The Latest Breaking News from Ministry of Railways

94% of broad gauge network has been electrified, says Railways Minister

94% of Indian Railways' Broad Gauge Network has been electrified, with ₹43,346 crore spent on electrification.

The Hindu · Feb 2, 2024

Rajya Sabha MP writes to Railways Minister over avoiding exuberant expenditure on PM’s selfie points

Member of Parliament from Rajya Sabha Dr. V. Sivadasan requested urgent intervention from Ministry of Railways so that wastage of money for partisan political propaganda is avoided. 

The Hindu · Dec 27, 2023

Parliamentary proceedings | 361 railway workers died on duty over the past five years, Railway Ministry tells Rajya Sabha

361 railway workers have died in the past five years while on duty, due to train accidents during maintenance work on railway tracks, data tabled in Rajya Sabha by Ministry of Railways states.

The Hindu · Dec 11, 2023

K-RIDE headless, likely to further delay suburban rail project

Despite over one-and-half months since laying of foundation by the PM, no works have started on ground

The Hindu · Aug 7, 2022

Centre gets 5.59 lakh public grievances till June 25 this year, Dept of Financial Services tops list

Department of Financial Services (Banking Division), Ministry of Labour and Employment, CBDT, Ministry of Railways are the top ministries which receive(d) the maximum number of grievances

The Hindu · Jul 12, 2022

Graft Busters Probe Another Former China Railway Official

Chen Boshi, retired senior executive, comes under investigation following downfall in March of state railway operator’s former general manager

Caixin Global · Jul 1, 2022

Soil excavated from water bodies to be used for railway, highways projects

As part of ‘Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav’, it has been proposed to rejuvenate 75 water bodies in each district in all States

The Hindu · Jun 17, 2022

Centre urged to expedite Nilambur-Nanjangud-Mysore rail project

Lack of clarity on the current status of the project unacceptable, says Rahul Gandhi

The Hindu · Jun 7, 2022

Doomscrolling: Shashi Tharoor tweets 'word of the era'

Congress leader Shashi Tharoor, known for throwing in rarely-used English words into Twitter lexicon, on May 31, 2022 shared his "word of the era" -- doomscrolling. The man of many words helpfully shared the meaning too. "The act of continuously seeking out and reading bad news," read the meaning posted…

The Times of India · Jun 1, 2022

Railways to confine term Divyangjan to Hindi communications

After Tamil Nadu MP flags issue, term to be replaced with ‘Persons with disabilities’

The Hindu · May 13, 2022