Tag Archives: Railways

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Opening of a new front, Minister of the Union’s interior Amit Shah on Saturday accused west of bengal The government did not allow trains to transport stranded migrants to their homes, but the state contested the charge, saying 6,000 migrants have already returned and that 10 trains …

[ad_1] West Bengal’s ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Saturday criticized accusations by Union Interior Minister Amit Shah that the state is not helping the Center bring migrant workers back and accused it of spreading lies and play politics in the midst of an epidemic. “Amit Shah’s letter is full of …

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: The Indian Railways on Thursday he said he has operated 163 Shramik special trains since May 1 and transported home more than 1.60 lakh of migrants stranded in various parts of the country due to coronavirus-induced blockade. The railways said they operated 56 Shramik special trains on …

[ad_1] Hours after the Aurangabad train incident, the chief railway safety commissioner has written to the chairman of the railway board to ensure he takes great care to avoid such incidents in the future. The railway safety watchdog, appointed by the Ministry of Civil Aviation, wrote a letter, a copy …

[ad_1] Surat: Defying closure rules, hundreds of Odisha migrant workers arrived on the roads here Thursday after learning that the Odisha government has revoked the permit for three trains scheduled to depart Friday from the city of Surat, Gujarat. Surat’s electric looms and textile units employ thousands of people from …

[ad_1] Madhya Pradesh has increased factory work hours from eight to 12. It has also allowed up to 72 hours of overtime. Full coverage in coronavirus “The increase in working hours is applicable only if employees are willing to work. And they must be paid for overtime, “Prime Minister Shivraj …

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Indian Railways has deployed more than 70 special trains to transport nearly 80,000 stranded migrant workers, students, and tourists in the past five days. Rail authorities said 55 special trains had started or completed the one-way trip as of Monday and nearly 30 more trains were scheduled …

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: The government has not talked about charging anything from migrant laborers as 85 per cent of the transportation cost is borne by the railways and 15 per cent by state governments, the Center said on Monday amid a row over the national transporter allegedly charging the workers …

[ad_1] Amazon India has announced that it will use the Indian Railways special trains to guarantee the delivery of goods. In a statement released, Amazon said it will send shipments via the Covid-19 special packet trains, which were introduced by Indian Railways. Since the blockade began, Indian Railways has increased …

[ad_1] Indian Railways is ready to obtain a new 9000HP WAG-9HH electric locomotive that was manufactured at Chittaranjan Locomotive Works (CLW). The locomotive has successfully passed the swing and EBD test conducted by the Research Design and Standards Organization (RDSO). RDSO has issued the final speed certificate for the operation …