Everything you need to know about Railway Colony Chandausi: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Everything you need to know about Railway Colony Chandausi: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
New Delhi, June 17 (ANI): With an aim to further facilitate the passengers, Indian Railways Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC), a public Sector Undertaking of the Ministry of Railways, will be launching a pilot project of ticketing through non-internet based mobile phones with effect from July 1.
New Delhi, June 17 (ANI): With an aim to further facilitate the passengers, Indian Railways Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC),a public sector undertaking of the Ministry of Railways, will launch a pilot project of ticketing through non-internet based mobile phones with effect from July 1.
New Delhi, June 13 (ANI): Union Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde on Thursday informed that two persons, including a Railway Protection Force (RPF) personnel, and one person has been injured in a Naxal attack on the Dhanbad-Patna Intercity Express in Bihar.
Patna, June 13 (IANS) Suspected armed Maoists attacked a passenger train in Bihar's Jamui district Thursday afternoon killing a railway police personnel and injuring half a dozen other people, police said.
Kolkata, May 27 (IANS) Train movement to and from the terminal Howrah station was stalled Monday evening as protestors, angered by a train running over a woman, squatted on track, hurled stones and damaged four trains and injured an assistant driver.
New Delhi, May 27 (ANI): A group of 56 probationers of the Indian Railway Accounts Service (IRAS), Indian Railway Personnel Service (IRPS) and Indian Railways Service of Stores called on President Pranab Mukherjee at the Rashtrapati Bhavan here on Monday.
Hyderabad, May 17 (IANS) The South Central Railway (SCR) plans to procure 200 more eco-friendly bio-toilets to provide the facility on more trains in the next few months.
Kolkata, May 14 (IANS) Indian Army's first woman jawan Shanti Tigga was found hanging in a railway hospital in West Bengal's Jalpaiguri district Tuesday, police said.
Kolkata, May 14 (IANS) Woman army jawan Shanti Tigga was found hanging in a railway hospital in West Bengal's Jalpaiguri district Tuesday, police said.
New Delhi, May 13 (IANS) Dismissing reports of a rift between the PMO and the party following dropping of two ministers from the cabinet, the Congress Monday asserted that there was no change in its position that Manmohan Singh will be prime minister till 2014.
New Delhi, May 12 (ANI): Congress Party spokesman and general secretary Janardan Dwivedi on Sunday said in a statement that the removal of Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal and Law and Justice Minister Ashwani Kumar from the Union Cabinet was a "joint decision" of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Sonia Gandhi, while dismissing reports that the action was at the insistence Gandhi only.
New Delhi, May 11 (IANS) Former railway minister Pawan Kumar Bansal said Saturday that he had done nothing wrong and welcomed investigations into the case related to his nephew accepting a bribe for getting a senior official a plum Railway Board post.
Kolkata, May 11 (IANS) The Trinamool Congress Saturday said Pawan Kumar Bansal and Ashwani Kumar, who from the union cabinet resigned a day earlier, have "mud on their faces".
New Delhi, May 11 (ANI): Despite the Congress-led UPA Government dropping Pawan Kumar Bansal and Ashwani Kumar from the Union Cabinet and giving the additional charge of Railway Ministry and Law Ministry to C. P. Joshi and Kapil Sibal, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday said the changes of faces as such doesn't really assure the people of India on the issue of corruption, and it would now prefer a wait and watch approach.
Lucknow, May 11 (IANS) Crime against women is on the rise in Uttar Pradesh, with 15 rapes reported from the state capital itself in the last one month.
New Delhi, May 11 (ANI): Minister for Road Transport and Highways C.P. Joshi has been given the additional charge of Railway Ministry, while Kapil Sibal will look after Law Ministry in addition to Communications and Information Technology.
New Delhi, May 11 (ANI): In wake of resignation of two Cabinet Ministers, senior Communist Party of India (CPM) leader Atul Anjan on Saturday accused the ruling party of being part of most of the scams in the country.
