Eastern Railway
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WBPSC Clerkship exam: Eastern Railway, Kolkata Metro to run additional trains for candidates
Kolkata | Nov 15, 2024, 11:37 PM ISTThe West Bengal Public Service Commission Clerkship exam is set to be held on November 16 and 17. Accordingly, the Eastern Railway and Kolkata Metro have announced additional services.
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Eastern Railways launches special festive trains for Diwali, Chhath Puja | Full schedule inside
India | Oct 30, 2024, 12:23 PM ISTEastern Railway has introduced the “Trains on Demand” scheme with 50 special trains and 400 additional services for Diwali and Chhath Puja. This expansion aims to accommodate increased passenger demand and ensure smoother travel.
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Rath Yatra 2024: Railways to run over 315 special trains to and from Puri | Check list
India | Jul 04, 2024, 08:30 AM ISTRath Yatra 2024: The Rath Yatra, also called the Ratha Jatra in the local Odia language, is considered the oldest and largest Hindu chariot festival celebrated annually.
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Eastern Railway Recruitment 2023: 3,115 vacancies notified for Apprenticeship post, apply now!
Jobs | Sep 28, 2023, 06:39 PM ISTEastern Railway Recruitment 2023 online applications have been started at the official website, er.indianrailways.gov.in. Candidates holding qualification of 10th along with diploma in National Trade Certificate can submit their applications by October 2. Check eligibility, how to apply, more.
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Eastern Railway achieves 100 per cent electrification of over 2,800 km network
India | May 27, 2022, 12:05 PM ISTThe total electrification will help reduce carbon emission significantly and support Indian Railway in achieving its target of making the country's railway network carbon neutral by 2030, official said.
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Eastern Railway to recommence suburban EMU & local train services from Monday
India | Oct 31, 2021, 03:45 PM ISTThe West Bengal government in its latest order on containing the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic, has allowed intra-state local train movement with 50 per cent seating capacity.
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Goyal orders probe into Eastern Railway office building fire in Kolkata
India | Mar 09, 2021, 09:31 AM ISTRailway Minister Piyush Goyal has set up a high-level committee to ascertain the cause of the fire at an Eastern Railway office building in Kolkata in which nine people were killed on Monday.
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High-level team set up by Railways to investigate cause of Kolkata blaze
News | Mar 09, 2021, 07:34 AM ISTSpeaking on the massive fire at the 13th floor of a multi-storey building in Kolkata on March 08, which claimed lives of at least seven people, General Manager of Eastern Railway, Manoj Joshi said, "A high-level team has been set up by railways to investigate cause of the fire.
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Frequency of New Delhi-Howrah/ Howrah-New Delhi special trains reduced | Check latest timetable
India | Jul 06, 2020, 11:31 PM ISTThe frequency of 02303/02304 Howrah-New Delhi-Howrah Special (via Patna) and 02381/02382 Howrah-New Delhi-Howrah Special (via Dhanbad), which were introduced from June 1 as per the schedule of Poorva Express, would now run once a week.
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Passengers face hard time as 50 local trains cancelled by Eastern Railway
India | Feb 10, 2020, 03:11 PM ISTThousands of passengers faced a harrowing time on Monday as at least 50 local trains were cancelled and several express trains diverted owing to automation work of signalling system in the Sealdah main section of the Eastern Railway.
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Passengers vandalise station manager's office at Howrah station
Crime | Oct 26, 2019, 03:04 PM ISTFive persons were detained by Government Railway Police personnel for indulging in violent activity at the station complex. The passengers allegedly vandalised the station manager's office and VIP lounge at Howrah station.
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Fire in 13007 Up Udayan Abha Toofan Express, alert driver averts major mishap
India | Feb 19, 2018, 09:56 PM ISTThe driver, Bidyut Mondal, detected the fire and showing an exemplary presence of mind, stopped the train and immediately started taking safety measures.
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Railway authority issues guidelines after selfie craze caused death of several youths
India | Apr 14, 2017, 06:04 PM ISTA day after the lives of several youths were consumed by the selfie craze, the Eastern Railway Authorities on Friday appealed to passengers to be careful and issued guidelines.
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Security and vigil enhanced in Eastern Railway after Burdwan blast
India | Oct 06, 2014, 04:12 PM ISTKolkata: Security and vigil at several stations of Eastern Railway, including Howrah and Sealdah have been enhanced in view of the Burdwan blast in which terror links have allegedly been found.“Security and vigil at Burdwan,
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Kolkata: Railway employee repeatedly gang-raped for months, three held
India | Jul 27, 2014, 08:40 AM ISTKolkata: Three people were arrested while Eastern Railway on Saturday ordered a high level probe following allegations by an employee that she was repeatedly raped by four of her colleagues at a city railway yard.The
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Railways suspends Pinki Pramanik from service
Other Sports | Jun 17, 2012, 08:48 PM ISTKolkata, June 17: Asian Games gold medallist Pinki Pramanik, who was arrested on the charge of ‘raping' her live-in-partner and accused of being a ‘male' has been suspended by the Eastern Railway from service.A spokesman