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New Delhi, April 4 (SocialNews.XYZ) Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Saturday that the Indian Railways recorded a year of strong all-round performance in FY 2025-26, achieving record freight loading while advancing passenger services, infrastructure, safety systems and digital initiatives, with freight transportation reaching a historic high of 1,670 million tonnes during the year. This growth suggested Indian Railways' capacity to handle key commodities such as coal, cement, fer ...Read More >
Hyderabad: Indian Railways has taken up the work of setting up a Railway Manufacturing Unit at Kazipet in Warangal district at a cost of Rs. 521.36 crore where manufacture of modern Mainline Electric Multiple Units (MEMU) is planned. The work of the unit at Kazipet is at an advanced stage with civil and electrical infrastructure nearing completion. This was stated by the Union Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw while responding to a question raised by the BJP MP DK Aruna on Vande Bharat sleeper ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 3 (PTI) Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Friday congratulated zones that have maintained high levels of punctuality and appreciated those which have improved their performance by ensuring more than 85 per cent punctuality despite operational challenges. Vaishnaw, who chaired a review meeting on various operational issues with railway officials across the country at Rail Bhawan here, congratulated the entire Railway family for their commendable performance last year. "He (Vai ...Read More >
Srinagar, April 3: The Centre on Friday informed the Lok Sabha that the 272-km Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Rail Link has been completed, while more than 1,436 km of National Highways have been constructed in Jammu and Kashmir since 2018-19. Replying to separate questions in the Lok Sabha, Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said the rail link is among the major infrastructure projects taken up under the National Rail Plan to improve connectivity and capacity. The government said the completion o ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: Shrinking of the East Coast Railway (ECoR) jurisdiction due to transfer of Ichchapuram-Palasa section from Khurda Road railway division to the proposed Visakhapatnam division of South Coast Railway (SCoR) evoked strong reactions from Congress, BJD and other organisations on Friday.BJD's Rajya Sabha member Sasmit Patra in a letter to railway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Friday strongly opposed this railway move. "This decision impacts Odisha, a state that contributes significantly to ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: Political parties across the spectrum in Odisha on Friday voiced strong opposition to the Railway Board's decision to exclude the Palasa-Ichchapuram rail section from the jurisdiction of the East Coast Railway (ECoR) and merge it with the proposed South Coast Railway (SCoR) zone, demanding an immediate rollback. The stretch, currently administered under the Khurda Road division of ECoR, has been proposed to be brought under the Visakhapatnam division of the upcoming SCoR zone, acco ...Read More >
VISAKHAPATNAM: In a significant development for the South Coast Railway Zone, the Railway Board has transferred the Palasa-Ichchapuram section, along with seven railway stations, to the Visakhapatnam Division. The seven stations Palasa, Summadevi, Mandasa Road, Baruva, Sompeta, Jadupudi and Ichchapuram will now come under the South Coast Railway Zone headquartered in Visakhapatnam. Until now, the stretch was under the Khurda Division of the East Coast Railway Zone in Odisha. With the latest or ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar, Apr 3 (PTI) The BJD and the Congress on Friday opposed the Railway Board's decision to exclude the Palasa-Ichchapuram section from ECoR jurisdiction and demanded a rollback of the move. The decision has also not been welcomed by a section of leaders of the ruling BJP. The Palasa-Ichchapuram section is currently under the administration of the Khurda Road division within the East Coast Railway (ECoR), and the board decided to merge the stretch with the newly formed South Coast Rail ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 3 (PTI) Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw has said that the Vande Bharat trains operate as a distinct passenger service segment having a specific fare structure and referred to various factors that are taken into consideration before deciding their fare structure. "While deciding the fare structure of various types of passenger services, due consideration is given to aspects like the cost of service, value of service, type of services/facilities offered, affordability, competitio ...Read More >
Ahmedabad: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday inaugurated Kaynes Technology's semiconductor manufacturing facility in Sanand, Gujarat and said India is strengthening its role as a reliable semiconductor supplier in the global market. He said the inauguration of the facility strengthens India's push towards self-reliance, which marks a landmark step in building a robust semiconductor ecosystem. Modi also launched and dedicated multiple infrastructure projects across Gujarat worth over ₹20 ...Read More >
