MSRTC strike disrupts Ganesh festival travel statewide

A major strike by Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation employees for salary hikes and other demands severely disrupted services on Tuesday ahead of the Ganesh festival, leaving thousands of......

All under-construction tunnels in India to be audited

The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) will undertake a safety audit of all 29 under-construction tunnels across the country to ensure safety and adherence to highest quality standards, an......

Downpour in Mumbai, red alert issued, BMC schools shut

Heavy rains lashed Mumbai and its suburbs on Thursday, causing waterlogging on roads in some areas that led to traffic snarls and also delayed local train operations. IMAGE: High tides lash at the......

Trains delayed as landslide hits Konkan Railway

Rail traffic on the Konkan railway route was severely affected on Wednesday as several trains were halted at various stations after a landslide near Ratnagiri, officials said. The landslide......

Konkan Railway to bring sky bus back on track

The Konkan Railway Corporation Limited has launched a new attempt to re-sell its sky bus technology, an indigenous railway project which met ill-fate in 2004. Aimed at 'decongesting' the traffic in......

Konkan Railway moots Skybus in Surat

Konkan Railway Corporation Ltd is looking at running its Skybus project in Surat and Ahmedabad. A senior level team from the KRCL visited Surat last week and made presentations before the Surat......

Mamata's grand plans for Railways only on paper?

The railway minister's indifference to her portfolio, the hesitation to install anti-collision devices that cost Rs 250,000 per km and the debate over the efficiency of home-grown technology are......

Railways seek reimbursement for IRCTC service charge waiver

IRCTC used to charge Rs 40 per ticket for bookings in AC classes, Rs 20 per ticket in sleeper class With the finance ministry starting the process for listing of Indian Railway Catering and......