Mumbai, May 17 (IANS) The Railway Protection Force (RPF) of the Central Railway rescued and reunited 584 vulnerable children and adults with their families while also saving 25 passengers from life-threatening accidents between January and April 2026, officials said on Sunday.According to the Central Railway, the RPF personnel continued to play a crucial humanitarian role alongside ensuring round-the-clock security of railway assets and passenger safety across railway premises.Under “Operation N…
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Mumbai, May 13 (IANS) Two pregnant women safely gave birth to newborn girls aboard crowded moving trains in separate incidents on Central Railway routes, due to the timely intervention of railway staff, nurses, Railway Protection Force (RPF) personnel and fellow passengers.In the first incident, a woman gave birth onboard the 22538 Kushinagar Express travelling from Mumbai to Bhusawal.Railway officials said R.S. Teli, Chief Ticket Inspector (CTI), was on duty from Lokmanya Tilak Terminus to the …
Mumbai, March 10 (IANS) The CBI arrested a senior Central Railway official and 2 others in an alleged Rs 40 lakh bribery case and seized cash and jewellery worth Rs 1.47 crore during multi-city raids spanning Mumbai, Navi Mumbai, and Karjat, an official said on Tuesday. Ramesh Kumar Chauve, Chief Electrical Distribution Engineer, Central Railway; Anshul Varma (private person) and Kanay Varma (private person) were arrested on Monday, following raids at five locations, the CBI said in a stateme…
New Delhi, March 8 (IANS) In a significant crackdown on drug trafficking through the rail network, the Railway Protection Force (RPF) of Central Railway has seized 43 kilograms of narcotics worth Rs 12.82 lakh in two separate operations conducted in Nagpur and Kalaburagi earlier this month. Railway authorities said the operations exposed a narcotics smuggling syndicate operating through train routes.According to a press release issued by Dr Swapnil Nila, the seizures were made during targeted su…
New Delhi, Jan 9 (IANS) Indian Railways has speeded up 549 trains in this year’s timetable across zones, along with introducing 122 new trains in 2025, extending 86 trains and converting 10 trains to superfast, the government said on Friday.Under the Timetable of Trains (TAG) 2026, Indian Railways has introduced new trains, extended existing services, increased frequency, converted trains to Superfast, and speeded up services across various railway zones. In the Central Railway (CR) zone, 4 ne…