Bengaluru, July 4 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested two alleged kingpins in connection with the leakage of the question paper for the General Departmental Competitive Examination (GDCE)-2022 conducted by South Western Railway for recruitment to the post of Goods Train Manager. According to an official statement by the CBI, the two accused, both private individuals, were arrested in Bengaluru on July 3 following searches conducted as part of the investigation.According…
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New Delhi, June 8 (IANS) The Indian Railways has sanctioned two significant projects to upgrade the existing 1×25 kV electric traction system to a modern 2×25 kV electric traction system with a total investment of Rs 447.58 crore, according to a statement issued by the Ministry of Railways on Monday.The two projects include the 120 km Bengaluru-Tumkur section of the South Western Railway and the 141 km Mahbubnagar-Secunderabad-Medchal section of the South Central Railway.The Bengaluru-Tumkur pro…
Bengaluru, April 9 (IANS) Union Minister for Heavy Industries and Steel H.D. Kumaraswamy and Minister of State for Railways V. Somanna on Thursday conducted a joint inspection of railway infrastructure works along the Bengaluru–Mysuru route on Thursday. The inspection began from KSR Bengaluru City Railway Station, where the ministers undertook a “window trailing” inspection, travelling by train and reviewing ongoing development works up to Mysuru.Senior railway officials, including those f…
Bengaluru, Feb 8 (IANS) Karnataka Infrastructure Development Minister M.B. Patil has submitted representations to Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, seeking approval for a Vande Bharat Sleeper Express train from Bengaluru to Vijayapura, a high-speed rail corridor between Bengaluru and Mumbai, and a daily special train service on the Bengaluru-Vijayapura route.After launching an electronics manufacturing facility in the Hi-Tech Hardware Park at Bagalur on Saturday, the Minister met Vaishnaw…
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…
New Delhi, Dec 23 (IANS) Union Minister for Heavy Industries and Steel, H.D. Kumaraswamy, on Tuesday, urged the Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw to introduce a Vande Bharat Express train service to further ease travel between the state capital Bengaluru and the coastal regions of Karnataka. In a letter addressed to the Railway Minister here, Union Minister Kumaraswamy requested the introduction of a high-speed Vande Bharat train service from Bengaluru to Goa’s Madgaon via Hassan, Mangalur…