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Hawkers with IDs on Harbour Line trains

MUMBAI, Feb. 28 -- In a first, the Central Railway (CR) has appointed licenced vendors who can sell goods in local trains - in both air-conditioned and non-air-conditioned coaches -- on its Harbour li... Read More


IRCTC deboards 203 illegal vendors selling inside long distance trains

India, Feb. 27 -- The Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) has debroaded 203 unauthorised vendors from various long-distance trains departing Mumbai between January 31 and February ... Read More


203 illegal vendors deboarded from trains

Mumbai, Feb. 27 -- The Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) has debroaded 203 unauthorised vendors from various long-distance trains departing Mumbai between January 31 and February... Read More


Freight train loses control near Karjat, mishap averted

Mumbai, Feb. 27 -- A major railway accident was averted on Thursday afternoon after a 5,400-tonne freight train rolled down a steep Palasdari-Karjat ghat section. The Central Railway has ordered an in... Read More


BEST, crushed under financial woes, gets a mereRs.1,000 cr

MUMBAI, Feb. 26 -- The classic fable 'The Paper Kite' best describes the BEST Undertaking today: fluttering downward, losing its ability to steer and maintain stability. A decade and a half ago, the U... Read More


After food row, pantry car may be added to Vande Sleeper

Mumbai, Feb. 25 -- Days after complaints over food quality on the first Howrah-Kamakhya Vande Bharat Sleeper service, railway officials are considering adding a pantry car to the premium overnight tra... Read More


BEST's newly elected panel vows to revive shrinking fleet, push for funds in Feb 25 budget

India, Feb. 24 -- The Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST) Undertaking's newly appointed 16-member committee took oath on Monday, marking the first full panel in four years, and signalled... Read More


Spooked residents look skyward to identify probable cracks in metro corridors

India, Feb. 24 -- Alarmed by the February 14 metro slab collapse incident in Mulund, several residents appear to be doing the job of highly paid consultants by monitoring the condition of under-constr... Read More


BEST's newly elected panel vows to revive shrinking fleet

MUMBAI, Feb. 24 -- The Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST) Undertaking's newly appointed 16-member committee took oath on Monday, marking the first full panel in four years, and signalle... Read More


Spooked residents look to identify metro line cracks

Mumbai, Feb. 24 -- Alarmed by the February 14 metro slab collapse incident in Mulund, several residents appear to be doing the job of highly paid consultants by monitoring the condition of under-const... Read More