Railways must pay compensation if one falls off crowded train: HC

The Bombay high court has observed that local trains are the lifeline of Mumbai and if a person falls and suffers injuries while trying to board an overcrowded train, it will fall within the ambit......

Lalu orders inquiry into Orissa train mishap

Railway Minister Lalu Prasad on Monday announced in Lok Sabha that a statutory inquiry, to be conducted by the Commissioner of Railway Safety, had been ordered in the Coromandel Express mishap.......

PM takes stock of Mumbai blasts probe

Taking stock of the investigations into last year's Mumbai serial bomb blasts, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said on Thursday that the government will not rest till the guilty are punished. "All......

Blasts: Railways taking steps to compensate victms

The railways has taken steps for swift monetary compensation to the victims of terror attacks in Mumbai's suburban trains in July 2006, railway ministry officials said. About the delay in settling......

17 Acts to be amended through Finance Bill

Govt to scrap 8 appellate tribunals; National Company Law Appellate Tribunal to take over Competition Appellate Tribunal's duties The government plans to dissolve eight appellate tribunals......

Rlys invite 20 groups to bid for insurance plan

Raising the level of competition among private insurance players for the railway insurance scheme, the Railways has invited as many as 20 parties to bid for providing insurance cover during the......

The 'full and final payment' trap

Many of us as individuals or as persons holding financial responsibilities in establishments often receive cheques accompanied by a note that it is in "full and final settlement" of the claims. The......

Cancel REL's suburban power licence: BEST

The Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport Undertakingdemanded on Thursday that the Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commissionrevoke the licence of Reliance Energy (REL) and give BEST 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......