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Ministry of Railways seeks suggestion on new guideline for station redevelopment
The ministry of railways has come up with draft guidelines for developers selected to redevelop the railway station, wherein the developers will also offer rebate in case the railway makes the payment within three days of the deadline.
Railways tweaks model contract document for private players to redevelop stations
In general, concession period is the span of time granted by the government to the private sector within which the private sector is responsible for the financing, construction and operation of a BOT (build, operate and transfer) project.
Railways proposes policy to lease, sell coaches to private parties to run theme-based tourist circuit trains
All these deveopments are coming at a time when the railways' efforts to draw in private players to run its "private trains" is not receiving the desired interest from India Inc.
Indian Railways launch new AC-3 tier Economy coach
The Indian Railways have been developing coaches with improved features to facilitate travel. The new entry to the Indian Railways is the three-tier AC economy class coach. The coach has been attached to the Prayagraj-Jaipur Express (Train No.02403).
PM Modi reviews eight projects, 'One Nation One Ration Card' scheme
PRAGATI is the acronym for the ICT-based multi-modal platform for Pro-Active Governance and Timely Implementation, involving the Centre and state governments.
Railways reviewing bidding process for private train project
The Indian Railways is re-evaluating the ongoing bidding process for its ₹30,000-crore tender to operate private passenger trains.The tender, floated in July last year, has failed to elicit much interest from private players.
RITES Q1 results: Net profit grows 20% to Rs 78 crore
Its total income in the said quarter reduced to Rs 377.26 crore, from Rs 379.04 crore in the year-ago quarter.
Rail Land Development Authority gets mandate to redevelop 49 more stations
Redevelopment of railway stations across India is a priority agenda of the Ministry of Railways. As part of this agenda, work on the redevelopment of 125 stations is in progress. Out of this, IRSDC is working on 63 stations, and RLDA is working on 60 stations.
Will allow common people to travel in Mumbai local trains if Maharashtra govt submits proposal: Danve
The suburban train services in the metropolis were suspended for general public in April this year due to the second wave of the coronavirus pandemic. At present, only government employees and those working in essential services are allowed to travel in local trains. However, the state government did not take any decision on allowing common people to travel by suburban trains in the state capital.
Commercial services on restored railway link between India, Bangladesh to commence from Sunday
Commercial services on the Haldibari-Chilahati railway link between India and Bangladesh, which had been defunct since 1965, will commence on Sunday with a goods train travelling to the neighbouring country, an official said.
PM Modi to inaugurate projects worth Rs 1,100 crore in Gujarat on Friday
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will virtually inaugurate and dedicate to the nation a host of projects worth over Rs 1,100 crore, including a newly-built five-star hotel atop the redeveloped Gandhinagar railway station, on Friday, said Gujarat government officials on Thursday.
Rail Land Development Authority invites bids for redevelopment of Puri railway station
The station will be built on Design, Build, Finance, Operate, Transfer Model (DBFOT), and the tentative cost of the project (excluding the cost of redevelopment of station estate) is estimated at Rs 82 crore.
Rail Land Development Authority to redevelop Mumbai’s Supari Baug Colony
Indian Railways has approximately 43,000 hectares of vacant land across India. RLDA is currently handling 84 railway colony redevelopment projects and has recently leased out a railway colony in Guwahati for redevelopment.
Ircon International bags Rs 659 crore order from Railways
The order has been awarded on competitive bidding basis among public sector units by the North Frontier Railways, Ircon International said in a filing to BSE.
Cabinet approves merger of Central Railside Warehouse Co with its holding enterprise
The decision is aimed at implementing 'Minimum Government, Maximum Governance', promoting ease of doing business and bringing private sector efficiencies in public sector undertakings (PSUs).
MP: Jyotiraditya Scindia writes to Piyush Goyal to allot fund for Gwalior-Sheopur rail project
The work is related to the conversion of a rail line from narrow gauge to broad gauge in the Gwalior-Sheopur section, where train operations are closed since March 2020, the parliamentarian from MP pointed out in his letter dated June 19.
