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Minimum 2% annual salary increment for these employees as per Rule 185 of Central Government’s new labour code rules; Know the detailsNew labour codes from the Central Government introduce a mandatory 2% annual salary increment for regular contractual workers. This rule ap...
Rules for faster full and final settlement, annual leave encashment & other provisions are already effective under new labour code even without state government notification, know what it meansNew labour code provisions are now effective across India from November 21, 2025. Employee benefits like faster full and final payments and...
Fire breaks out in Delhi-bound Rajdhani Express coach in MP; five railway staff injured in repair vehicle crashA fire erupted in a Rajdhani Express AC coach in Ratlam, Madhya Pradesh, on Sunday morning. Passengers were safely evacuated. However, five...
Delhi Metro to launch hydrogen-powered buses in Central Vista amid energy-saving measuresDelhi Metro is introducing a hydrogen-powered shuttle bus service in the Central Vista area. This initiative aims to promote public transpo...
SIP vs RD: With Rs 10,000 monthly investment, where can you make more money in 10, 15 and 20 years?Choosing between SIPs and Recurring Deposits (RDs) for regular investment presents a common dilemma. While RDs offer predictable, fixed ret...
Indian Railways' safety measures yield results: 58% drop in signalling failures contribute to sharp decline in accidentsIndian Railway is continuously modernizing current infrastructure of its signalling system to improve reliability. Electronic Interlocking ...
Coupling happens without manual intervention in more advanced LHB coaches: Railway ministerRailway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw informed the Rajya Sabha that advanced LHB coaches with automatic coupling mechanisms have been introduce...
In a first, Railway Board to have member exclusive for safety issuesA parliamentary panel had in August last year recommended the need for such a post to sharpen focus on safety in the backdrop of recurring ...
In possibly world's biggest recruitment drive, Railways starts hiring 90,000 workersThe move to provide jobs to around one lakh youth seems to be aimed at blunting the criticism that enough jobs were not being created under...
Staff raised safety issues long before rail accidents prompted Suresh Prabhu to offer his resignationOverworked employees had warned that the railway employees were working long beyond duty hours amid a staff crunch forced by a ban on recru...
Railway Board empowers DRMs to re-engage retired rail staffIn a letter dated October 16, the board gave the power to the DRMs to employ pensioners at their discretion.
World Bank safety tips to India: Paint trains yellow, have powerful lightsIn April, Railway Minister had approached the World Bank for a study on safety. World Bank has asked railways to establish an emergency res...
1.3 lakh safety staff shortage derails railwaysThe railways, which has been more than enthusiastic in spending on 'designer uniforms' and other branding exercises, has exhibited nothing ...
204 rail accidents due to failure of staff: ReportOver 200 rail accidents out of total 292 were caused due to failure of railway staff in last few years with action being taken against 542 ...
Investment only way out to address railways' paucity of resources: Suresh PrabhuThe Railway Minister noted that Indian Life Insurance Corporation has agreed to lend Rs 1.5 lakh crore for the rail service.
Railways makes yoga compulsory at training centresRailways has several training centres for imparting training to its officers, loco pilots, technicians and other services' employees across...
Railway Budget 2013: Employees' training institute at SecunderabadRailways will set up an employees' training institute at Secunderabad and strive to fill 1.52 lakh vacancies this year.