RJD President and former Railway Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav has expressed deep condolences on the tragic death of 18 people in the stampede at New Delhi station on Saturday and demanded the government to provide Rs 20 lakh compensation to the dependents of the deceased and proper treatment to the injured.
A total of 68 cases of excess luggage were detected during an intensive checking drive at Sealdah regarding excess un-booked luggage.
The Centre has allocated Rs 10,599 crore for railway development in Odisha, in a 12.5-fold increase from the previous NDA government, Ashwini Vaishnaw, Union Minister for Railways, said on Monday.
Soumitra Majumdar, additional general manager and other principal head of the departments of SER were also present during the meeting.
The grand Mahakumbh festival at Prayagraj's Sangam has drawn over 13 crore devotees so far, with preparations in full swing for the Amrit Snan on Mauni Amavasya, January 29.
The GST Council meeting chaired by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday decided to exempt services provided by Indian Railways from GST.
The trial run on the world's highest railway bridge, the Chenab Bridge, was a success! Located between Sangaldan and Reasi, the Indian Railways will soon start rail services on this iconic route, an official said.
A Texas-based railway company must pay some $400 million to a Native American community after it transported crude oil through the group's reservation without authorization, a US judge in Seattle ordered on Monday.
Ashwini Vaishnaw assumed charge as Minister of Railways for the second time under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday morning in Delhi.
Following regulation of trains at Sealdah station, where work is being carried out at five platforms, the state transport department has decided to run shuttle bus services to provide ease of travel to the commuters.
