News for 'rail accident'

Indian among train accident victims in New York suburb

Indian among train accident victims in New York suburb

Rediff.com5 Feb 2015

A Indian is among the victims of a train accident in a New York suburb.

Pay 92 paise for Rs 10-lakh train travel insurance

Pay 92 paise for Rs 10-lakh train travel insurance

Rediff.com19 Aug 2016

Apart from rail mishaps, the coverage would take care of terrorist attacks and accidental fall of a passenger from a train and normal accidents, riots, robbery and dacoity

'Piyush Goyal must resign on moral grounds'

'Piyush Goyal must resign on moral grounds'

Rediff.com19 Oct 2018

'Piyush Goyal is the chief and it is always the chief who is considered to be responsible.'

India to soon boast of 400 swanky rail stations

India to soon boast of 400 swanky rail stations

Rediff.com9 Sep 2015

A Japanese delegation will soon visit India to study the opportunities

'What is happening is not vikas but vinash'

'What is happening is not vikas but vinash'

Rediff.com17 Nov 2023

'These kinds of tunnels are not meant for the Himalayas.' 'Development should be good for all people and not where you make a tunnel and 40 people get trapped.'

Dense fog in North India hits air, rail traffic; causes road accidents

Dense fog in North India hits air, rail traffic; causes road accidents

Rediff.com1 Dec 2016

Visibility was very low in many areas of Delhi, Uttar Pradesh and Punjab.

Cattle hits, snags raise doubts over Vande Bharat as 'train of future'

Cattle hits, snags raise doubts over Vande Bharat as 'train of future'

Rediff.com19 Oct 2022

Experts suggest that a revamp in the surrounding infrastructure should take care of the issues plaguing the VB-2, stressing that the lightweight nature of the trains is what allows for higher speeds, and that needless design additions may hamper the train's efficiency.

New technology adds zing to Indian Railways

New technology adds zing to Indian Railways

Rediff.com4 Mar 2020

Globally, London's Tube and French railway networks are already using this technology in their corrosion-prone areas.

Volume, margin movement to be key drivers for Concor stock going ahead

Volume, margin movement to be key drivers for Concor stock going ahead

Rediff.com20 Sep 2023

Container Corporation of India (Concor) has been the worst performer among major logistics & port stocks registering returns of about 4 per cent over the past three months as compared to 10-12 per cent for peers Gateway Distriparks and Adani Ports and SEZ. Uncertain outlook on the export-import (EXIM) trade front, market share loss, lack of progress on divestment, and weak June quarter results weighed on the stock. Volume and margin movement will be key triggers for the stock going ahead. As was the case in the previous quarter, margin performance was muted even in the June quarter. Operating profit in the quarter was down 17 per cent at Rs 391 crore missing estimates by over 15 per cent. Operating profit margins at 20.4 per cent, too, were down sharply by 350 basis points over the year-ago quarter.

In US, Gadkari outlines plans to halt road accidents

In US, Gadkari outlines plans to halt road accidents

Rediff.com12 Jul 2016

The minister has sought the help of US technology, expertise and innovation to make road safety a priority in India.

12 killed as Maha-bound bus falls into Narmada river in MP

12 killed as Maha-bound bus falls into Narmada river in MP

Rediff.com19 Jul 2022

At least 12 passengers were killed and two others missing after a Maharashtra state transport bus fell into the Narmada river from a bridge in Madhya Pradesh's Dhar district on Monday, officials said.

Odisha crash: How much did Railways spend on safety

Odisha crash: How much did Railways spend on safety

Rediff.com5 Jun 2023

The railways has spent more than Rs 1 lakh crore on safety measures between 2017-2018 and 2021-22 with a steady growth in expenditure on track renewal, according to an official document.

ICICI Lombard to insure rail passengers

ICICI Lombard to insure rail passengers

Rediff.com28 Sep 2007

ICICI Lombard has bagged a contract from the railways to provide personal accident cover at a premium of just 4.75 paise per passenger. The personal accident cover is for a year starting from September 20, 2007.

