Dark secrets of Mumbai local trains: Over 14,000 dead bodies unclaimed in last 15 years, reveals RTI replyA recent RTI response reveals a grim reality in Mumbai. Many railway accident victims remain unidentified. Over the past 15 years, 14,513 b...
24 Jun, 2025, 03.13 PM IST
"Not the time for politics," says Ashwini Vaishnaw as rescue efforts continue after Kanchenjunga Express train accidentThe tragic incident took place near Rangapani station, about 30 kilometers from North Bengal's New Jalpaiguri station. Early Monday morning...
17 Jun, 2024, 05.32 PM IST
Rs 51.37 cr disbursed as ex-gratia payment to next of kin, victims of Balasore tragedy: Railway Minister Ashwini VaishnawThe Railway Ministry has disbursed a payment of Rs 51.37 crore as ex-gratia and compensation to the next of kin and victims of the Balasore...
15 Dec, 2023, 06.22 PM IST
Madurai Train Accident: Bodies of victims of train coach fire taken to UPNine bodies of victims of the fire accident in a stationary train compartment in Madurai railway yard have been taken to Lucknow by air, ai...
27 Aug, 2023, 01.08 PM IST
"Anti-collision device would have averted Odisha train tragedy": West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee confronts railway ministerWest Bengal Chief Minister, Mamata Banerjee stated that the crash could have been avoided with the installation of the anti-collision syste...
05 Jun, 2023, 11.31 AM IST
Odisha Train Accident: Helpdesk set up at Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation to assist victimsThe help desk has been set up at BMC-ICOMC tower, Satya Nagar Bhubaneswar to facilitate family, friends, and relatives of deceased people a...
04 Jun, 2023, 11.55 AM IST
Private insurance firms got Rs 46 crore premium in 2 years, paid Rs 7 crore in claims to railway passengers: RTIWhile the national transporter bore the insurance premium till August 31, 2018, the cost was transferred to passengers since and the premiu...
21 Jul, 2019, 11.48 AM IST
Amritsar tragedy not 'railway accident', no statutory inquiry: Railway Board chairman"The Commission conducts statutory investigation into railway accidents. This was an incident where people were trespassing on the tracks a...
20 Oct, 2018, 07.54 PM IST
After 19 years, Railways doubles compensation to rail accident victimsThe compensation for 34 other kinds of injuries has also been doubled to Rs 7.2 lakh-Rs 64000 now from the earlier levels.
23 Dec, 2016, 06.34 AM IST
Kanpur rail crash to test IRCTC insuranceOn September 1, the railways launched a scheme where any passenger could opt for an accident insurance cover of Rs 10 lakh by paying 92 pai...
23 Nov, 2016, 12.13 PM IST
NDRF conducts drill with Railways on quick relief during accidentsNDRF personnel, equipped with relief gadgets, along with RPF officers, enacted how quickly services could be provided to accident victims.
16 Nov, 2016, 07.47 PM IST
Railways, insurance companies in talks to provide cover to passengersPreliminary discussions have been held with these seven public and private insurance companies on February 9, but no decision has been take...
04 Mar, 2016, 03.34 PM IST
Inflation on rise, revise compensation for rail accidents: Delhi High CourtA public interest litigation filed by Sethu Niket through advocate Esha Mazumdar told the HC that the compensation amount was fixed more th...
24 Nov, 2015, 12.00 PM IST
GRP personnel must be present at railway stations 24x7: Bombay High CourtHC directed Maharashtra government to ensure that the Government Railway Police personnel are present round-the-clock at the suburban railw...
29 Jan, 2015, 10.35 PM IST
Railways claim system to be more passenger-friendlyMPs also gave a few suggestions for improvement in many other areas of railway functioning, like train operations and passenger amenities.
29 Nov, 2013, 07.49 PM IST
Consider setting up emergency centres at suburban Railway stations: HCBombay High Court today directed the Railways to consider setting up similar centres at other suburban stations which have witnessed over 1...
19 Mar, 2013, 08.11 PM IST
- Railways face backlog of about 500 compensation claim cases
Railways face a backlog of about 500 cases of compensation claims related to accidents pending with various claims tribunals across the cou...
05 Apr, 2012, 07.07 PM IST