New Delhi, July 2 (IANS) Indian Railways registered growth in both freight transportation and passenger traffic during June 2026, with freight loading rising 4 per cent year-on-year and passenger numbers also recording a steady increase, according to an official statement issued on Thursday.Indian Railways loaded 142.21 million tonnes of freight during June, compared with 136.71 million tonnes in the corresponding month last year, an increase of 4 per cent, the Ministry of Railways said.In addit…
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New Delhi, June 25 (IANS) The government on Thursday said that 1,987 ongoing infrastructure projects, with a total revised cost of Rs 42.50 lakh crore, are being monitored across 17 Central Ministries and Departments (as of May).The transport and logistics sector accounts for the highest number of ongoing projects (1,476), with revised estimates of Rs 23.50 lakh crore, underscoring the priority to connectivity-driven infrastructure growth.The cumulative expenditure incurred on these projects sta…
New Delhi, June 22 (IANS) The successful conduct of the NEET-UG 2026 re-examination on June 21 stands as one of the most remarkable examples of administrative coordination and national commitment in recent years. More than 20 lakh medical aspirants appeared for the examination across 5,440 centres in India and 14 centres abroad, making it one of the largest and most closely monitored examinations ever conducted in the country.What unfolded on June 21 was far more than an examination. Many analys…
New Delhi, June 22 (IANS) The government has approved the installation of its indigenous train protection system — Kavach — on 631 route kilometres (RKm) of the East Coast Railway network at an estimated cost of Rs 270 crore, the Ministry of Railways said on Monday.The project will cover six important railway sections under East Coast Railway — Baghuapal–Budhapank, Haridaspur–Paradeep, Khurda Road-Balangir, Naupada-Gunupur, Lanjigarh Road-Junagarh and Bobbili-Salur — according to the min…
New Delhi, June 21 (IAN) It was a virtual redemption day for the National Testing Agency on Sunday as the NEET (UG) 2026 retest was conducted without major glitches, with the Agency crediting the whole-of-government effort involving 7 lakh officials for making the exam for 20 lakh aspirants error-free.“Team NTA. Team Bharat. One exam, delivered together,” said the NTA in a post on X, reaffirming its commitment to uphold the sanctity of the medical admission test whose previous round on May 3…
New Delhi, June 19 (IANS) Union Minister for Railways Ashwini Vaishnaw — in a review meeting — discussed upgrading training methodologies through the use of Virtual Reality, simulators and other modern training technologies to upskill station masters, an official statement said on Friday.The minister emphasised that modern skill development and capacity building are necessary to better prepare station masters for handling increasingly complex railway operations and emergency situations.The rev…
Mumbai, June 13 (IANS) Actor Sonu Sood recently took a ride on the Vande Bharat Express and shared how the experience brought back memories of his early struggling days. The actor recalled a time when train journeys were far from comfortable, often traveling without reservation while pursuing his dream of becoming an actor in Mumbai. Praising the remarkable improvements in Indian Railways, Sonu said the journey reflected the country’s progress while also reminding him of how far he has come in…
Lucknow, June 6 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday directed state government officials to transform railway security in the state into a modern, technology-enabled and result-oriented system, underscoring the importance of passenger safety, women’s dignity, crime control and swift police assistance across the state’s vast railway network. Reviewing the functioning of the Government Railway Police (GRP), the Chief Minister stressed that the policy of zero tolerance ag…
Rajkot, June 2 (IANS) Bhaktinagar railway station in Rajkot is nearing the completion of a major redevelopment project under the Amrit Bharat Station Scheme, with Western Railway officials saying the upgraded facility is designed to meet passenger demand and operational requirements for the next four to five decades. The redevelopment, undertaken at a cost of more than Rs 26.80 crore, is part of a wider programme that has placed 17 stations in the Rajkot Division under various stages of modernis…
Amaravati, May 31 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu has hailed the inauguration of South Coastal Railway Zone as a historic milestone and said that decades-long dream of people is being realised.“The inauguration of the South Coast Railway Zone, centred in Visakhapatnam, starting from June 1, marks a historic milestone. Our decades-long dream is being realized,” Chandrababu Naidu posted on ‘X’ on Sunday.“The new railway zone will comprehensively transform the tr…