New Delhi: The railways will employ over four lakh people by 2021, Railway Minister Piyush Goyal announced on Wednesday indicating that the recruitment under the 10 per cent quota for economically weaker sections would begin soon. Addressing a press conference here, he said that at present the Railways have a[Read More…]
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Railway Minister Piyush Goyal heckled by employees in Lucknow
Railway Minister Piyush Goyal received a fiery crowd at an event in Lucknow today. Despite high security, angry railway employees shouted slogans against the Minister, forcing him to leave the event early. It all started when Goyal began his address at the 70th AGM of Northern Railway Men’s Union. One[Read More…]
Amritsar train accident LIVE: Over 50 feared dead; PM Modi condoles, Amarinder Singh orders inquiry
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…]
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…]
Capital expenditure on infra tripled in 5 years: Minister
New Delhi: Union Railway Minister Piyush Goyal on Saturday said investment for setting up infrastructure was not a constraint for the government and the capital expenditure has tripled in the last five years. The NDA government had increased outlays on railways modernisation, safety and amenities, Goyal said while speaking on[Read More…]
No more overcharging for food, tips for catering staff in railways
Railway Minister, Piyush Goyal has asked the catering staff of railways to stop overcharging for food and stop seeking tips from the passengers. A letter from minister’s office was sent to all zonal railway units across the nation. It asked them to ensure that the practice is stopped with immediate[Read More…]
Train derailments: Suresh Prabhu offers to resign as railway minister, PM asks to wait
After two major train derailments that took several lives in just four days, railway minister, Suresh Prabhu took full moral responsibility for the unfortunate incidents after meeting Prime Minister, Narendra Modi on Wednesday. “I met the Hon’ble Prime Minister @narendramodi taking full moral responsibility. Hon’ble PM has asked me to[Read More…]
‘Raees’ by rail: One dead, 2 injured; Railway Minister orders probe
One person died and two police man sustained injuries on the crowded Vadodara railway platform, when Shah Rukh Khan arrived on board the August Kranti Express on Monday to promote his upcoming film Raees. While the actor did not step down from the train, choose to wave at the crowds[Read More…]