Boy’s headless body found in rail compartment
January 27th, 2012 - 11:15 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, Jan 27 (IANS) The headless body of a boy was found stuffed in a bag under a passenger seat on a train in Rajasthan Friday, police said.The body was ... Read more...
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Railways suffer loss in Chhattisgarh as protest continues
January 20th, 2012 - 4:54 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Jan 20 (IANS) The indefinite protest against the railways in mineral-rich but insurgency-ridden Bastar region of Chhattisgarh continued for the eighth day Friday. It has halted iron ore ... Read more...
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Fire crackers help railways deal with fog
January 8th, 2012 - 7:59 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 8 (IANS) In these high-tech times, Indian Railways continues to rely on the age-old practice of bursting fire crackers on tracks to alert train drivers during dense ... Read more...
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Rail traffic affected at Ambala after derailment
January 5th, 2012 - 8:06 pm ICT by IANS
Ambala (Haryana), Jan 5 (IANS) Railway traffic was affected at the Ambala Cantt railway station after a goods train derailed Thursday, railway officials said.Four coaches of a goods train, which ... Read more...
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CBI busts railway recruitment scam, arrests two
January 2nd, 2012 - 9:02 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 2 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation has busted a railway recruitment scam, involving some senior officials and politicians, an agency official said here Monday.Describing the developments as ... Read more...
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Farmers block rail, road traffic in Punjab
December 8th, 2011 - 4:16 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Dec 8 (IANS) Road and railway traffic was affected in various parts of Punjab Thursday as hundreds of farmers blocked railway tracks and highways to press their demands, ... Read more...
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Railway safety is top priority: Minister
December 1st, 2011 - 3:24 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 1 (IANS) Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi Thursday asked general managers to accord top priority to strengthening safety and said there would be "zero tolerance" to those erring ... Read more...
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Two railway officials attacked by eunuchs
November 18th, 2011 - 9:48 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Nov 18 (IANS) Two railway officials were injured in an attack by eunuchs aboard the Bangalore-Bhubaneswar Prasanti Express Friday.The railway police said a group of eunuchs attacked the ticket ... Read more...
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SP workers detained while protesting against Rahul
November 14th, 2011 - 12:45 pm ICT by IANS
Allahabad, Nov 14 (IANS) Over 20 Samajwadi Party (SP) activists were detained here Monday for blocking a rail track to protest against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi who will launch ... Read more...
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New heads for Central, Western Railways
November 10th, 2011 - 11:15 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Nov 10 (IANS) The Central Railway and Western Railway, both headquartered here, got new heads Thursday, officials said.S.K. Jain took over as the new general manager of the Central ... Read more...
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10 bombs found on Assam railway bridge
November 9th, 2011 - 1:59 am ICT by IANS
Silchar (Assam), Nov 9 (IANS) A railway official Tuesday averted a possible tragedy when he found 10 crude bombs along with blasting devices from a railway bridge on the Lumding-Badarpur ... Read more...
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Security for trains to be increased in Maoist-hit areas
November 1st, 2011 - 10:40 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 1 (IANS) In order to protect railway property, including tracks, in Maoist-affected areas, the government Tuesday decided to deploy additional forces and install CCTVs, said government sources.The ... Read more...
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Mumbai-Howrah route traffic resumes after train accident
October 23rd, 2011 - 12:47 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Oct 23 (IANS) Rail traffic resumed early Sunday on the busy Mumbai-Howrah route in Chhattisgarh, nearly 10 hours after a speeding train mowed down 12 people at a manned ... Read more...
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12 run over by train in Chhattisgarh
October 23rd, 2011 - 12:47 am ICT by IANS
Raipur, Oct 22 (IANS) At least 12 jaywalkers were mowed to death Saturday by a speeding train at a manned crossing near Chhattisgarh's Bilaspur town, railway officials said. Agitated locals ... Read more...
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Two railway officials crushed by train
October 20th, 2011 - 10:07 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Oct 20 (IANS) Two railway officials were Thursday crushed to death by a passenger train while repairing tracks along the Lucknow-Sultanpur route in Uttar Pradesh, police said.Rail signal inspector ... Read more...
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Telangana shutdown Monday, rail blockade cut short
October 16th, 2011 - 11:16 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Oct 16 (IANS) The Telangana Joint Action Committee (JAC) Sunday cut short its three-day "rail blockade" and instead called for a shutdown in the region Monday to protest ... Read more...
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JAC postpones rail blockade in Telangana by three days
October 7th, 2011 - 8:41 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Oct 7 (IANS) The Telangana Joint Action Committee (JAC), spearheading the movement for a separate state, has postponed the three-day rail blockade programme in the region to Oct ... Read more...
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Rail traffic disrupted as goods train derails
October 4th, 2011 - 9:12 pm ICT by IANS
Kanpur, Oct 4 (IANS) Rail traffic along the busy Delhi-Howrah route was Tuesday disrupted following derailment of a goods train in this Uttar Pradesh district, police said. No casualty was ... Read more...
