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No Govt Data on Death of Migrant Workers Returning Home During Lockdown, Centre Informs Lok Sabha
14 Sep 2020
The Central Government Monday informed the Lok Sabha it maintained no data on migrant workers who lost lives during the return to their home towns after the announcement of the nation-wide Lockdown…
Arun Kumar Das
Finances of Indian Railways Continue to Go Downhill
18 Dec 2019
Currently, the operating ratio, an indicator for railways’ surplus earning, is well above the 100% per cent mark which is not a healthy sign.
PTI
IRCTC’s Vendor Advertises Jobs on Caste Lines, Apologises After Backlash
07 Nov 2019
Brandavan Food Products was pulled up by the Indian Railway subsidairy, removes HR head.
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Modi and India's Privatisation Train Wreck
11 Oct 2019
With the first private train being flagged off on a high density route in India, all of Indian railways could gradually face a similar fate.
Arun Kumar Das
Railways May Get Free Spectrum Worth Rs 65,000 Crore for Signal Upgradation
20 Aug 2019
The Railways has moved a cabinet note with the Law Ministry’s approval and is likely to get the nod as the issue is at present under active consideration of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India…
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Indian Railways Enroute to Total Privatisation?
11 Jul 2019
At the beginning of its second term, the Modi government announced privatisation of Indian Railways with its '100 days action plan'.
PTI
Protests at Railways’ MCF in Rae Bareli Against Corporatisation Move
27 Jun 2019
Over 2,500 workers raised slogans against proposed hiving off rolling stock and locomotive production units and associated workshops into a new entity.
Arun Kumar Das
Launched Amid Fanfare, High Power Electric Locos Lying Idle as Railways’ Fuel Bill Swells
16 Jun 2019
Indian Railways’ much-touted claim to save Rs 4,500 crore in its fuel spending via electrification drive, falls flat. It spent Rs 20,555 crore 2018-19, against Rs 17,831 crore in 2017-18.
Arun Kumar Das
Railways Need a Lot More Than Just 'Continuity with Change'
05 Jun 2019
The national transporter needs a regulator, focus on safety, running trains on time, infrastructure upgradation, increasing train speed and enhancing passenger amenities.
Arun Kumar Das
High Vacancies in Maintenance Staff a ‘Grave Lapse’ by Indian Railways
05 Jan 2019
Raising safety concerns, a Parliamentary panel found that against a sanctioned strength of 7,669, the actual staff strength was only 4,517, indicating vacancies of around 40%.