Examine ways to protect wild elephants from trains, govt told

Last Updated: Thursday, January 23, 2014, 23:01

Turning down the railways` plea seeking modification of directions on movement of trains in West Bengal, the Supreme Court has asked it and the environment ministry to examine steps taken by Karnataka and suggestions by other states to protect wild elephants from falling prey to fast-moving trains and electrocution.

Jairam Ramesh attacks Narendra Modi

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 22, 2014, 22:03

Attacking Narendra Modi, Jairam Ramesh said it was "paradoxical" that he was talking about introducing bullet trains even when he had opposed BT Brinjal.

Aussie legs bared for annual “No Pants Subway Ride”

Last Updated: Sunday, January 12, 2014, 16:43

Trains and trams in Australia`s major cities were awash with bare legs and briefs today as pranksters travelled trouserless for the world`s 13th annual "No Pants Subway Ride".

Cold continues to grip Rajasthan, trains delayed due to fog

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 7, 2014, 14:47

Rajasthan remained in the grip of intense cold where mercury dipped to 0.5 degrees Celsius in Mount Abu followed by Churu which shivered at 1.2 degrees Celsius

Cold continue in Raj, trains running late due to fog

Last Updated: Monday, January 6, 2014, 12:10

Cold conditions continued unabated in Rajasthan where fog also affected normal life with some trains running late.

Railways suspends train operations due to fog

Last Updated: Thursday, January 2, 2014, 20:34

Northern Railway has decided to suspend services of 10 trains till January 16 to avoid mishaps caused by foggy weather conditions.

Govt may soon permit FDI in high speed trains, other projects

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 1, 2014, 14:53

The government is likely to allow Foreign Direct Investment in high speed trains and other projects including development of rail lines between project sites and existing network.

Dense fog slows down 65 trains in north

Last Updated: Monday, December 23, 2013, 22:14

Dense fog continued to affect train operations adversely on Monday with more than 60 trains running late by several hours.

Following airlines, Railways introducing dynamic fare system

Last Updated: Friday, December 20, 2013, 19:10

For the first time, railways will experiment with dynamic fares on the pattern of airlines by operating AC special trains between Delhi and Mumbai from December 24.

Direct train from Tripura to all cities in two years

Last Updated: Thursday, November 21, 2013, 16:05

Direct train service from Agartala to all metropolitan cities of the country via Guwahati would be introduced by 2015, N F Railway sources said Thursday.

Chennai-Coimbatore Duronto Express withdrawn due to poor patronage: SR

Last Updated: Wednesday, November 20, 2013, 20:55

Due to poor patronage, Southern Railway has withdrawn the services of Chennai-Coimbatore Duronto Express and will introduce Chennai Central-Coimbatore Shatabdi Express from November 22.

Station masters not to sell tickets at small stations

Last Updated: Thursday, October 31, 2013, 19:19

Aiming at strengthening safety measures, railways has decided not to engage station masters for selling tickets at small stations so that they concentrate on train operation only.