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Monday, May 13, 2024
TopicIndian Railways

Topic: Indian Railways

Railways will soon show status of reserved & vacant seats just like airlines

Railway minister Piyush Goyal has instructed officials to make the reservation charts public with the help of the Centre for Railway Information Systems.

BJP leader takes a train from Amritsar to Ayodhya, says no ‘achhe din’ in railways

BJP’s Laxmi Kanta Chawla, travelling on Saryu-Yamuna Express, has a message for Modi & Piyush Goyal — stop thinking of bullet trains, Indian Railways.

Punjab panel blames railway staff & Dussehra event organisers for Amritsar train tragedy

As many as 61 people were killed in the Amritsar train tragedy this October, when they were mowed down while watching Ravan dahan on Dussehra.

Two weeks after the tragedy, Indian Railways decides to probe Amritsar train accident

The railways said that even though it was not mandatory for it to probe this case, the Amritsar tragedy had 'become a matter of great public discourse'.

Good news for rail passengers: Flexi-fare scrapped in 15 top trains, reduced in 101

The Indian railways has decided to scrap flexi-fare in 15 premium trains while the scheme will be discontinued in 32 other trains during lean season.

Special ‘unity’ train with 1k people left Varanasi for unveiling of Patel statue

Railways run a special train with 1,000 passengers for the unveiling of Sardar Patel statue

India moved on so quickly from Amritsar rail tragedy that it forgot to ask key questions

Amritsar tragedy is a wake-up call for govt to stop doling out ex gratia.

No action against driver of Amritsar train that killed 59 at Dussehra event: Minister

Railways not at fault in Amritsar and no action will be taken against its driver, says minister of state for railways Manoj Sinha.

Railways electrification will save Rs 13,000 crore in fuel bill: MoS Manoj Sinha

The minister said that energy procurement initiatives have so far saved Rs 7,504 crore. 

How India is employing drone tech — from fields and films to rail and mining

Report suggests the UAV industry in India will reach Rs 6,257 crore by 2021; drones likely to open up job avenues.

On Camera

Brokerages & hedge funds make a killing as India’s inexperienced youth flocks to the equity market

Indians aged 20-30 are trading in options market in droves, but know nothing about it & so keep losing money. If losses mount, it could undo gains India saw in investment culture, analysts fear.

Pensionless Maha Vir Chakra awardee who trained Mukti Bahini continues to fight for rights

Chiman Singh, injured in 1971 India-Pakistan war, was discharged as non-pensioner in 1972. In his petition, he states denial of pension is contrary to settled law.

What’s common between Netflix Chamkila and Trudeau’s trouble-infested Canada? They don’t get Punjab

Even in the weeks leading up to Chamkila’s assassination there were massacres every other day. To airbrush all of this is sheer intellectual cowardice if not a crime.