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Paw-friendly: IRCTC to soon allow passengers to book online train tickets for their pet dog, cat
Fp Staff •CRIS (Centre for Railway Information Systems) has been assigned to make changes in the software so that booking can be started for pets on the IRCTC website
Emotions run high as first passenger train chugs into Bilaspur after 48 days; passengers brave long queues, elaborate screening protocol
Debobrat Ghose •The loud cheer and silent prayers as the train slithered off the platform conveyed what this journey meant to all aboard.
IRCTC stock slips 5% per cent as govt offer-for-sale begins
•The government's offer-for-sale (OFS) of up to 5 per cent stake in Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) at a floor price of Rs 680 a share opened for institutional investors on Thursday
IRCTC Recruitment 2022: Apply for Apprentice Trainee posts till 25 October
Trendingdesk •Candidates will get selected for a training period of 1 year on the basis of percentage of marks obtained in matriculation exam.
IRCTC customers can now check PNR status and live train updates via WhatsApp; here’s how
Trendingdesk •Simply entering the 10-digit PNR number into the WhatsApp chatbot will provide all the information.
IRCTC 'red flags' timing clash of Tejas Express with soon to be launched Vande Bharat train
•IRCTC, in two letters in August and September, said the clash in timings will "defeat" the very purpose of introduction of the Tejas Express which is the Railways' premium corporate train, sources said
No proposal under consideration for running passenger trains by private operators: Ashwini Vaishnaw
•The national transporter planned to introduce private trains on its network in phases, with the first dozen due to start running in the 2023-24 financial year and all 151 by 2027
Indian Railways removes on-board services charges on all meals, beverages, but you will pay as before!
•The Railways has scrapped on-board service charges on all meals and beverages that are not pre-ordered on premium trains. But here's a catch: A Rs 50 charge has been added to the prices of snacks, lunches and dinners
Agnipath protests: 200 train affected so far, 35 cancelled
•Around 35 trains have been cancelled while 13 short-terminated since the protests erupted on Wednesday
Explained: The historic Bharat Gaurav scheme that privatises Indian Railways
Fp Explainers •India’s first private train, under the Bharat Gaurav Scheme, began its journey from Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu to Sainagar Shirdi in Maharashtra. The government initiative allows any private operator to lease trains from Indian Railways to run on a theme-based circuit as a special tourism package