After PM Modi inaugurated the New Pamban Rail Bridge, the Vertical Central Span was lifted for a Naval vessel to pass through the Pamban channel. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement The vertical lift span of the new Pamban Rail Bridge, inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday (April 6, 2025), caused concern among senior … Read more
Representational image. | Photo Credit: AFP Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday (April 5, 2025) that his government’s nod to four multi-tracking railway projects will improve connectivity infrastructure, boost convenience, reduce logistics costs and strengthen supply chains. He was reacting to the Union Cabinet’s approval for four projects of the Ministry of Railways involving … Read more
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has registered a corruption case against a Chief Engineer of the Konkan Railway Corporation Limited and a private company, along with its directors, on bribery charge. The accused persons have been identified as Sumeet Khajuria, a 2005-batch Indian Railway Service of Engineers (IRSE) officer posted as a Chief Engineer … Read more
The Enforcement Directorate (ED), Patna, carried out search operations at four locations linked to judge R.K. Mittal and other advocates in a money laundering case related to the alleged Patna Railway Claims Tribunal scam. The ED, in an official statement, said that the searches were carried out in Patna, Nalanda and Mangaluru and arrested three … Read more
A railway employee was crushed to death on Saturday after being caught between the buffers of the engine and a train coach during a shunting operation. The incident which took place at the Barauni Junction station in Bihar was captured in a video – now viral on social media – highlighting serious concerns over worker … Read more
South Central Railway (SCR) has notified the following helpline numbers for the passengers convenience due to the cyclone ‘Dana’ over East Coast Railway resulting in several trains being diverted and cancelled as a safety measure. Also read: Cyclone Dana updates: October 23, 2024 Hyderabad 9063330400; Secunderabad 040-27786140, 27786170; Kazipet 070-27782660, 0870-2576430; Khammam 7815955306; Warangal 9063324898; … Read more
Union Minister for Railways Ashwini Vaishnaw conducted an inspection of the stretch between Kempegowda International Airport Railway Station (halt) and Bengaluru Cantonment. Union Minister of State V. Somanna accompanied him. | Photo Credit: special arrangement Union Minister for Railways Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Saturday (Oct. 5) that the Namo Bharat Rapid Rail will be introduced … Read more
‘Re-engagement’ of retired railway officers as ‘consultants’ in the available vacant posts in both junior and senior categories by the zonal General Managers concerned across the country was approved by the Railway Board (RB). The image is used for representative purpose only. | Photo Credit: NAGARA GOPAL The Railway Board (RB) has approved ‘re-engagement’ of … Read more
The cancellation of a dozen trains, originating in Visakhapatnam and 19 long distance trains, owing to water overflowing on the tracks in Anhdra Pradesh and Telangana has led to Visakhapatnama railway station, the busiest junction over East Coast Railway (ECoR), wearing a deserted look on Monday morning (September 2, 2024). There were a few passengers … Read more
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Lok Sabha member from Gorakhpur Ravi Kisan Shukla | Photo Credit: Special arrangements Following persistent demand, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Lok Sabha member from Gorakhpur Ravi Kisan Shukla said a statue of former Union Railway Minister Lalit Narayan Mishra will be built at the Railway Hospital named after him in Gorakhpur. … Read more