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Ticket cheats have claimed refund of nearly Rs 60 lakh in the last six months in Delhi alone.

New Delhi: The increased fine on people seen littering or throwing waste on platforms and tracks would help Indian Railways earn more, besides instilling fear in the minds of the offenders, an official said on Thursday. The National Gre

New Delhi, March 19 (IANS): The increased fine on people seen littering or throwing waste on platforms and tracks would help Indian Railways earn more, besides instilling fear in the minds of the offenders, an official said on Thursday.

New Delhi, March 19 (IANS) Tata Sons chairman emeritus Ratan Tata has been appointed as the head of an innovation council of Indian Railways called 'Kayakalp', the government said on Thursday. Railways Minister Suresh Prabhu constituted the council and appointed Tata to head it, an official statement said. The purpose of the council will be to recommend innovative methods and processes for the ...

Noted industrialist Ratan Tata will head a new innovative council of Indian Railways, called 'Kaya Kalp', formed to turn around the ailing state-run rail network.

Noted industrialist Ratan Tata will head a new innovative council of Indian Railways, called 'Kaya Kalp', formed to turn around the ailing state-run rail network.

Noted industrialist Ratan Tata will head a new innovative council of Indian Railways, called 'Kaya Kalp', formed to turn around the ailing state-run rail network.

Imphal, Manipur, Mar. 19 (ANI): Indian Railway officials have confirmed that Manipur will be to the rest of the country via rail buy 2016. "It's a tough target, but our plan is to take the first engine up to Tupul by March 2016. So, that is the gift from Indian Railways that we want to give to the people of Manipur. From Tupul to Imphal will take another two years," said Northeastern Frontier ...

Indian Railways on Monday became the first company in the country to provide customer complaint services on a mobile app besides providing the facility online by launching a complaint management system (Coms).

Parliament on Tuesday passed the rail budget with Rajya Sabha approving it with voice vote after railway minister Suresh Prabhu assured that a massive Rs 8.5 lakh crore would be spent on Indian Railways over the next five years for capacity expansion, decongestion of network and passenger safety.

Indian Railways’ freight earnings grew 12.7 per cent to Rs 95,136 crore between April 2014 and February 2015, the first 11 months of the ongoing financial year.

Mr Prabhu has set the railways on a course of investing big .

Indian Railways on Monday said most of the capitals of North Eastern States will have railway connectivity by 2020.“All capital cities of North Eastern States, including Sikkim, will be unde...

Silchar: The railways hope to connect all the eight states in India’s northeast by 2020. “All capital cities of North East states, including Sikkim, will be under Indian Railways map by 2020. The railway department has started ‘Mission 2020′ and it will implement it very strictly within the stipulated timeframe,” Northeast Frontier Railway General Manager (Construction) Rajesh Kumar Singh told ...

Silchar (Assam), Mar 16 (PTI) Indian Railways today said most of the capitals of North Eastern states will have railway connection by 2020.

Silchar (Assam), Mar 16 (PTI) Indian Railways today said most of the capitals of North Eastern states will have railway connection by 2020.

Mamta Kulkarni, Mumbai's first woman station master joined the Indian Railways in May 1992.

East Central Railway (ECR), which came into existence in October 2002, is all set to become an ancillary zone of Indian Railways following the Centre's go-ahead for FDI in its two ambitious projects – electric locomotive manufacturing factory at Madhepura and diesel locomotive manufacturing factory at Marhaura in Saran district.

New Delhi, Mar 11 (PTI) : Life Insurance Corp, the country’s largest insurance company, has committed Rs 1.5 lakh crore to help cash-strapped Indian Railways meet its investment needs over the next five years.

New Delhi, Mar. 11 (ANI): Railways Minister Suresh P. Prabhu on Wednesday said the Indian Railways will set up a business transformation council (BTC) to enhance partnership with private sector investors ...