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Bharti Airtel, Reliance Jio, Vodafone Idea oppose free spectrum to railways

Reliance Jio said the Railways should not be permitted to offer commercial services like Wi-fi and voice and video communication

Telcos oppose allocation of 700 MHz spectrum to railways, call for auction

Telcos said the spectrum allotted to Railways for captive use should not be utilised for commercial services for passengers as such services should be provisioned by entities that hold a valid license

How exemption of 13 railway projects puts wildlife sanctuaries at risk

The Forest (Conservation) Act of 1980 prohibits the use of any forest land for non-forest activities

Cabinet likely to soon decide on 2 ambitious semi-high speed train projects

Russian Railways will come out with a report on the speed upgrade of the Nagpur-Secunderabad section by September. India and Russia had signed a memorandum of understand for this in December 2015

RRB Recruitment 2019: Check RRC Group D application status on rrbcdg.gov.in

The inspection of the RRB recruitment 2019 application status has been completed

Inside the Indian Railways' high-tech project to map defects in tracks

At present, thousands of trackmen throughout the country patrol the railway tracks every day to manually check every nut and bolt for defects

Private insurance firms make windfall from Railways' insurance scheme

Private insurance companies received a premium of around Rs 46 crore in the last two years from railway and its passengers while making a payout of only Rs seven crore in claims under the national transporter's travel insurance scheme, an RTI has found. IRCTC, which is a wholly owned undertaking of the Ministry of Railways, has entered into an agreement with three private insurance companies through limited tender - Shriram General Insurance Company Ltd, ICICI Lombard General Insurance Company Ltd and Royal Sundaram General Insurance Company Ltd for its Optional Travel Insurance Scheme which was launched in September 2016 with a premium of Rs 0.92 per passenger. This facility is for confirmed/RAC railway passengers who booked e-ticket through the official website of Indian Railway Catering & Tourism Corporation (IRCTC). Under the scheme, a sum assured is paid to the victim/family or legal heir of the victim as the case may be in case of death/injury of reserved passengers due to ..

RRB recruitment test 2019 from tomorrow for 1,937 posts: Details here

The computer-based test will be of a 90-minute duration and will have a total of 100 questions

Uphill task for Railways as few private players ready for participation

In her July 5 Budget speech, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said the Railways needed Rs 50 trillion in five years to 2030

No question of privatisation of railways: Piyush Goyal tells Parliament

FM Sitharaman in her Budget speech on July 5 had said the government may use private investment in railway tracks

What have you done to ensure clean drinking water in trains: HC to Railways

The bench asked the lawyer for the Railways to file an affidavit indicating the steps it has taken and proposes in future for ensuring clean drinking water on its trains and stations

Govt likely to monetise Indian Railways' heritage routes and stadia

The railways heritage lines that are part of the UNESCO-accorded sites

Delhi-Lucknow Tejas Express set to be first train to be run by pvt players

The train, one of the most-awaited trains on the route, is currently parked at the Annandnagar railway station in Uttar Pradesh

Railway union says will launch protest after Budget proposes privatisation

FM Sitharaman in her Budget speech on Friday proposed that railways should use Public Private Partnership (PPP) model for faster development

Wherever we spot opportunities, we will try to invite PPPs: Piyush Goyal

A big thrust has been given to the ease of living for the middle and lower-middle classes, said Goyal

Railways seeks private players, plans Rs 50 trillion investments: Budget

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's Budget proposes pan-India transportation card for bus, rail and waterways.

IRFC to remain post rail budget merger

Indian Railway Finance Corporation is a dedicated financing arm that helps raise money from the market to partly finance the plan outlay of Indian Railways

Top events today: New train timings, GST anniversary, RTGS charges, & more

From new Indian Railways train timings to GST anniversary, here are some of the most important news events scheduled for today

Railway Protection Force to recruit 4,500 women constables: Piyush Goyal

Minister of State for Railways Suresh Angadi said the recruitment process is going on

Railways may need 1.7 mn tonne rails in FY20, SAIL to supply 1.35 mn tonne

SAIL has been supplying less rails against the order placed by the Railways for the last four financial years