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Railways may discuss safety with Chinese officials
September 27th, 2011 - 12:52 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 26 (IANS) The Indian Railways is likely to discuss with its Chinese counterpart issues related to safety, modernisation and maintenance and running high-speed trains, official sources said ... Read more...
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Work on long-delayed Palakkad coach factory to start Oct 22
September 19th, 2011 - 6:34 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Sep 19 (IANS) The long-delayed Palakkad Coach factory, cleared by the rail ministry a few years ago, is finally going to materialise with the foundation stone to be laid ... Read more...
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29 injured as train derails in Pakistan (Lead)
September 10th, 2011 - 2:03 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Sep 10 (IANS) At least 29 people were injured when a passenger train derailed Saturday in eastern Pakistan, Xinhua reported.The accident occurred around 5.00 a.m. at Sara-e-Alamgir village in ... Read more...
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9,211 railway touts caught
September 2nd, 2011 - 8:00 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 2 (IANS) Railways conducted 207,104 checks and prosecuted 9,211 touts in railway stations and near reservation offices from April 2008 to July this year, parliament was told ... Read more...
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Two die as goods trains collide in Orissa
August 31st, 2011 - 11:40 am ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Aug 31 (IANS) Two people were killed early Wednesday when two freight trains collided head on in Orissa's Keonjhar district, officials said.
The trains collided near Tigiriapalli village in the ... Read more...
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Rs.10.2 bn for deficit-stricken Pakistan Railways
August 6th, 2011 - 12:40 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Aug 6 (IANS) The Pakistan government has approved Rs.10 billion for the railways to help it overcome a Rs.52.5 billion deficit, Geo News reported.The decision to provide Rs.10.2 billion ... Read more...
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Rains disrupt Maharashtra-Gujarat train services
August 1st, 2011 - 3:18 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 1 (IANS) Train services between Maharashtra and Gujarat were briefly disrupted Monday as heavy rains continued to lash several parts of the two neighbouring states since Saturday, officials ... Read more...
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Train derails in Uttar Pradesh
July 27th, 2011 - 11:13 am ICT by IANS
Lucknow, July 27 (IANS) A passenger train derailed early Wednesday in Uttar Pradesh, disrupting rail traffic on the busy Howrah-Delhi route, an official said. No casualty was reported.Three coaches of ... Read more...
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China fires railway officers over train crash
July 25th, 2011 - 1:41 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, July 25 (IANS) Chinese government has sacked three senior railway officials following the Saturday-night head-on crash on its high-speed rail network.The train crash occurred after one of China's first-generation ... Read more...
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Guwahati-Puri Express derails in Assam (Lead)
July 10th, 2011 - 10:39 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, July 10 (IANS) Some coaches of the Guwahati-Puri Express derailed at Nalbari district in western Assam Sunday, officials said, adding that casualties were feared.The accident occurred near Ghograpara at ... Read more...
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38 dead as train rams into bus in Uttar Pradesh
July 7th, 2011 - 7:02 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, July 7 (IANS) At least 38 people were killed and 31 injured when an express train collided with a bus at an unmanned level crossing in Uttar Pradesh's ... Read more...
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Telangana braces for two-day rail blockade (Lead)
July 7th, 2011 - 3:35 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, July 7 (IANS) After a two-day shutdown, Telangana is now bracing for a two-day rail blockade which threatens to seriously disrupt rail links between south and north India.The ... Read more...
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After shutdown, Telangana now braces for two-day rail blockade
July 7th, 2011 - 1:26 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, July 7 (IANS) After a two-day shutdown, Telangana is now bracing for a two-day rail blockade which threatens to cut off rail links between south and north India.A ... Read more...
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Goods train derails, no casualty
June 27th, 2011 - 12:16 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, June 27 (IANS) Seven coaches of a coal-laden goods train heading to a National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) unit derailed in Uttar Pradesh's Ambedkar Nagar district, an official said ... Read more...
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Kejriwal lauds graft-free Delhi Metro
June 20th, 2011 - 6:04 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 20 (IANS) Arvind Kejriwal, a member of joint drafting committee of the anti-graft Lokpal bill, Monday said the Delhi Metro was one of the most corruption-free and ... Read more...
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Train, car collide in Spain, one killed
June 20th, 2011 - 6:17 am ICT by IANS
Madrid, June 20 (IANS/EFE) One person was killed and four were injured when a passenger train carrying 205 people hit a car in Spain, railway officials said.The accident took place ... Read more...
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Heavy showers disrupt Konkan rail traffic (Lead)
June 17th, 2011 - 7:08 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, June 17 (IANS) Thousands of inter-state railway passengers were affected Friday as train services linking Maharashtra to Goa, Karnataka, and Kerala were cancelled and diverted owing to incessant rain ... Read more...
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