RLDA invites online bids for land parcel in Maharashtra’s Amravati
This land parcel is located in the vicinity of the Amravati railway station in a commercial hub comprising Irwin Square to Malviya Chowk, railway station road, and the road leading to the Dafrin Government Hospital, as spokes of connectivity.
RLDA invites RFQ for redevelopment of Lucknow’s Char Bagh railway station
The objective of the redevelopment is to equip it with state-of-the-art amenities like segregation of arrival and departure, air-concourse, foot-over bridges, lifts and escalator, conducive facilities for the specially-abled passengers to ensure a hassle-free travel experience.
GMR, Adani, Godrej Properties among 9 companies qualified to redevelop the iconic CSMT railway station
The Applications were evaluated in accordance with the financial capacity, which required a minimum net worth of the company at Rs 821 cr at the close of preceding financial year or, minimum ACI of Rs 821 cr at the close of the preceding financial year (for alternate investment funds or foreign investment funds.
Railways loads highest ever freight of 114.8 MT in May
The important items transported during May 2021 includes 54.52 million tonnes of Coal, 15.12 million tonnes of Iron Ore, 5.61 million tonnes of Foodgrains, 3.68 million tonnes of Fertilizers, 3.18 million tonnes of Mineral Oil, 5.36 million tonnes of Cement (excluding clinker) and 4.2 million tonnes of Clinker.
Railways shortlists nine bidders for Mumbai’s iconic CSMT Station redevelopment
Godrej Properties, Adani Railways Transport, Kalpataru Power Transmission, GMR Enterprises in fray for the proposed redevelopment.
RLDA invites bid to develop land at Bhavnagar, Gujarat
The site is located on the 30-meter broad Bhavnagar-Rajkot highway which has become part of Suburban contextual around Bhavnagar. It is bound by shops on Rajkot Road in the north, a railway hospital in the east, and residential properties in the south and the west.
RLDA invites e-bid for development of rail land at Nizamabad, Telangana
The built up area of the site is 6173.89 sq. m., and its reserve price is Rs 3.95 crore. The land will be leased out for 45 years. The online pre-bid meeting will be held on 3rd June 2021, and the deadline for the bid submission is 26th July 2021.
Cyclone Tauktae: Railways puts its emergency response teams, vehicles on high alert
The Ministry of Railways, in a press statement, said the zonal and divisional control rooms are monitoring the situation and are constantly in touch with all railway stations in Southern Railway, South Western Railway, Konkan Railway, Central Railway and Western Railway.
Indian railways commissions Wi-Fi facility at 6,000th station
Indian Railways said that it is continuing to extend the Wi-Fi facility at far-flung stations to connect the passengers and the general public with digital systems.
Open community kitchen, provide dry ration & facilitate transportation of migrant workers: SC
Passing a slew of interim directions to ameliorate the miseries of migrant workers facing difficulties in wake of the recent surge in COVID-19 cases and restrictions imposed in several parts of India, the apex court directed that dry ration be provided to them in the national capital region (NCR) under ‘Atma Nirbhar Bharat Scheme' or any other scheme by the Centre and governments of Delhi, Uttar Pradesh and Haryana.
Railways builds fleet of 4000 Isolation coaches with 64000 beds
In the latest development, with the States of Nagaland and Gujarat seeking Isolation Coaches, the Railway has catered to their demand and positioned the coaches at Sabarmati, Chandlodiya and Dimapur respectively. As per States’ demand, at present 232 coaches have been handed over to various states for Covid care with a bed-capacity of nearly 4000 beds.
Oxygen Express delivered 150 tonnes of O2 in last 24 hrs
In the wake of severe shortage of oxygen for Covid-19 patients in many parts of the country, the Indian Railways has launched the Oxygen Express initiative to transport Liquid Medical Oxygen (LMO) across the nation.
