[ad_1] A total of 92,116 vacancies in the Railway are under recruitment for the January–December 2024 period. The data on exam stages and applicants was shared for 64,197 posts across seven major categories, which together drew over 1.87 crore applications. This was shared by the Minister of Railways in Parliament last week, while answering a […]
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[ad_1] Passenger timetable revision is done annually in October in consultation with other railway zones. | Photo Credit: file photo The timings of 314 trains of the 568 trains running in the South Western Railway have been revised. Addressing the media, Kusuma Hariprasad, Additional Divisional Railway Manager (Admin), Bengaluru Division, on Tuesday (Oct. 3) highlighted […]
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[ad_1] A shot from an animated ad created for The First Journey | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement After documentaries on dance, art, and heritage, Bengaluru-based filmmaker Vinod Rajendra changes tracks with a project for South Western Railway. Titled The First Journey, the recently-released safety awareness campaign began in January and is supported by the ICICI […]
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[ad_1] Dust devils spiral and mango trees creak with the weight of history as boys run about the sun-seared grounds. It is late afternoon at St Thomas Mount and outside the 1830-built St Thomas Garrison Church, you can hear the thump of cricket ball on bat. Not long ago, on these grounds adjoining the Mohite […]
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[ad_1] Image used for representational purpose. | Photo Credit: Getty Images After facing hurdles in the implementation of CCTV surveillance systems at major railway stations across the country, the Ministry of Railways has flagged a critical cyber safety issue involving national security with the NITI Aayog. As part of enhanced security measures, the railways are […]
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[ad_1] The railways expects to cumulatively run the 75 new Vande Bharat trains for 10 to 12 lakh kilometres before aggressively pursuing the export markets. | Photo Credit: MURALI KUMAR K The Ministry of Railways is readying a roadmap to start export of the indigenously manufactured Vande Bharat trains by 2025-26, a senior railways official […]
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[ad_1] Passengers on the Sabari Express had a narrow escape on November 1 (Tuesday), when an alert loco pilot stopped the train on observing an iron rod tied to the tracks in Guntur district. The loco pilot passed the information to the higher officials, who alerted the police. It is seen that miscreants tied the […]
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[ad_1] “In this ongoing festive season, for the convenience of rail travelers and to clear extra rush of passengers, Indian Railways is running 2,561 trips of 211 special trains (in pairs) till Chhath Puja this year,” an official statement said. “In this ongoing festive season, for the convenience of rail travelers and to clear extra […]
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[ad_1] In a major shift towards decarbonisation of the transportation sector, the Indian Railways has decided to replace its entire fleet of owned/hired/leased Internal Combustion Engine (ICE) cars with Electric Vehicles. Rolling out its policy on EVs last week, the railways said it would create vast charging infrastructure at major railway stations, office buildings, parking […]
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[ad_1] It would be available on the Indian Railways’ official website, and also as an ‘e-Book’, said the Ministry It would be available on the Indian Railways’ official website, and also as an ‘e-Book’, said the Ministry The Indian Railways’ new timetable called “Trains at a Glance (TAG)” which includes necessary changes to improve punctuality […]
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