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COVID Lockdown: Over 8,700 Died on Railway Tracks in 2020, Many of Them Migrants
02 Jun 2021
Officials separately said that many of those dead were migrant workers who chose to walk home along the tracks because train routes are considered shorter than roads or highways.
PTI
Up, Up, Up ... India Records Highest Single-Day Deaths at 1,341
17 Apr 2021
The number of active coronavirus cases in the country has surpassed the 16-lakh mark, the Health Ministry's data updated on Saturday showed.
Ronak Chhabra
‘Delhi Chalo’: Punjab Farmers Refuse to Blink First on Train Shutdown
19 Nov 2020
Almost three lakh farmers from Punjab are preparing to participate in a rally to Delhi on November 25. The farmers have been agitating against the Farm Laws.
Arun Kumar Das
Platform Tickets to Cost Rs 20 at over 100 Stations Shortly, User Charges to be Levied
31 Oct 2020
Firming up an action plan for speeding up the station redevelopment project, the railways is going ahead with the proposal for levying UDF in 121 stations next month.
Tarique Anwar
Bihar: Once a Crown Jewel, Railways’ PSU Bharat Wagon Loses its Shine
12 Sep 2020
The company’s units in Muzaffarpur and Mokama were closed in 2017 following the approval of the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by PM Modi.
Newsclick Team
COVID-19 Cases Cross 15 Lakh, Hany Babu's Arrest and More
29 Jul 2020
In today's episode, we will talk about the increasing numbers of COVID-19 cases in India, which has crossed 15 lakh.
Soroor Ahmed
Migrant Workers Elected Most Railway Ministers, but in Vain
14 May 2020
In light of the ongoing migrant crisis, one cannot overlook the irony that eastern Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Bengal—the regions known for exporting the highest number of workers throughout India—hav
Arun Kumar Das
Parl. Committee Expresses Concern over Decline in Railways’ Internal Resource Generation
04 Mar 2020
The Committee was also critical of the Railways’ inability to meet targets of gauge conversions, which have also fallen quite short.
Mohd. Imran Khan
Endless Waiting for Reservation in Trains Leaving Bihar
04 Nov 2019
“We will be forced to board the train without reservation and we will have to travel for hours, sitting near the toilet in the sleeper bogie,” said a local.
Newsclick Team
Will Public Benefit from Privatisation of Railways?
01 Oct 2019
In a country like India, privatisation of a national transporter like the Railways will adversely affect the people.