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Nearly 70,000 frontline railway staff vaccinated, 3.2 lakh waiting for jab
PUBLISHED ON MAR 10, 2021 07:32 PM IST
- The national carrier lost 592 railway employees due to Covid-19 while 32,641 railway employees in total were affected.
No untoward incident amid ‘Rail Roko’, negligible impact on services: Railways
By HT Correspondent | Edited by Sohini Sarkar
PUBLISHED ON FEB 18, 2021 08:38 PM IST
- The Railways tightened security and deployed additional forces across Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal ahead of the agitation. The Railway Protection Force (RPF) had deployed 20 additional companies, or around 2,000 personnel, across the four states.
Railways installs devices in trains to assist drivers in foggy conditions
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | By hindustantimes.com | Edited by Nilavro Ghosh
UPDATED ON DEC 26, 2020 11:33 AM IST
The visibility test object is placed at a distance of 180 metres from the starter and if it is not visible to the station master or the station superintendent, fog conditions are declared.
No fresh appointments in Railways for ‘khalasi’; post to be filled with regular employees: Order
New Delhi | By Press Trust of India| Posted by Akhilesh Nagari
UPDATED ON DEC 03, 2020 11:48 AM IST
“The policy for appointment of TADK will henceforth be as under Engagement of fresh face substitute as TADK is discontinued with effect from 6.8.2020,” the order stated.
Old Parrikar video threatens to derail railway line doubling project in Goa
Hindustan Times, Panaji | By Gerard de Souza | Edited by Abhinav Sahay
UPDATED ON DEC 02, 2020 11:35 PM IST
Parrikar’s words have come to haunt Sawant, who has claimed that the doubling of the railway line is in the national interest and is not being done for coal transportation.
Safety drill begins as train services to Punjab likely to resume from Monday
Hindustan Times, Bathinda | By HT Correspondent | Edited by Abhinav Sahay
UPDATED ON NOV 22, 2020 09:16 PM IST
Railways is yet to take a decision on the 15-day deadline given by farmers for withdrawal of farm laws before they restart their agitation.
Railways to run 696 suburban services in West Bengal from Nov 11
New Delhi | By Press Trust of India | Posted by Prashasti Singh
UPDATED ON NOV 08, 2020 09:52 PM IST
All services had remained suspended since March due to the coronavirus outbreak. The approval to operate these services was given by the Railways after consultations with the state government, officials said.
Train services between Bihar-Jharkhand to resume from November 11
Hindustan Times, Patna | By Subhash Pathak
UPDATED ON NOV 07, 2020 02:13 PM IST
Direct flight services between Patna and Ranchi are still in suspension.
Trains will resume in Punjab only after blockades along tracks are removed: Railways
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | By Anisha Dutta
UPDATED ON NOV 06, 2020 10:40 AM IST
A joint team of state government officials and the director general of the Railway Protection Force was reviewing the situation in the state, said railway board chairman and CEO VK Yadav
Goods trains will stay off track in Punjab till farmers lift blockades
By HT Correspondent
PUBLISHED ON OCT 30, 2020 03:50 PM IST
With farmers extending their protest on rail tracks indefinitely against the Centre’s farm laws, the Railways says the ground situation is not conducive to resume services
Mumbai: Women commuters crowd booking office
Hindustan Times, Mumbai | By HT Correspondent | Edited by Smriti Sinha
UPDATED ON OCT 22, 2020 03:22 PM IST
Booking counters saw long queues of women commuters as only a limited number of them were open.People took to social networking website Twitter to complain about the crowding
Union Cabinet approves bonus for central government employees, 30 lakh to benefit
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | By hindustantimes.com | Edited by Poulomi Ghosh
UPDATED ON OCT 21, 2020 03:56 PM IST
The announcement brings cheer among government employees as uncertainty loomed large over bonus announcement this year, owing to Covid-19 pandemic.
Railways to run 392 ‘festival special’ trains from today
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | By HT Correspondent | Edited by Smriti Sinha
UPDATED ON OCT 20, 2020 09:08 AM IST
These trains will run for 40 days only in addition to the special trains that have been deployed by the national carrier
Railways gives nod to Alstom for running high speed freight trains in India
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | By HT Correspondent | Edited by Sameer
UPDATED ON OCT 15, 2020 10:53 AM IST
Electric locos allow heavy freight trains to haul 6,000 tonnes at a top speed of 120 kmph. The trains are planned to be deployed for operations on major freight routes including the Dedicated Freight Corridors
Indian Railways to run 392 additional trains during festival season: Here’s the full list
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | By hindustantimes.com | Edited by Meenakshi Ray
UPDATED ON OCT 13, 2020 07:54 PM IST
Indian Railways will run the 196 pairs of trains during the festival season in addition to those being run already, according to officials.
