Tukaram Mundhe led-FDA ordered to pay Rs 5 lakh fine to a Pune sweet shop for suspending licence despite 98% complianceBombay High Court has ordered Tukaram Mundhe-led Maharashtra FDA to pay Rs 5 lakh compensation to a Pune sweets shop after questioning the ...
19 Aug, 2026, 08.57 AM IST
Place aluminium foil in your sink to prevent clogs: How to use this hack to keep drain problems awayPlace aluminium foil in your sink to prevent clogs: Simplify your kitchen routine with a handy aluminium foil hack designed to make waste c...
17 Aug, 2026, 02.16 PM IST
CAG flags E. coli bacteria in drinking water at Railway stations, cites violation of Railway Board normsE. coli bacteria was detected in drinking water at several railway stations. Unhygienic conditions were also reported in railway washrooms ...
16 Aug, 2026, 09.12 AM IST
SRA targets over 5 lakh rehabilitation homes by 2030, plans 19 cluster redevelopmentsThe SRA has set an ambitious goal to construct over 500,000 homes by the end of 2030. To facilitate this, annual targets will hasten slum r...
14 Aug, 2026, 10.53 PM IST
- Railways imposes Rs 5.13 cr fine, terminates 6 contracts and debars defaulting licensees for food quality violations in last 3 years
Indian Railways has implemented strict measures to address violations related to food quality and hygiene. The initiative includes imposing...
07 Aug, 2026, 10.01 PM IST
Rs 5.13 cr fine imposed on catering firms for poor food quality in trains, unhygienic pantry cars: VaishnawIndian Railways imposed ₹5.13 crore in fines on catering service providers over three years after complaints about food quality and hygiene...
03 Aug, 2026, 05.26 PM IST
IRCTC received 6,645 complaints related to food quality in 2024-25: Railway Minister Ashwini VaishnawIn 2024-25, Indian Railways received 6,645 complaints about poor food quality, leading to fines in 1,341 cases. The Railway Minister addres...
26 Jul, 2025, 07.23 AM IST
Vande Bharat train passenger finds insect in sambhar, Railways issue clarificationA passenger travelling on the Vande Bharat Express found an insect in their breakfast sambar. Southern Railways apologised, investigated th...
17 Nov, 2024, 09.28 AM IST
Delhi-Mumbai Rajdhani passenger finds cockroach in meal served on train, shares pictureA passenger travelling on a Rajdhani train was astonished to discover cockroach in a meal served.
17 Dec, 2022, 06.20 PM IST
Over 7,500 complaints from passengers till Oct this year over bad quality food: RailwaysThe Railways has received more than 7,500 complaints from passengers over bad quality of food served on trains and imposed fines of about R...
19 Dec, 2018, 05.40 PM IST
Over 5,500 complaints over catering services in Railways in 2017: MinisterMinister of State for Railways Rajen Gohain said in Lok Sabha that 5,665 complaints were received by the railways between April 1-October 3...
20 Dec, 2017, 08.05 PM IST
Railways get tough with food contractors violating normsInspections at various levels are conducted in trains and stations wherein feedback from passengers through surveys for enhanced satisfacti...
05 Apr, 2017, 01.29 PM IST
Railways to provide fresh food cooked after every two hoursRailways, which provides about 11 lakh meals to passengers every day, has separated cooking and distribution of food under the recently lau...
21 Mar, 2017, 02.55 PM IST
1394 complaints against food quality served in trainsThere are more than one thousand complaints about sub-standard food and lack of hygienic conditions in trains received by railways last yea...
22 Aug, 2013, 05.55 PM IST
- Railway Budget 2011: Revised catering policy on cards
Sources claim that Mamata Banerjee is upset over the quality of food in trains. Nor is she satisfied with the performance of IRCTC.
25 Feb, 2011, 09.46 AM IST
- Railways to take over catering services from IRCTC
Railways have decided to strip the PSU of its catering responsibilities in Rajdhani, Duronto, Shatabdi and all other express trains. Gurgao...
22 Jul, 2010, 07.03 PM IST
- Railways to penalise erring food contractors
Concerned over "unhygenic and poor quality" of food being served in trains, Railways has decided to penalise erring contractors with heavy ...
14 Jun, 2006, 12.00 PM IST