As per IRCTC sources, Railways is considering resuming the services, which were suspended in view of the Covid-19 pandemic.
According to the police, a case was registered at Parliament Street police station in July this year where the complainant, an Ola driver, alleged that he was cheated by some people who promised to get him the job of ticket checker in the Indian Railways.
Both the long haul trains comprised of empty open wagons for loading of coal meant for predominantly thermal power stations.
With the marketing efforts of the Business Development Unit (BDU) of the Hubballi Division, this new stream of traffic has been captured by the railways which was traditionally transported by road.
The new order reads, "not wearing masks on railway premises and in trains can attract a fine of up to Rs 500."
The construction of the new Pamban bridge is expected to be completed by March 2022, Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said in a tweet.
The government has approved a productivity-linked bonus equivalent to 78 days' wage to eligible non-gazetted Railway employees.
According to an IRCTC official, the company has planned to operate a special tourist train 1st time in North eastern state of India.
"The total length of doubling the line is 132.92 km and the project will be completed in 4-years. The line capacity utilization of the Nimach-Ratlam section is up to 145.6 pc with maintenance blocks," Anurag Thakur added.
Rail Kaushal Vikas Yojana will contribute to the mission towards Atmanirbhar Bharat and is also a part of the series of initiatives in the Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav, it said.
Heavy rain in the wake of a deep depression in the Bay of Bengal is likely to have caused the accident on a bridge.
Union Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw expressed confidence on completing Baramulla-Jammu rail link project by 2023. "Hopefully, by 2023, we will be able to travel to Baramulla from Jammu, work is underway. I request everyone (protestors) to think of the railways as the nation's property, ensure that there are no disruptions caused to its services," said Ashwini Vaishnaw.
Union Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw travelled in Vande Bharat Express from Katra to Jammu on September 13 and interacted with the passengers. "Passengers expressed their satisfaction regarding Vande Bharat trains. They acknowledged government's emphasis on cleanliness on trains," he said.
According to sources, the plan is that the interested parties have to buy or lease a train with a minimum of 16 coaches.
The Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) will start India's first indigenous cruise liner from September 18, the railway PSU said on Wednesday.
The fare of the new coaches is 2.4 times the base price of the existing sleeper class of mail and express trains, officials said, adding 50 such coaches have been given to different zonal railways.
Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) will introduce Vistadome tourist special train services in two popular routes -- Guwahati-New Haflong in Assam and New Jalpaiguri-Alipurduar Junction in West Bengal from Saturday.
Rajdhani Express running between Patna to New Delhi will now be known as Tejas Rajdhani.
Puri is one of the most popular tourist and religious destinations in the world and has rich cultural significance. Development of Puri station is underway and plan is there to bring Vande Bharat Express to Puri, Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said during his Odisha visit last week.
Due to heavy rains, the Tejas Express was delayed by about two-and-a-half hours following a signal failure on Saturday.
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