New Delhi, May 10 (IANS) Within hours of Congress chief Sonia Gandhi meeting Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Friday evening, the UPA government asked two tainted cabinet members - Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal and Law Minister Ashwani Kumar - to go, sending out a signal that no wrongdoing will be tolerated.
New Delhi, May 10 (IANS) Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal Friday met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and submitted his resignation while Law Minister Ashwani Kumar, facing heat for interfering in a CBI probe in coal blocks allocation, also met the prime minister indicating he may too quit.
New Delhi, May 10 (IANS) As Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal appeared likely to quit, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Friday said had the step been taken earlier, the budget session of parliament would not have been wasted.
New Delhi, May 10 (ANI): Supporting Pawan Kumar Bansal's resignation as Law Minister, Communist Party of India (CPI) leader D. Raja on Friday said Union Law Minister Ashwani Kumar's position has become untenable after the Supreme Court's observations on the coal scam issue, and added that he should now step down from his post.
New Delhi, May 10 (ANI): Hours after Pawan Kumar Bansal stepped down as the Railway Minister following allegations of corruption, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday lashed out at Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh for what they called ' protecting' Union Law Minister Ashwani Kumar in connection with the coal scam issue, and demanded his resignation.
New Delhi, May 10 (ANI): Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal, who was under sharp criticism from the opposition parties after the arrest of his nephew Vijay Singla on charges of allegedly trying to fix promotion for a member in the Railway Board, put in his papers on Friday evening.
New Delhi, May 10 (ANI): Top leaders of the Congress Party will meet here on Saturday evening to probably decide on the political futures of Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal and Law and Justice Minister Ashwani Kumar.
Mumbai, May 9 (IANS) Two men who plotted and executed an acid attack at a railway station in Mumbai on a woman, who was selected to join as a nursing officer in the Army, were Thursday brought to the city from New Delhi, said Government Railway Police (GRP).
New Delhi, May 9 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh met President Pranab Mukherjee Thursday and discussed the budget session of parliament, which was adjourned sine die two days ahead of schedule amid a confrontation between the government and opposition on several issues, including the allocation of coal blocks.
New Delhi, May 8 (IANS) Both houses of parliament were adjourned sine die Wednesday, two days ahead of schedule.
New Delhi, May 8 (ANI): Both Houses of Parliament adjourned sine die on Wednesday, two days before the scheduled end of the Budget Session.
New Delhi, May 8 (IANS) Parliament was disrupted Wednesday as the BJP persisted with its demand for Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's resignation over irregularities in the allocation of coal blocks, and also demanded that ministers P.K. Bansal and Ashwani Kumar step down.
Mumbai, May 7 (IANS) Continuing its crackdown in the railways bribe case, the CBI Tuesday raided the residence of arrested Railway Board Member (Staff) Mahesh Kumar in Mumbai, officials said.
New Delhi, May 7 (IANS) Unruly scenes were witnessed in the Rajya Sabha Tuesday as two members of the Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) tried to snatch a copy of the bill from External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid as he tried to introduce a proposed legislation for land swap with Bangladesh.
New Delhi, May 7 (IANS) The opposition BJP Tuesday blamed the Congress for the logjam in parliament, adding that it would allow the houses to function only if Law Minister Ashwani Kumar and Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal quit.
New Delhi, May 7 (IANS) Businessman Ajay Garg, an aide of Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal's nephew and accused in the railway bribery scam, surrendered in a court here Tuesday.
New Delhi, May 7 (IANS) Slamming the opposition for not debating and letting the Food Security bill pass by repeatedly stalling parliament, the Congress said Tuesday that the opposition was making the poor suffer for its political gains.
New Delhi, May 7 (IANS) Both houses of parliament were stalled Tuesday as the BJP pressed for Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's resignation over irregularities in the allocation of coal blocks and also demanded that ministers P.K. Bansal and Ashwani Kumar step down.
New Delhi, May 7 (ANI): The BJP Parliamentary Board on Tuesday decided not to allow any bill to be passed in the Parliament till Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal and Law Minister Ashwani Kumar are sacked from their posts.
New Delhi, May 7 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) said it would not let parliament function till Railway Minister P.K. Bansal and Law Minister Ashwani Kumar step down.
