Quote of the day by Bernard Meltzer: 'Before you speak ask yourself if what you are going to say is true, is kind, is necessary, is helpful. If the answer is...' Life lessons on kindness, truth, human nature and why is it important to think before we speakQuote of the day by Bernard Meltzer reminds people to think before speaking. The quote talks about truth, kindness, necessity and helpful c...
23 May, 2026, 04.55 AM IST
Railway Board flags violations in track clearance norms by station masters, directs complianceOccasionally, due to technical faults, the wheel-sensing machine (called the axle counter) may mistakenly show that a track is occupied whe...
09 Apr, 2026, 07.49 PM IST
GT Express fire: Probe report blames battery defect, Chennai ETL departmentThe report held the Electric Train Lighting (ETL) department of the Chennai Depot primarily responsible for the incident. Seven of the eigh...
26 Feb, 2026, 07.46 PM IST
Over 16 lakh frontline staff trained in 3 years to handle medical emergencies: Ashwini VaishnawIndian Railways prioritizes passenger safety. Over 16 lakh frontline rail employees received medical emergency training. This extensive tra...
23 Jul, 2025, 02.45 PM IST
Watch: Train stopped for snacks & newspaper causes massive traffic jam at NH7 crossingA viral video has captured a startling moment when a train stopped at a railway crossing, causing a massive traffic jam on NH7. The stoppag...
29 Aug, 2024, 09.07 PM IST
Railway Board to amend level crossing norms, station masters' body opposes moveThe Railway Board has directed its zones to identify non-interlocked level crossing gates that can remain open to road traffic at all times...
27 Aug, 2024, 10.39 PM IST
Kanchanjunga Express Accident: Railway safety chief launches probeThe Chief Commissioner of Railway Safety-Northeast Frontier Railways, Janak Kumar Garg, has begun an investigation into the Kanchanjunga Ex...
18 Jun, 2024, 09.23 PM IST
Kanchanjunga Express accident: Signal had been defective since 5.50 am, says a railway sourceIn West Bengal, a defective automatic signalling system between Ranipatra Railway Station and Chattar Hat Junction led to the collision bet...
18 Jun, 2024, 11.00 AM IST
Kanchanjunga accident: Why was the goods train driver allowed to pass red signals? Here's what internal documents showThe goods train that rammed into the Kanchanjunga Express between Ranipatra Railway Station and Chattar Hat Junction in West Bengal on Mond...
17 Jun, 2024, 06.33 PM IST
MBA, Btech & LLB degree holders among nearly 400 firefighters recruited in Delhi fire serviceThe Delhi Fire Service (DFS) has recruited 371 new firefighters, including 47 master's degree holders, 30 BEd holders, 15 from polytechnics...
31 Jan, 2024, 12.38 PM IST
Creating more responsive ministries with Mission KarmayogiUnder the programme, sessions and modules are being created for government departments to not just respond to grievances in the most effici...
28 Jan, 2023, 10.43 PM IST
Railway invites proposals for redevelopment of Bhuj station under PPP modelBhuj railway station is one of the 62 railways stations that we are redeveloping to enhance the passenger experience by providing modern am...
21 Jul, 2020, 11.17 AM IST
Ramesh Babu appointed as NTPC dir operationsHe joined NTPC as Executive Trainee in 1987 and has more than 32 years’ experience in managing large Power Stations in the areas of operati...
01 May, 2020, 02.25 PM IST
Jaipur's Gandhi Nagar becomes country’s first all-women railway stationStarting Monday, all 32 posts at the station – from station superintendent to head ticket collector, point woman to railway protection forc...
20 Feb, 2018, 12.30 PM IST
Young officers to head major railway stationsRailways has decided to post young officers at big railway stations as station directors to improve customer satisfaction and also enhance ...
13 Jun, 2016, 12.33 PM IST
Station masters to 'gherao' Finance Ministry for salary revisionStation Masters of 68 divisions of Indian Railway will "gherao" the Union Finance Ministry on September 2 in support of their demand for gr...
23 Aug, 2015, 10.56 PM IST
Station masters not to sell tickets at small stationsAs per the decision, station masters and assistant station masters will be relieved from the responsibility of selling train tickets at sma...
31 Oct, 2013, 07.47 PM IST