The Central government has authorised government employees to utilise Tejas, Vande Bharat, and Humsafar trains for Leave Travel Concession (LTC) purposes. Government employees now have the option to travel in a total of 385 trains, including 136 Vande Bharat, 97 Humsafar, and 8 Tejas Express trains. Prior to this, they were able to enjoy luxurious … Read more
Sanjay Kumar Jain, Chairman & MD, IRCTC, says IRCTC is running 48 Vande Bharat trains out of 117 prepaid trains. So, the majority of the prepaid trains earnings come from Vande Bharat train at the moment. Also, e-catering is growing very fast. The numbers are not very high at the moment, but the growth is … Read more
Mangaluru Central-Madgaon Vande Bharat Express began its inaugural run after Prime Minister Narendra Modi flagged off six VB trains across India from Ayodhya, on December 30, 2023. | Photo Credit: Anil Kumar Sastry The Vande Bharat (VB) Express to Madgaon left Mangaluru Central railway station at 12.10 p.m. after being flagged off by Prime Minister … Read more
PM Modi to visit Raipur to inaugurate and lay foundation stones of projects worth around ₹7,600 cr Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Chhattisgarh capital Raipur on Friday (July 7), where he is scheduled to inaugurate and lay foundation stones of ten projects worth around ₹7,600 crore, officials said. This is Mr. Modi’s first visit … Read more