New Delhi, May 6 (IANS) Around 50 activists of the BJP's youth wing were detained from outside the residence of Railway Minister Pawan Bansal where they had gathered to demand his resignation following his nephew's arrest for taking bribe from a senior railway officer.
New Delhi, May 6 (IANS) Around 50 activists of the BJP's youth wing were detained from outside the residence of Railway Minister Pawan Bansal where they had gathered to demand his resignation following his nephew's arrest for taking bribe from a senior railway officer.
New Delhi, May 6 (ANI): Delhi Police detained activists of the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) youth wing, as they staged a protest outside Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal's residence here on Monday evening.
New Delhi, May 6 (IANS) Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati Monday defended Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal saying it would "not be appropriate" to sack him unless his guilt is proved.
New Delhi, May 6 (ANI): The second half of the Budget Session of Parliament continued to face disruptions on Monday, as the opposition refused to allow any debate or transaction of business, citing various issues on which it could not agree with the government.
New Delhi, May 5 (ANI): The core committee of the Congress party is meeting in the national capital to discuss various issues including the future of Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal and Law Minister Ashwani Kumar following the demands for their resignation.
New Delhi, May 5 (IANS) At least 10 ABVP activists were detained from outside the house of Railway Minister Pawan Bansal where they had gathered to demand his resignation following his nephew's arrest for taking bribe from a senior railway officer.
New Delhi, May 5 (ANI): Mahesh Kumar, Member (Staff) Railway Board who had allegedly paid a bribe of Rs 90 lakh to the nephew of Railway Minister P K Bansal, was suspended last night.
Bangalore, May 5 (ANI): Launching a frontal attack on the Congress-led UPA Government, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader M. Venkaiah Naidu on Sunday said Railway Minister Pawan Bansal should resign or be dismissed as he has no moral right to continue.
The fate of beleaguered Railway Minister Pawan Bansal is likely to be decided on Sunday evening in Congress Party's core committee meeting scheduled to begin after Karnataka polls.......................
New Delhi, May 4 (IANS) The railway ministry said in a statement Saturday that "no relevant board level post is vacant". The announcement came after the CBI arrested Railway Board member Mahesh Kumar for allegedly paying a bribe to get a more lucrative post.
New Delhi, May 4 (IANS) The Congress core group Saturday discussed the political ramifications of the arrest of Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal's nephew for allegedly taking a bribe to promote a railway official but did not take a final view in the matter, sources said.
New Delhi, May 4 (ANI): The Congress Core Group, which met here this evening in the backdrop of the arrest of Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal's nephew by the CBI in a bribery case, did not take a decision on his offer to quit.
A Delhi court Saturday granted four days police custody of Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal's nephew Vijay Singla and three others, arrested for allegedly taking a bribe to ensure the promotion of a top railway official...............
New Delhi, May 4 (ANI): Congress on Saturday brushed aside demands for Railway Minister P. K. Bansal's resignation, saying it has become a 'disease' of the opposition to make such demands.
New Delhi, May 4 (IANS) The Congress core group will meet here Saturday evening to consider the political ramifications of the arrest of Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal's nephew for allegedly taking a bribe to ensure the promotion of a railway official.
New Delhi, May 4 (ANI): The Congress Core Group will take a final call on Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal who has offered to resign following the arrest of his nephew by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in a case of bribery.
New Delhi, May 4 (IANS) India's Railway Board is vested with the powers to oversee and manage what is ranked among the world's top five railroad networks and one of the largest employers, with an estimated 1.4 million people on its rolls.
New Delhi, May 4 (ANI): Launching a frontal attack on the Congress-led UPA Government, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday sought the prosecution of Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal in connection with the bribery case, and demanded Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh's resignation, as India is getting established as the most corrupt regime in the world under his dispensation.
New Delhi, May 4 (ANI): Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal on Saturday met Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh at the latter's 7, Race Course Road (RCR) official residence, and is reported to have offered to quit office in the wake of his nephew being arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) fo accepting a bribe of Rs.90 lakhs to facilitate the transfer of a Railway Board official to a more lucrative post.