Railways to run 'Oxygen Express' to meet high demand amid surge in COVID-19 cases
Empty tankers will begin their journey from Kalamboli and Boisar railway stations in and near Mumbai on Monday to load liquid medical oxygen Vizag, Jamshedpur, Rourkela and Bokaro, officials said.
RLDA to complete Gomti Nagar Railway Station redevelopment by December 2022
The Railways has around 38 acres of the land parcel at the Gomti Nagar railway station, out of which eight acres is being utilised for both station redevelopment and retail and commercial development.
Govt to sell 15% stake in Rail Vikas Nigam via OFS
The issue will open on Wednesday for non-retail investors, and on Thursday for retail investors.
Mumbai CST railways' pride, not altering its facade, structure during redevelopment: Piyush Goyal
Terming the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus in Mumbai the pride of railways, Union minister Piyush Goyal Friday said there is no question of altering its facade, structure or beauty after its development under the PPP model.
Report on cancellation of special train services from March 31 is 'misleading': Indian Railways
The Ministry of Railways in an official statement said, "Kindly refer to some news report in social media that Railways is going to cancel its trains which are currently operational from 31st March 2021 is purely misleading and not based on facts."
Goods, services procurement on GeM portal may touch Rs 1 lakh cr in FY22
GeM Chief Executive Officer Talleen Kumar said the order value in 2020-21 is projected at Rs 37,000 crore, up from Rs 22,896 crore in the previous year.
To enhance coal output govt identifies 15 new projects with 160 mtpa capacity: Joshi
Coal India Ltd (CIL) aims to achieve 1 billion tonnes of coal production by 2023-24.
Lok Sabha adjourned for day after Opposition MPs disrupt proceedings
Thursday is a holiday on the account of Mahashivratri. It is a norm that if any holiday falls on Thursday, then Friday is also declared a non-working day since it is precedes the weekend. This is to enable parliamentarians to visit their constituencies.
Check out high-speed internet plans being offered by RailTel Wi-Fi facility at over 4,000 railway stations
"RailTel has launched prepaid plans for its Railwire Wi-Fi at 4000 plus Railway stations across India. Going forward, a passenger can use 30 minutes free wi-fi per day at 1 mbps speed at these 4000 plus railway stations. For using the Wi-Fi facility at a higher speed of upto 34 mbps, the user needs to choose a plan with a higher speed by paying a nominal fee," Indian Railways said in a press statement.
Coal India, Centre for Railway Information Systems sign MoU for rakes data sharing
The access to data through Freight Operations Information System (FOIS) of Indian Railways would help Coal India monitor movement of coal laden rakes and coal despatch activity. The move would provide precise details of loading, weighment and unloading details along with turnaround time of rakes.
Indian Railways achieves record freight loading in January 2021
As per the statistics till February 8, Indian Railways loading was 30.54 million tonnes which include 13.61 MT of coal, 4.15 MT of iron ore, 1.04 MT of foodgrains, 1.03 MT of fertilizers, 0.96 MT of mineral oil and 1.97 MT of cement (excluding clinker).
No new case of UK variant of coronavirus in Maharashtra: Tope
Talking to reporters here, Tope said people need to avoid crowding in public places, and the demand for relaxing the timings of local trains for the general public in Mumbai will be discussed in the state cabinet meeting on Wednesday.
Ministries of defence, railways, CPSEs among largest buyers from GeM platform
"These steps will enable these organizations to conduct their procurement with transparency, ease and efficiency to the fullest possible extent on the GeM platform. The volume of procurement conducted by the ministries of railways and defence and CPSEs has seen a steady upward trend since it was rolled out in 2016," he told.
Rationalise both freight and passenger fares prudently: Parliamentary panel to railways
The Standing Committee on Railways on 'Demands for Grants (2020-21) of the Ministry of Railways', which submitted its report in the current session of Parliament, has stated that there is a need to revisit the components that constitute social service obligations of the national transporter.
