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New Delhi, July 17 (UNI) The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has taken suo motu cognizance of a media report on the train-school van collision in Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu, on July 8, which claimed the lives of three children and left several others injured. It has issued notices to the Chairman, Railway Board, Ministry of Railways, and the Chief Secretary and DGP of Tamil Nadu, seeking a detailed report within two weeks. The commission has also asked for the current health status ...Read More >
New Delhi, The loco pilots union has written to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, urging him to refer their dispute with the rail administration over rest hours to the lower house's Petition Committee, and warned of a nationwide strike if the issue is not resolved. The All India Loco Running Staff Association and the rail administration have locked horns over clubbing weekly rest hours with daily rest hours. However, the Railway Ministry said that, of late, it has created several amenities for loco ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 15 (PTI) Two people died and four others were injured after a fire broke out at a house in east Delhi's Old Govindpura area on Tuesday evening, an official said. Police have identified the deceased as Tanveer (28) and Nusrat. A call was received at Jagatpuri police station at 8.46 pm regarding a fire incident at Band Gali, Old Govindpura, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Shahdara) Prashant Gautam said. When a police team reached the spot, it found that 10 people were trapped insi ...Read More >
New Delhi: There is an update about the Ahmedabad-Mumbai bullet train project. Railway officials have said that E5 models of Japanese Shinkansen trains will be used in this project. These E5 models will be used for trial runs in the Gujarat section in 2026-27. After this India will buy E10 models. These will be even more modern. E10 Shinkansen trains are likely to start simultaneously in India and Japan in 2030. E10 is also called Alpha X. It can run at a speed of 400 km per hour. That is, the ...Read More >
It has brought Aizawl onto India's railway map after overcoming unprecedented challenges. ShowQuick Read Summary is AI-generated, newsroom-reviewed * The Bairabi-Sairang railway line in Mizoram is ready for operation after 26 years of planning * The 51.38 km line includes 48 tunnels and over 40 bridges, crossing difficult terrain * Travel time between Guwahati and Aizawl will reduce from 18 to under 12 hours by rail Did our AI summary help? Let us know. A railway, first conceptualised 26 ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: The first section of the 21 km undersea tunnel between BKC and Thane in Mumbai, part of the bullet train project, has now been opened. A thoroughfare has been established from one end to the other. A next-generation E10 Shinkansen bullet train will pass through this undersea tunnel, linking Mumbai and Ahmedabad. On Monday, the Ministry of Railways informed the media that the first section of the 21 km undersea tunnel for the bullet train project had been opened, creating a thoroughfa ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 15 (ANI): The bullet train project has achieved a major milestone of opening the first section of the 21 km undersea tunnel between BKC and Thane, according to an official release from the Ministry of Railways. The bullet train project recently achieved a major milestone by completing 310 km of viaduct construction. Track laying, construction of overhead electrical wires, stations, and bridges are going on at a rapid pace. The construction work in Maharashtra has also pi ...Read More >
India is expected to use Japan's E5 Shinkansen bullet trains for trials on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad high-speed rail corridor and adopt the newer E10 variant for commercial operations around 2030, officials told ET. The E10 trains will debut simultaneously in India and Japan. The 508-km corridor, built with Japanese Shinkansen technology, is on track for commercial launch in 2027, with the first prototype expected by 2026. India likely to use E5 variant Japanese-make bullet trains for trials and the ...Read More >
New Delhi, July 14 (PTI) The Press Information Bureau (PIB) on Monday said a section of news reports and social media posts made a misleading claim that the Japanese Bullet train will not operate between Mumbai and Ahmedabad. "Some articles and social media posts claim that the Ministry of Railways has decided to not run the Japanese bullet train on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad route," the PIB said on its X handle. Also Read | Ahmedabad Plane Crash: DGCA Directs Airlines To Check Locking Mechanism of ...Read More >
New Delhi, July 14 (PTI) The Press Information Bureau (PIB) on Monday said a section of news reports and social media posts made a misleading claim that the Japanese Bullet train will not operate between Mumbai and Ahmedabad. "Some articles and social media posts claim that the Ministry of Railways has decided to not run the Japanese bullet train on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad route," the PIB said on its X handle. "This claim is misleading. The Railway Ministry has made no such decision. Work on the ...Read More >
