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Agitating Punjab farmers to lift blockade on passenger trains from Nov 23

The decision to allow passenger trains in the state came after a meeting of representatives of farmer leaders with Chief Minister Amarinder Singh

Punjab railway logjam continues with state, railways reporting losses

So far, 2,352 passenger trains have either been cancelled or diverted due to the agitation

GMR, L&T, BHEL among 13 players shortlisted for operating private trains

The operators would be selected after the requests for proposals (RFP) are submitted with a revenue share quote

East Coast Railway signs MoU to build 6 ROBs at a cost of Rs 436.87 crore

The Memorandum of Understanding, signed on Tuesday, is part of ECoRs commitment to ensuring safety of both passengers and rail users

What changes with IPO is cautious decision-making: RailTel's Puneet Chawla

In conversation with Shine Jacob, RailTel's Chairman and Managing Director PUNEET CHAWLA talks about how its business improved during Covid and the IPO road map

Railways' solar power tender attracts only a few bids; deadline extended

The Solar Energy Corp of India, sources said, has a surplus solar power capacity of 14 GW in operation and under execution at various stages, and the same should be used by the railways

Punjab Industries lost Rs 22,000 cr after goods trains suspension: Official

The minister also lashed out at the Centre for adopting a vindictive attitude towards Punjab

Railways not to start Punjab operations unless passenger trains are allowed

No one should tell railways which trains we should operate, says V K Yadav, chairman and chief executive officer (CEO) of the Railway Board

Electricity crisis looms over Punjab as Railways blocks coal supply

Trains to remain suspended for now: Railway Board CEO

Need clearance from Punjab govt to resume train services: Rly Board chief

The Punjab govt has been unable to remove all blockades on the railway network with as many as 22 sites still to be cleared of protesters, Railway Board Chairman V K Yadav said on Friday

Train services will only be restored after Punjab assures safety: Goyal

He earlier met leaders of both the BJP and Congress in separate delegations, where they sought Goyal's intervention in resuming train services in the state

Punjab farm protests: Railways incur loss to the tune of Rs 1,200 crore

The loss suffered by the Railways due to the agitation in Punjab over farm laws has already crossed an estimated Rs 1,200 crore as protests on train tracks continued at 32 places across the state

Recovery tracker: Power puts a bright spot on otherwise lacklustre revival

Goods carried by train and workplace visits were among the high-frequency indicators that gave up some gains for the latest week

Southern Railway Chennai division's revenue from auto loading up 17% in Oct

Loads 10,004 cars on 43 rakes consisting of 1,151 wagons; earns revenue of Rs 11.8 crore in October

Resumed operations of 97 goods trains in Punjab: Indian Railways

Days after the railway minister and Punjab CM exchanged letters highlighting suspension of trains the national transporter said on Wednesday it has resumed operations of 97 goods trains in the region

Back, front-end support to propel Kisan Rail project, say experts

This is Centre's second attempt to run special trains for agri goods

Indian Railways receives 24 mn applications for 104,000 various posts

It said that the details of schedule of the CBTs will be uploaded on the websites of RRBs in due course

Tamil Nadu asks Railways to resume EMU trains for economic activity boost

'Resumption of EMU/Sub-urban trains will greatly help the general public and facilitate quick revival of the economy,' the CM said

Appointments of trained apprentices without open trial against rules: Rlys

Before March 2017, a general manager could make a regular appointment of a trained apprentice without an open competition

About 1.15 mn non-gazetted railway staff granted bonus equal to 78 days pay

This productivity linked bonus for railway employees has been estimated to be of Rs 2081.68 crore