Railways
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Private train operators given freedom to choose halt stations: Railways
Business | Aug 16, 2020, 04:25 PM ISTThe private operators also have to provide the time in and time out at the intermediate railway stations, which shall form part of the train operation plan.
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Railways BIG Ticket change: QR code scans introduced, will fight Covid and fake tickets menace
India | Jul 23, 2020, 03:09 PM ISTIndian Railways Moradabad division under the northern railway zone has modified the way it used to check passenger tickets. The examiners have now shifted to scanning the QR codes printed on the tickets in order to reduce human contact amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
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872 railway employees, family members, staffers test coronavirus positive so far
India | Jul 07, 2020, 09:51 AM ISTOut of the 86 patients who died of COVID-19, 22 were existing railway employees (14 of the Central Railway and eight of the Western Railway) and the others included their family members and retired personnel. As of now, 132 railway employees, besides their family members and retired personnel, are undergoing treatment at the hospital, officials said.
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No job cuts but profiles may change: Railways
India | Jul 03, 2020, 09:27 PM ISTThe Railways on Friday said certain job profiles of its employees might change in the coming days but asserted that there will be no job losses, a day after the national transporter issued a letter, asking its general managers to slash 50 per cent vacancies and freeze creation of new posts.
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Railways begins process to invite private players in passenger train operations; invites RFQs
Business | Jul 01, 2020, 08:13 PM ISTThe Railways on Wednesday formally kickstarted its plans to allow private entities to operate passenger trains on its network by inviting request for qualifications (RFQ) for participation on 109 pairs of routes through 151 modern trains, the national transporter said.
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Railways scraps tender for thermal cameras after vendors say specifications may favour Chinese firm
Business | Jul 01, 2020, 07:14 PM ISTThe Railways has scrapped a tender for thermal cameras after receiving feedback from vendors that specifications mentioned for the procurement of the equipment may have favoured a Chinese company, sources said.
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Super Anaconda: Rlys creates history, joins 3 loaded trains to reduce transit time | Watch
India | Jul 01, 2020, 02:58 PM ISTIndian Railways has created a history and taken a big leap in reducing the transit time of freight trains by joining and running 3 trains together in 'Super Anaconda' formation.
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No more demand for Shramik Special trains, says Railways
India | Jun 29, 2020, 08:11 PM ISTThere is no demand for Shramik Special trains from any state now, the Railways said Monday, but offered to run more if states request for them. At a press conference, railway spokespersons said no Shramik Special ran on Sunday and none is scheduled for Tuesday either.
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IRCTC begins tatkal ticket booking in all special trains from today. Check booking charges, timings
India | Jun 29, 2020, 03:30 PM ISTIRCTC Tatkal Tickets Booking: In a big relief to Railway passengers, the Indian Railways has opened the tatkal ticket booking service for all the 230 special trains it is currently operating, Central Railways PRO Shivaji Sutar said. The passengers can book tickets for travellling in these special trains starting tomorrow.
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8 lakh @ 125 days: Railways to provide jobs to migrants at cost of Rs 1,800 crore
Business | Jun 25, 2020, 01:21 PM ISTThe Indian Railways will be providing 8-lakh man-days of employment opportunities to migrants workers in the next 125 days till October 31 under government's Garib Kalyan Rojgar Yojana Abhiyaan (GKRYA), announced Railways Minister Piyush Goyal. These new jobs will be generated in the infrastructure sector of the railways with an investment of Rs 1800 crore.
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RRB NTPC Exam Update: Railways takes big decision on conducting exams soon. Check details
Education | Jun 19, 2020, 11:59 AM ISTRRB NTPC Exam Update:The Indian Railways is speeding up the process for conducting RRB NTPC Exam. The RRB NTPC exam is conducted for Graduate and under-graduate level posts in Non-Technical Popular Category.
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Roof insulation for COVID-19 coaches in high temperature areas: Railways
India | Jun 15, 2020, 08:19 PM ISTThe Railways will insulate the roofs of COVID-19 isolation coaches deployed in areas which experience high temperatures to make their interiors cooler and more comfortable for patients, Railway Board Chairman VK Yadav said on Monday.
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COVID-19 testing to be increased in Delhi by three times in next 6 days
News | Jun 14, 2020, 02:20 PM ISTTesting for COVID-19 to be doubled in the next couple of days in Delhi and in 6 days, tripled, says Union Home Minister Amit Shah after meeting with Delhi LG and CM Kejriwal
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Railways creates history, successfully runs double stack container trains in electrified territory
India | Jun 11, 2020, 11:02 PM ISTAfter conducting the successful trial run of double-decker freight trains on the newly-built Western Dedicated Freight Corridor (DFC) in Rajasthan's Sawai Madhopur district in December last year, the Indian Railways on Thursday created a world record by commissioning the first high rise Over Head Equipment (OHE) and successfully running double-stack containers in the electrified territory on the Western Railway.
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Railways announces 5 intra-state special trains in Odisha
India | Jun 03, 2020, 07:50 AM ISTThe East Coast Railway (ECoR) on Tuesday announced five intra-state special trains in Odisha from June 8.
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Railway finds new technique to make PPE kits to improve reliability
Business | Jun 02, 2020, 09:52 AM ISTRailways, which runs India's largest public transport network have found new technique to manufacture making PPE kits using stitching with hot air seam sealing tape for higher reliability.
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Has pandemic put a brake on Rly's bullet trains/high-speed corridors? Piyush Goyal answers
India | May 29, 2020, 03:17 PM ISTUnion Railway Minister Piyush Goyal in an exclusive conversation with India TV during its special coverage #TeamModiOnIndiaTV discussed how railways coped with the coronavirus outbreak situation and shared report card of work done by the railway ministry as Modi government 2.0 completes one year in power.
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Maharashtra's railway apparatus in time of crisis was not up to mark: Piyush Goyal
India | May 29, 2020, 02:41 PM ISTUnion Railway Minister Piyush Goyal, in an exclusive conversation with India TV said that Maharashtra government's arrangements in terms of usage of railway services in the state were not up to the mark. Speaking on India TV's #TeamModiOnIndiaTV, the minister said that Railways had provided Maharashtra with all the trains the state requested but some of those trains were not used adequately.
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7 deaths reported on-board migrant trains today, Rlys says most had underlying conditions
India | May 27, 2020, 10:36 PM ISTAt least seven deaths on-board migrant special trains were reported on Wednesday, officials said, putting the Railways in the dock over its handling of these non-AC trains.
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3,543 Shramik Specials ferried 48 lakh migrant workers in 26 days
India | May 27, 2020, 10:16 PM ISTThe Indian Railways transported over 48 lakh stranded migrant workers in 26 days in 3,543 Shramik Special trains that started operating since May 1