Goyal said the country can progress towards high growth and create more employment opportunities only when the public and private sectors work together.
The fire on the 13th floor of the New Koilaghat building on Strand Road, which houses offices of the Railways at Kolkata's Strand Road claimed the lives of four firefighters, two railway officials, an assistant sub-inspector of Kolkata Police, a Railway Protection Force official and a security person.
The Indian Railways on Wednesday issued a clarification over increased train fare saying slightly higher fares for short-distance passenger trains done only to discourage people from travel which is not most necessary.
At least seven workers of Pappu Yadav's Jan Adhikar Party were arrested in Patna on Thursday for blocking the movement of a passenger train at Patna Junction as part of farmers' Rail Roko agitation. Police said that tight security arrangements are in place at all the city railway stations in view of the station.
Members of Bharatiya Kisan Union stage 'Rail Roko' at Hapur during their nationwide protest against agriculture laws
Farmers have been protesting at the different borders of the national capital since November last year, against the three newly enacted farm laws - Farmers' Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Act, 2020; the Farmers Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and farm Services Act 2020 and the Essential Commodities (Amendment) Act, 2020.
It'll begin at 12 pm & go on till 3-4 pm. Trains aren't plying anyway. It'll be done peacefully. We'll provide water, milk, lassi & fruits to people who will be found stranded. We will tell them our issues: Rakesh Tikait, Bharatiya Kisan Union on farmers' 'rail roko' call today
According to the national transporter, on a month-to-month basis as well, in first 12 days of February, the railways has overtaken the freight revenue figures in last year by 5 per cent.
The Indian Railways on Saturday informed that no date has been fixed for resumption of all passenger trains operations, however, new train services will be added gradually.
Indian Railways in a spectacular display of responsibility did not disappoint a brother who made a request to railways that her sister would miss her exam if the train fails to reach its destination on time.
Amid the Covid pandemic, the railways decided to remove curtains from the air-conditioned coaches of the trains, which led the national transporter to come up with a new innovation of smart switchable windows to cut constant light from outside and external heat.
In view of the violent clashes across several parts of the national capital during the farmers' tractor rally on Tuesday, the Northern Railway said that the passengers who cannot reach stations are requested to apply for full refund of all trains departing from all the stations in Delhi.
Railways has announced that it has decided to restart e-catering services for passengers from the first week of February, 2021, Indian Railways informed. The e-catering services were suspended due to the coronavirus pandemic.
The South Central Railway (SCR) zone will run a one-way special train on Monday from Kakinada to Secunderabad to clear the Sankranti rush.
The initial public offering (IPO) of Indian Railway Finance Corporation (IRFC), worth over Rs 4,600 crore, will open on January 18 and close on January 20.
In a decision that would bring smiles on the faces of the rail passengers, the Indian Railways on Thursday decided to extend the time of cancellation of reserved train tickets booked between March 21 to July 31 last year from the ticket reservation counter from six months to nine months.
The USBRL (Udhampur Srinagar Baramulla Rail Link) is a National project undertaken by the Indian Railways for construction of broad-gauge railway line through the Himalayas with the aim of connecting the Kashmir region with the rest of the country.
Union Railways Minister Piyush Goyal on Tuesday said ending year on a good note, sharing photos of Indian Railways new Vistadome coaches. The Union Minister said the new coaches trial run at 180 km per hour was successful, adding the desing will add to the comforte of passengers.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will flag off the 100th Kisan Rail on Monday from Sangola in Maharashtra to Shalimar in West Bengal.
People stranded across the country and who usually looked to the Railways to ferry them home, were left without their lifeline. Some, like the thousands of migrant workers, took to the streets choosing to walk to their destinations.
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