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The Indian Railways can now access candidates’ documents faster New Delhi: The Indian Railways will accept candidate details from records in their DigiLocker accounts when they apply for railway jobs, thus reducing recruitment time from 18 to 24 months to less than six months, according to a report by Economic Times. Here’s your 5-point cheatsheet…
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The government aims to achieve net zero emission in rail operations by 2030, PM Modi said. New Delhi: The government aims to achieve net zero emission in rail operations by 2030, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said today. Addressing the nation from the ramparts of the Red Fort on the 78th Independence Day, he highlighted his…
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Passengers pulled the alarm chain and jumped out of the train in panic (representational). New Delhi: Twelve passengers were injured when they jumped out of a slow-moving train in panic after some men operated a fire extinguisher and its fumes filled a coach near Uttar Pradesh’s Bilpur on Sunday. The incident took place in a…
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Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi meets loco pilots during his visit to the New Delhi Railway Station, in New Delhi. | Photo Credit: ANI The Ministry of Railways have constituted a multi-disciplinary committee comprising top officials of the Railway Board to look into the problems faced by Loco Pilots and submit holistic recommendations. The move…
A Loco Pilot uses the Kavach in South Central Railway in which the brakes were applied automatically. File | Photo Credit: Nagara Gopal Safety issues are paramount after a spate of railway accidents, however, the Economic Survey 2023-24 released on July 22 indicates limited progress on safety-related works such as deployment of automatic train protection…
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The production targets for this period also include 1910 non-AC sleeper coaches. (Representational) New Delhi: In order to provide “convenience” to the general category passengers, Indian Railways has expanded the number of coaches in 46 important long-distance trains, by installing 92 new general category coaches in them, the Ministry of Railways said on Friday. The…
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Vande Bharat Express is an indigenously manufactured, semi-high-speed, self-propelled train set. Several passengers travelling from Delhi to Varanasi on the Vande Bharat Express train encountered issues after the roof of the train started leaking. A video of the incident that has gone viral shows water leaking from the roof of the coach, leaving the seats drenched. Many…
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Representational Image New Delhi: Observing that there was negligence and deficiency in services by the Indian Railway, a consumer commission here has directed its general manager concerned to pay more than Rs 1.08 lakh to a passenger whose luggage was stolen during a journey. The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (Central District) was hearing the…
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The photo invited several comments from social media users. A train passenger has shared a photo of contaminated food received during the journey that is gaining traction on social media. The incident happened on Kashi Express on Monday when the passenger ordered food. The picture shows nearly invisible insect mixed along with a grain of…
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The ministry urged netizens to refrain from spreading misleading and old videos. The Ministry of Railways on Saturday refuted the claims made in a viral video on social media that the glass door of a train was smashed by a passenger who was not able to board the train. Taking to X (formerly Twitter), the…
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