Follow Us on Google News Patna, March 21 (IANS) The Railway Protection Force (RPF) has arrested nine individuals for pelting stones at trains in Bihar, targeting different trains across the Danapur and Samastipur Divisions, an official confirmed on Friday. These incidents had taken place between February 1 to 25 this year. The stone pelting incidents … Read more
Follow Us on Google News New Delhi, March 19 (IANS) The total number of trains in operation has now exceeded pre-Covid levels, reflecting the Indian Railways’ commitment to reliability and improved service delivery, the government has informed. According to Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, Railways has achieved an on-time performance of over 90 per cent through … Read more
Follow Us on Google News New Delhi, March 17 (IANS) Serving humanity by utilising knowledge would be the biggest contribution of 67 interns who attended NHRC’s two-week online short-term internship programme, said Commission Member Justice Bidyut Ranjan Sarangi on Monday. In his valedictory address, Justice Sarangi highlighted the programme’s rigorous selection process, emphasising the painstaking … Read more
Jammu, Feb 28: With the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly set to convene for the budget session on March 3, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday launched a two-day training workshop for its 28 legislators, the majority of whom are first-time MLAs. The initiative aims to enhance their effectiveness in legislative proceedings. The ‘Vidhayak Prashikshan … Read more
Guwahati, Feb 26 (IANS) Union Minister of Railways, Electronics and Information Technology Ashwini Vaishnaw has announced the development of six additional Gati Shakti Cargo Terminals, an electronics manufacturing sector and the introduction of new trains for Assam to accelerate economic growth in the region. The projects are part of the Advantage Assam 2.0 Investment and … Read more
New Delhi, Feb 20 (IANS) Following US President Donald Trump’s admission to attempts by former US governments to influence elections in India, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday took potshots at Leader of Opposition (LoP) in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, claiming that he acted as a “tool for foreign agencies” and aligned with … Read more
Mumbai, Feb 16 (IANS) To ensure convenience of devotees travelling to Prayagraj for Mahakumbh-2025, Central Railway has introduced special trains and taken measures for crowd management across its network, an official said on Sunday. To accommodate the surge in passengers, Central Railway has scheduled 42 special train services for Mahakumbh-2025. These include: 14 trips of … Read more
Guwahati/Agartala, Feb 7 (IANS) The Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) is continuing hectic efforts to start running the long-expected electric trains in southern Assam and Tripura at the earliest, officials said on Friday. An NFR official said that a trial run of the first goods train with an electric locomotive was successfully conducted on Thursday between … Read more
New Delhi, Feb 1 (IANS) From starting 200 new Vande Bharat trains to the enhancement of safety measures for passengers and more, Union Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Saturday promised to take the railway network and facilities to the next level using the Rs 2.52 lakh crore allocated for expansion in Budget 2025-26. Carrying forward … Read more