New Delhi, May 4 (IANS) Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal Saturday met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh after his nephew was arrested for allegedly taking a bribe to ensure the promotion of a railway official.
New Delhi, May 4 (IANS) The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Saturday asked Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to sack Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal after his nephew was arrested for allegedly taking a bribe of Rs.90 lakh.
New Delhi, May 4 (IANS) The BJP Saturday demanded Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal's sacking after his nephew was arrested for allegedly taking a bribe to ensure the promotion of a top railway official.
New Delhi, May 4 (IANS) Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal Saturday claimed that he was innocent, and had "no knowledge or clue" about the bribe that his nephew, Vijay Singla, had allegedly taken for fixing a top level position in the government.
Mumbai, May 3 (IANS) The Maharashtra government Friday sought central funding for its mega-infrastructure project - the Mumbai Elevated Rail Corridor Project, which is aimed to revolutionise suburban commuting in the city, official sources said here.
New Delhi, April 30 (ANI): The Lok Sabha passed the Railway Budget 2013-14 on Tuesday, by negating all the cut-motions.
Guwahati, April 26 (IANS) The Government Railway Police (GRP) here registered a case against a Train Ticket Examiner (TTE) Friday for allegedly misbehaving with two women on the New Delhi-bound Rajdhani express Thursday night, officials said.
New delhi/Colombo, April 26 (ANI): Indian Railway's engineering subsidiary IRCON has completed a 43-kilometre-stretch of Sri Lanka's Northern Railway line from Madawachchiya to Madhu Road station on schedule.
New Delhi, April 26 (ANI): Booking of reserved train tickets has been reduced from the existing 120 days to 60 days.
Guwahati, April 25 (ANI): Railway Police in Guwahati have seized drugs from students during a routine check at the railway station.
Railway Recruitment Board has announced the final results of the written examination conducted on September 9, 2012 last year based on the written examination, Documents and Candidature Verification for different posts.
Tokyo, April 13 (IANS) Sixteen people were injured Saturday when a powerful quake jolted western Japan, authorities said.
Tokyo, April 13 (IANS) A powerful earthquake measuring 6 on the Richter scale rocked Japan Saturday, authorities said.
New Delhi, Apr. 3 (ANI): Railways Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal on Wednesday pointed out that safety in railway operations is always a priority subject and all efforts should be made to ensure safe railway operations.
New Delhi, April 3 (IANS) Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal Wednesday expressed concern over cleanliness and the quality of food served in trains and at stations and urged zonal managers to regularly monitor the situation.
Good news for passengers traveling on the Delhi-Kolkata Rajdhani express as they will be able to surf internet through Wi-Fi connectivity during the journey, a railway official said Tuesday.
New Delhi, April 2 (IANS) Passengers on the Delhi-Kolkata Rajdhani would now be able to connect to internet through Wi-Fi facility while travelling, a railway official said Tuesday.
Facing irks over the increasing fare hikes and other charges, there is some good news for Indian Railways which has achieved s achieved yet another significant milestone when it entered the one billion tonne select club in freight movement joining Chinese
New Delhi, Apr 2 (ANI): The Indian Railways achieved yet another significant milestone when it entered the one billion tonne select club in freight movement joining Chinese, Russian and USA railways.
Ghaziabad, March 29 (IANS) The body of a doctor, kidnapped last week, was found in a drain in his neighbourhood here Friday, police said.
Beijing, March 29 (IANS) China Railway Group Limited (China Railway), the listed subsidiary of the China Railway Engineering Corporation, has anounced that its net profits surged 9.94 percent year on year in 2012, thanks to increase in orders.
Mumbai, March 27 (IANS) A second Mumbai train commuter hit by a chemical-laced powder two days ago has succumbed to his injuries, police said Wednesday.
New Delhi, Mar 25 (ANI): External Affairs minister, Salman Khurshid on Monday met his counterpart from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Zlatko Lagumdzija, who is on a five-day visit in New Delhi as the two nations look to strengthen bilateral trade relations.
