Railways Ministry
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Indian Railways to overhaul ticketing system, chart preparation process for passengers
India | Jun 29, 2025, 10:30 PM ISTThese reforms underscore Indian Railways’ commitment to modernising its infrastructure and enhancing passenger services. The focus is on building smarter, quicker, more transparent, and inclusive systems to deliver a seamless and reliable travel experience for millions of commuters.
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Railways ropes in RRB for all departmental exams after CBI arrests 26 officials in paper leak case
India | Mar 05, 2025, 08:26 PM ISTThe CBI on Monday arrested 17 locopilot candidates, along with 9 officials of the East Central Railway, for their involvement in the departmental promotion exam paper leak. The candidates were caught with a copy of the question papers during searches.
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60-year-old Kerala man dies in Telangana as upper berth seat falls on him in train
Telangana | Jun 26, 2024, 05:26 PM ISTThe train was passing through Warangal district of Telangana when the incident happened, a GRP official said, adding the man suffered neck injuries and he was initially taken to a hospital in Ramagundam from there he was shifted to a hospital in Hyderabad where he died while undergoing treatment.
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Good news for Railway employees! Supervisors now eligible for promotion to class-I grade
India | Nov 16, 2022, 11:31 PM ISTGood news for Railway employees: Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said that there was stagnation in the supervisory cadre of railways in Level-7 and the scope of their promotion was negligible.
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Railways Passenger Reservation System to remain shut during THESE hours for next 7 days
India | Nov 14, 2021, 07:45 PM ISTTo normalize passenger services & revert back in a phased manner to the pre-covid levels of service, the Railways Passenger Reservation System (PRS) will be shut down for 6 hours during the lean business hours of the night for the next 7 days, Railways Ministry informed on Sunday.
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FACT CHECK: Has Railways decided to cut or hold salaries and pensions of its employees?
Fact Check | Aug 23, 2020, 02:06 PM ISTA fact check report by Press Information Bureau (PIB) revealed that the viral claim is misleading and false. It added saying that no such plan has been announced by the Ministry of Railways. "The claim is False. No such move is being discussed or contemplated by Ministry of Railways".
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7th Pay Commission: Railway Ministry detects huge flaw in salaries. Pay of these employees now set to be raised
Business | Aug 19, 2019, 01:58 PM IST7th Pay Commission Latest News: Good news for loco pilot employees in Indian Railways. The Ministry of Railways has detected a huge flaw in salaries being paid to a section of its employees that will benefit all the loco pilots who were promoted to chief loco inspectors before January 1, 2016 under 7th Pay Commission.
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Railway Ministry allows train drivers to hit top permissible speed to make up for lost time
India | Aug 12, 2018, 02:11 PM ISTThe new directive will replace the previously issued order in 2000, as per which trains were supposed to run at maximum permissible speed (MPS) even when they are on time, subject to speed restrictions.
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Railways moves to end VIP culture; scraps 36-year-old protocol
India | Oct 08, 2017, 02:19 PM ISTThe Railways Ministry has brought to an end a 36-year-old protocol where it was mandatory for GMs to present themselves on arrival and departure of senior officers.
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'Improve punctuality or face action': Suresh Prabhu’s warning to officials on train delays
National | Apr 18, 2017, 07:44 PM ISTRailways minister Suresh Prabhu has warned the concerned officials to improve punctuality rate of trains or face action.
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Bullet train fare 1.5 times higher than AC 1st Class
May 04, 2016, 03:59 PM ISTNew Delhi: The Ministry of Railways has proposed a tariff for the upcoming bullet train service between Mumbai and Ahmedabad that will be 1.5 times more than the first class AC fare prevailing now, parliament
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Prabhu seeks Rs 32K cr from FinMin to bear Pay Commission burden
Jan 01, 2016, 11:53 AM ISTNew Delhi: Railways has sought a financial grant of about Rs 32,000 crore from the Finance Ministry to tide over the impending impact of 7th Pay Commission recommendations on the public transporter.In a letter to
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Former CAG Vinod Rai set to join Railways Ministry as 'Honorary Advisor'
India | Jan 23, 2015, 04:01 PM ISTNew Delhi: The effort of Railway minister Suresh Prabhu to bring in more transparency in the Indian Railways is to receive a major boost with former CAG Vinod Rai all set to join the ministry
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Kapil Sibal to get additional charge of Law, C P Joshi gets Railways
National | May 11, 2013, 06:28 PM ISTNew Delhi, May 11: Telecom Minister Kapil Sibal will get additional charge of Law Ministry and Road and Transport Minister C P Joshi the Railway portfolio in the wake of resignations of incumbents Ashwani Kumar
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C.P. Joshi gets additional charge of railways
National | Sep 23, 2012, 01:32 PM ISTNew Delhi, Sep 23: Road Transport and Highways Minister C.P. Joshi will hold additional charge of the key railways ministry after President Pranab Mukherjee accepted the resignation of Trinamool Congress' Mukul Roy, official sources said