To book Tatkal train tickets from railway reservation counters, passengers will now have to provide a one-time password received on their mobile phones, a move officials say is aimed at curbing......
Flyers faced a double blow as air fares on Air India flights out of Delhi and those of SpiceJet soared past Rs 1 lakh one-way on some routes, and even those showed 'sold out' despite the airlines......
The Ministry of Railways has decided to prepare reservation charts for long-distance trains eight hours in advance, instead of the current four hours, to help passengers travelling from remote......
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In the face of criticism from several quarters, the railways is mulling the restoration of senior citizen concessions but for general and sleeper classes only, sources said in New Delhi. Image......
The Railways hiked the Tatkal ticket charges from December 25 with the aim to improve passenger revenue collections. While a passenger has to shell out Rs 200 for the Tatkal booking of sleeper......
The Indian Railways has revised the Tatkal scheme to provide for lower fares during the off-season, and allowed refunds under special circumstances. The revised scheme, available in all mail and......
The period of advance booking under the Tatkal Scheme is being reduced from the current 5 days to 2 days. Tatkal tickets will be made available destination-wise instead of from end to end thereby......
The new Tatkal booking scheme in which the train reservation period has been reduced to one day from two days will come into effect from Monday.Besides, other changes to facilitate availability of......
The revenue generated under the Tatkal scheme for reservation of railway tickets has shown a steady increase, with the government earning Rs 847 crore (Rs 8.47 billion) in 2011-12, an increase of......