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'Divided by states, united by railways'
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 3 (ANI): Navapur, a nagar panchayat in Maharashtra, has a railway station that doesn't just belong to one state - half of the station is also located in Gujarat.
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Vendors fill tea cans from train toilet, fine on contractor
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Secunderabad (Telangana) [India], May 03 (ANI): A fine of Rs. 1 lakh has been imposed on a vending contractor by the Indian Railways after a video showing some vendors purportedly filling tea and coffee cans from inside a train toilet surfaced.
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Kolkata moral policing: No complaint lodged, metro authorities cite lack o
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], May 3 (ANI): Kolkata Metro Railway General Manager (GM) Ajay Vijayvargiya on Wednesday condemned an alleged attack on a couple at Dum Dum metro station on April 30.
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Railways reverse auction will save Rs 20,000 crore annually
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 2 (ANI): To ensure substantial savings for Indian Railways, Railway Minister Piyush Goyal has advocated implementation of electronic reverse auction (ERA) for all high value procurements which will result in a 10 percent saving in costs and a total saving of up to Rs.
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Katihar SP fires bullets in sky at farewell ceremony
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Katihar (Bihar) [India], May 02 (ANI): In a farewell celebration at the Railway Golf Grounds in Katihar, a Superintendent of Police (SP) fired 10 rounds of bullets in the sky.
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Unopened section of Delhi Metro's Magenta Line to undergo inspection
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi, [India] May 1(ANI): The Commissioner for Metro Rail Safety (CMRS) is due to inspect the 25.6-km-long section of Magenta line between Janakpuri West-Kalkaji Mandir from May 8 - 10, before it is thrown open to the public.
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Railway eases e-reverse auction process
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] May 1 (ANI): In a bid to reduce expenditure on procurement, the Ministry of Railways has issued a new set of guidelines for electronic auction/reverse auction for works, services and earnings tenders.
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Piyush Goyal hits back at Rahul over Flashnet scam allegation
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May. 01 (ANI): Hours after Congress President Rahul Gandhi demanded for resignation of Railway Minister Piyush Goyal over his alleged involvement in Rs. 48 crore Flashnet scam, the latter hit back saying he was a 'kaamdaar' (worker) and not a 'naamdaar' (dynast) like th
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Mega blocks on Central Railway tomorrow
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Thane (Maharashtra) [India], Apr. 28 (ANI): The Central Railway (CR) has planned mega block on main and harbour line for carrying out maintenance work tomorrow.
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Odisha: Explosives recovered from train
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Jharsuguda (Odisha) [India], Apr 27 (ANI): Explosives were recovered from one of the compartments in the Alleppey-Dhanbad Express on Friday, at the Jharsuguda Road railway station in Odisha.
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Travel startup RailYatri raises series B funding
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] Apr. 27 (ANI): Fast growing travel startup RailYatri on Friday announced that it has raised an undisclosed amount in series B funding led by Omidyar Network.
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Probe ordered into Kushinagar accident: Piyush Goyal
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr 26 (ANI): Railway Minister Piyush Goyal on Thursday said that a probe has been ordered into the bus-train collision accident that claimed 13 lives in Uttar Pradesh's Kushinagar.
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