New Delhi, July 14 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Railways Ministry has dismissed as baseless and misleading some reports claiming that India has decided not to run the Japanese bullet train on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad route. Releasing a fact check on these 'fake news' reports, the Ministry said that it has taken no such decision to reject Japanese technology. "Some articles and social media posts claim that the Ministry of Railways has decided to not run the Japanese bullet train on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad ro ...Read More >
Mumbai: Vivek Kumar Gupta, an IRSE officer from the 1988 batch, has taken charge as General Manager, Western Railway. Before this appointment, he served as the Managing Director of NHSRCL, overseeing India's inaugural Bullet Train Project implementation.After taking charge, Gupta conducted an inspection at Churchgate and Marine Lines stations and a footplate inspection of the Churchgate - Marine Lines section on Sunday. He also interacted with passengers and staff. He took note of safety, train ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 13 (ANI): Based on the positive outcome of experimental installation of CCTV cameras in passenger coaches, Railways has decided to install CCTV cameras in all coaches, according to a press release from the Ministry of Railways on Sunday. 'This move will significantly improve passenger safety. Miscreants and organised gangs take advantage of gullible passengers. With cameras, such incidents will significantly reduce. To preserve privacy of passengers, CCTV cameras will be ...Read More >
Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) [India], July 13 (ANI): The monsoon has left a trail of devastation across Himachal Pradesh, claiming 98 lives and causing property damage worth Rs 770.96 crore, according to the latest data released by the State Disaster Management Authority (SDMA). Between June 20 and July 13, a total of 57 people died in rain-related incidents such as landslides (8), flash floods (15), cloudbursts (9), drowning (10), electrocution (4), and other rain-triggered accidents, including p ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 13 (ANI): Based on the positive outcome of experimental installation of CCTV cameras in passenger coaches, Railways has decided to install CCTV cameras in all coaches, according to a press release from the Ministry of Railways on Sunday. "This move will significantly improve passenger safety. Miscreants and organised gangs take advantage of gullible passengers. With cameras, such incidents will significantly reduce. To preserve privacy of passengers, CCTV cameras will be ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 13 (ANI): Based on the positive outcome of experimental installation of CCTV cameras in passenger coaches, Railways has decided to install CCTV cameras in all coaches, according to a press release from the Ministry of Railways on Sunday. This move will significantly improve passenger safety. Miscreants and organised gangs take advantage of gullible passengers. With cameras, such incidents will significantly reduce. To preserve privacy of passengers, CCTV cameras will be ...Read More >
New Delhi/Mumbai, Jul 13 (PTI) A five-member team, headed by 56-year-old Sanjay Kumar Singh, is probing the fatal crash of the Air India aircraft last month in Ahmedabad that killed 260 people. Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) Director Singh is the Investigator-in-Charge and Deputy Director Jasbir Singh Larhga is the Chief Investigator. Also Read | Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw Approves To Install CCTV Cameras in All 74,000 Coaches To Enhance Passenger Safety. There are also ...Read More >
New Delhi, July 13: In a mega drive to enhance passenger safety, Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw has approved the installation of CCTV cameras in the common movement area near the doors in all 74,000 coaches, an official said on Sunday. The CCTV cameras in all coaches will significantly improve passenger safety and deter miscreants and organised gangs who take advantage of gullible passengers, said an official. The decision follows the successful CCTV camera trials done in the loco engines an ...Read More >
New Delhi, July 13 (SocialNews.XYZ) In a mega drive to enhance passenger safety, Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw has approved the installation of CCTV cameras in the common movement area near the doors in all 74,000 coaches, an official said on Sunday. The CCTV cameras in all coaches will significantly improve passenger safety and deter miscreants and organised gangs who take advantage of gullible passengers, said an official. The decision follows the successful CCTV camera trials done in th ...Read More >
Forever News Delhi: Following successful trials of CCTV cameras in passenger coaches, Indian Railways has decided to install CCTV cameras across all coaches to enhance passenger safety. Miscreants and organised gangs often target unsuspecting passengers -- the presence of cameras is expected to deter such activities significantly. To maintain passenger privacy, cameras will be installed only in common movement areas near the doors. Reviewed by Railway Ministers Union Railway Minister Shri Ash ...Read More >
