PM Kaushal Vikas Yojana 4.0: Training track set for 1 million workers to run key schemesIndia is set to train one million workers under the Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana 4.0 over the next two years to meet the demands of ...
19 Oct, 2024, 05.30 AM IST
From a lumbering PSU to a smart service provider: How Indian Railways changed the way it serves youThough there's still a lot to be done, railways have managed to shed the image of a state entreprise impervious to change and aloof to its ...
29 Jun, 2018, 11.02 AM IST
Railways extends 'Vikalp' option to passengers booking tickets from countersInitially the scheme was only for the tickets booked through internet as a pilot project for six months, on Delhi-Lucknow and Delhi-Jammu s...
31 May, 2018, 05.54 PM IST
No move to extend flexi-fare policy to mail, express trainsThe Indian Railways will regularly review its flexi-fare policy to ensure maximum utilisation of train accommodation.
24 Mar, 2017, 09.24 PM IST
CAG flags appointments in Vyapam, state's "shadowy control"The CBI is currently probing the `Vyapam scam', a massive admission and recruitment racket which came to light a few years ago.
24 Mar, 2017, 09.21 PM IST
Travel in Rajdhani, Shatabdi at mail/express fare from April 1Railways is launching a new scheme from April 1 under which waitlisted passengers can get confirmed accommodation in the next alternative t...
21 Mar, 2017, 08.43 PM IST
Soon, 10% rebate on vacant berths in all trainsThe transporter has earlier offered similar discount on vacant berths in Rajdhani, Shatabdi and Duronto trains on a trial basis from Decemb...
03 Jan, 2017, 09.33 AM IST
2 crore passengers opt for rail insurance coverWe have got a good response to the optional insurance scheme as more than two crore passengers have availed the facility so far, said an IR...
31 Oct, 2016, 08.03 PM IST
Diwali bonanza! IRCTC offers Rs 10 lakh rail travel insurance for just 1 paisaThe optional travel insurance scheme for train passengers will be available at a token price of just one paisa instead of 92 paisa from Oct...
06 Oct, 2016, 10.05 PM IST
One crore passengers opted for rail insurance in first monthThe facility is available for all railways passengers who book the e-ticket, excluding sub-urban trains, through the IRCTC's website, irres...
30 Sep, 2016, 11.31 PM IST
Waitlisted? You can hope to board shadow outbound trainsIf a traveller has booked a ticket on the Rajdhani and is waitlisted, the Railways will try to accommodate the passenger on another train.
28 Sep, 2016, 03.11 PM IST
Railways offers alternative train accommodation to passengersRailways extended alternative train accommodation system for five major routes connecting Howrah, Mumbai, Chennai, Bangalore and Secunderab...
23 May, 2016, 10.46 PM IST
Passengers get pride of place in Suresh Prabhu's second Railway BudgetThe customer-centric approach of the budget was underscored by initiatives such as Antyodaya Express and Deen Dayalu coaches for unreserved...
26 Feb, 2016, 03.19 AM IST
Waitlisted railway passengers to get confirmed berth under 'Vikalp' schemeThe alternative train accommodation scheme will take off in trains running on Delhi-Lucknow and Delhi-Jammu sectors from November 1, on a p...
31 Oct, 2015, 02.23 PM IST
Railways launches 'Vikalp' scheme for waitlisted passengersAiming to beat the festive season rush, the railways has launched a scheme enabling waitlisted passengers of a train to opt for confirmed b...
16 Oct, 2015, 11.49 AM IST
Alternate train accommodation scheme to meet festive rushRailways will roll out a scheme enabling waitlisted passengers booking online get a confirmed berth in the next train plying on same route,...
15 Oct, 2015, 10.15 PM IST
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The two power trading exchanges Indian Energy Exchange (IEX) and Power Exchange India (PXIL) commenced trading of solar renewable energy ce...
04 Jun, 2012, 09.59 PM IST