Around 7,500 employees in the Thiruvananthapuram division of Southern Railway will now benefit from a unified pension scheme that offers assured pension, family pension, minimum pension, and a lump sum. This new scheme, known as UPS, is an improvement over the previous pension scheme and has been welcomed by both employees’ unions and officers. The…
The government has decided to extend the tenure of Kochi Metro Rail Ltd (KMRL) managing director Loknath Behera by one more year. Behera, a retired IPS officer, had been serving as MD since 2021. His tenure has been extended until 2025 due to ongoing works on Phase II of the Metro project and the critical…
The Gujarat Metro Rail Corporation (GMRC) has developed a new metro rail extension from Ahmedabad to Gandhinagar in collaboration with the state government and the Centre. This project, inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on September 16, will improve connectivity between the two cities, connecting crucial hubs like GIFT City. The total project cost for…
The Coonoor railway station, a historic landmark frozen in time for over 125 years, is undergoing renovations as part of the Amrit Bharat Station Scheme. While the railways promised to upgrade passenger amenities and beautify the station, critics, including heritage train enthusiasts, are concerned about the changes impacting the colonial architecture and heritage value of…