After fake ID crackdown, IRCTC daily new accounts down to 5000 from one lakh: RailwaysIndian Railways has successfully reduced new user IDs on the IRCTC website. A new system verifies user identities, leading to a drop from n...
13 Dec, 2025, 09.51 PM IST
Local cuisine to be served in Vande Bharat trains and progressively introduced in all trainsIndian Railways is set to introduce local cuisine in Vande Bharat trains to enhance passenger experience. This initiative will progressivel...
13 Dec, 2025, 07.31 PM IST
IRCTC to serve Kashmiri vegetarian cuisine on Katra-Srinagar Vande Bharat trainThe IRCTC will introduce Kashmiri vegetarian cuisine on the Katra-Srinagar Vande Bharat train starting in the second week of July. Passenge...
23 Jun, 2025, 05.11 PM IST
Local cuisine to be available in more trains, says Railway Minister VaishnawRailway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw announced that more trains will offer regional cuisines, with a pilot program already underway in Souther...
02 Apr, 2025, 01.14 PM IST
Ayodhya Ram Mandir best routes and how to reach Ayodhya to see grand Ram templeAyodhya Ram Mandir: Embarking on a journey to Ayodhya to witness the grandeur of the Ram Mandir is a soul-stirring experience. By choosing ...
16 Jan, 2024, 05.26 PM IST
Indian Railways introduces new customised menus for diabetics and infantsSale of a-la-carte meals and branded food items on MRP will be permitted on Mail/Express trains. Menu and tariff of such a-la-carte meals w...
16 Nov, 2022, 09.56 AM IST
Now, taste local flavours as vendors return on trainsPart of the "One Station One Product' policy announced this year in the Union budget, the Railways aims to promote a local product at each ...
17 Aug, 2022, 07.47 PM IST
Taking over from IRCTC, railways to now open over 100 food plazas at stations to generate revenueOfficials in the know suggest that the IRCTC has been unable to set up these food courts primarily because of high licence fee, high rate o...
12 Mar, 2022, 07.04 PM IST
Self-help groups to provide local cuisine on trainsCurrently, 11 lakh meals are served in a day at running trains across the country out of which private caterers provide majority of meals.
04 Apr, 2017, 05.34 PM IST
Rise in demand for expat chefs as standalone restaurants look to raise the barWhile Oberoi and other five-star chains have been hiring expat chefs for a while, standalone restaurants are also increasingly engaging exp...
12 Oct, 2016, 11.20 AM IST
Catering service made optional in two Rajdhani, two ShatabdiSuresh Prabhu, in his 2016-17 budget speech, had announced that trials would be conducted to explore the possibility of making mandatory ca...
27 May, 2016, 09.17 PM IST
Now, you can enjoy home-cooked local food during train journeyAccording to Railways, a pilot project has been launched in the Konkan region of Maharashtra for supply of local cuisine by SHGs to train t...
13 Apr, 2016, 08.45 PM IST
Rail Budget 2016: Local cuisine of choice to be made available on trainsPrabhu said that his Indian Railway will explore the possibility of making mandatory catering services optional in the trains.
25 Feb, 2016, 01.29 PM IST
Explore the Konkan culture and heritage with friends and family this summerSome of the must visit temples in Aihole are The Lad Khan, Jain Meguthi, Huchappayyagudi, Ravalphadi and more.
28 May, 2015, 05.11 PM IST
India needs job-creating curryculumIndian restaurants are on the upswing worldwide as cuisine from this region continues to gain popularity in all parts of the world.
16 Aug, 2013, 04.42 AM IST
- Evening toy trains between Ghoom and Darjeeling flagged off
Tourists will now be able to enjoy the breathtaking beauty of the Darjeeling hills in the evenings with the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway (D...
24 May, 2008, 02.45 PM IST
- DHR launches Gorkha cuisine in train
Passengers in the Darjeeling Himalayan Railways (DHR) will soon get special Gorkha cuisine and Gorkha dress in the train.
20 Mar, 2008, 03.50 PM IST