Scattered protests during Bharat Bandh over Agnipath scheme

Road and rail traffic was partially affected in some regions on Monday during a 'Bharat bandh' called against the Agnipath military recruitment scheme, while protests appeared to taper off in many......

Protests against Agnipath scheme turn violent; trains, vehicles torched

Trains were set afire and blocked, and public vehicles attacked as protests over 'Agnipath' swept across several places in Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Himachal......

Farmers' rail roko: 18 trains cancelled, 60 affected

The Samyukt Kisan Morcha's (SKM's) six-hour 'rail roko' protest on Monday over the Lakhimpur violence affected 150 locations in the Northern Railway zone and hindered the running of 60 trains, said......

Farmers stage nationwide 'rail roko'; railways says not much impact

Agitating farmer groups on Thursday held a four-hour nationwide 'rail roko' agitation with the railways saying there was negligible impact on services though some trains were stopped by officials......

Dedicated Freight Corridors in super-slow lane

The light at the end of the much-hyped Dedicated Freight Corridor tunnel will take a long time to be lit.Indian Railways' ambitious project of developing Dedicated Freight Corridors, conceived to......

Mamata Budget offers 57 new trains

Fifty-sevennew trainswereproposedby the railways ministerMamata Banerjee as she presentedthe Railway Budget for 2009-10 in Parliament on Friday.These are: 1. Vishakhapatnam-Secunderabad-Mumbai......

Railway Budget speech

Railway Minister Lalu Prasad on Friday presented a populist interim Railway Budget in Parliament on Friday. Following is the entire speech of the railway minister: 1. Mr. Speaker, Sir I rise to......

46 new trains: Take a look!

The Railway Minister Lalu Prasad on Saturday proposed to start 46 new trains in the Rail Budget for 2005-06. The new trains proposed are:Muzaffarpur-Howrah Jansadharan Express......