Goods train derails in Andhra Pradesh; 11 passenger trains cancelled
Press Trust of India | Monday April 29, 2013
As many as 11 passenger trains were cancelled due to derailment of a goods train at Renigunta railway station yard in Chittoor district of Andhra Pradesh, railway officials said on Monday.
Tamil Nadu train accident: 11 coaches of passenger train derail near Arakkonam; 1 dead, 50 injured
Edited by Surabhi Malik | Wednesday April 10, 2013
Tamil Nadu train accident: Eleven coaches of a passenger train derailed in Tamil Nadu this morning killing at least one person and injuring 50 others. The accident has also caused cancellation of several trains. According to reports, the Muzaffarpur-...
No further hike in train reservation, cancellation charges: Pawan Bansal
Friday March 15, 2013
Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal made it clear on Friday that there will be no further hike in the near future in reservation or cancellation charges, though cross subsidy from freight to passenger segment has touched Rs 25,000 crore.
Flights, trains cancelled as storm heads to US northeast
Marc Santora, The New York Times | Friday February 8, 2013
As a major winter storm made its way up the Atlantic Coast on Thursday, local authorities from New York City to Maine began to make preparations for what forecasters said could be the heaviest snowfall for some cities in the Northeast in a century.
Flights and trains canceled as storm heads to Northeast
Marc Santora, The New York Times | Friday February 8, 2013
As a major winter storm made its way up the Atlantic Coast on Thursday, local authorities from New York City to Maine began to make preparations for what forecasters said could be the heaviest snowfall for some cities in the Northeast in a century.
Fog hits train services, flights in Uttar Pradesh
Indo-Asian News Service | Tuesday January 1, 2013
Even as the sun shone bright and mercury climbed a few notches on New Year's Day in Lucknow, dense fog on the outskirts delayed a dozen trains and led to cancellation of five on Tuesday.
Dense fog affects 51 trains in India
Press Trust of India | Monday December 31, 2012
Dense fog affected the movement of as many as 51 trains leading to the cancellation of operations of 13 trains and delaying other trains.
Many flights, trains hit as dense fog covers North India
Edited by Pritika Ghura | Monday December 24, 2012
Three flights have been cancelled and 14 others delayed as dense fog continues to envelop Delhi's Indira Gandhi International (IGI) airport for the second day today.
Normal train services restored in northeastern India
Indo-Asian News Service | Thursday October 11, 2012
The Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) restored normal train services on Thursday connecting Tripura, Mizoram, Manipur and southern Assam with the rest of India, nearly a week after all night trains in the region were cancelled for security reasons.
Railways cancels several trains ahead of Telangana March
Indo-Asian News Service | Sunday September 30, 2012
In a move which angered Telangana activists, the railways have cancelled over 40 trains and all local and suburban train services in Hyderabad ahead of Sunday's Telangana March.
Power failure affects 500 trains, 1.5 lakh passengers
Indo-Asian News Service | Monday July 30, 2012
Around 1.5 lakh passengers in 300 trains suffered delays as the power grid failure crippled operations across eight divisions of the northern railway on Monday, while 200 goods trains were cancelled, said railway officials. The cancellation of goods ...
'Dog ate my ticket', says US shooter Kim Rhode
Agence France-Presse | Thursday July 26, 2012
History-chasing US shooter Kim Rhode has had a rough and lonely build-up to her Olympic bid after flight cancellations forced her to miss her team training camp... before her puppy ate her ticket.
Sports Authority of India transfers officials after wrestlers served rotten fruits
Press Trust of India | Friday June 29, 2012
The Sports Authority of India (SAI) has transfered two officials and is also set to cancel the license of a food supplier after an inquiry into a report revealed that rotten fruits were being served to Indian wrestlers at an Olympic training camp in ...
Remodelling work to affect rail traffic in Ghaziabad
Indo-Asian News Service | Friday June 15, 2012
Train services between Delhi and Kolkata, Lucknow and other key cities will remain affected for the next five days -- June 15-19 -- due to remodelling work on the tracks, say railway officials. According to them, out of 240 trains using the tracks, ...
Three trains cancelled, five running late due to mishap
Press Trust of India | Tuesday May 22, 2012
The South Western Railway announced that three trains had been cancelled and five were running late as a result of the collision between the Hampi express and a goods train at Anantpur district in Andhra Pradesh. A Railway press release said that the...