Farmers block rail tracks in Punjab, Haryana, West UPFarmers protesting against the new farm laws on Thursday blockaded railway tracks in several states, under a ‘rail roko’ strike called by t...
19 Feb, 2021, 12.25 AM IST
Rail roko: Protesting farmers sit on tracks in Punjab, Haryana; officials stop trains at stationsBharti Kisan Union (Ekta Ugrahan) members will block railway tracks at 22 places, including at Nabha, Mansa, Barnala, Bathinda, Ferozepur, ...
18 Feb, 2021, 02.29 PM IST
Rail Roko: Indian Railways deploys 20 additional RPSF companies, focus on Punjab, Haryana, UPThe SKM had said that the rail blockade will held across the country from 12 pm to 4 pm. The announcement came amid the ongoing protests ag...
17 Feb, 2021, 05.04 PM IST
NFR to run Kisan Special trains from Agartala to Howrah & SealdahThe train will have stoppages at Dharmanagar, Badarpur, Lumding, Guwahati, Kamakhya, Goalpara, New Bongaigaon, New Alipurduar, New Coochbeh...
06 Feb, 2021, 10.44 AM IST
Modi flags off 100th 'Kisan Rail', says govt will continue to work to strengthen farmersFlagging off the 100th "Kisan Rail" from Sangola in Maharashtra to Shalimar in West Bengal via video-conferencing, Modi said his government...
28 Dec, 2020, 08.01 PM IST
PM Modi to flag off 100th Kisan Rail from Maharashtra to West Bengal todayAccording to the Prime Minister's Office (PMO), the multi-commodity train service will carry vegetables such as cauliflower, capsicum, cabb...
28 Dec, 2020, 09.40 AM IST
PM Modi to flag off 100th Kisan Rail on MondayLoading and unloading of perishable commodities will be permitted at all stoppages en route with no bar on the size of consignment, the Pri...
26 Dec, 2020, 08.42 PM IST
Farmers protest: Delhi Metro services from neighbouring cities to remain suspended on FridayOn Thursday, commuters from Noida, Gurugram, Faridabad and Ghaziabad faced inconvenience as train services between Delhi and NCR Metro stat...
26 Nov, 2020, 07.19 PM IST
Amritsar-bound trains diverted as farmer body refuses to clear trackThe Railways on Tuesday diverted several Amritsar-bound trains as a farmer body protest against the Centre's farm laws refused to clear a t...
24 Nov, 2020, 04.43 PM IST
Farm laws will empower, protect farmers & help double their income: Piyush GoyalThe laws have freed farmers from decades-old bondage regarding sale of their produce and this will pave the way for fast growth of the nati...
03 Oct, 2020, 09.49 PM IST
Farm bills: Farmers in Punjab block rail tracks for indefinite periodA total of 31 farmers' bodies had joined hands to intensify the agitation and they had announced to block rail tracks from October 1 for an...
01 Oct, 2020, 03.04 PM IST
Orange special: Railways mulls linking Kisan Trains to seasonal fruits, vegetablesFirst off the mark could be an Orange Special Kisan Train between Nagpur and Delhi and a Keenu Special from Punjab to West Bengal and Odish...
27 Sep, 2020, 05.55 PM IST
Agitating farmers against farm bill continue rail blockade in AmritsarWomen wearing saffron dupattas also joined the protest, raised slogans against the Centre and said they would not allow the implementation ...
27 Sep, 2020, 03.54 PM IST
Farmers in Punjab begin 'Rail Roko' agitation against Farm Bills, train services suspendedAmong the trains which will remain suspended are Golden Temple Mail (Amritsar-Mumbai Central), Jan Shatabdi Express (Haridwar-Amritsar), Ne...
24 Sep, 2020, 04.27 PM IST
India's first 'Kisan Rail' flagged off from Maharashtra's Deolali to Danapur in BiharUnion minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Friday flagged off the country's first 'Kisan Rail' train from Deolali in Nashik to Danapur in Bihar...
07 Aug, 2020, 04.35 PM IST
Budget 2020: Special train for farmers for faster transport of perishable itemsThe government plans to run a Kisan rail through PPP model for transport of perishable goods.
01 Feb, 2020, 11.47 AM IST
Rail traffic remains affected in PunjabRailway officials said that a number of trains bound for various destinations, including Amritsar and Bathinda, have been short terminated ...
28 Apr, 2015, 02.21 PM IST