RailTel bags order worth Rs 67 crore from North East Frontier RailwayRailTel new order: Bhairabi- Sairang new line project is one of the toughest sections where problem of road approach, non-availability of m...
23 Dec, 2023, 08.51 PM IST
Indian Railways to construct Bairabi–Sairang rail line in Mizoram at a cost of Rs 6,527 croresThe new line will end at Sairang; from Sairang station, the capital of Mizoram Aizawl is not far away. There will be 55 major and 87 minor ...
10 Dec, 2021, 01.01 AM IST
COVID-19 positivity rate in Mizoram touches 16.39 per centActive ratio in Mizoram is 18.34 per cent against Kerala's 4.77 per cent. Mizoram has 72,883 positive cases with 241 fatalities.Mizoram’s r...
15 Sep, 2021, 10.48 AM IST
Railway Budget 2020-21 proposes a Gross Budgetary Allocation of Rs. 6549 crore for Northeast Frontier RailwayThe budget has put emphasis on asset maintenance for ensuring safety. Around Rs 490 crore has been proposed for Track Renewal works, Rs. 10...
24 Dec, 2020, 09.55 AM IST
Railways spends Rs 27,655 crore in capital investment in northeastern projectsThe major projects that were completed during the last 6 years include Bogibeel Rail cum Road Bridge: 5 km Bogibeel Rail cum Road Bridge ac...
19 Jul, 2020, 12.03 AM IST
Railways to complete long-pending projects of national importance by 2023: Railway Board chairmanAt a press briefing, Railway Board chairman said the priority of the railways in the next five years is to complete its 50 remaining super ...
14 Feb, 2020, 07.24 PM IST
Rail link to NE state capitals on track, Gangtok to be connected by March 2022The capitals of Assam, Arunachal Pradesh and Tripura have been already been connected by broad gauge rail network.
24 Jul, 2019, 07.57 PM IST
From 2009-14 to 2014-19, railways average allotment per year for the North Eastern States increased by 161%According to Vision Document 2020, Government has planned to connect all State Capitals of North Eastern States by 2020.
29 Jun, 2019, 05.39 PM IST
50% of railway track in NFR to be electrified by March 2020NFR stated it is expected that by March next year, more than 50% of the total 6,242 kilometres of the railway tracks under NFR will be elec...
04 Jun, 2019, 05.08 PM IST
How aging, creaking, crumbling railways is getting a new lifeChanges are happening in the colonial-era infrastructure of Indian Railways that not only looks shabby but also creates safety challenges f...
05 Jul, 2018, 09.36 AM IST
- Mizoram chief minister, Lalthanhawla asked the railway to develop Sairang as a transport hub
The General Manager, Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR), H. K. Jaggi, called on the Governor of Mizoram, Lt General (Rtd) Nirbhay Sharma at A...
01 Jul, 2016, 08.21 PM IST
- Broad-gauge train enters Mizoram
A broad-gauge freight train rolled into Bhairabi station in Mizoram on Monday, putting the north-eastern state on the railway broad gauge m...
21 Mar, 2016, 07.54 PM IST
Rail Budget 2016: Allocation of Northeast Frontier railway up by Rs 4934 croreRailway minister Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu in his budget speech stated that better connectivity to the north eastern states is of utmost impo...
25 Feb, 2016, 05.02 PM IST
Narendra Modi favours privatization, modernization of railway stations; flags off 1st train connecting Meghalaya"Railways are the same as they were 100 years back.... Privatise the stations and modernise them," Modi said after flagging off the first t...
30 Nov, 2014, 07.32 AM IST
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on two-day visit to Assam from November 29Modi is scheduled to arrive at Lokapriya Gopinath Bordoloi Airport and head towards Maligaon Stadium to flag-off the first train from Mendi...
27 Nov, 2014, 07.52 PM IST
4 rail projects in NE affected for want of forestry clearanceFour key railways projects in the North Eastern region have been affected for want of forestry clearances, the government said today.
24 Jul, 2014, 03.20 PM IST
- India wins six more golds in athletics
India now have 25 gold, 18 silver and 15 bronze medals in their kitty. Portugal, who are behind them, have collected 25 medals - 11 gold, s...
25 Jan, 2014, 10.47 PM IST