After third train sabotage bid in UP in Sep, RPF launches track patrolling

A day after the engine of a train hit a stone placed on the railway track in the Bairia area in Ballia of Uttar Pradesh, the Railway Protection Force has formed a special team to solve the case,......

Rain lashes parts of Bengal as cyclone 'Dana' nears

Several districts of West Bengal received moderate to heavy rain on Thursday morning, as severe cyclonic storm 'Dana' inched closer to the state's coast and that of neighbouring Odisha, the IMD......

Cyclone to hit Bengal, Odisha with wind speed of 120 kmph

A deep depression over east-central Bay of Bengal intensified into cyclonic storm 'Dana' on Wednesday morning, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said. Photograph: @Indiametdept/X The storm......

2 dead, 34 injured as Chandigarh-Dibrugarh Express derails

Two passengers were killed and 34 injured when eight coaches of the Chandigarh-Dibrugarh Express derailed near Gonda in Uttar Pradesh on Thursday, an official said. IMAGE: Several coaches of the......

Railways to foray into education, convert hospitals to colleges

Railway hospitals will offer postgraduate courses for medical students.Shine Jacob reports. IMAGE: Surgery aboard the Lifeline Express. Photograph: Danish Siddiqui/Reuters The Indian Railways has......

4,300 Railway employees under vigilance scanner

More than 4,300 employees of the Railways have come under the scanner of its own vigilance department for their alleged involvement in corrupt practices. Out of the total 4,310 employees who have......

Railways to expand telemedicine network

Taking medical facilities to far-flung areas, the Indian Railways have decided to expand their telemedicine network across the country. "Currently available in 18 places including Rangia, Badarpur,......

Railways to expand telemedicine network

Taking medical facilities to far-flung areas, the Indian Railways are planning to expand their telemedicine network to 23 more places across the country."Currently, telemedicine facilities are......

North Eastern states set for Ranji Trophy; BCCI to bear all expenses

IMAGE: Vidarbha's players celebrate after winning the 2017-18 Ranji Trophy title. Photograph: BCCI The Board of Control for Cricket in India will bear the entire cost of the cash-strapped North......

Former hockey Olympian Vivek Singh passes away

Former hockey international Vivek Singh passed away at his residence in Varanasi on Wednesday after a prolonged battle with cancer, his family said.Vivek, 37, was first diagnosed and treated for......

Former Olympians do their bit for Vivek

Their physical strength may not match their urge to perform on the pitch, their reflexes may not be sharp enough to convert those defence-piercing crosses, but the stars of yesteryear gave fans a......

Crunch time for cancer-afflicted Olympian

Vivek Singh desperately wants the national hockey team to win a medal at the Olympics, for it would inspire him to continue his battle against lung cancer, which is threatening to cut short his......

Mizoram thrash Railways 3-0 to win Santosh Trophy

Mizoram blanked Railways 3-0 in a one-sided final to win the 68th National Football Championship, for the Santosh Trophy, in Siliguri, on Sunday. Zico Zoremsanga scored on either side of half-time......