dated August 28 —before the fourth derailment in 10 days today morning — also indicated at reforms in the country's largest...
30 Aug, 2017, 12.34 AM IST
Reforms in Railways should continue with a sharper eye on safety and executionIf Prabhu is replaced, will there be a pause on spending on rail infra, Rs 4L cr has been spent between 2014-2018 as against Rs 4.9L cr bet...
27 Aug, 2017, 11.04 AM IST
Forget 'Bullet Train' dream, focus on safety: Shiv Sena to Centre"That was the victory of morality. However, in the subsequent 50-60 years, the railway is derailing on a daily basis. What lessons did we l...
24 Aug, 2017, 05.40 PM IST
Passenger safety topmost priority: Railway Board chief Ashwani Lohani"Cleanliness, improvement of stations, and ending corruption and VIP culture would be other areas of focus," Lohani told reporters here.
24 Aug, 2017, 04.25 PM IST
Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu offers to resign; PM asks him to waitIn a series of tweets, Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu has said that he takes full responsibility for the recent train derailments in Khatau...
23 Aug, 2017, 04.33 PM IST
Railways to hire 2 lakh workers to put safety back on trackThe world’s fourth-largest rail network ferries millions of passengers every day, but doesn’t have a good safety record.
22 Aug, 2017, 11.41 PM IST
How Khatauli joined hands to save lives, provide succourThe Hindus of the former and the Muslims of the latter joined hands to rescue the injured, becoming a shining symbol of harmony and unity i...
21 Aug, 2017, 09.20 PM IST
Utkal derailment: Manoj Sinha promises stringent actionCracking the whip, the railways sent three top officials, including a secretary-level Railway Board official, on leave, suspended four offi...
21 Aug, 2017, 04.49 PM IST
Over 50 discharged, 102 still receiving treatment: UP minister"Nearly 102 passengers are still receiving treatment in government and private hospitals in Muzaffarnagar and Meerut. Free medicine is bein...
20 Aug, 2017, 06.51 PM IST
Utkal Express derailment: 3 trains cancelled, 6 divertedThe 18238 Amritsar-Bilaspur Chhatisgarh Express has been diverted via Ambala- Panipat-New Delhi-Hazrat Nizamuddin.
20 Aug, 2017, 12.03 AM IST