Mumbai's suburban train services open for all after 10 month pandemic-induced pause
The general public is allowed to travel in the suburban trains from the time of start of services for the day till 7 am, from 12 noon to 4 pm, and from 9 pm till the closure of services for the day.
IRFC lists at nearly 4% discount to offer price
IRFC is the third company to have listed below the offer price in the past four months. In October, UTI Asset Management Company listed at a 12 per cent discount to the offer price.
Bids invited to upgrade Ernakulam railway station
Spanning across 48 acres, Ernakulam Junction Railway Station, consisting of six platforms and two terminal buildings (the Main entry and the Eastern entry), is accessible via public transport with the KSRTC bus terminus in the north and Manorama and Valanjambalam junctions in the southern end.
Rail Land Development Authority (RLDA) to redevelop Cuttack railway station
Ved Parkash Dudeja, Vice Chairman, Rail Land Development Authority (RLDA) inspected the Cuttack Railway station to assess the requirements for redevelopment of the station.
IRFC IPO subscribed 3.46 times on final day of bidding process
Retail portion was subscribed 3.6 times while the quota reserved for qualified institutional bidders (QIBs) got subscribed 3.8 times. However the high networth individual segment was subscribed only 2.67 times.
Should you subscribe to IRFC IPO?
Given the low-risk business model, cheaper valuation, and the government’s focus on expanding railway infrastructure in the country, long-term investors may subscribe to the IPO.
RLDA to conduct virtual roadshows on the redevelopment of the New Delhi railway station
These roadshows will be organized online from January 14 to January 19 with investors and developers from various countries like Singapore, Australia, Dubai and Spain, to discuss the project concept and the proposed transaction structure with the potential bidders.
Railways extends to 9 months time to claim refunds for trains cancelled from March 21-June 31 last year
"Ministry of Railways has decided to extend the time limit beyond six months and up to nine months from the date of journey for cancellation of PRS counter tickets and refund of fare across reservation counters for the journey period March 21, 2020 to June 7, 2020. It is applicable only for regular time tabled trains cancelled by Railways," the ministry said.
Indian Railways awards regular supplier status to JSPL for 880 grade Rails
Railway Board has accepted the field performance test report of RDSO and considered UIC 60 kg, 880 Grade prime (Class- A) rails are suitable for use in Indian Railways.
Air conditioned local train services begin on Central Railways' main line in Mumbai
The first AC local on the main line started from Kurla for CSMT as per schedule at around 5.42 am on Thursday, a CR official said.
10 AC local services on CR's main line in Mumbai from Dec 17
This is the first time that the Central Railway (CR) is introducing AC locals on its main line, where services are operated from the CSMT to Kasara and Khopoli.
Indian Railways set to organise mega recruitment drive for filling 1.4 lakh vacancies
According to the official release, the first phase of the exam will commence from December 15 till December 18, 2020, for isolated and ministerial categories. This will be followed by NTPC categories from December 28 to tentatively till March 2021 and the third recruitment for Level-1 from tentatively April 2020 onwards till June end, 2021.
New Indo-Bangladesh cross border direct rail service to come up soon
Expressing its interest to send a full length empty inaugural train across the border, Bangladesh Railway has formally requested Indian Ministry of Railway to make necessary arrangement to receive the rack.
No coercive action will be taken against slum dwellers along railway tracks in Delhi: Govt to SC
A bench headed by Chief Justice S A Bobde was told by Solicitor General Tushar Mehta that he had made a statement before the apex court on September 14 that authorities are going to take a decision on the issue and till then no coercive action would be taken against these slum dwellers.
Rlys' corporate Tejas trains suspended over occupancy amid pandemic
The Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation Limited (IRCTC), a public sector undertaking (PSU) of the Ministry of Railways, had restarted the operation of its fleet of Tejas Express trains from October 17, after it was suspended due to the pandemic.
Central Railway to resume local train services on Belapur-Kharkopar local train line
the decision has been taken to recommence eight special suburban services from November 20, four between Belapur and Kharkopar, and another four between Nerul and Kharkopar, the Central Railway (CR) said in a release.
