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WB train accident: Indian Railways claims to have disbursed ex gratia paym
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 14 (ANI): The Indian Railways has disbursed the ex gratia payment to all the kin of victims and injured in the Bikaner-Guwahati train accident which happened in Jalpaiguri district on Thursday.
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Bikaner-Guwahati train accident: Death toll rises to 9; Railways Minister
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Jalpaiguri (West Bengal) [India], January 14 (ANI): Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Friday will visit the train accident site at Maynaguri in Jalpaiguri district of West Bengal as the death toll in the Bikaner-Guwahati train accident has risen to nine, Union Minister John Barla in
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Rajnath Singh expresses grief over deaths in Jalpaiguri train derailment
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 13 (ANI): Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday expressed grief at the derailment of Guwahati-Bikaner express train in Jalpaiguri, West Bengal, which led to three deaths and injuries to 20 people.
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West Bengal train accident: Union Railway minister announces ex gratia; to
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 13 (ANI): The Railways has announced ex-gratia relief of Rs 5 lakh for the kin of the deceased in the train accident in West Bengal's Japlaiguri district where multiple coaches of the Bikaner-Guwahati Express derailed on Thursday evening.
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Rescue operations are on, says WB Governor on Guwahati-Bikaner express tra
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], January 13 (ANI): West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankar on Thursday expressed grief over the loss of lives in the derailment of Guwahati-Bikaner Express train near Jalpaiguri in the state. Three people were killed and at least 20 injured in the mishap that took
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Ashwini Vaishnaw reviews COVID-19 preparedness in all railway zones, divis
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 10 (ANI): In view of the recent surge in COVID-19 cases across the country, Minister of Railways Ashwini Vaishnaw virtually held a COVID review meeting with the senior officials of various Railway zones and divisions on Monday.
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Bhubaneswar: Tapaswini Express gets Rajdhani-like LHB coaches
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], January 7 (ANI): In order to provide enhanced safety and comfortable ride, Indian Railways on Thursday replaced the conventional coaches of 18452/18451 Puri-Hatia-Puri Tapaswini Express with modern Linke-Hofmann-Busch (LHB) coaches.
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RPF saved 601 lives in 2021 on railway premises
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 6 (ANI): The Railway Protection Force (RPF) saved the lives of 601 people and rescued 630 others from human traffickers during 2021, according to an official statement issued on Thursday.
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UP: Railway Minister inaugurates developments projects at Gomti Nagar rail
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], January 6 (ANI): Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Thursday inaugurated the development projects at Gomti Nagar railway station in Uttar Pradesh's Lucknow and said that the government's vision is to transform Indian Railways by enhancing services for the
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Rail Land Development Authority invites bids for leasing residential plot
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh) [India], January 4 (ANI): Under the jurisdiction of Varanasi division of North Eastern Railway (NER) in Uttar Pradesh, the Rail Land Development Authority (RLDA), a statutory body under the Ministry of Railways, is inviting bids for leasing a vacant plot of land meas
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North Eastern Railway achieves 75 pc electrified routes in 2021
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 4 (ANI): In a bid to move towards environmental conservation, the North Eastern Railway (NER) zone of Indian Railways has electrified more than 75 per cent of its routes.
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Indian Railways launches drive to curb unauthorized vending
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 31 (ANI): In another step towards improving passengers' safety, the Indian Railways has started a massive drive to curb unauthorized vending in trains and directed the Railway Protection Force (RPF) and Zonal Railways to expedite their inspections to deal with the
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