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Railways: 1.78 cr ticketless passengers in first 9 months of FY'22
The data was made available by the Railway Board in response to the RTI query filed by Madhya Pradesh-based activist Chandra Shekhar Gaur
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PM Modi inaugurates two additional railway lines between Thane and Diva
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday inaugurated two additional railway lines connecting Thane and Diva in Maharashtra and also flagged off two suburban trains.
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Recovery tracker: Workplace attendance rise as Covid-19 cases decline
Airlines see more passengers, railway numbers show gains
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400 Vande Bharat trains: Rs 40,000 cr business opportunity and jobs
Rolling out 400 Vande Bharat Express trains is about Rs 40,000 crore of business coupled with jobs and other spin-off benefits, said senior officials --present and past -- of Indian Railways
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Railway's operating ratio pegged at 96.98% in 2022-23 on capex push
Highest ever capital expenditure at Rs 2.45 trillion; Operating ratio for 2021-22 revised downward to 98.93%
Rail recruitment protest: Call for Bihar-bandh on January 28
The protests started in the state after several students claimed that there were discrepancies in the RRB recruitment process
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Bihar: Rail services hampered as students protest "inaccurate exam results"
Students who appeared for Railway Recruitment Board's Non-Technical Popular Categories exam 2021 staged a protest on Monday against "inaccurate exam results".Notably, the results of the RRB NTPC for CBT-1 exam was released on January 15 for shortlisting the candidates for the CBT-2.Patna district magistrate (DM) Dr Chandrashekhar Singh informed that the protestors had hampered the train services for nearly five hours and said that action will be taken against the culprits."They (protesters) stopped the train for almost 5 hours, this is not the way to resolve any issue. We'll take action against the main culprits & register case against them," he said.Later, the protestors were removed from the railway station.The hampered rail operations were normalised from 22.05 hours (10.05 pm) at Rajendra Nagar Terminal station of Danapur.Rajesh Kumar, CPRO, East Central Railway said, "Rail operations have been normalized from 22.05hrs at Rajendra Nagar Terminal station of Danapur.
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Budget wishlist: Here are the key challenges in infrastructure sector
Implementation of reforms related to corporatisation of ports needs acceleration
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Four GRP personnel suspended for violating anti-sabotage checking norms
a probe is being carried out in the matter
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K-Rail: Global agencies including JICA offer support, says Kerala CM
Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has said that various global agencies including Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) have already offered financial support to the mammoth initiative.
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3 staffers killed, 5 injured in wagon-trolley collision in Jharkhand
Two employees died on the spot, while the third succumbed to his injuries during treatment
Moving beyond a zero-sum approach
In many situations, acting for oneself as well as the group gets the best results
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Rail rake shortage hurts steel delivery of Odisha, Karnataka steel mills
Industry officials said inventory build-up at various plant locations is also an issue
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New vistadome train services to boost tourism, says Assam CM
Vistadome coaches are equipped with glass windows and roofs for a better view of scenic landscapes
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Pakistani driver, assistant suspended for halting train to buy yogurt
Minister for Railways Azam Khan Swati ordered the suspensions after a video of the incident went viral
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SC pulls up Railways for not protecting its property against encroachers
The top court was hearing two separate petitions which have raised issues related to the removal of encroachment from Railways land in Gujarat and Haryana
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NMR train services cancelled till December 14 due to heavy rains
The landslides occur near Kallar and Hillgrove 10 km from Mettupalayam and the passengers had to be brought back in buses
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Cyclone Jawad: Around 65 trains from Visakhapatnam cancelled
Meanwhile, around 46 National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) teams have been deployed 46 teams in Odisha, West Bengal and Andhra Pradesh
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Laos to launch $5.9 bn Chinese-built railway as debt to Beijing mounts
Laos is opening a $5.9 billion Chinese-built railway that links China's poor southwest to foreign markets but piles on potentially risky debt.
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Stop 'injustice' towards job seekers in Railways, says Rahul Gandhi
In a tweet, he also claimed there are now "no jobs" in the Railways
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