'Railways has not done anything for human safety'

'Railways has not done anything for human safety'

Rediff.com27 Apr 2018

'There are enough funds to solve this problem.'

'Real tragedy is the attitude of railways to people'

'Real tragedy is the attitude of railways to people'

Rediff.com20 Oct 2018

'The accident happened because the railway track was at the same level as the ground, so the people walked over it.'

Mamata's rail chugs along with hiccups

Mamata's rail chugs along with hiccups

Rediff.com28 Dec 2009

During the fag end of the year, she tabled a 'white paper' in Parliament on Railways financial health which dismissed her predecessor Lalu Prasad's claim of an impressive turnaround during his tenure.

Committee set up to probe Mumbai Metro accident

Committee set up to probe Mumbai Metro accident

Rediff.com6 Sep 2012

A committee headed by Indian Institute of Technology Bombay professor K V K Rao would probe the incident and suggest safety measures to avoid such instances in the future.

SC allows Mumbai Metro to seek nod for felling 84 trees at Aarey

SC allows Mumbai Metro to seek nod for felling 84 trees at Aarey

Rediff.com29 Nov 2022

The Supreme Court on Tuesday permitted the Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation Ltd to pursue its plea with the relevant authority for felling 84 trees at Mumbai's Aarey Colony for constructing train ramps at its car shed project, saying it cannot be "oblivious of serious dislocation" which may be caused in projects involving "large public funds".

3 coaches of Dadar-Puducherry train derail in Mumbai as Gadag express dashes it

3 coaches of Dadar-Puducherry train derail in Mumbai as Gadag express dashes it

Rediff.com16 Apr 2022

Three coaches of the Dadar-Puducherry Express (train no 11005) derailed near Matunga station in Mumbai on Friday night after the engine of the CSMT-Gadag Express, going in the same direction, dashed it sideways, a Central Railway official said.

Delhi experiences coldest Dec day in 119 yrs; rail, air traffic hit

Delhi experiences coldest Dec day in 119 yrs; rail, air traffic hit

Rediff.com30 Dec 2019

The minimum temperature settled at 2.6 degree Celsius at the Safdarjung observatory, four notches below the season's average, and humidity was 100 per cent. The visibility recorded by the Safdarjung and Palam observatories stood at zero metres at 8.30 am. It was recorded at 100 metres at Safdarjung and zero at Palam at 5.30 am.

3 killed after 2 cargo trains collide in MP

3 killed after 2 cargo trains collide in MP

Rediff.com1 Mar 2020

Thirteen wagons of one of the trains and an engine jumped off the tracks following the collision.

Human error behind Punjab rail mishap: Report

Human error behind Punjab rail mishap: Report

Rediff.com3 Jan 2005

Chief Commissioner of Railway Safety G P Garg, in the preliminary inquiry report, has held that it was caused due to the blunder by the station masters of Bhangala and Mirthala.

UP: 21 killed in bus accident

UP: 21 killed in bus accident

Rediff.com3 May 2006

Those killed included the son of the state Congress chief.

Survivors recount horror while frantic kin search for loved ones

Survivors recount horror while frantic kin search for loved ones

Rediff.com21 Nov 2016

Distraught relatives of people on board the ill-fated Indore-Patna Express who have still not been united with their family, searched frantically for their loved ones.

Why Railways' transformation plan has gone off-track

Why Railways' transformation plan has gone off-track

Rediff.com1 Aug 2019

There was a plan to increase the Railways' revenue by augmenting carrying capacity. This target has, however, become the source of a bitter battle between two ministries - the railways and steel - and provoked serious arguments over the "Make in India" programme.

50 metres of rail track tampered: DIG

50 metres of rail track tampered: DIG

Rediff.com28 May 2010

West Bengal Director General of Police Bhupinder Singh said the police had found Pandrol clips (which tie the tracks) open along a 50-metre stretch at the accident spot and the blast theory was yet to be confirmed.

