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SECTOR | 06 Apr 2025

IRCTC to operate 'North East Discovery' on Bharat Gaurav train from April

Business Standard

The Indian Railway Catering & Tourism Corporation Ltd (IRCTC's) "North East Discovery" tour on the Bharat Gaurav Deluxe AC Tourist Train is set to kick off from Delhi Safdarjung Railway Station on April 22, 2025.This 15-day journey will cover several North Eastern states, showcasing their natural beauty and cultural heritage. The program will commence from Delhi's Safdarjung Railway station. Interested tourists may choose this tour program from Delhi and other boarding points, including Ghaziabad, Aligarh, Tundla, Etawah, and Kanpur.The carefully curated itinerary will take you by Bharat Gaurav Deluxe AC Tourist Train to five of the "seven sisters" of the lesser-travelled North Eastern region of India.The 15-day train tour starts on April 22, 2025, and covers Guwahati, Sivasagar, Jorhat, and Kaziranga in Assam; Itanagar in Arunachal Pradesh; Unakoti and Udaipur in Tripura; Dimapur and Kohima in Nagaland; and Shillong and Cherapunji in Meghalaya.The first stop of this train is ..

IRFC, RVNL to RailTel: Why will railway PSU stocks be in focus on Monday? EXPLAINED

livemint | 06 Apr 2025

Transportation

SECTOR | 05 Apr 2025

PM to open India's first vertical lift sea bridge in Rameswaram on April 6

Business Standard

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate India's first vertical lift sea bridge in Rameswaram and would also dedicate other projects on April 6. On the eve of the official event, the Indian Railways came out with a promotional video of the picturesque new Pamban Bridge. The Railway Ministry said, "Bridging the past, lifting the new, Pamban stands tall with a breathtaking view. This Ram Navami, witness India's First Vertical Lift Railway Sea Bridge unveiling in one day!" The coastal town has come under security cover ahead of the inauguration of the Rs 550 crore bridge. Around noon (April 6), the prime minister would inaugurate the new Pamban Rail Bridge and flag off Rameswaram-Tambaram (Chennai) new train service, and a Coast Guard Ship will be flagged off as the Vertical Lift Span rises up to make way, and witness the operation of the bridge. Modi is expected to visit the renowned Ramanathaswamy temple at Rameswaram at around 12.45 pm for darshan and pooja and later lay the .

Railway projects to improve connectivity infrastructure, says PM Modi

Business Standard | 05 Apr 2025 3 more

Transportation

SECTOR | 03 Apr 2025

NHAI Signs Agreement To Develop Guwahati Ring Road For Rs 5,729 Crore

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The Guwahati Ring Road will enhance connectivity on NH-27's East-West Corridor, ease traffic in Guwahati and northeastern states, and connect key towns like Siliguri, Shillong, and Jorhat.

NHAI to develop 121-km-long ring road in Guwahati for Rs 5.72K cr

Business Standard | 03 Apr 2025 2 more

Transportation

SECTOR | 02 Apr 2025

Indian Railways Invests Rs 282 Crore In Upcoming Wagon Making Unit In Telangana

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New Delhi, Apr 2 (PTI) The Indian Railways has spent Rs 282.1 crore out of Rs 521.36 crore to develop a railway manufacturing unit at Kazipet, Telangana, which will be capable of manufacturing and maintaining a variety of modern rolling stocks, the government said on Wednesday.

Over 6,000% gain in 5 years! This multibagger railway stock hits 5% upper circuit for the 2nd day. …

livemint | 02 Apr 2025

Transportation

SECTOR | 02 Apr 2025

CMRL hands over LoA for operation and maintenance of Phase II to Delhi Metro Rail Corporation

Business Line

The operation and maintenance is for total of 118.9 route km spread over three corridors - C3, C4 and C5, and three maintenance depots

Transportation

SECTOR | 02 Apr 2025

National Highways toll collection: UP tops list with Rs 7,060 cr revenue

Business Standard

Uttar Pradesh topped the list of states that reported high revenue collection through toll on National Highways in the April-February period of financial year 2024-25, Parliament was informed on Wednesday. Union Road Transport and Highways minister Nitin Gadkari in a written reply to Rajya Sabha said the government collected highest toll on National Highways crossing Uttar Pradesh at Rs 7,060 crore, followed by Rajasthan at Rs 5,967.13 crore and Maharashtra at Rs 5,115.38 crore up to February 2025. Gadkari further noted that the government has also decided to implement barrier free Electronic Toll Collection (ETC) System with available technology and use of existing fee plaza infrastructure at selected sections of National Highways. According to him, the government is committed to address various issues pertaining to the levy of user fee and to enhance operational efficiency and promote convenience of the road users at the user fee plaza including the introduction of an Annual Pass

Transportation

SECTOR | 02 Apr 2025

GPT Infraprojects soars 11% on 841 crore order from South Eastern Railway

Business Standard

The stock has fallen 10 per cent this year, compared to a 1.3 per cent fall in the benchmark Nifty 50

Indian Railways Freight Loading Up 1.68% To 1,617 Million Tonnes In FY25

NDTV Profit | 01 Apr 2025 5 more

Transportation

SECTOR | 02 Apr 2025

Railway accidents drop to 81 from 400 in FY25, says Ashwini Vaishnaw

Business Standard

Railway safety has improved with the number of rail accidents coming down significantly to 81 in the last financial year from the 400 earlier, Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw asserted on Wednesday. During the Question Hour in the Lok Sabha, he also said that continuous efforts are being made, including by way of technological and procedural changes and training methods, to further bring down the rail accidents in the country. Vaishnaw said there has been a very significant improvement in railway safety. "During Lalu ji time, there were around 700 accidents per year, during Mamata Ji's time, there were around 400 accidents, during Kharge ji's time, there were around 385 accidents...In the just closed financial year (2024-25), the number has reduced from 400 to 81, there has been a very significant improvement," he said. Lalu Prasad Yadav, Mamata Banerjee and Mallikarjun Kharge had served as railways ministers. To a query about instances of delay in filing of FIRs for crimes relat

Transportation

SECTOR | 02 Apr 2025

MHI achieves one-million sales of EVs in FY25 through supportive policies like PM E-DRIVE

Business Line

Under the PM E-DRIVE scheme in FY25, 10,10,101 units of e-2Ws, 1,22,982 units of e-3Ws (L5 category) have been registered in Vahan portal (under Ministry of Road Transport & Highways), MHI said

A 4-lane bypass to Vellore town connecting NH-75 and NH-38 to be constructed costing 753 crore

Business Line | 01 Apr 2025

Transportation

SECTOR | 01 Apr 2025

Rail passengers pick other options as space crunch hobbles ease of travel

Business Standard

The Railways has an ambitious plan to use land parcels to create holding areas for passengers but many of those spaces have been encroached upon, putting pressure on platforms and leading to stampedes