Second blackout in India hits 19 states, 600 million people (Roundup)
July 31st, 2012 - 11:11 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 31 (IANS) India was hit by a massive power failure Tuesday, bigger than the blackout a day ago, that crippled train, Metro and road-transport services and ... Read more...
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Power crisis now trips 19 states, 600 million people hit (Third Lead)
July 31st, 2012 - 6:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 31 (IANS) The power crisis that hit northern India turned into a larger blackout a day later Tuesday to affect as many as 19 states not ... Read more...
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Power crisis now trips 22 states, 600 million people hit (Second Lead)
July 31st, 2012 - 6:23 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 31 (IANS) The power crisis that hit northern India turned into a larger blackout a day later Tuesday to affect as many as 19 states not ... Read more...
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Drunk rail passengers to face action in Kerala
February 24th, 2012 - 12:37 am ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 23 (IANS) A drive would be launched in Kerala from Friday against people under the influence of alcohol in trains and at railway platforms, police said.The Railway Police ... Read more...
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British police using ‘ghost trains’ to catch thieves
November 28th, 2011 - 3:50 pm ICT by IANS
London, Nov 28 (IANS) To catch the surging number of scrap metal thieves red-handed, undercover British policemen have now started travelling at night by special locomotives, dubbed "ghost trains".The locomotives ... Read more...
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Court asks Uttar Pradesh to clear rail blockade by Jats
March 18th, 2011 - 10:11 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, March 18 (IANS) The Allahabad High Court Friday issued stern directives to the Uttar Pradesh government to ensure the restoration of rail services disrupted in the ten-day old agitation ... Read more...
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Anti-collision devices to cover 8 rail zones: Mamata
February 25th, 2011 - 11:28 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 25 (IANS) Anti-collision devices (ACD) will be implemented in eight of the country's 17 zonal railways to improve the safety of rail passengers, Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee said ... Read more...
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Two killed after being hit by train
September 25th, 2010 - 1:02 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Sep 25 (IANS) It was their hastiness to alight from the train before it stopped at a station that proved fatal. Two rail passengers were killed Saturday when they were hit ... Read more...
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Delhi Metro’s volunteer programme gets international award
July 18th, 2010 - 6:42 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 18 (IANS) The Delhi Metro's citizen forum's volunteers programme has been selected for the distinguished honoree medal at the 2010 Stevie Awards to be held in Turkey in September, ... Read more...
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Strike a political gimmick, say harrowed passengers
July 5th, 2010 - 9:06 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 5 (IANS) For thousands of people stranded due to disruption of rail and road traffic, the shutdown called by the opposition Monday to protest the hike in fuel ... Read more...
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Delhi Metro’s citizen forum to have 1,000 members before Games
June 11th, 2010 - 8:22 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 11 (IANS) The Delhi Metro is planning to nearly double the number of its Citizen Forum members before the October Commonwealth Games in the city.
The forum sensitises Delhi Metro ... Read more...
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480 health facilities to be set up on railway lands
February 5th, 2010 - 7:09 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 5 (IANS) To provide healthcare to millions of rail passengers and people living in areas adjacent to railway tracks, the health ministry Friday joined hands with the railway ... Read more...
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Railway Board holds a meeting on railway safety
January 21st, 2010 - 1:38 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Jan 21 (ANI): The Railway Board held a meeting here on rail safety on Wednesday.It discussed the issue of security of rail passengers and devise solutions to the threat faced ... Read more...
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Delhi records lowest day temperature in five years
January 8th, 2010 - 8:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 8 (IANS) At nine degrees below the average for this time of the year, Delhi Friday recorded the day temperature of 12.1 degrees Celsius, the lowest in the last ... Read more...
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Fog envelops Delhi, hitting road, rail, air traffic (Lead)
January 8th, 2010 - 6:06 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 8 (IANS) A thick blinding fog paralysed the Indian capital for the second consecutive day Friday, hitting air and rail services badly and making travelling a nightmare for tens ... Read more...
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Dense fog in north India hits air, rail services; three train accidents
January 2nd, 2010 - 5:38 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Lucknow/Chandigarh, Jan 2 (IANS) Dense fog enveloped large swathes of north India Saturday, leading to three train collisions in Uttar Pradesh that claimed four lives and injured 40 others, while ... Read more...
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Dense fog affects air, rail traffic in Delhi (Lead)
January 2nd, 2010 - 12:34 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 2 (IANS) Hundreds of air and rail passengers were stranded in the bitterly cold national capital Saturday as dense fog led to numerous flight cancellations and train delays.
A ... Read more...
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Rail passengers will get Himachal apple juice
August 1st, 2009 - 9:17 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Aug 1 (IANS) Train travellers will soon be able to quaff apple juice from Himachal Pradesh with Indian Railways deciding to serve it on important trains, state Horticulture Minister Narender Bragta ... Read more...
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India’s most loved train turns 80
June 3rd, 2009 - 12:24 pm ICT by ANI
By Shivaji SalukePune, June 3 (ANI) Rail passengers of one of India's most loved trains, the Deccan Queen, hold a birthday party here on Monday celebrating the train's service for 80 long ... Read more...
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21 arrested for drugging, looting train passengers
April 11th, 2009 - 5:33 pm ICT by IANS
Agra, April 11 (IANS) They would loot rail passengers after drugging them with poison-coated biscuits and other eatables. More than 20 'friendly poison peddlers' were arrested in a joint operation by railway ... Read more...
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Fire shuts down Channel Tunnel between Britain, France
September 12th, 2008 - 12:07 am ICT by IANS
London, Sep 11 (DPA) A serious fire on a freight lorry Thursday shut down the Channel Tunnel link between Britain and France, leaving thousands of travellers stranded but injuring no one, operators ... Read more...
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Mulayam, Amar Singh detained while trying to meet Bainsla
May 26th, 2008 - 7:53 pm ICT by admin
Jaipur, May 26 (ANI): Samajwadi Party leaders Mulayam Singh Yadav and Amar Singh were detained today on the outskirts of Bharatpur at Ooncha Nangla. They were on their way to meet ... Read more...
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