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Indian Railways rolls back increased platform ticket price to Rs 10

Indian Railways rolled back the platform tickets prices that were increased during the COVID-19 pandemic time

Nepal won't allow 3rd country nationals to travel to India via railroad

Nepal will not allow people from third countries to travel to India by rail after Indian officials expressed security concerns

Passenger fares across the Indian Railways likely to come down by about 15%

Curbs on cooked food, over-the-counter ticket sales remain

FinMin reviews Capex plan of urban development, railways ministries

The finance ministry on Wednesday reviewed the progress of capital expenditure (Capex)

CBI files FIR against SW Railways engineer for receiving Rs 1.29 cr bribe

The CBI has filed an FIR against an executive engineer of the South Western Railways posted in Bengaluru for allegedly receiving over Rs 1.29 crore bribe from contractors over eight years

Statsguru: Six charts show India's infrastructure projects in a slow lane

Among sectors, water, telecom and Railways faced the highest cost overruns

Kisan Rail: Railways gives subsidy of Rs 95 cr, reimbursed with Rs 55 cr

While the Kisan Rail has come as a boon for farmers across the country, the railways has been left with a burden of about Rs 40 crore in the form of unpaid reimbursements from MoFPI

IRCTC convenience fee controversy will impact PSU pack, say analysts

Firm's stock tanked 29% intraday on Friday after it said a day earlier that it was asked to share half its convenience fee with railways

IRCTC to share 50% revenue from convenience fee with Indian Railways

The revenue-sharing arrangement would be enforced from November 1, IRCTC said in a regulatory filing on October 28, along with other details.

A professor and a techie develop tech to prevent railway accidents

Their firm, L2M Rail's 'wheel impact load detection' system captures the wheel signature as a train moves over the instrumented zone of the track and processes data in real-time

Coal, railway, power ministers discuss coal supply at power plants

Coal minister Pralhad Joshi on Tuesday discussed ways to improve coal stocks at thermal power plants with railway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw and power minister R K Singh. The meeting comes against the backdrop of power plants grappling with coal shortages. "Held virtual meeting with Ministers @AshwiniVaishnaw ji & @RajKSinghIndia ji, along with officers of @CoalMinistry, CMDs & officials of coal companies. We discussed improving coal stock at thermal power plants & resolved our commitment to fulfill energy demands of the country," Joshi said in a tweet. The coal minister also reviewed the performance of Coal India arm Northern Coalfields Ltd (NCL) and directed it to ramp up production and load at least 34 rakes of the dry fuel daily. "Reviewed @NCL_SINGRAULI today, with the company CMD. Directed NCL to ramp up coal production and load at least 34 rakes per day. After this, will be visiting coal mines of NCL to interact with employees & motivate them to scale up coal ..

IRCTC m-cap tops Rs 1 trillion in intraday trade before settling 16% lower

Ends the day with a market cap of Rs 85,808 cr; stock has risen 3.3x this year; other firms in railways too come off from intraday highs amid buzz that govt is appointing a regulator for the sector

Railways registers 113 pc jump in earnings from passenger segment in Q2

The railways has registered an increase of 113 per cent in earnings from passenger segment during the second quarter of 2021-2022 as compared to the first, an RTI query has found

Railways extends Covid guidelines, Rs 500 fine on passengers without masks

The Ministry of Railways extended the COVID-19 guidelines for six months, or till further order, adding that not wearing a mask on railway premises or in trains can attract a fine of up to Rs 500.

Railways introduced 813 new trains in last five years: RTI reply

Railway Board in its RTI reply said no new trains were introduced in 2020-21 due to the Covid-19 pandemic which led to the suspension of all existing services.

Texmaco Rail looks to pare short-term debt to enhance profitability

Ashish Kumar Gupta, deputy managing director, TexRail, said the company is going to finalise the size and pricing of the rights issue before September-end

Recovery tracker: Power generation and freight data show slower growth

Business Standard tracks these indicators on a weekly basis to get a current sense of how the economy is doing

JSPL upgrades tracks with 5th generation auto tech for unmanned inspection

Aiming for production and inspection capacity of 1 million tonnes per annum

Railways proposes policy to lease, sell coaches to private parties

In a release on Saturday, the railways said that an executive director-level committee has been constituted by the Ministry of Railways to formulate the policy and terms and conditions of the project

Karnataka CM Bommai asks Centre to expedite Bengaluru suburban rail project

Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Tuesday met Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw and requested him to expedite the Bengaluru Sub-Urban Rail project and set up a Gulbarga division.