New Delhi: In a move that makes train travel more flexible, Indian Railways has rolled out new boarding rules from April 1, 2026. Passengers can now change their boarding station much closer to departure time- a big shift from the earlier 24-hour restriction. The change was announced by Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw last month and is now live across the country. The idea is simple: give passengers more control and reduce the stress of missing their original boarding station. Under the new r ...Read More >
Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], April 3 (ANI): North Western Railway on Tuesday announced measures to ease passenger travel during the summer vacation, including the operation of holiday special trains and the addition of extra coaches to several long-distance trains. Amit Sudarshan, Chief Public Relations Officer (CPRO) of North Western Railway, said, "Passenger load on the railway is very high during the summer vacation, due to which passengers sometimes do not get confirmed reservation tickets." ...Read More >
Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], April 3 (ANI): North Western Railway on Tuesday announced measures to ease passenger travel during the summer vacation, including the operation of holiday special trains and the addition of extra coaches to several long-distance trains. Amit Sudarshan, Chief Public Relations Officer (CPRO) of North Western Railway, said, "Passenger load on the railway is very high during the summer vacation, due to which passengers sometimes do not get confirmed reservation tickets." ...Read More >
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh Thursday chaired the second meeting of the Informal Group of Ministers (IGoM), which took stock of a range of issues, including LPG supplies, aviation turbine fuel price hike, and customs duty exemption on 40 critical petrochemical products till June this year. The meeting was attended by Cabinet ministers Nirmala Sitharaman (Finance), Hardeep Singh Puri (Petroleum), Manohar Lal (Power), Jagat Prakash Nadda (Chemical & Fertilisers), S Jaishankar (External Affairs) ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 2 (ANI): The second meeting of the Informal Group of Ministers (IGoM), set up to monitor the evolving situation in West Asia and suggest proactive measures for its minimum impact on India, was held under the chairmanship of Defence Minister Rajnath Singh at Kartavya Bhawan-2, New Delhi, on Thursday. According to a press release, the IGoM deliberated upon the recent developments at length, and the next steps to be taken by the Government to mitigate any adverse impact ar ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 2 (PTI) Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday emphasised the need for round-the-clock monitoring of the West Asia conflict and called for a calibrated response to deal with any eventuality to ensure that national interests remain protected. Singh made the comments while chairing a high-level meeting of the Informal Group of Ministers (IGoM) set-up to monitor the situation in West Asia. The meeting was attended by External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, Finance Minister Nirm ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 2 : Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday chaired the second meeting of the Informal Group of Ministers (IGoM) to review the evolving situation in West Asia, stressing the need for round-the-clock monitoring and a calibrated response to minimise its impact on India. The meeting, held at Kartavya Bhawan in the national capital, was attended by key ministers including Nirmala Sitharaman, S Jaishankar, Hardeep Singh Puri, Jagat Prakash Nadda, Manohar Lal Khattar, Prahlad Joshi, ...Read More >
New Delhi, April 2 (SocialNews.XYZ) Indian Railways allocated over Rs 34,000 crore in the last three years for passenger amenities, including expenditure on crowd management at stations to ensure smooth travel, the Parliament was informed on Thursday. During 2023-24, an amount of Rs 9,392 crore was allocated for enhancing passenger amenities, while another Rs 12,884 crore was earmarked during 2024-25 and as much as Rs 12,018 crore in 2025-26, Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw stated in a writt ...Read More >
HYDERABAD: BRS working president KT Rama Rao on Wednesday urged the Centre to form a new railway division in Telangana with Kazipet as its headquarters. In a letter to Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, the BRS leader highlighted that the ongoing restructuring within the South Central Railway and operationalisation of the South Coast Railway has placed an excessive operational burden on the Secunderabad Division. As per the latest restructuring data, the Secunderabad Division currently spans 2, ...Read More >
HYDERABAD Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) working president K.T. Rama Rao has written to Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw urging the immediate creation of a new railway division with its headquarters at Kazipet in Telangana. In the letter shared with the media, Mr. Rama Rao drew attention to the ongoing restructuring of the South Central Railway and the operationalisation of the South Coast Railway (ScoR), which, he said, has placed an excessive administrative and operational burden on the ...Read More >