9 killed, 24 injured in Assam bus accident

9 killed, 24 injured in Assam bus accident

Rediff.com26 Oct 2014

At least nine persons, including five women, were killed and 24 injured when a bus in which they were travelling fell into a roadside ditch at Uluani in Nagaon district on Sunday.

Rail mishap details a call away

Rail mishap details a call away

Rediff.com9 Sep 2004

Details of railway accidents can from now on be obtained from any part of the country by dialling telephone no 1072.

Video: Part of rail track missing, fishplates open

Video: Part of rail track missing, fishplates open

Rediff.com28 May 2010

There have been contradictory reports on the cause of accident.

Railway gateman, event organisers blamed for Amritsar train mishap

Railway gateman, event organisers blamed for Amritsar train mishap

Rediff.com6 Dec 2018

The probe report, however, gave a 'clean chit' to Navjot Kaur Sidhu, who was the chief guest at the Dussehra event, saying 'she had no role in organising the event'.

6 killed as 11 coaches of Seemanchal Express derail in Bihar

6 killed as 11 coaches of Seemanchal Express derail in Bihar

Rediff.com3 Feb 2019

Prima facie, the derailment was caused by a rail fracture.

Don't put your lives at risk, be patient: Maha CM to migrants

Don't put your lives at risk, be patient: Maha CM to migrants

Rediff.com8 May 2020

Thackeray said he was in constant touch with the Centre over the issue of running more trains to ferry migrant labourers, stranded due to the coronavirus-enforced lockdown, to their native places.

62 hurt as Sealdah-Ajmer Express derails; victims claim help came late

62 hurt as Sealdah-Ajmer Express derails; victims claim help came late

Rediff.com28 Dec 2016

At least 62 passengers were on Wednesday injured when 15 coaches of the Sealdah-Ajmer Express derailed while it was crossing a bridge near Rura Railway Station in Kanpur Rural district, the second rail accident in the region in two months.

Mukul Roy blames 'negligent' van driver for rail mishap

Mukul Roy blames 'negligent' van driver for rail mishap

Rediff.com20 Mar 2012

Railway Minister Mukul Roy on Tuesday blamed the van driver for the major accident at an unmanned level crossing near Hathras in Uttar Pradesh, which claimed 16 lives. In his first statement in Parliament after assuming office, Roy said Rs two lakh have been announced for the next of the kin of the deceased and Rs 50,000 to the grievously injured, besides Rs 25,000 to those with minor injury. Sixteen people were killed and three others seriously injured.

Aurangabad mishap: Survivors raised alarm, but in vain

Aurangabad mishap: Survivors raised alarm, but in vain

Rediff.com8 May 2020

Chilling details emerged about the tragedy involving a group of migrant workers who were on their way to native places in Madhya Pradesh on foot from Maharashtra and had taken a break to rest on rail tracks out of sheer fatigue.

Gowda's first 100 days as rail minister fail to impress

Gowda's first 100 days as rail minister fail to impress

Rediff.com9 Sep 2014

Gowda has also failed to offer clarity on reforming the Railway Board.

How Suresh Prabhu's term was derailed

How Suresh Prabhu's term was derailed

Rediff.com3 Sep 2017

Aslam Hunani analyses the train mishaps that will mark Suresh Prabhu's tenure as railway minister.

Maoists blow up rail track near Gaya in Bihar

Maoists blow up rail track near Gaya in Bihar

Rediff.com3 Aug 2013

Maoists blew up a railway track near Gaya late on Friday night, disrupting traffic on the Gaya-Mugalsari route of East Central Railway.

Railway safety? Ministry requires more than just funding

Railway safety? Ministry requires more than just funding

Rediff.com21 Sep 2015

The year 2015 has seen eight accidents because of derailments.

No hike in rail fares, says Laloo

No hike in rail fares, says Laloo

Rediff.com25 May 2004