Kolkata : The police on Wednesday lodged an FIR against unknown persons while the South Eastern Railway formed a four-member probe panel in connection with the stampede at Santragachi station that left two people dead and a dozen others injured on Tuesday. The FIR was registered by the Government Railway Police at Santragachi station against […]
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Railways to install black boxes in trains to probe accidents
New Delhi : Indian trains will soon have voice recorders or black boxes in a bid to facilitate investigators trying to identify the cause of accidents and assess crew performance, an official said on Monday. Keeping in mind the safety of passengers, the Indian Railways has decided to install the Loco Cab Voice Recording (LCVR) devices […]
Railways to try Japanese technology in bio-toilets at stations
New Delhi : Railways will try Japanese technology in bio-toilets, which is different from those being used here, at a few selected stations as a pilot project to ascertain its efficiency in the Indian system. While one Japanese bio-toilet is already operational at Madgaon station in Konkan railway route, two more such toilets will be […]
Railways to reschedule exams in flood-hit Kerala
New Delhi : The Railway Ministry will reschedule exams for the posts of Assistant Loco Pilots and Technicians for candidates hailing from Kerala, who were unable to appear in the tests due to devastating floods in the state, said an official on Tuesday. The Railway Ministry official related to the development said as and when […]
Railways sends drinking water wagons to flood-hit Kerala
New Delhi : With Kerala reeling under one of the worst floods, Indian Railways on Friday sent over 2.8 lakh liter of drinking water to the state through wagons and also bottled water. “The Southern Railway has dispatched one water special consisting of seven wagons with water tank from the Erode Junction station at 4 […]
No free travel insurance in trains from September 1: Railways
New Delhi : The Indian Railways will not provide free travel insurance to its passengers starting September 1, an official said on Saturday. A senior Railway Ministry official said that the Indian Railways Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) has decided to stop free travel insurance starting September 1 and “the option of free insurance will […]
CAG: Railways needs to remove bottlenecks for timely movement of trains
New Delhi : The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) on Tuesday came down heavily on the Railways for focussing mainly on improving passenger facilities and facade of stations, instead of trying to ensure timely movement of trains. In its report tabled in Parliament, the CAG said the station modernisation plans should address infrastructural constraints. “The […]
Railways likely to increase vacancies to 60,000
New Delhi : The Railway Ministry on Thursdasy announced that it is likely to increase the vacancies for Assistant Loco Pilots and Technicians from 26,502 advertised earlier to nearly 60,000. “The Ministry had earlier announced the recruitment for 26,502 such posts in February. More than 47 lakh candidates applied to take the recruitment examination. The […]
Bypassing recruitment board, Railways opens doors for contractual hiring
New Delhi : To avoid the time-consuming railway recruitment board route, Indian Railways has opened the doors for contractual engagement in certain categories against existing vacancies to tide over shortage of staff in some key areas. Besides, it has also decided to engage retired staff for preserving and reviving railway heritage properties such as steam […]
Railways to hand over century-old heritage bridge to UP government
New Delhi : In a bid to save its heritage structures, the Railways has decided against dismantling the 113-year old Lord Curzon Bridge in Allahabad and will hand it over the Uttar Pradesh government for its preservation. A senior Railway Ministry official aware to the development told IANS: “The Lord Curzon Bridge would not be […]