To Cut Cost, Railways Turn To Natural Gas

India is building infrastructure, including pipelines and import facilities, to raise the share of gas in its energy mix to 15 percent in next few years from the current level of about 6.5 percent. All India | Reuters | Updated: August 30, 2018&nb...

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No Pay Commission In Future

New Delhi: The central government is mulling not to form any Pay Commission for increasing salaries and allowances of central government employees and and pensioners in future. The report of inflation would be submitted to the Finance Minister Arun Jaitley once every three years...

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2 % DA wef 01.07.18

Cabinet approves additional 2 percent Dearness Allowance (DA) for Central Government employees and Dearness Relief (DR) to pensioners w.e.f. 1st July, 2018 ...

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7th CENTRAL PAY COMMISSION and RUNNING ALLOWANCE:

7th CENTRAL PAY COMMISSION and RUNNING ALLOWANCE: 7th Central Pay Commission was announced by UPA Government in 2013 On 04.02.2014 the them Prime Minister Sri Man Mohan Singh announced approval of 7th CPC. On 28.02.2014 Government issued Gazatte notification on constitution of 7th CPC 1) Justice Ashok Kumar Mathur, Chairman 2) Vivek Rae, Member 3) Dr. Rathin Roy, Member and 4) Mrs. Meena Agarwal, Secretary Suppose to submit their report by 31 May...

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Indian Railways to launch world’s ultra modern, smart coach, see pics

In smart coaches, the sensor will also provide the condition of air conditioners fitted in the train and it will send an alert if an ac needs to be repaired. DNA Web Team  Aug 28, 2018, ...

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A jerk-free ride on trains soon: Couplers that join coaches to be replaced in Rajdhani, Shatabdi

Trains running with these new couplers are found to have finally eliminated the age-old problem of the jerks and a kind of swaying which passengers of the premium trains have been complaining about for ages. Written by Avishek G Dastidar | New Delhi | Updated: August 24, 2018...

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CBI Arrests Railway Engineer For Allegedly Taking Rs. 5 Lakh Bribe

The alleged bribe was the first installment in the total of Rs. 19 lakhs demanded by the accused, an executive engineer posted in Tundla, Uttar Pradesh. All India | Press Trust of India | Updated: August 25, 2018&nb...

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Kerala floods: Indian Railways introduces special train

Kerala floods: Indian Railways introduces special train services to clear extra rush; details here Following one of the worst floods in Kerala, to clear the extra rush of traffic, Piyush Goyal-led Indian Railways has introduced two special train services. By: Devanjana Nag | Published: August 20, 2018 ...

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Railways spends Rs 111 to earn Rs 100

India Today.in New Delhi  August 20, 2018 HIGHLIGHTS Operating ratio of Indian Railways is 111 per cent Data for April-July period paint dismal picture Railways faces finance crunch for its upgradation p...

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Lakhs of Mumbai commuters hassled as motormen resort to protest

Lakhs of Mumbai commuters hassled as motormen resort to protests over workload The situation remained bad till late evening, forcing most to travel in packed train Aug 11, 2018  HT Correspondents Hindustan Ti...

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Railways increase vacancies for asst. loco pilots, technicians from 26,000 to 60,000

Railways increase vacancies for asst. loco pilots, technicians from 26,000 to 60,000 Around 47.56 lakh candidates have applied for the posts. By: PTI | New Delhi | Published: August 2, 2...

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CAG has these 7 mantras to reduce train delays

Dear Indian Railways, make passengers happy! CAG has these 7 mantras to reduce train delays Indian Railways often faces criticism for train delays and its recent record of 70% punctuality highlights the infrastructure problems that the network faces. In a recent report, the CAG of India has slammed Indian Railways for lack of adequate infrastructure at the rail statio...

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Indian Railways to introduce 200 new rail lines;

Indian Railways to introduce 200 new rail lines; check here the state-wise list of the ongoing projects Piyush Goyal-led Indian Railways is working on around 200 new railway lines across the network. At present, the upcoming railway lines across the nation are in different stages of execution. By: Devanjana Nag | Published: August 3, 2018 ...

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