LIVE UPDATES: Union Railway Minister Piyush Goyal has cancelled all engagements in the US and is immediately returning to India Several bodies still lying on railway tracks Around 40 to 45 dead bodies have arrived at Guru Nanak Dev Hospital while several are reportedly still lying on railway lines. Amritsar[Read More…]
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Goyal asks IRCTC to use rail saloons earmarked for him for commercial purpose
New Delhi: Railway Minister Piyush Goyal on Wednesday asked the IRCTC to use the two saloons earmarked for him for the commercial purpose, railway ministry sources said. A senior railway ministry source told IANS: “As the Railway Minister has not used the two saloons earmarked for him, he in a[Read More…]
Cleanliness survey: Jodhpur cleanest station, Varanasi slips to 69th position
Jodhpur and Marwar in Rajasthan were declared the cleanest railway stations, while Varanasi, the prime minister’s Lok Sabha constituency, slipped to the 69th position in the third cleanliness survey released on Monday. Releasing the survey report, Railway Minister Piyush Goyal said: “Jodhpur has emerged as the cleanest station in A1[Read More…]
Railway Minister slams Congress for delaying bullet train for 50 years
Claiming that Railways was used for political reasons earlier, Railways Minister Piyush Goyal on Wednesday slammed the previous governments for not being able to bring the Bullet Train. Earlier, Railways was used for political reasons. So many schemes were announced, but there was scarcity of budget to work on all[Read More…]
Passengers to get free meal on Sunday in case of train delay
New Delhi: Railway Minister Piyush Goyal on Monday said the Indian Railways will provide free meals to passengers on board if trains get delayed on a Sunday by five-six hours due to planned maintenance works on tracks. The Railways will provide free meals and refreshments to the passengers travelling on[Read More…]
Railway minister orders probe into Patna-Vasco Da Gama express derailment
Railway Minister Piyush Goyal on Friday condoled the death of three passengers, who died after 13 coaches of the Patna-Vasco Da Gama express derailed in Uttar Pradesh’s Manikpur. He ordered a probe. “Immediate rescue and relief operations started and an inquiry ordered into the derailment of Vasco Da Gama-Patna Express[Read More…]