Sabotage bid foiled as train driver sports iron pole on tracks in U'Khand

The driver of the Naini Jan Shatabdi Express averted a possible accident when he slammed the emergency brakes on finding an iron pole across the tracks near Uttarakhand's Rudrapur, officials said......

24K cops, drones to be deployed in Mumbai for Ganesh immersion

More than 24,000 police personnel will be deployed for immersion processions on Anant Chaturdashi, the tenth and final day of the Ganpati festival in Mumbai on Tuesday, an official said on Monday.......

Somnath Express halted in Punjab following bomb threat

The Somnath Express, which runs between Jammu and Rajasthan, was halted at a railway station in Punjab's Ferozepur district on Tuesday after police received an anonymous call claiming a bomb had......

Fire extinguisher on rail track sparks scare in UP

A fire extinguisher that may have accidentally fallen off a train set off a scare on Sunday when the driver of another passenger train applied brakes after spotting the cylinder-like object on the......

Train passengers can now file FIRs from any place

If you are a victim of theft or any other offence during train journey, need not worry about the jurisdictions as you can file an first information report from anywhere during or after travel. As......

Railways promises better safety and security

The Minister of Railways Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday announced her ministry will follow a twin strategy of adopting the highest level of technology and pressing into force well-trained manpower,......

Railways plans more security for passengers

The Railway Board has decided to create over 5,000 posts and impart advanced training to Railway Protection Force (RPF) personnel to ensure security of passengers besides tackling terror threats.......

As Prabhu seeks more power for RPF, Debroy wants wings clipped

Bibek Debroy Committee proposed railways duty is not to run hospitals, schools, catering, real estate activities and maintaining RPF Amid the move by Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu to arm the......

Sportswoman who lost leg seeks Govt job

The young athlete who lost her leg after being thrown out of a train by robbers, on Thursday, demanded a government job, saying"small compensation" will not help her, even as the Railways ordered a......