New Delhi, July 13 (SocialNews.XYZ) More than 10 lakh recruitment letters have been issued so far through Rozgar Melas across the country, according to the government. The highest single-day distribution of over one lakh appointment letters was in February 2024. So far, 16 editions of Rozgar Mela have been organised across the country. The first edition of Rozgar Mela was held on October 22, 2022. During this inaugural event, appointment letters were handed over to more than 75,000 recruits. ...Read More >
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], July 12 (ANI): Union Minister and BJP leader Sukanta Majumdar on Saturday said that more than 200 appointment letters were handed out at the 16th edition of the Rozgar Mela in Kolkata, with another event held at Siliguri. This is the 16th edition of Rozgar Mela, where we have distributed almost over 200 appointment letters from this venue, and there is another venue in Siliguri, Majumdar told ANI. Prime Minister Narendra Modi distributed over 51,000 appointment l ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], July 12 (ANI): Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Saturday distributed 201 appointment letters to newly inducted personnel from seven central government departments during a Rozgar Mela event held at the Railway Auditorium in Bhubaneswar. Earlier, Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the 16th edition of the Rozgar Mela via video conferencing and distributed over 51,000 appointment letters to newly recruited youth across various government departments ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 12 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday distributed over 51,000 appointment letters to newly appointed youth in various government departments and organisations via video conferencing at the 16th edition of Rozgar Mela. The recruits, selected from across the country, will be joining the Ministry of Railways, the Ministry of Home Affairs, the Department of Posts, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, the Department of Financial Services, the Ministry of La ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 12 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to distribute more than 51,000 appointment letters to newly appointed youth in various government departments and organisations via video conferencing at the 16th edition of Rozgar Mela. According to the Prime Minister's Office (PMO), the event will start at around 11 am, and Prime Minister Modi will also address the appointees on the occasion. Also Read | Kolkata Fatafat Result Today: Kolkata FF Result for July 12, 2025 Dec ...Read More >
New Delhi, July 12 (SocialNews.XYZ) In a push to accelerate employment, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will distribute more than 51,000 appointment letters to newly inducted candidates in various government departments and organisations on Saturday at the 16th edition of the Rozgar Mela, which will take place virtually. PM Modi will address the recruits via video conferencing at around 11 a.m. Today's event will be organised at 47 locations across the country, covering recruitments in several ke ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 11 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi will distribute more than 51,000 appointment letters to newly appointed youth in various Government departments and organisations on July 12 at around 11:00 AM via video conferencing. According to the Prime Minister Office, PM Modi will also address the appointees on the occasion. Reacting to this, Prime Minister Modi posted on X, and emphasized that the government is determined to increase youth participation in building a Viksit ...Read More >
Hyderabad: Union minister of Coal and Mines, G Kishan Reddy, will hand over appointment letters to newly selected recruits of the central government under the Rozgar Mela on Saturday, July 12. The program will be held at 10:00 am at Rail Kalarang, Bhoiguda, Secunderabad. The 16th Rozgar Mela is being held at 47 locations across the country, and on South Central Railway, the function is being conducted at Secunderabad, Guntur and Guntakal. Candidates from across the country are being recruited ...Read More >
New Delhi, July 11 (SocialNews.XYZ) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will distribute more than 51,000 appointment letters to newly appointed youths in various government departments and organisations on July 12 via video conferencing. He will also address the appointees on the occasion, according to a PMO statement issued on Friday. The 16th Rozgar Mela will be held at 47 locations across the country. The recruitments are taking place across Central government ministries and departments. The new r ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 11 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi will distribute more than 51,000 appointment letters to newly appointed youth in various Government departments and organisations on 12th July at the 16th Rozgar Mela around 11:00 AM via video conferencing, the Press Information Bureau informed. The PM will also address the appointees on the occasion. Rozgar Mela is a step taken by the central government to fulfil the Prime Minister commitment to accord the highest priority to emplo ...Read More >
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