* PM Modi directed efforts to protect citizens from the impact of the Middle East conflict * The Cabinet Security Committee reviewed measures amid the ongoing Iran conflict * Actions taken to ensure the supply of LPG and LNG in the country were discussed Did our AI summary help? Let us know. Switch To Beeps Mode New Delhi: All efforts must be made to safeguard the citizens from the impact of the Middle East conflict, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has directed. The directive came at a meeti ...Read More >
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday called for an 'all-out effort' to safeguard the Indian citizens from the impact of the war in West Asia and stressed a timely and authentic public information system to ward off any misinformation or rumour-mongering. At a meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS), chaired by him, the Prime Minister assessed the availability of critical needs for the common people and said all efforts must be made to safeguard the citizens from the i ...Read More >
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday chaired a special meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) to review measures taken by various ministries, departments in context of the ongoing West Asia conflict. The CCS also discussed further initiatives to be taken to safeguard citizens from the impact of the turmoil. This was the second special CCS meeting on this issue as the West Asia conflict enters fifth week disrupting global supply lines. The PM assessed the availability ...Read More >
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], April 2 (ANI): The Working President of Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS), KT Rama Rao (KTR), has written a detailed letter to the Railway Minister, Ashwini Vaishnaw, urging the immediate formation of a new Railway Division with headquarters at Kazipet in Telangana. In his representation, KTR highlighted that the ongoing restructuring within the South Central Railway and operationalisation of the South Coast Railway have placed an excessive operational burden on the Se ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 1 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday called for an 'all-out effort' to safeguard the Indian citizens from the impact of the war in West Asia and stressed a timely and authentic public information system to ward off any misinformation or rumour-mongering. At a meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS), chaired by him, the prime minister assessed the availability of critical needs for the common people and said all efforts must be made to safeguard the citizen ...Read More >
Hyderabad, April 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) working president K. T. Rama Rao has written a letter to Railways minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, urging the immediate formation of a new Railway Division with headquarters at Kazipet in Telangana. Rama Rao highlighted that the ongoing restructuring within the South Central Railway and operationalisation of the South Coast Railway have placed an excessive operational burden on the Secunderabad Division. As per the latest restructuring ...Read More >
New Delhi: The earnings of Indian Railways from passenger movement rose 6% to around Rs 80,000 crore in 2025-26, while freight revenue lagged, clocking a 1.4% rise to Rs 17.8 lakh crore.Data showed that the national transporter carried a record 741 crore passengers during the last financial year and freight loading was at an all-time high of 1,670 million tonnes, although it was lower than the target of 1,700 MT.Separate data also showed that railways and road transport ministries utilised their ...Read More >
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday chaired a meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) to review the evolving situation in West Asia and assess its potential impact on India's national interests. This was the second CCS meeting since tensions escalated on February 28, 2026, following US-Israel airstrikes on Iranian targets and subsequent retaliatory actions, which have led to disruptions in the region, including in the Strait of Hormuz, and volatility in global energy ...Read More >
New Delhi, April 1: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday chaired a meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) to review the evolving situation in West Asia and assess its potential impact on India's national interests. This was the second CCS meeting since tensions escalated on February 28, 2026, following US-Israel airstrikes on Iranian targets and subsequent retaliatory actions, which have led to disruptions in the region, including in the Strait of Hormuz, and volatility in globa ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 1 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday evening will review with a group of senior cabinet ministers the situation arising due to the West Asia conflict and the availability of critical needs including food, energy and fuel security of common people. The meeting is expected to be held after the prime minister returns from Assam, where he has gone for campaigning in the assembly election there, this evening, official sources said. The Union ministers who are expected to ...Read More >
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