Ircon International Q2 results: Consolidated profit marginally up at Rs 84 cr
Ircon's total income during the quarter under review declined to Rs 1,040.41 crore as against Rs 1,237.36 crore in the year-ago period.
Railway Board puts on hold implementation of ceiling on night duty allowance for employees
The largest railway union in the country, All India Railwaymen’s Federation in October wrote to the railway ministry for immediate withdrawal of the order, citing resentment and possible unrest thereof, among railway employees. The Federation had demanded that the allowance be paid to officers regardless of cadres, departments, and most importantly, their pay grades.
Indian Railways' Freight loading till October inches closer to FY20 level in the same period
Loading between April to October stands at 641.94 million tonne, which is over 94% of last year’s loading, according to the latest data released by the ministry of railways. Loading between April-October 2019 was 680.78 million tonne.
11.5 lakh railway employees granted bonus equal to 78 days wages; total of Rs 2,081 crore
The Union Cabinet in its meeting held on Wednesday accepted the proposal of the Ministry of Railways for payment of Productivity Linked Bonus (PLB) equivalent to 78 days' wages for the financial year 2019-2020 for all eligible non-gazetted railway employees (excluding RPF/RPSF personnel).
Railway union calls for 'direct action' if productivity linked bonus not paid by October 20
AIRF general secretary Shiv Gopal Mishra said railwaymen worked 24X7 during the COVID-19 pandemic but the government was ignoring this "legitimate" demand of the railway employees.
Railways' freight ops get a booster as govt approves Alstom's locomotive to run at 120 kmph
Earlier this year, Indian Railways began inducting the WAG 12B e-locos, the most powerful locomotives to run on Indian tracks. Cumulatively, these electric locomotives have already clocked over 1 million kilometres.
Railway Ministry resorted to "window dressing" for projecting its finances in a better light: CAG report
The Railways could not achieve even revised earnings target of Rs 1,97,214 crore, the report, tabled in the Parliament on Wednesday said. “Ministry of Railways (MoR) resorted to window dressing for presenting the working expenses and operating ratio in a better light,” it said.
Rail Land Development Authority invites bids for leasing land near Bengaluru railway station
According to RLDA, land parcel is in proximity to the Bengaluru City Railway Station as well as Kempegowda Interstate Bus Terminal also known as Majestics Bus Depot.
NHSRL invites bids for collection of data for preparation of DPR for HSR corridor from Delhi to Ahmedabad
The tender invited on Tuesday asks for Data Collection and Associated Survey Work for DPR of Delhi-Ahmedabad HSR Corridor.
In talks with NIIF for redevelopment of CSMT railway station in Mumbai: IRSDC MD
The Indian Railways Station Development Corporation (IRSDC) floated the request for qualification document for the project last week, and the station will be redeveloped at an estimated cost of Rs 1,642 crore, IRSDC Managing Director Sanjeev Kumar Lohia said on Monday.
RLDA to develop a railway land parcel into a tourism and water sports hub
The Rail Land Development Authority (RLDA) is set to undertake and develop a large railway land parcel called Salt Golah at Howrah, West Bengal into a riverfront luxury tourism and water sports hub, a statement from the company said.
Home Ministry approves renaming of Manduadih railway station in Uttar Pradesh as Banaras
A 'no objection certificate' has been issued for changing the name of the Manduadih railway station to 'Banaras', a Home Ministry official said. The home ministry considers proposals for name change according to the existing guidelines in consultations with agencies concerned. It gives its approval to any proposal for change of name of any place after taking no-objections from the Ministry of Railways, Department of Posts and Survey of India.
GMR Infra, Siemens, BEML, L&T Infra, Bharat Forge express interest in running private trains
The ministry said a total of 23 players attended a pre-application meeting for running private trains in 12 clusters. They included Bombardier, Alstom, Siemens, GMR Infra, Bharat Forge, BEML, L&T Infra and Titagarh Wagon.
