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A man died after being hit by the incoming Patna–Howrah Vande Bharat Express at Barh railway station under the Danapur division of the East Central Railway (ECR) on Tuesday. PATNA: A man died after being hit by the incoming Patna–Howrah Vande Bharat Express at Barh railway station under the Danapur division of the East Central…
MUMBAI: A 44-year-old doctor, attached to the ENT department at the Jagjivanram railway hospital near Mumbai Central, was found dead in her hospital cabin.A police team sent her body to JJ Hospital for postmortem and an accidental death case was registered.The deceased, Dr Anuja Kulkarni, had several surgeries scheduled at the hospital on Wednesday. When…
Cabinet on Tuesday approved two railway multitracking projects worth Rs 4,474 crore in West Bengal and Jharkhand, aimed at easing congestion and strengthening freight and passenger movement across key routes in eastern India.The projects, Sainthia–Pakur 4th line and Santragachi–Kharagpur 4th line, were cleared by the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs chaired by Prime Minister Narendra…
Ranchi: The Ranchi railway division put women staff in charge of key roles at Ranchi and Hatia stations on Sunday to mark International Women’s Day.From the station master’s office to the ticket booking counters and enquiry desks, women employees managed the overall functioning of the stations, symbolising the growing presence and contribution of women in…
Railway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Thursday unveiled new reforms for Indian Railways as part of the ‘Reforms Express’ that PM Narendra Modi has spoken of. The two reforms unveiled today focus on a new rail tech policy, and reforms in disposal of railway claims tribunal cases.Indian Railways aims to engage innovators, startups, industry, and institutions…
NEW DELHI: A suspected bomb was reported on railway tracks about 1.5 kilometres from Sainthia railway station in West Bengal’s Birbhum district on Wednesday, triggering a swift response from security agencies and leading to a temporary halt in train movement on one track.As per news agency ANI, Personnel from the Railway Protection Force (RPF) and…
Height above the sea level board at railway station If you have ever waited for a train at a railway station in India, you may have noticed a small but curious detail on the station name board. Along with the station’s name, there is often a number written in metres, followed by the words “above…
The Union cabinet has approved three railway multitracking projects worth Rs 9,072 crore aimed at expanding network capacity and easing congestion across Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Bihar and Jharkhand, according to an official statement.The projects includes, Gondia–Jabalpur doubling, Punarakh–Kiul third and fourth line, and Gamharia–Chandil third and fourth line, will together add about 307 km to…
Veteran politician and former railway minister Mukul Roy died of a cardiac arrest at Apollo Hospital in Salt Lake, Kolkata, at 1:30 am last night. The news was confirmed by his son, Subhranshu Roy. Roy had represented Krishnanagar Uttar as a member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly. Over the course of his political career,…
Railway Budget 2026: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman may announce yet another record capital expenditure allocation for Indian Railways in Union Budget 2026. In the last five years, railway budget allocations have grown exponentially, as the government focused on infrastructure as a driver of economic growth.Till 2017, the Railway Budget was presented separately. Suresh Prabhu was…
