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Rail rake shortage hurts steel delivery of Odisha, Karnataka steel mills

Industry officials said inventory build-up at various plant locations is also an issue

New vistadome train services to boost tourism, says Assam CM

Vistadome coaches are equipped with glass windows and roofs for a better view of scenic landscapes

Pakistani driver, assistant suspended for halting train to buy yogurt

Minister for Railways Azam Khan Swati ordered the suspensions after a video of the incident went viral

SC pulls up Railways for not protecting its property against encroachers

The top court was hearing two separate petitions which have raised issues related to the removal of encroachment from Railways land in Gujarat and Haryana

NMR train services cancelled till December 14 due to heavy rains

The landslides occur near Kallar and Hillgrove 10 km from Mettupalayam and the passengers had to be brought back in buses

Cyclone Jawad: Around 65 trains from Visakhapatnam cancelled

Meanwhile, around 46 National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) teams have been deployed 46 teams in Odisha, West Bengal and Andhra Pradesh

Laos to launch $5.9 bn Chinese-built railway as debt to Beijing mounts

Laos is opening a $5.9 billion Chinese-built railway that links China's poor southwest to foreign markets but piles on potentially risky debt.

Stop 'injustice' towards job seekers in Railways, says Rahul Gandhi

In a tweet, he also claimed there are now "no jobs" in the Railways

Indian Railways rolls back increased platform ticket price to Rs 10

Indian Railways rolled back the platform tickets prices that were increased during the COVID-19 pandemic time

Nepal won't allow 3rd country nationals to travel to India via railroad

Nepal will not allow people from third countries to travel to India by rail after Indian officials expressed security concerns

Passenger fares across the Indian Railways likely to come down by about 15%

Curbs on cooked food, over-the-counter ticket sales remain

FinMin reviews Capex plan of urban development, railways ministries

The finance ministry on Wednesday reviewed the progress of capital expenditure (Capex)

CBI files FIR against SW Railways engineer for receiving Rs 1.29 cr bribe

The CBI has filed an FIR against an executive engineer of the South Western Railways posted in Bengaluru for allegedly receiving over Rs 1.29 crore bribe from contractors over eight years

Statsguru: Six charts show India's infrastructure projects in a slow lane

Among sectors, water, telecom and Railways faced the highest cost overruns

Kisan Rail: Railways gives subsidy of Rs 95 cr, reimbursed with Rs 55 cr

While the Kisan Rail has come as a boon for farmers across the country, the railways has been left with a burden of about Rs 40 crore in the form of unpaid reimbursements from MoFPI

IRCTC convenience fee controversy will impact PSU pack, say analysts

Firm's stock tanked 29% intraday on Friday after it said a day earlier that it was asked to share half its convenience fee with railways

IRCTC to share 50% revenue from convenience fee with Indian Railways

The revenue-sharing arrangement would be enforced from November 1, IRCTC said in a regulatory filing on October 28, along with other details.

A professor and a techie develop tech to prevent railway accidents

Their firm, L2M Rail's 'wheel impact load detection' system captures the wheel signature as a train moves over the instrumented zone of the track and processes data in real-time

Coal, railway, power ministers discuss coal supply at power plants

Coal minister Pralhad Joshi on Tuesday discussed ways to improve coal stocks at thermal power plants with railway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw and power minister R K Singh. The meeting comes against the backdrop of power plants grappling with coal shortages. "Held virtual meeting with Ministers @AshwiniVaishnaw ji & @RajKSinghIndia ji, along with officers of @CoalMinistry, CMDs & officials of coal companies. We discussed improving coal stock at thermal power plants & resolved our commitment to fulfill energy demands of the country," Joshi said in a tweet. The coal minister also reviewed the performance of Coal India arm Northern Coalfields Ltd (NCL) and directed it to ramp up production and load at least 34 rakes of the dry fuel daily. "Reviewed @NCL_SINGRAULI today, with the company CMD. Directed NCL to ramp up coal production and load at least 34 rakes per day. After this, will be visiting coal mines of NCL to interact with employees & motivate them to scale up coal ..

IRCTC m-cap tops Rs 1 trillion in intraday trade before settling 16% lower

Ends the day with a market cap of Rs 85,808 cr; stock has risen 3.3x this year; other firms in railways too come off from intraday highs amid buzz that govt is appointing a regulator for the sector