New Delhi, April 5 (IANS) Union Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Sunday said that Indian Railways is undertaking major efforts to modernise train coaches in a bid to enhance passenger comfort and safety.In a post on social media platform X, the minister stated that new coach designs and improved toilet models have been developed as part of the initiative.He added that an upgraded sample coach has already been prepared by retrofitting existing coaches with the new features.“To enhance the …
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New Delhi, March 3 (IANS) Indian air carriers have planned to operate special relief flights from Middle East on Tuesday to facilitate the return of passengers, stranded there due to the growing conflict between the US-Israel and Iran.IndiGo has planned to operate 10 special relief flights from Jeddah to India on Tuesday, according to the Ministry of Civil Aviation.SpiceJet said it will operate four special flights from the UAE on March 3 to facilitate the return of Indian nationals stranded the…
Bhubaneswar, Feb 5 (IANS) A major rail tragedy was averted on Thursday morning when the MGR Chennai Central (MAS)– New Jalpaiguri (NJP) Express derailed near Jakhapura in Odisha’s Jajpur district.East Coast Railway (ECoR) sources said no major damage was reported as the train was moving at a very slow speed at the time of the incident.According to an official statement issued by the ECoR, “A minor derailment involving Train No. 22611 Chennai–New Jalpaiguri (MAS–NJP) Express occurred at 08:…
New Delhi, Jan 18 (IANS) An IndiGo Airlines flight carrying 238 people was forced to make an emergency landing at Lucknow airport on Sunday after a bomb threat was reported mid-air.The aircraft, identified as flight 6E-6650, was travelling from Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport to Bagdogra when the threat came to light.Following the alert, the plane was diverted to Lucknow as a precautionary measure.“A security threat was noticed onboard IndiGo flight 6E 6650 operating from D…
Vadodara, Dec 29 (IANS) The Western Railway’s Vadodara division recently commissioned Kavach 4.0, India’s indigenous automatic train protection system, on the Bajwa-Ahmedabad section, equipping all the locomotives with advanced safety features. The state-of-the-art facility will prevent over-speeding, bring the trains to a halt at red signals automatically and also eliminate collision risks with other trains.Shedding light on the safety features, the Divisional Railway Manager (DRM) Raju Bha…