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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......

Cyclone Dana: Lakhs evacuated; flights, trains suspended

As Cyclone Dana barrels toward the coasts of Odisha, threatening to impact nearly half of the state's population, the government is racing against time to execute a massive evacuation plan aimed at......

'Even If We Have To Die, We Won't Let This Port Come Up'

'Modi knows the people here are opposed to this project, but he is using the might of government to push this port down our throats.' Reportage and Videos: Rediff.com's Hemant Waje, Satish Bodas,......

Rail roko protest: Train traffic hit in Punjab as farmers squat on tracks

Movement of several trains was affected in Punjab on Sunday after agitating farmers squatted on tracks at many places in the state as part of a nationwide 'rail roko' protest. IMAGE: Farmers block......

20 killed, several hurt as goods, passenger trains collide in Bangladesh

At least 20 people were killed and several others injured on Monday when a freight train hit a passenger train in Bangladesh's northeastern Kishoreganj district, officials said. Image used for......

Cabinet okays 32,500 cr for Railways' multi-tracking projects

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs on Wednesday approved seven multi-tracking projects of Indian Railways at an estimated cost of around Rs 32,500 crore, Union minister Ashwini Vaishnaw......

Railways' Jan Ahar outlets at stations soon

To provide food to passengers at reasonable rates, Indian Railways is launching special outlets in stations across the country. To begin with, four Jan Ahar outlets are going to be operational at......

Why Railways' financial health is off track

While the Railways was to contribute Rs 15,000 crore for the last three years towards Rashtriya Rail Sanraksha Kosh, it has been able to make provisions for only Rs 5,225 crore. In 2019-20, the......

Derek O'Brien gets a new role in Railways

Kolkata-based quiz master Derek O'Brien and leading artist Shuvaprasanna will head two separate committees set up by Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee to improve passengers' amenities and services......

Budget merger: What it means for the Railways

Railways to have functional autonomy, bear salary burden Railways will no longer have to pay annual dividends to the exchequer and maintain its functional autonomy after merger of Rail Budget with......

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MSRTC strike disrupts Ganesh festival travel statewide

Cyclone Dana: Lakhs evacuated; flights, trains suspended

'Even If We Have To Die, We Won't Let This Port Come Up'

Rail roko protest: Train traffic hit in Punjab as farmers squat on tracks

20 killed, several hurt as goods, passenger trains collide in Bangladesh

Cabinet okays 32,500 cr for Railways' multi-tracking projects

Railways' Jan Ahar outlets at stations soon

Why Railways' financial health is off track

Derek O'Brien gets a new role in Railways

Budget merger: What it means for the Railways

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