East Coast Railway

East Coast Railway invites applications for 663 posts in COVID-19 care centres; jobs open for para-medics, pharmacists and attendants

ECR notice said the positions are to ensure adequate preparedness for the Covid Care Centres in 169 coaches of 17 trains in the medical department of KUR Division

Narendra Modi govt approves creation of new railway zone in Andhra Pradesh and railway division in Odisha

The Narendra Modi government has given its final nod for the creation of a new railway zone in Andhra Pradesh and a new division in Odisha.

Cyclone Fani: Full list of trains cancelled due to storm; Delhi-Bhubaneswar Rajdhani among services scrapped

The trains which have been cancelled due to the cyclone include Howrah-Chennai Central Coromandal Express, Patna-Eranakulam Express, New Delhi-Bhubaneswar Rajdhani Express.

East Coast Railway steps up patrolling on tracks, cleaning of drains to ensure safety prior to monsoon

The East Coast Railway (ECoR) has taken precautionary steps before the onset of monsoon to ensure safety of running trains, disruption free services and also to minimise the effects of heavy rainfall, an ECoR statement said.

After Vasco da Gama-Patna Express derailments, 14 wagons of goods train carrying coal derail in Odisha

Hours after 13 coaches of Patna-Vasco Da Gama Express derailed near Manikpur, 14 wagons of a goods train carrying coal also derailed in Odisha's Khurda Road

Indian Railways announces new timetable for 500 trains in order to cut travel time; halt time reduced from 1 Nov

In order to reduce the running time of close to 500 trains across zones, the Indian Railways recently announced a new timetable which will be applicable from 1 November.

Flash floods in Odisha: Met dept warns of heavy rains even as situation in Rayagada, Kalahandi improves

Even as Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Monday said the flood situation in Rayagada and Kalahandi districts of Odisha is improving, the met office warned of likely heavy rains in the next 24 hours in the state.

Rath Yatra 2017: Odisha prepares for annual religious fest at Jagannath temple

The stage is set for the annual Rath Yatra festival scheduled to be held in Odisha's pilgrim town Puri on Sunday.

Maoists attack Odisha railway station to oppose PM Narendra Modi's April visit

Maoists attacked a railway station in Odisha's Rayagada district early on Friday, triggered a blast and put up posters protesting against the proposed visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the state next month.

Passenger train collides with a goods train at Cuttack killing 1, 22 injured

At least one person was killed and 22 others injured, two of them critically, in a collision between Bhubaneswar - Bhadrak passenger train and a goods train near Kathojodi station at Cuttack this evening, East Coast Railway officials said.