Ministry of Railways (India)
Indian government ministry responsible for rail transport
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The Ministry of Railways is a ministry in the Government of India, responsible for the country's rail transport. The ministry operates as the statutory body of the Indian Railways, an organisation that operates as a monopoly in rail transport and is headed by the Chairman and CEO of Railway Board. The Ministry of Railways along with the Railway Board is housed inside Rail Bhawan in New Delhi.
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Now, women in key positions in Railway BoardWomen now hold key positions in the Railway Board, the top decision-making body of the railway ministry. Seema Kumar has been appointed as member in charge of operations and business development,..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Anti-collision system on Delhi-Mumbai, Delhi-Kolkata trains by March 2025The Delhi-Mumbai and Delhi-Howrah railway routes will be equipped with the anti-train collision system, Kavach, by March 2025. Additionally, an AI-based sensor system named Gajraj will be deployed on a..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Transferred 3 days before retirement, employee pens strongly-worded letter to Railway BoardSenior engineer from Chhattisgarh's Bilaspur division of South East Central Railway (SECR) left shocked after being transferred to the Northern Railway (NR) zone in Delhi just days before retirement...IndiaTimes - Published | |
Meri Mati Mera Desh: Indian Railways run 45 Kalash Yatra special trainsIndian Railways has organized 45 special trains to transport participants to New Delhi for the 'Meri Mati Mera Desh' campaign. The campaign aims to honor the soldiers who sacrificed their lives for the..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Railways boosts compensation for accident-related deaths and injuries by 10 times, lakhs of rupees to be disbursedRailway Board raises compensation for train accident victims in significant increase.DNA - Published | |
Railway Board chief spells out âpanch pransâ for employeesJaya Varma Sinha, the first woman chairperson of the Railway Board, has outlined five key priorities for all railway employees: safety, integrity, capacity augmentation, revenue generation, and..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Meet Jaya Verma Sinha, India's first woman CEO of Railway board in 166 yearsJaya Varma Sinha's appointment will be in effect beginning on September 1 and lasting till she retires.DNA - Published | |
Jaya Verma Sinha first woman to head Railway BoardJaya Verma Sinha, Indian Railway Management Services (IRMS), Member (Operations & Business Development), Railway Board appointed as Chairman & Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Railway Board: Govt of..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Railway Board panel to list steps to assess RPF copsâ mental healthIndiaTimes - Published | |
NHRC notice to Railway Board, Odisha govt on Bahanaga train accident issueIndiaTimes - Published | |
Fares of AC chair car, executive classes of all trains, including Vande Bharat, to be reduced by up to 25%: Railways BoardIndiaTimes - Published | |
Balasore train tragedy: South Eastern Railway GM transferred, to take charge of Karnataka-based Rail Wheel FactoryThis is the latest in a series of relocations for senior officials of the zone in which a triple train accident on June 2 killed more than 290 people. Earlier, the Railway Board had transferred five..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Listed close shaves, red-flagged signal team's shortcutsPrecisely 60 days before the Balasore rail accident which claimed over 275 lives, the Railway Board, in a letter to general managers of 19 zones of Indian railways, cited five incidents in the current..IndiaTimes - Published | Odisha tragedy: Railway Board issues track safety advisoryIndiaTimes - Published |
No shortcuts in maintenance, safety: Railway Board to officialsIndiaTimes - Published | Railway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw asks officers to make rail network âtamper proofâSoon after returning from the accident spot in Odisha, railway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw instructed Railway Board officers to draw up plans to make the rail network âtamper proofâ from external..IndiaTimes - Published |
Odisha train tragedy: Railway board orders safety drive in all zones to 'super check' signalling systemIndiaTimes - Published | Railways recommends CBI probe into Balasore accidentThe Railway Board has recommended a CBI probe into the Balasore train accident that has so far claimed 275 lives. âWe have recommended a CBI probe into the triple train accident that claimed 275..IndiaTimes - Published |
Odisha train accident: Railway Ministry seeks CBI probe into three-rail collision incident that killed 275 peopleRailway Ministry is seeking a CBI probe into the Balasore triple train accident that claimed over 288 lives.DNA - Published | Goods train didn't derail, only Coromandel Express met with accident: Railway BoardIndiaTimes - Published |
Odisha train accident: Electric interlocking, faulty signaling machine real reason behind tragic train crashAs the death toll in the Odisha train accident is now nearing 300, the Railway Ministry has revealed the real cause behind the tragic mishap.DNA - Published | Railways identifies 477 level crossings, 250 stations that delay trainsBased on the analysis carried out by using the satellite-based train location tracking data, which says the actual detention may be more, Indian Railways is prioritising the construction of railway..IndiaTimes - Published |
Good news for pet parents! IRCTC to allow passengers to book train tickets onlineThe Ministry of Railways issued a proposal in an effort to make it simpler for visitors to bring their dogs along on trains.DNA - Published | Kolkata Metro: New Garia-Ruby stretch gets CRS nod, operations on 5 stations to start soonMetro authorities will now request the Ministry of Railways to schedule the inauguration of commercial services on the 5.4-km stretchDNA - Published |
Indian Railways announces special menu for Navratri 2022On Sunday, the Ministry of Railways announced a special menu for pilgrims taking trains during Navratri.DNA - Published | Bharat bandh 2022: 742 trains cancelled due to protests, here's how to get full refund on ticketMinistry of Railways, in its official Twitter account Railway Seva told how the money for the tickets of the cancelled trains would be refunded.DNA - Published |
Ashwini Vaishnaw takes charge as IT& Communications minister: All you need to knowBureaucrat-turned-politician Ashwini Vaishnaw on Thursday took charge of the IT, electronics and communication ministry. This is the first term of Vaishnaw as a Member of Parliament and he will be in..IndiaTimes - Published | Over 25,629 MT medical oxygen transported to states by Oxygen Expresses: ministry of railwaysIndiaTimes - Published |
Covid-19: Railways delivers nearly 11,800 tonnes of medical oxygen across IndiaIndian Railways has delivered nearly 11,800 metric tonnes of Liquid Medical Oxygen (LMO) in more than 727 tankers to various states across the country as India battling the second wave of COVID-19,..IndiaTimes - Published | |
