BSF troops given filthy coaches, 4 railways officials suspended

A controversy erupted after a train with dilapidated and dirty coaches was provided to ferry Border Security Force (BSF) personnel from Tripura for deployment during the Amarnath Yatra in Kashmir,......

Rain fury wreaks havoc in Northeast; lakhs hit, toll at 36

The flood situation in the Northeast remained critical on Monday as the toll due to deluge and landslides triggered by heavy rain over the past few days rose to 36, while over 5.5 lakh remained......

Red alert in many states as monsoon covers India; 2 killed U'khand

A cloudburst in Uttarakhand's Uttarkashi district early Sunday left two construction workers dead and seven missing as monsoon covered the entire country almost a week early than usual, bringing......

8 coaches of Agartala-LTT Express derail in Assam

Eight coaches of the Agartala-Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Express derailed at Dibalong station in Assam's Dima Hasao district on Thursday afternoon, Northeast Frontier Railway officials said. IMAGE:......

Mobile train communication soon

Indian Railways plan to introduce mobile train communication on its A, B and C routes, Rajya Sabha was informed on Friday.Of this, work on 3,200 route kilometre on Northern, North-Central,......

Dirty train coach? You can SMS to get it cleaned!

To avail the service, a passenger of a running train would have to SMS CLEAN<space>10 digit PNR no to 58888 or enter the PNR no at www.cleanmycoach.com.     A SMS-based coach......

Arunachal, Meghalaya to be on railways map soon

After facing a scarcity of funds and a challenging law and order situation for about two decades, Indian Railways’ expansion in the Northeast is finally gaining momentum. Three of the five......

God help the passengers of Indian Railways' high speed trains

The Railways’ worst performance on accidents raises questions on how safely it can run high-speed trains.    Even as Indian Railways is gearing up to roll out high-speed passenger......

Indian Wushu team devastated after visa issue blocks athletes from Hangzhou

IMAGE: Three wushu fighters from Arunachal Pradesh were issued stapled visas instead of stamped ones, India's foreign ministry said. India does not accept stapled visas as valid. Photograph: SAI......