All existing demand for Shramik trains met, last one operated on July 9: Railways
The Railways started Shramik Specials on May 1 to transport stranded migrant workers to their native states after thousands tried to reach home on foot due to the lockdown. The Ministry of Railways has said it subsidised the ticket prices for migrant workers by agreeing to pay 85 per cent, while state governments have been asked to pay the remaining 15 per cent.
Railway invites proposals for redevelopment of Bhuj station under PPP model
Bhuj railway station is one of the 62 railways stations that we are redeveloping to enhance the passenger experience by providing modern amenities at the stations.
100 per cent punctuality of trains achieved for the first time, says Railway Ministry
"For the first time ever in the history of Indian Railways, 100 per cent punctuality of trains has been achieved, with all trains being on time," the Ministry of Railways tweeted on Thursday.
Indian Railways eyes Rs 50 crore from leasing of commercial complexes near stations
The Rail Land Development Authority (RLDA) has floated two RFPs for development and leasing of 15 multi-functional complexes for a lease period of 45 years. These complexes are in the vicinity of respective station complexes and fall in the circulating area of the railway stations.
A former Rajya Sabha member booked 63 train tickets in a month, used only 7
This former MP had booked 63 train tickets in the month of January 2019 but travelled only on seven of those tickets. He sought reimbursement for all the 63 tickets, costing ₹ 1,69,005. The cost of the seven tickets he used is only ₹22,085. Government had to bear the extra cost of ₹1,46,920.
Railways restores ticket reservation window to 120 days
This comes as the government plans to bring normalcy in passenger train operations. Covid-19, however, continues to rage with over 1.5 lakh cases in the country.
Indian Railways operationalises first 12,000 hp electric loco manufactured locally by Alstom
Built by French company Alstom under the government's Make in India programme at the Railways' Madhepura factory in Bihar, these engines are the highest-powered locomotives that will run on Indian rails.
No consent required from destination states to run Shramik Special trains: Railways
Railway spokesperson Rajesh Dutt Bajpai on Tuesday said, "Consent of terminating state not necessary to run Shramik Special trains".
Centre issues SOP for train travel of migrants; states to make arrangements for receiving, sending
States and union territories should designate nodal authorities and make necessary arrangements for receiving and sending such stranded people, the home ministry SOP said.
Centre asks states to operate more special trains for migrant workers
The Home Ministry on Tuesday also issued a Standard Operating Protocol (SOP) for the movement of migrant workers by trains who are stranded at different places due to the lockdown.
MHA releases SOP for trains travel, only passengers with confirmed e-tickets to be allowed
The Ministry of Home Affairs on Monday issued a standard operating procedure (SOP) for the movement of people by trains and made it clear that only asymptomatic and confirmed ticket holders will be allowed to travel. In an order, Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla said all passengers will have to wear face masks and observe social distancing norms during while entering a station and during travel.MHA releases SOP for trains travel, only passengers with confirmed e-tickets to be allowed
MHA issues SOP for trains travel, only asymptomatic confirmed ticket holders to be allowed
The railways ministry will ensure that passengers shall be compulsorily screened and only those who are asymptomatic are allowed to board a train. The home ministry said all passengers shall be provided hand sanitisers at stations and in the coaches.
Over 30 consultants participated in pre-bid meeting for redevelopment of New Delhi Railway Station
The Rail Land Development Authority (RLDA) an organization under the Ministry of Railways for development of vacant railway land for commercial use, had floated the RFP (request for proposal) on March 11, and is likely to award the tender by June to appoint a consultant for the project.
