Odisha to issue fewer 'cordon passes' to prevent overcrowding during Jagannath chariot pullingOdisha government will issue fewer cordon passes for the upcoming Rath Yatra. This decision aims to prevent overcrowding near the chariots....
26 Apr, 2026, 04.39 PM IST
Over 1 lakh complaints of water shortage in toilets of Indian Railways coaches in 2022-23: CAGA CAG report reveals Indian Railways received over 100,000 complaints about water unavailability in train toilets and wash basins during 20...
21 Aug, 2025, 08.35 AM IST
Strict action against those using banned plastic carry bags, products: Kerala CMKerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan announced stringent actions against the use of banned plastic products following the drowning of a s...
18 Jul, 2024, 06.20 PM IST
COVID-19: Northern, North Central Railway modifying 680 coaches to accommodate 11,000 patientsAs many as 68 trains with 10 coaches each are being modified and they are expected to be ready within a week to accommodate 10,880 people, ...
03 Apr, 2020, 02.49 PM IST
Covid-19: Railway production units asked to explore possibility of manufacturing medical equipmentThe ministry of railways, in consultation with production units and zonal railway workshops, has decided to use the manufacturing facilitie...
25 Mar, 2020, 07.38 AM IST
Covid-19: Indian Railways to release full salaries of 50k contractual employees till passenger services resumeThe Indian Railways has decided to release full salaries of contractual employees even as all its passenger services remain suspended till ...
24 Mar, 2020, 05.33 PM IST
Softer, lighter, cleaner blankets in AC coaches soon: Rail BoardUnlike the blankets provided now which are woollen, the revised specifications said that the fibre content of the blankets should be 60 per...
04 Apr, 2018, 06.42 PM IST
Railway issues circular to use kulhad; caterers not keenDivisional Railway Manager of Mumbai Division, WR, Mukul Jain, said that kulhad is optional and is being propagated with a view as it is en...
07 Jun, 2016, 08.49 PM IST
Social audit of Mumbai railway network reveals service gaps in 93 per cent stationsThe report said that hawkers and beggars were found on foot overbridges at 53 per cent of stations and 57 per cent of stations do not have ...
27 Jul, 2015, 09.28 PM IST
At New Delhi railway station, toilets on all platformsThe department of railways is planning to set up toilets at all platforms of New Delhi railway station for the convenience of passengers.
30 Jun, 2015, 12.16 PM IST
Railways to take MP funds, support from NGOs to set up toiletsThe Ahmedabad division of Indian Railways will get funds from Members of Parliament (MPs) along with help from various NGOs to set up sanit...
26 May, 2015, 06.04 PM IST
Swachh Bharat Abhiyan drives away stink & mess from New Delhi railway stationSurprise inspections, hefty fines and strict vigil have ensured that New Delhi railway station looks clean and tidy and meets commuters' ex...
11 May, 2015, 04.21 PM IST
'Long term development plan needed for Vijayawada'Prasad also raised the important issue of building a satellite railway station in order to ease the traffic congestion at main railway stat...
23 Apr, 2014, 06.04 PM IST
CAG raps Railways for not maintaining cleanlinessCAG has slammed Railways for not effectively implementing Railway Board's guidelines for mechanised cleaning of major stations
13 Aug, 2013, 08.24 PM IST
From plastic portable loos to Sanitary Bonds, India needs a latrine policyAlmost 65 years after India won Independence, some 600 million Indians in the 21st century continue to use open skies as their latrines.
16 Nov, 2012, 05.16 AM IST
Jairam Ramesh wants all trains to be fitted with bio-toiletsJairam Ramesh today offered that his Ministry would bear half the cost of retrofitting eco-friendly bio-toilets in all 50000 coaches in fiv...
24 Jul, 2012, 08.55 PM IST
I spend 18 hours in a day on toilets: Jairam RameshI believe the biggest issues in front of us are malnutrition and toilets, these are the two faces of one coin, Ramesh said.
09 Jun, 2012, 12.27 AM IST