Kolkata, Nov 23 (IANS) While ruling out divestment of any unit under her ministry, Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee has asked the government to consider giving shares of state-run companies it planned ...

Mumbai, Nov 21 (IANS) Union Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee Saturday announced the setting up of a museum here in memory of the victims of last year's Mumbai terror attacks. Launching three new ...

Ahmedabad, Nov 21 (ANI): At least five labourers died and one was injured after an underpass caved in at Ahmedabad. The accident occurred at Ellisbridge area of the city last night ...

New Delhi, Nov 20 (IANS) "Please, don't disturb trains," Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee appealed to Maoists Friday, a day after the rebels blew up track in Jharkhand derailing a passenger ...

Bhubaneswar, Nov 19 (IANS) Passengers of an intercity train in Orissa had a providential escape after one coach went off the tracks at Baghuapada station in Jajpur district. There were no casualties, ...

New Delhi, Nov 18 (IANS) Expecting a stormy start to the winter session of parliament beginning Thursday with issues like price rise and telecom scam high on opposition's agenda, the government Wednesday ...

Mumbai, Nov 17 (IANS) Mumbai were bowled out for a paltry 162 in their first innings against Himachal Pradesh on the first day of the Ranji Trophy Super League at Bandra-Kurla Complex ...

New Delhi, Nov 17 (ANI): Union Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee has assured that in the upcoming rail budget, a white paper on organizational, operational and financial position of the railways will ...

Guwahati, Nov 17 (IANS) At least 20 wagons were damaged in Assam when a goods train carrying petroleum products went up in flames. Authorities are not ruling out the possibility of a ...

New Delhi, Nov 16 (IANS) The Trinamool Congress Monday rejected reports that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is unhappy with party leader and Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee and had asked her for ...

Nalikul (West Bengal), Nov 15 (IANS) The Railways will give jobs to people who help prevent accidents or provide tip-off about sabotage, Railways Minister Mamata Banerjee said Sunday, asking people to ...

Jaipur, Nov 15 (IANS) Train services have resumed on the Jhir-Jhatwara sector in Rajasthan where a train derailment a day earlier left six people dead and 11 still in hospital Sunday. The railway ...

New Delhi, Nov 12 (IANS) Bad light robbed Railways chances of getting a first innings lead against Himachal Pradesh, while Tamil Nadu and Baroda bagged crucial points with their first innings lead ...

New Delhi, Nov 11 (IANS) Sarandeep Singh's seven-wicket haul couldn't stop Railways from scoring 419 in the first innings against Himachal Pradesh on the second day of the Ranji Trophy Super League ...

New Delhi, Nov 11 (IANS) The railways has decided to provide bedrolls to reservation against cancellation (RAC) passengers also in AC classes. Earlier, passengers travelling in AC classes with RAC tickets were not ...

Naihati (West Bengal), Nov 8 (IANS) The Railways will set up a research centre named after novelist Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay if the West Bengal government failed to start work on the ...

Jaipur, Nov 5 (IANS) With electricity being restored to most areas and people returning home, life in Sitapura near this Rajasthan capital was Thursday returning to normal as the fire at the ...

Thane (Mumbai), Nov 4 (ANI): At least twelve persons sustained minor injuries when twelve coaches of the Bangalore bound Gandhidham Express derailed at Bhiwandi in Maharashra's Thane district this morning. "Twelve coaches of ...

Thane, Nov 4 (IANS) At least 12 passengers sustained minor injuries when 11 coaches of the Gandhidham-Bengaluru Express derailed near Dombivili here early Wednesday, a railway official said. "The incident occurred around 2 ...

By Kanu Sarda New Delhi, Nov 3 (IANS) Saying that delay cannot overrule a person's right to litigate, the Delhi High Court Tuesday allowed a widow to file her plea for ...

New Delhi, Nov. 1 (ANI): In order to ensure safety of food products, the Government is set to introduce a new set of regulations from 2010, replacing the existing Food Safety and ...

Rangpo (Sikkim), Oct 30 (IANS) Initiating the process of bringing Sikkim onto the country's railway map, Vice-President Hamid Ansari Friday laid the foundation stone of the Rs.1,400 crore project for a ...

Kolkata, Oct. 29 (ANI): The First Information Report that was filed against the hijackers of the Rajdhani Express didn't have any mention of any Maoists or the armed wing of the ...

Srinagar, Oct 28 (ANI): Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee announced here on Wednesday that the railway recruitment exams will also be held in Urdu language to benefit Jammu and Kashmir youths to ...

Anantnag (Jammu and Kashmir), Oct 28 (IANS) Former chief minister and Minister for New and Renewable Energy Farooq Abdullah Wednesday hoped that the Kashmir Valley would soon be linked by train ...

Lucknow, Oct 27 (IANS) Two Maoists were arrested in Uttar Pradesh's Kaushambhi district with arms and material used for making landmines. The two have told police that Maoists were planning to target ...

New Delhi/Kolkata, Oct. 27 (ANI): Aiming to derive the maximum political capital from the West Bengal Government's inability to counter the Naxal menace effectively, Railways Minister and Trinamool Congress chief Mamata ...

Patna, Oct 27 (IANS) All trains from Bihar are packed with thousands of migrant workers who are returning to their places of work outside the state after celebrating the popular festival of ...

Mumbai, Oct 23 (IANS) A huge water pipeline carrying water to the city came crashing down on a running train in northeast Mumbai Friday morning, killing the driver and a commuter. At ...

Mumbai, Oct 23 (IANS) A huge water pipe came crashing down on a running train in northeast Mumbai Friday morning, killing one person, injuring at least 12 commuters and trapping the driver. The ...