Railways cancelled almost 9,000 train services this year, over 1,900 due to coal movement: RTIIn a reply to a query under the Right To Information (RTI) filed by Chandra Shekhar Gaur, the Railways has said that it cancelled 6,995 tra...
05 Jun, 2022, 07.13 PM IST
Power crisis: Railways deploys 86% of its open wagons for coal transportationThe Railways has also used an innovative method of using long-haul trains -- running three to five trains together -- at 122 locations in s...
04 May, 2022, 08.57 PM IST
Railways spent more than Rs 150 crore to repair wagons, augment coal movement: Official dataIt also said that around 9,982 such wagons were listed as damaged in January, the numbers of which reduced to 7,803 by May 2, with the rail...
02 May, 2022, 08.07 PM IST
'Modi hai, mumkin hai': Chidambaram jeers Centre over power outagesAs a heatwave continued, the country's peak power demand touched an all-time high of 207.11 GW on Friday and the railways cancelled 42 pass...
30 Apr, 2022, 03.23 PM IST
Passenger trains cancelled to rush in coal rakesThe Railways has cancelled 13 pairs of express and 8 pairs of passenger trains. In all, 753 trips stand cancelled across South East Central...
30 Apr, 2022, 07.05 AM IST
Power situation in whole of India grave, Delhi govt somehow handling situation: CM Arvind KejriwalThe National Thermal Power Corporation(NTPC), in reply to the Delhi government's claims of shortage of coal at its plants, said in a tweet ...
29 Apr, 2022, 10.14 PM IST
Stuck in war-torn Ukraine, wheels of Vande Bharat trains reach Romania, to be airlifted to IndiaWhile the Railways is focused on getting the Vande Bharat trains running on time, more than 70 other trains have to wait for the wheels to ...
24 Apr, 2022, 08.18 PM IST
Coal shortage causing electricity crisis in 12 states, says Maha ministerMaharashtra Energy Minister Nitin Raut said 12 states are facing electricity issues due to shortage of coal and that his department was wor...
19 Apr, 2022, 04.40 PM IST
Coal shortage: Railways ramps up coal rakes to augment supply to powerhousesAccording to the data, out of the 378 rakes which were ferrying coal on October 1, 280 were sent to powerhouses, however, by Friday (Octobe...
22 Oct, 2021, 08.31 PM IST
Suffered loss of Rs 2,220 crore due to farmers' protest in Punjab: RailwaysThe deadlock between the protesting farmers and the Railways continued with the national transporter rejecting a proposal by the protestors...
20 Nov, 2020, 07.46 PM IST
Rail Minister seeks Punjab govt's assurance of train, crew members' safety to restore freight servicesGoods train services resumed in the state after farmer unions on October 21 announced exempting them from their weeks-old "rail roko" agita...
26 Oct, 2020, 10.32 PM IST
Coal India’s double-digit output growth to shore up stocks at power plantsBetter management of supply logistics also boosted supplies.
29 Jan, 2020, 11.22 AM IST
Trial runs of Vande Bharat-type trains between Mumbai to Pune, Nashik, Vadodara from next weekThe Vande Bharat Express has reduced the travel time between New Delhi and Varanasi by 40 per cent.
05 Jun, 2019, 04.51 PM IST
Coal clogs up Indian ports as railways, car shortage slows deliveriesThe port blockages reflect the inability of India’s infrastructure to cope with an expanding economy and consumption.
03 Aug, 2018, 09.17 AM IST
Salt shortage looms large as huge stock piles up in unitsSalt manufacturers in Gandhidham, many of them selling branded refined and iodized branded product, had requisitioned 300 rakes at Chirai s...
07 Jul, 2018, 10.41 AM IST
Indian Oil Corporation sends petrol tankers to Tripura on trainIndian Oil Corporation entered into talks with North Frontier Railways and arranged for a “Roll On Roll off” goods train facility in Tripur...
12 Aug, 2016, 08.14 PM IST
Rail Budget 2013: 'Rail budget disappointing for suburban commuters'The suburban railway commuters' bodies today said they were disappointed by the budget as it has overlooked the hardships faced by about 75...
26 Feb, 2013, 05.47 PM IST