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FSSAI issues notice to IRCTC over viral video showing catering staff washing porcelain plates and bowls in toilet of Duronto Express

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The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has issued a formal notice to the Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) following...
Crime

Mumbai: Protest against eviction drive at Bandra East turns violent as locals pelt stones on police during demolition of illegal mosque on railway land

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A major anti-encroachment drive by Western Railway in Garib Nagar, Bandra East, turned violent on Wednesday when residents protested the demolition of an alleged...
Crime

‘Half-burnt piece of cloth soaked in petrol recovered, anti-social elements attempting to jeopardise passenger safety’: Probe by Indian Railways in Mithila Express fire incident...

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The ministry stated, "The Railway Protection Force and relevant agencies are conducting serious investigations into all these matters."
Government and Policy

Union cabinet approves India’s first semi-high-speed rail project between Ahmedabad and Dholera, to act as a reference model for building semi-high-speed rail networks

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In a significant boost to India's railway modernisation, the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA), chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, today approved the...
Government and Policy

Indian Railways to execute 7 new bullet train projects in mission mode, to seek bundled approvals to avoid delays seen in the Ahmedabad-Mumbai project

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Indian Railways has announced a major push to fast-track future bullet train corridors by adopting a mission-mode approach and seeking bundled clearances from central,...
Editor's picks

Ministry of Railways completes export of 10 ‘Made In India’ 3300-HP locomotives, manufactured in Varanasi, to Mozambique

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Under the Make In India, Make For the World initiative, the Ministry of Railways has exported 10 diesel locomotives manufactured at the Banaras Locomotive...
Government and Policy

Railway ministry imposes ₹10 lakh fine on IRCTC and a ₹50 lakh fine on food supplier after Vande Bharat passenger found live worms in...

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The Ministry of Railways has imposed a ₹10 lakh penalty on IRCTC and a ₹50 lakh fine on the private service provider following a...
Media

Ravish Kumar says miscreants who throw stones at trains should be psychologically evaluated and given free train rides to make them feel nice

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Ravish Kumar went on to link the incidents of stone pelting on trains with people not being able to afford train tickets.
News Reports

Uttarakhand: Supreme Court clears way for Haldwani eviction, says railway land cannot be held hostage by encroachers; rehabilitation process for eligible families under PMAY...

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The Court clarified that ownership of the disputed land is undisputed and belongs to the State, observing that rehabilitation would be assistance, not a right, and that infrastructure expansion cannot be stalled indefinitely.
Government and Policy

Kavach 4.0 expands across five railway zones as Indian Railways brings 472 km route under the Automatic Train Protection System in a month

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According to the Ministry of Railways, the previous record for implementing Kavach stood at 324 route kilometres on the Kota-Mathura section of the West Central Railway.
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