Patna, March 19 (IANS) The railways have become a soft target in Bihar. Almost every protest seems to be affecting railway property resulting in huge losses to the nation. In the process, as many as 2,374 train services were affected in the last six months, officials say.
New Delhi, Mar. 18 (ANI): Railways Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal on Monday said the Government of India is committed to the development of inter-country rail linkages and in furtherance of this policy extended its fullest support to the development of Trans-Asian Railway Network.
New Delhi, Mar. 15 (ANI): An Inter-Ministerial Coordination Committee (IMCCTS) has been constituted under the chairmanship of the Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister to facilitate resolution of inter-ministerial issues involved in the development of tourism in the country.
Justifying recent hike in railway passenger's fare, Union Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal Friday said to continue the running of Railways it was necessary to maintain at least 20% profit and at present scenario it can only be maintain by raising passenger's fare as freight charges were already high and due to it, railways? share is decreasing in total fright carrier..................
New Delhi, March 15 (IANS) Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal Friday justified the recent hike in fares and hinted at further hikes to fill the income-expenditure gap as the Rajya Sabha passed the railway budget for 2013-14.
RRB Allahabad has declared the results for the post of the Jes and DMS for which document verification is going to be held on 19 March-22 March 2-13.
New Delhi, Mar. 13 (ANI): The Lok Sabha passed the Railway Budget for fiscal 2013-14 on Wednesday.
Mumbai, March 5 (IANS) Zooming off between Mumbai and New Delhi in the Rajdhani Express air-conditioned first class will now be more comfortable -- courtesy upgraded coaches and enhanced facilities introduced by Western Railway, an official said Tuesday.
New Delhi, Mar 1 (IANS) The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Friday askede the Railway Board chairman to explain within four weeks reports that a woman was pushed out of a moving train by Railway Protection Force (RPF) personnel and died, a statement said.
New Delhi, Feb 27 (IANS) The railways should create a mountain unit within the ministry to plan connectivity in the Himalayan region, lone Sikkim Democratic Front member in the Lok Sabha, P D Rai, said Wednesday while noting that his state, which borders China, remains cut off from the national network till date.
Patna, Feb. 27 (ANI): Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Wednesday said he has no expectations from the General Budget proposals for fiscal 2013-14, as he is quite disappointed by the Railway Budget proposals that were tabled in Parliament yesterday.
New Delhi, Feb. 26 (ANI): The Communist Party of India- Marxist (CPI-M) on Tuesday denounced the Railway Budget proposal for the fiscal year 2013-14, saying it had camouflaged the hike in rail fares.
Mumbai, Feb 26 (IANS) Railway passenger associations in Mumbai expressed anger and disappointment at the rail budget presented in parliament Tuesday.
Bhubaneswar, Feb 26 (IANS) The budget presented by Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal for his ministry Tuesday is disappointing, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik said.
New Delhi, Feb. 26 (ANI): Senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader Yashwant Sinha on Tuesday charged Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal with presenting a 'Budget of Sycophancy' in the Lok Sabha.
New Delhi, Feb. 26 (ANI): Accusing the Central Government of raising railway fares through the 'back-door', the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday said the Railway Budget proposals for 2013-14 has definitely exposed the UPA Government's inability and lack of vision to revive the ailing railway network.
New Delhi, Feb 26 (IANS) BJP president Rajnath Singh Tuesday accused the UPA government of a lack of vision to revive the railways and said the common man has been forced to pay for mounting losses in the carrier.
New Delhi, Feb. 26 (ANI): Expressing disappointment over the Railway Budget 2013-14, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) supremo Lalu Prasad Yadav on Monday said the government has proposed nothing to improve the deteriorating condition of the Indian Railways.
Panaji, Feb 26 (IANS) The Goa industry Tuesday welcomed Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal's maiden railway budget calling it "laudable", especially for the efforts made to step up the safety of train commuters.
New Delhi, Feb 26 (IANS) Youngsters, who till now bemoaned the shoddy infrastructure of the Indian Railways, have welcomed a host of new proposals in the railway budget which range from e-ticketing system on cell-phones to the state-of-the-art kitchens.