Railways to upgrade high speed trains with only special AC coaches
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | By Anisha Dutta
UPDATED ON OCT 11, 2020 05:55 PM IST
While the identified trains will not have sleeper coaches, the ministry clarified that the mail and express trains will continue to ply with them
Railways receive 120 applications from 15 firms for running private trains
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | By Anisha Dutta | Edited by Sohini Sarkar
UPDATED ON OCT 07, 2020 10:30 PM IST
The railway ministry on July 1 began the formal process of allowing private trains on 109 routes -- a process that aims to, for the first time, to open up one of the government’s most prominent enterprises that has in recent decades been outpaced by the demands of a rapidly growing economy.
Railways permit cooked food to be sold at stations for the first time since Covid-19 outbreak
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | By HT Correspondent
UPDATED ON OCT 03, 2020 06:50 PM IST
The national carrier had so far allowed the sale of only packaged food across catering and vending units at stations. Food stalls across platforms had been shut throughout the nationwide lockdown imposed on March 25.
Railways to start 200 additional trains during holiday season: Rly Board CEO
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | By HT Correspondent
PUBLISHED ON OCT 01, 2020 09:26 PM IST
At present around 310 special trains are plying since the lockdown was announced while regular trains remain suspended indefinitely.
Slum dwellers stage protest, want to be added to consultative process
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | By HT Correspondent
UPDATED ON SEP 19, 2020 07:15 AM IST
The Supreme Court, on August 31, had directed the Railways to remove nearly 48,000 slums situated close to the safety zone of the tracks within three months. All courts were restrained from ordering a stay on their eviction. Hindustan Times was the first to report on the Supreme Court order on September 3.
Delhi slum eviction: 11 slum dwellers file plea to join proceedings in Supreme Court case
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | By Abraham Thomas
PUBLISHED ON SEP 12, 2020 05:07 PM IST
This application follows of a separate plea filed by senior Congress leader Ajay Maken in the Supreme Court demanding alternate housing for the slum dwellers
Delhi slum demolition: Don’t evict dwellers without alternative housing, Maken appeals to SC
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | By Abraham Thomas
PUBLISHED ON SEP 11, 2020 06:40 PM IST
The Supreme Court’s order barred any court in Delhi from issuing a stay on the eviction proceedings after Railways complained of political interference in the past over the removal of slums
Indian Railways registers jump in freight loading, earnings from last September
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | By hindustantimes.com | Edited by Karan Manral
UPDATED ON SEP 08, 2020 10:17 AM IST
The Railways said there has been a rise of 10.41% and Rs 129.68 crore in freight loading and earnings respectively from the same period last year.
Railways to run 80 special trains from Sept 12, will add more where occupancy is high
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | By Anisha Dutta | Edited by Sohini Sarkar
UPDATED ON SEP 05, 2020 08:43 PM IST
The reservation for the special trains will begin from September 10, the ministry said. The government will also deploy ‘clone trains’ on routes where the occupancy is more depending on the waitlist for the trains.
Monsoon session of Parliament: Packed food may be served at House canteen
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | By Saubhadra Chatterji
UPDATED ON SEP 04, 2020 08:53 AM IST
Only food packets are likely to be served and the thalis or wide-ranging ala carte dishes might be off the menu for this extraordinary session due to safety reasons
DU exams: HC asks Railways to try availing seats for persons with disability in emergency quota
New Delhi | By Asian News International| Posted by Akhilesh Nagari
PUBLISHED ON SEP 01, 2020 07:47 PM IST
DU exams: A division bench of Justice Hima Kohli and Justice Subramonium Prasad directed that the students can book waitlist tickets and inform the Railways about the same two days in advance to ensure that they get it confirmed.
Surveillance system, Braille signs, speed of 160 kmph in private trains’ draft proposal
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | By Anisha Dutta
UPDATED ON AUG 12, 2020 09:17 PM IST
Emergency talk-back option will be provided in the coach. Once pressed, it shall be possible for the passenger to communicate with the train driver or guard.
Railways to take action against agency issuing false recruitment advertisement
Press Trust of India | By Press Trust of India | Posted by Prashasti Singh
UPDATED ON AUG 10, 2020 05:57 PM IST
The advertisement printed in a prominent newspaper said the Railways was seeking applications for 5,285 posts in eight categories.
Recruitment notice in our name to fill 5285 vacancies is fake: Ministry of Railways
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | By hindustantimes.com | Edited by Akhilesh Nagari
PUBLISHED ON AUG 10, 2020 01:54 PM IST
The Ministry of Railways has urged the public to beware of this fake recruitment notice circulated in its name by an organization named “Avestran Infotech”.
Railways closes ‘Dak Messengers’ in bid to cut costs
New Delhi | By HT Correspondent| Posted by Susmita Pakrasi
UPDATED ON JUL 26, 2020 05:50 AM IST
The order issued on Friday states the railway board, zones and PSUs will only communicate via video conferencing adding that practice of using Dak Messengers should be stopped immediately.