Dev Kumar Pandey and PraveenPatna :————————–Patna/Ara: In a verdict defining rights of bonafide railway passengers as consumers, the Bhojpur District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (DCDRC) at Ara ordered railways to compensate a passenger who despite having confirmed reservation ticket wasdenied berth owing to unauthorised occupation and inactions of rail authorities that compelled him to travel…
Hyderabad: The Railway Protection Force (RPF) of South Central Railway has seized ₹1.22 crore in unaccounted cash from a passenger travelling on Devagiri Express and also cracked an inter-state narcotics network, recovering marijuana worth ₹41.5 lakh in separate operations.The cash seizure was made under Operation Satark, after personnel from the crime prevention and detection squad…
Based on an intelligence alert from the Delhi Police, RPF Bengaluru seized liquor worth more than Rs 60 lakh from a parcel van Bengaluru: Following the seizure of more than 1,000 litres of smuggled liquor from a Delhi parcel special train at Yeshwantpur station last week, Delhi police Monday said it busted an interstate liquor…
Based on an intelligence alert from the Delhi Polie RPF Bengaluru Seized liquor worth more than Rs 60 lakh from a parcel van Bengaluru: Railways unknowingly transported more than 1,000 litres of illegal liquor worth over Rs Rs 60 lakh to Bengaluru through its freight train. It was detected Thursday when Railway Protection Force (RPF)…
COIMBATORE: Pelting trains with stones by miscreants and juveniles continues to pose a grave threat to passenger safety, railway property and smooth train operations, prompting the Salem division of Southern Railway to intensify preventive measures and awareness campaigns. According to railway officials, 38 cases of stone-pelting were registered in 2025, leading to the arrest of…
Kolkata: Chief minister Suvendu Adhikari on Thursday said the Railway Protection Force (RPF) had been asked to keep a watch on “Bangladeshi infiltrators” at railway stations across the state.Speaking after an administrative review meeting in Howrah, Adhikari said he had spoken to the Howrah police commissioner and the RPF regarding the matter. “If they spot…
Somit Sen & Nitasha NatuMumbai: The Supreme Court has dismissed a special leave petition that sought to halt the ongoing anti-encroachment drive at Garib Nagar in Bandra East, underlining that the railways are acting within the law to remove illegal structures, said Western Railway chief public relations officer Vineet Abhishek while speaking to the media…
Between 2021 and 2026, 11,974 unaccompanied minors were found on Railway premises in Mumbai. Almost 99% of them were eventually reunited with their parents Mumbai: The evening rush hour at any bustling railway station is a blur of commuters, noise, and moving trains. But in February 2025, four sharp-eyed policewomen noticed something at Kalyan station…
Illegal Bangladeshi immigrants detained in West Bengal should no longer be produced before courts but handed directly to the Border Security Force (BSF) for deportation, Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari said on Thursday, according to reports. The directive, which he said came into force from May 20, has been communicated to both the state police and…
Fake e-way bills were generated for outward supplies of significant value, resulting in tax evasion to the tune of Rs 17 crore Dhanbad: A Marijuana smuggling racket operating through the railway network was busted in a joint operation by Dhanbad Police and the Railway Protection Force (RPF) at the railway yard near Kathpul Baramasia under…
