Railways to move RPF (Amendment) Bill 2012 in Budget session
A legislation to make Railway Protection Force (RPF) the sole body responsible for passenger security is likely to be introduced in the Budget session of Parliament.
The Railway Protection Force (Am
Railways gear up for fare hikes
The Railways appears to have firmed up plans to raise passenger fares in AC classes in face of depleting financial resources and little options available to generate funds.
As pressure is mount
One dead in Bengal train collision, Railways announce compensation
One person was killed and six others injured when a local train collided with a stationary train in West Bengal's Nadia district on Saturday, a railway official said. Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi h
Railways to set up new body to improve stations
Indian Railways said on Friday it will set up a separate Railway Stations Development Corporation (RSDC) to improve passenger facilities.
"A need was being felt to have a nodal agency with the requir
SAIL H1 sales up by over 4 pc to 5.6 MT on improved demand
Steel Authority of India is set to report over 4 cent growth in its half-yearly sales to around 5.6 million tonnes on improved domestic demand across sectors, a source privy to the development said.
Train services hit in Telangana as 'rail roko' enters day two
Train services continued to remain affected in Telangana region of Andhra Pradesh on Sunday on day two of the ‘rail roko’ agitation in support of demand for statehood to the region even as some MPs
Telangana buses ply again - after a month
State-owned Andhra Pradesh buses returned to the roads of the Telangana region on Sunday after 28 days, after strikers decided their protest had greatly inconvenienced the people.
All 60,000 Andhra P
Sam Pitroda to help modernise Railways
Close on the heels of an expert panel on safety last week, the railways on Wednesday announced another one headed by technocrat Sam Pitroda to modernise the national transporter.
"The entire world is
Goods trains collidein Orissa, 1 killed
Two goods trains collided in Orissa's Keonjhar district in the wee hours on Wednesday, leaving one person dead and four others seriously injured.
The mishap took place at Tangiripali between Keonjha
Sabarimala project not viable, says railways
The 117-km Angamali-Sabari rail link is still in its first phase five years after it was proposed.
While Indian Railways blames the State government for the slowdown of the project that aims to link