Railways clears survey for new Sikkim line from Melli to DentamIndian Railways has sanctioned a survey for a new rail line in Sikkim. The line will connect Melli to Dentam via Jorethang and Legship. Nor...
12 May, 2025, 02.59 PM IST
New railway line survey approved for Melli to Dentam route in SikkimRailways approves survey for a new line in Sikkim. The line will connect Melli to Dentam via Jorethang and Legship. Northeast Frontier Rail...
10 May, 2025, 10.25 PM IST
Siemens gets Rs 210-cr rail line electrification order from IRCONSiemens Ltd secures a Rs 210-crore order from IRCON International Ltd for the electrification of the Sivok-Rangpo rail line, which will con...
20 Jan, 2025, 04.12 PM IST
Ashwini Vaishnaw releases special 'Go Green, Go Organic' cover for world's first organic state SikkimThe special cover is a testament to the state's achievements in organic farming and the state's progress and a reminder of the importance o...
06 Mar, 2023, 02.59 PM IST
Sivok-Rangpo Rail project gets breakthrough evacuation tunnelThe first breakthrough in Tunnel No.11, located in Kalimpong district of West Bengal, was done in presence of Project Director, Chief Gener...
12 Dec, 2022, 10.13 PM IST
Rupai - Parshuram Kund rail route to start after Defence Ministry clearancesMein flagged-in the Eastern Command Trans Theatre Adventure Activity (ECTTAA) - 2022 at Kongmukham (Gloden Pagoda) in presence of Major Gen...
08 Dec, 2022, 09.30 AM IST
75 Vande Bharat trains to connect different parts of country in 75 weeks of 'Amrit Mahotsav': PM ModiVande Bharat, the indigenous semi-high speed train set, is being given a boost, with the Railways gearing to roll out at least 10 of them, ...
15 Aug, 2021, 12.31 PM IST
Sivok-Rongpo project likely to be completed by December 2022"Once completed it is expected to boost connectivity of the landlocked state which shares its border with three neighbouring countries, viz...
27 Aug, 2020, 12.24 AM IST
Railways plans Rs 40k crore projects to improve connectivity in North EastThe national transporter is planning to construct the rail links to the capital cities of Manipur, Mizoram, Meghalaya, Sikkim and Nagaland ...
15 May, 2018, 11.38 PM IST
Government planning to connect railways with Asian nations: Union Minister Rajen GohainThe Union Minister of State for Railways was speaking at the flagging-off ceremony of the Agartala- Bengaluru Cant Hamsafar Express from th...
05 Jan, 2018, 10.06 PM IST
Railways implementing projects worth over Rs Rs 40,000 crore in NortheastThe northeastern region consists of eight states -- Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura, Meghalaya and Sikkim.
23 Jun, 2017, 08.14 PM IST
Himalayan railway connecting Tibet with India feasible: ChinaChina built a railway running for more than 1,100 km to connect the highland region of Tibet with the rest of the country in 2006 and exten...
05 Aug, 2016, 12.03 PM IST
Pakyong airport in Sikkim to become operational by 2017Sikkim's first greenfield airport at Pakyong will be operationalised by 2017, which will provide a direct connectivity to the land-locked s...
08 Jan, 2016, 10.58 PM IST
China to build more highways, rail lines, airports in TibetThe plan is to complete a primary network of railways by then with 1,300 kilometers of railway in operation, said China's Ministry of Trans...
27 Jul, 2014, 06.41 PM IST
- Ircon International eyes Rs 5,000 crore turnover this fiscal
Ircon is constructing the country's longest rail tunnel in Kashmir. It is eying more such projects entailing construction of tunnels in the...
03 Jun, 2011, 05.24 AM IST
- IRCON to construct Sikkim rail link
In a step towards linking Sikkim to the rest of the country through rail, IRCON has signed an MoU with North-east Frontier Railway for exec...
14 May, 2010, 09.03 PM IST
- Sikkim to get rail link
A new project will link Rangpo in the eastern part of Sikkim to Sevoke in West Bengal.
28 Jun, 2007, 05.00 PM IST