As an outcome of various safety measures taken over the years, there has been a steep decline in the number of accidents from 135 in 2014-15 to 40 in 2023-24, Union Minister for Railways Ashwini Vaishnaw told Lok Sabha in a written reply.
A police team executed a raid in the Patel Nagar area on Sribhumi and apprehended two vehicles carrying 76,000 Yaba tablets and apprehended three people.
Indian Railways has taken up electrification of Broad Gauge Railway lines in a mission mode and completed electrification of about 97 per cent of the total Broad Gauge Network, said Union Minister of Railways, Information and Broadcasting and Electronics & Information Technology, Ashwin
As a deep depression in the southwest Bay of Bengal is likely to intensify into a cyclone and move towards Tamil Nadu, the Indian Coast Guard has started coordinating with the state agencies to ensure seafarers' safety.
Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw has written to Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, flagging the delay in land acquisition for the major railway projects in the state.
Authorities have declared a holiday for schools and colleges in nine districts, including Villupuram, Tiruvallur, Cuddalore, Thanjavur, Tiruvarur, Nagapattinam, Mayiladuthurai, Ramanathapuram, and Trichy, amid heavy rains in Tamil Nadu on Wednesday.
Schools and colleges will remain closed in the Tiruchirappalli district of Tamil Nadu on Wednesday in view of the continuous rainfall in the region, the district administration said.
It was an absolute edge-of-the seat show at the Noida Indoor Stadium, as the Patna Pirates and Dabang Delhi K.C. played out a thrilling tie on Tuesday in the ongoing Pro Kabaddi League (PKL). The two sides ended with the scores tied at 39-39.
Union Minister of Railways, Information & Broadcasting, and Electronics and Information Technology, Ashwini Vaishnaw, recently provided detailed insights into three major railway infrastructure projects that have been approved by the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) which wil