Another bizarre theft in Bihar: Entire pond 'stolen' at nightIn Darbhanga district, Bihar, an entire pond mysteriously vanished and a hut was build on it overnight. The accused land mafia, allegedly f...
01 Jan, 2024, 02.06 PM IST
Don't dance, use bridges with caution: BMC issues important advisory before GaneshotsavThe Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation in Mumbai has issued a caution to devotees regarding the usage of aging and risky road over bridges ...
30 Aug, 2023, 12.18 PM IST
Train operations suspended on Pamban bridge till December 31The Madurai Division of Southern Railway has announced that train operations have been suspended on Pamban Bridge till 31st December.
29 Dec, 2022, 10.51 AM IST
Mumbai foot overbridge collapse: CST FoB was declared 'fit' six months agoOn the assessment point - ‘General assessment of the structures’, the bridge has been declared as being in a ‘Good condition’.
15 Mar, 2019, 01.20 PM IST
Jindal Stainless to bid for Pamban railway projectIndian Railways has decided to deploy stainless steel for its Pamban railway bridge project.
07 Feb, 2019, 06.20 PM IST
Damning secret behind Andheri overbridge collapse is outA bridge inspector from the railway’s Andheri section had carried out a detailed survey of the 47-year-old bridge in April and found large-...
05 Jul, 2018, 11.33 PM IST
Mumbai bridge collapse: Harbour line rail services restored, Railway minister orders probeA road overbridge (ROB) has collapsed on rail tracks in suburban Andheri amid heavy rains this morning bringing local services of the Weste...
03 Jul, 2018, 05.14 PM IST
Over 37,000 railway bridges are 100 years old: MoS Rajen GohainHe said that during the last five years (2012-2013 to 2016-2017), a total of 3,675 railway bridges have been repaired or strengthened.
04 Apr, 2018, 03.03 PM IST
Some British-era bridges in better condition than those built after independence: Parliamentary panelThe PAC came down hard on the national transporter and said that the delay in sanctioning bridgework was putting the lives of passengers at...
09 Feb, 2018, 05.15 PM IST
Railways to review rail bridges needing repair after 252 found without speed restrictionsIn most cases, no speed restriction has been imposed and special inspection schedule has also not been prescribed by the chief bridge engin...
21 Oct, 2017, 12.50 PM IST
Northeast Frontier Railway suffered huge losses in the recent wave of floodOn the commercial front, the loss (estimated till 11-09-2017) is more than Rs. 209 crore with refund to passengers for cancelled train acco...
16 Sep, 2017, 08.47 PM IST
Pakistan train accident: Bodies of 19 victims retrieved from canalThe ill-fated train was headed to Kharian in Punjab from Pano Aqil in Sindh with more than 200 passengers, mostly army men, on board.
04 Jul, 2015, 03.35 PM IST
Major crack noticed in Pamban Railway bridge; repairs onA major crack was noticed by railway workers in the 100-year-old Pamban Railway bridge, linking the mainland with this island town, officia...
04 Dec, 2014, 12.55 PM IST
All railway bridges are safe: GovtManoj Sinha said all bridges are inspected twice a year, one before the onset of monsoon and one detailed inspection after the monsoon
27 Nov, 2014, 03.14 PM IST
Railways asks IIT-M to assess strength of Pamban bridge and analyse optionsOptions included building a new bridge with a split span, further strengthening the existing one or building a higher level structure like ...
09 Nov, 2013, 05.47 PM IST
Century old rail bridge damaged as barge collidesThe accident occurred after authorities failed to pull the barge and the ship into deep waters, port officials said.
13 Jan, 2013, 02.30 PM IST
Bad weather delayed repair of old rail bridges: GovernmentAs on April 1, 2012, there are 33,395 rail bridges on which are more than 100-years-old. Out of these, nine bridges have been declared as d...
06 Dec, 2012, 05.22 PM IST