The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) Siliguri unit seized Asiatic elephant tusks (ivory) weighing around 7.5 kg from Rajdhani Express at New Jalpaiguri railway station Saturday afternoon. Two accused have been arrested in the tusk smuggling case.
A CCTV footage has surfaced in which Nitin Fauji and Rohit Rathore, the prime accused in the murder of Karni Sena chief Sukhdev Singh Gogamedi, are seen at Rewari railway station in Haryana on December 6, a day after they shot the latter dead at his residence in Jaipur.
Union Minister for Railways Ashwini Vaishnaw conducted a comprehensive review of the redevelopment plans for Simhachalam Amrit Railway Station during his visit to Andhra Pradesh's Visakhapatnam.
Narcotics-trained sniffer dogs were introduced at Vishakhapatnam Railway Station, resulting in the recovery of 12 kgs of cannabis, on the first day, an official statement issued by Railways said.
The Jammu and Kashmir government under the leadership of Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha flagged off 'Gyanodaya Express- College on Wheels', the first-of-its-kind mobile educational endeavour, from Vaishno Devi Railway Station, Katra on November 19.
President Droupadi Murmu will flag off three new trains which include the Shalimar-Badampahar Weekly Express, Badampahar-Rourkela Weekly Express, and Tatanagar-Badampahar MEMU train and lay the foundation stone for the redevelopment of Badampahar Railway Station on Tuesday.
Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan and Railway Minister Ashvini Vaishnaw flagged off the extension of the Banaras-Sambalpur Express up to Visakhapatnam from Sambalpur railway station on Monday.
The Sapta Jyotirlinga Yatra Bharat Gaurav Tourist Train witnessed an enthusiastic response from rail tourists in and around Vijayawada. 159 Rail Yatris boarded the "Sapta Jyotirlinga Yatra Bharat Gaurav Train from Vijayawada Railway Station on Saturday, November 18.
Ashwini Vaishnaw interacted with passengers on a train as well as passengers standing on platforms and inspected all the arrangements made at the passenger holding area, as well as the booking counter and security arrangements.
At least six people were injured in the fire incident in the New Delhi-Darbhanga superfast express train, said officials. The train was near Sarai Bhopat Railway Station in Uttar Pradesh's Etawah when the fire erupted.
With Chhath Puja around the corner, the General Manager of Northern Railway, Shobhan Chaudhuri on Wednesday inspected the arrangements at New Delhi Railway Station.