NF Railway clocks 4pc jump in freight unloadingMoreover, 224 freight rakes in West Bengal and 163 rakes in Bihar were also unloaded during the month within the jurisdiction of NF Railway...
03 Nov, 2022, 09.17 PM IST
Northeast Frontier Railway to restore passenger trainsRailway officials worked day and night to bring back the national transporter on track in these affected areas so that scarcity of essentia...
17 Jul, 2022, 09.15 PM IST
Northeast Frontier Railway completes restoration of damaged track in Dima Hasao district of AssamNFR stated, “The overall situation in the Dima Hasao district of Assam has become normal to some extent after the heavy damage caused due t...
12 Jul, 2022, 09.21 PM IST
Northeast Frontier Railway given allocation of over Rs 11,428 crore in BudgetAnshul Gupta, General Manager, NFR deliberated on the budget provisions particularly stressing on the important pillars of the budget for m...
03 Feb, 2022, 09.14 PM IST
Manipur gets freight train connectivity for the first time in 75 years; PM Modi says it will enhance state's commerce"Transformation of the Northeast continues. Manipur's connectivity will be enhanced and commerce will be boosted. Wonderful products from t...
30 Jan, 2022, 02.54 PM IST
Manipur gets freight train connectivity; PM says it will enhance state's commerceThe Union Minister for Development of North Eastern Region G Kishan Reddy along with his tweet also shared a video of the freight train arr...
29 Jan, 2022, 05.57 PM IST
Annapoorna and Jai Kisan: Indian Railways' new freight twins make light work of delivery during lockdownUnder this plan, two freight trains loaded at two different originating stations are clubbed at the nearest junction and moved as single tr...
27 Apr, 2020, 01.14 PM IST
Around 1.3 Lakh Metric Tonne of food grains are en-route to North East: FCIFood Corporation of India (FCI) has achieved all time record in transporting more than 1,300 train loads (rakes) carrying about 36 LMT of f...
17 Apr, 2020, 07.07 PM IST
How poor rail connectivity is acting as a hindrance to India's Act East policyTrain services to Pakistan were halted in February due to worsening political developments. Freight train services exist with Nepal. With B...
20 Oct, 2019, 12.22 PM IST
Defending against Beijing: Centre to set up 42 ITBP border outpostsThe Centre will set up 42 additional ITBP border outposts (BOP) for strengthening security along the international borders of the north eas...
13 Jul, 2018, 03.31 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
Northern West Bengal finds no warmth in Suresh Prabhu's Rail Budget 2016There are few mentions in the budget proposal with certain regional relevance though, these are very non specific.
25 Feb, 2016, 05.16 PM IST
Highlights of the Railway Budget 2016-17Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu announced the Rail Budget for 2016-17 in the Parliament. Following are the highlights.
25 Feb, 2016, 02.03 PM IST
Government mulls Delhi-Aizawl direct flightCentre is mulling a direct flight connecting Delhi with Aizawl in a bid to increase air and people-to-people connectivity with the northeas...
15 Apr, 2015, 08.20 PM IST
Railway Budget 2013: Full text of Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal's speechBansal, on Tuesday, presented his maiden Railway Budget in the Lok Sabha announcing a slew of measures to improve passenger experience and ...
26 Feb, 2013, 03.04 PM IST
- Mamata showers goodies on West Bengal even as Railways slips into financial sinkhole
Railway Minister showered goodies on her native state, but the cost of her populism is bleeding the finances of the network which is India’...
26 Feb, 2011, 03.29 AM IST
- Railway Budget 2011: Highlights
Highlights of the railway budget presented in the Lok Sabha Friday by Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee:
25 Feb, 2011, 12.33 PM IST