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Govt panel slams Railways for free passes in luxury trains
Govt panel slams Railways free passes luxury trains: A Parliamentary Standing Committee has pulled up the Railways for giving “freeloaders” complimentary tickets to travel on luxury trains even though they have been running with an occupancy of just 30 per cent. The parliamentary panel in a recent report has listed the names of hundreds of
Aadhaar-verified passengers can now book 12 rly tickets a month online
New Delhi, Nov 3, Indian Railways has increased the monthly cap on tickets booked on the ICRTC portal from six to 12 for Aadhaar-verified passengers, officials said. The move, which came into effect on October 26, is believed to be an innovative way for the railways to encourage passengers to link their Aadhar numbers to
Tejas Express food poisoning: Two IRCTC officials suspended
Tejas Express food poisoning: Two officials were suspended on Sunday after at least 26 people showed symptoms of food poisoning aboard the Goa-Mumbai Tejas Express.Railway spokesperson Anil Saxena told PTI that the area officer of the Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation in Madgaon and the onboard catering manager will remain suspended till the inquiry
IRCTC denies barring debit card payment option
IRCTC denies barring debit card payment option. Few days back, a news was in the air that Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) has restrict the bank debits cards including SBI and ICICI, that the customer cannot pay through these card to book online. However, report was claimed that IRCTC barred the service because it
Railways denies news on restriction on six bank cards
Indian railways have denied the news that it has denied several banks from using its payment gateway for debit cards.There were reports in a section of media that the banks were barred because they refused to share a portion of the convenience fee they charge customers through the railway portal.Media reports also claimed that cards of only
IRCTC restrict six bank cards to pay online
IRCTC restrict six bank cards to pay online New Delhi: The IRCTC website will not be able to book tickets with 6 more banks along with cards of SBI and ICICI banks. These banks’ cards have been banned by the IRCTC. Now client will be able to book online tickets only through Indian Overseas Bank,
IRCTC bringing tablets to record feedback of food for Rajdhani, Shatabdi Express passengers
Now Passengers can record their feedback through an online form on tablets to be provided by Indian Railways. Whether the food is Good, bad or ugly — passengers on premium trains will soon be able to rate on tablets the food they eat under a scheme to be launched soon, a senior official said on
586 train accidents in last 5 years; 53 due to derailments
586 train accidents in last 5 years; 53 due to derailments. New Delhi, Aug 20: Nearly 53 per cent of the 586 train accidents in the last five years were due to derailments with the Utkal Express derailment being the latest. Notwithstanding the railways’ attempts to upgrade the safety apparatus, many such accidents continue to
IRCTC formed a new catering policy after CAG report
For all the Latest news download Daily Post news app:- For Android For IOS Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation Ltd. (IRCTC) has formed a new catering policy by unbundling, the process to seperate food distribution and cooking, of the current catering services on trains. This comes after the Comptroller and auditor general (CAG) released
IRCTC clarifies about fake news
Indian Railways gives clarifications about many important information related to ticket booking. The reason behind clarification was that there was too much confusion between the people. In fact, a fake news on social media and some websites became viral. In this fake news, there was said changes in the rules of railways from July 2017.
CBI raids Lalu Yadav over alleged land scam
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Friday registered a case against former Railways minister Lalu Prasad Yadav, his wife Rabri Devi and his son Tejashwi Yadav on corruption charges during his tenure as Union minister in 2006. Mr Yadav has been accused of illegally facilitating a lease to a private company to run two
Railways introduce new Rules, Relief for Tatkal Ticket Booking.
Railways introduced a new rule which has brought relief for ‘Tatkal’ booking of tickets. People who usually commute through trains would be really happy on learning this news. Along with many other new rules, the Railways made a big change in ‘Takjal’ ticket bookings. Unlike before, the travelers will be refunded half of their money
Railway track mingled with soil, Trains delayed by several hours
Railway track mingled with soil between Hurney and Jakhal railway stations in the village Chotia. Eventually, when a goods train was passing through the railway track during the first monsoon rains, the track merged into the soil but no mishappening took place. After which the rail traffic on this route remained suspended for a few hours
Train passengers can now book tickets online without paying
IRCTC has indulged in partnership with ePayLater, a Mumbai based company for providing rail tickets to passengers without paying. For the convenience of customers, the IRCTC has decided to partner with e-paylater and customers would get 14-day time window to make the payment for their booked tickets. First time customers will have to provide some basic details
IRCTC offers: Cashback on Online railway ticket booking
IRCTC offers: Cashback on Online railway ticket booking. Indian railway’s one more present to its customers as it going to execute one more plan. According to the plan railway will provide cashback on online ticket payment.IRCTC and Indian railways will now provide cash back to passengers on online ticket booking. IRCTC has started mVisa payment
IRCTC new facility take the ticket now, pay money later
IRCTC new facility take the ticket now, pay money later. IRCTC is going to launch a new facility, take the ticket now, pay money later. In this facility a ticket could be booked 5 days prior to the date of journey. There will also be a 3.5% service charge. Payment of ticket could be made
IRCTC ‘s new service pay on delivery for the passengers
IRCTC is now offering home delivery of rail tickets and will allow passengers to make payment through any payment mode, including cash.Broad-basing the customer service, the Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation has now introduced pay-on-delivery service, allowing passengers to book train tickets online and pay at the time of delivery.IRCTC through its website and
IRCTC upgrading technology to push for cashless transactions
New Delhi: In a sustained bid to promote cashless transactions, Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) has decided to leverage technology for further digitisation of its operations, especially in its e-catering, e-ticketing and tourism segments. “India is fast transitioning to a cashless economy and the Prime Minister’s latest initiative to demonetise high value currencies
