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7th Pay Commission: Rail workers could be sacked, imprisoned if they join July 11 strike, says Railway Board

The Railway Board has said employees would face imprisonment, fines and even dismissal if they go on strike on July 11.

Jul 5, 2016

Airlines continuously eating into railways share of passenger traffic

Once the regional connectivity rule comes into force, there would be little price difference between rail fares and flight tickets.

Jun 28, 2016

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Govt lets you know subsidy on railway tickets so to 'rationalise' prices later

At present, Indian railways recovers only 57 percent of the travel cost on passenger tickets, a railway board member said.

Jun 23, 2016

Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train project clears major roadblock

The proposed Rs. 98,000 crore project had hit a roadblock after the Maharashtra government refused to allot BKC land to the railways.

Jun 21, 2016

Rajdhani ticket not confirmed? Try Air India instead

The agreement between the state-run carrier and IRCTC gives waitlisted passengers on Rajdhani Express an option to fly by Air India.

May 26, 2016

Indian Railways faces increasing competition from road, air transport: Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu

Better roads and low airfares are eating into Indian Railways' passenger traffic growth, Suresh Prabhu told a news website.

May 21, 2016

Railways withdraws the Rs. 4 crore estimate sent to Latur for 'water train'

In the last one month, the railways has provided about six crore litres of water to Latur.

May 13, 2016

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Indian Railways announces creation of non-fare revenue directorate to boost earnings

The non-fare revenue directorate's (NFR) mandate is to enhance non-tariff income by 10 to 20 percent, said Indian Railways.

May 12, 2016

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Indian Railways film shoot earnings get a leg up from Apta railway station

"Baaghi," starring Tiger Shroff and Shraddha Kapoor, was shot at the Apta railway station at a cost of Rs.24.97 lakh, reports the Hindu.

May 9, 2016

Alleged hacking of IRCTC website: Preliminary report suggests security was not breached

New reports had earlier said data like email IDs and phone numbers were stolen from the database of the website.

May 5, 2016

Nandan Nilekani invests undisclosed amount in railway app RailYatri.in

RailYatri apps uses deep-analytics technology to make smart predictions about a train's arrival or delay, booking confirmation and other details.

Apr 27, 2016

Indian Railways capital expenditure rose to a new high in FY16: Report

The capital expenditure of Indian Railways in 2015-16 was Rs. 94,000 crore, up Rs. 37,000 crore YoY, the Economic Times reported.

Apr 21, 2016

Digital India: Railways commence use of drones to monitor rail-laying projects

Indian Railways have started using drones â€” small unmanned flying aircraft â€” to track rail-laying projects from air.

Apr 18, 2016

Railways in the dock over Rs. 300 crore service tax evasion

Revenue authorities have asked the railways to share income details about tatkal services, ticket cancellation and bed roll charges.

Apr 17, 2016

Railways to scrap half-fare tickets for kids from April 22

The Railways would be able to allot around 20 million berths in a year to other passengers, boosting its revenue by Rs 550 crore.

Mar 28, 2016

Indian Railways paid Rs 28,000 crore to its pensioners in FY15

The railways, which has approximately 1.38 million pensioners, incurs about 48 percent of its revenues on salaries and pensions.

Mar 16, 2016

Prime Minister inaugurates rail projects worth Rs 7,200 cr in Bihar

The prime minister unveiled a rail-cum-road bridge in Munger and laid the foundation stone of an additional bridge at Mokama over the Ganga river.

Mar 13, 2016

Indian Railways hires E&Y to generate ad revenue worth Rs 5,000 crore

The latest move comes after the railway minister announced during the rail budget that non-tariff earnings would be raised instead of hiking ticket prices.

Mar 9, 2016

World Bank approached to set up Railways Infra Development Fund

Suresh Prabhu said the government has allowed 100 percent foreign direct investment in various sectors of the railways.

Mar 2, 2016

Rail Budget 2016: Suresh Prabhu announces 7 missions to transform railways

The seven missions would each be headed by a mission directors which would transform the Indian Railways.

Feb 25, 2016

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