Not selling tickets to migrants, charging standard fare from states: Rail ministry sources
New Delhi [India], May 4 (ANI): The Indian Railways has said that it is charging only standard fare in Shramik special trains from State Governments, which is just 15 per cent of the total cost incurred by Railways."Railways is charging only standard fare for this class from State Governments which is just 15 per cent of the total cost incurred by Railways. The Railways is not selling any tickets to migrants and is only boarding passengers based on lists provided by States," said sources from the Ministry of RailwaysNot selling tickets to migrants, charging standard fare from states: Rail ministry sources
Govt makes it mandatory for originating states to issue medical certificates
As states engage in blame game over some pilgrims and workers testing positive after reaching their destinations, the Centre has made it mandatory for originating states to issue medical certificates for all the stranded people whom they would be sending to show that they are asymptomatic.
Point-to-point train services to evacuate migrants, others
The order came after several chief ministers requested the Centre to arrange special trains to move stranded migrants to their respective destinations. Earlier, the MHA had allowed the movement of migrants by road only.
Indian Railways to monetise land around New Delhi station
Due to the proposed redevelopment, iconic Connaught Place in Delhi will have 2.5 million sq ft of new commercial real estate. The entire area which will be developed is around 8 million sq ft, of which the selected developer will be allowed to exploit 2.5 million sq ft for commercial purpose.
No breath analyzer test, biometric verification for loco running staff: Delhi High Court to Railways
A bench of Justices J R Midha and Jyoti Singh said the high court's interim order of March 27, directing the Railways not to conduct the test or verification till April 17, "is confirmed" and "shall continue during lockdown period".
Indian Railways to continue land monetisation, hold pre-bid meeting via video-conferencing
Rail Land Development Authority, a statutory authority, under the Ministry of Railways, for development of vacant railway land for commercial use, has started a digital model to ensure seamless operations during the lockdown. RLDA has invited bids for leasing various land parcels and is conducting pre-bid meetings via video conferencing to sustain the momentum.
Govt closely monitoring production, distribution of fertilisers, amid COVID-19 outbreak
The Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers has also constituted a team to prepare a road map for reforms and achieve higher growth in the fertiliser sector in a medium to long term period. The intervention at the highest level is ensuring required availability of fertilisers to farmers across India, it said.
JSPL gets over 2,000 tonne rails order from Kolkata Metro: MD
Private steel maker JSPL has bagged an order of 2,308 tonne head hardened rails from Kolkata Metro Rail Corporation, a company official has said.
Railways transports 6.75 lakh wagons of commodities across country since March 23: Officials
From April 2-8, it delivered a total of 2,58,503 wagons containing commodities out of which 1,55,512 wagons carried essential items. Railways has also introduced 109 timetable parcel trains to supply essential commodities including perishable horticulture produce, seeds, milk and dairy products. Approximately, 59 routes for these special parcel trains have been notified.
Lockdown: ECoR serves food to more than 23,000 people
The East Coast Railway (ECoR) has provided food to more than 23,000 poor and needy people under its jurisdiction during last 10-days in the wake of nationwide lockdown, an official said.
Coronavirus outbreak: Railway extends its medical services to all central govt employees
As of now the facilities could be availed by present and retired railway staffers only.
Power ministry orders regulator to provide three months moratorium to discoms to pay dues
"Due to the lockdown, consumers are unable to pay their dues to the distribution companies. This has affected the liquidity position of the Discoms thereby impairing their ability to pay to the generating and transmission companies," the statement said.
IRCTC shares crack 50% in 17 sessions; firm expects Rs 80 crore hit from coronavirus
The scrip tanked to Rs 950.35 on March 20 from Rs 1,952.45 on February 25.
Congress governments presented separate rail budget to mislead people: Piyush Goyal
The increased allocation is being used on 58 super critical and 68 critical projects, he said, adding the current government fixes big target and make all efforts to achieve that.
Dedicated freight corridor to bring down charges by 50 per cent
The haulage charges on Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of India Ltd network will be 50 per cent lower compared to the freight tariff in the Indian Railways (IRs), DFCCIL MD Anurag Sachan told media during a two-day construction site visit of Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor (EDFC) here.
RITES shares climb 4% on getting order from Ministry of Railways
The Railway PSU RITES last month posted an 18.5 per cent increase in net profit at Rs 82 crore for the April-June quarter.