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'Rs 100 was deducted instead of Rs 65 against cancellation of a wait listed ticket. I have been following up the case since 2017 and was given only assurances that the amount would be refunded,' Swami said. (Photo: Facebook I Sujeet Swamy)

Kota man struggles for 2 years to get Rs 33 refund from IRCTC

The extra amount of Rs 35 was charged to him as service tax, even though he cancelled the ticket prior to the implementation of GST.

09 May 2019 11:02 AM

"We are working to bring IPO of Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) and IRFC by September. IRFC may have to go to Cabinet again after elections," an official said.

Govt targets IRCTC, IRFC IPOs by Sept, to raise about Rs 1,500 cr

While IRCTC IPO could fetch about Rs 500 crore, public offering of IRFC could garner close to Rs 1,000 crore to government.

17 Apr 2019 5:40 PM

As the image of the paper cup tweeted by a passenger on Kathgodam Shatabdi went viral, the railways said its has withdrawn the cup and penalised the contractor. (Image: tweeted by Rizvi Uzair)

Railways in soup over tea cups with 'main bhi chowkidaar' slogan

Explanation has been sought from supervisor/pantry Incharges over dereliction of duty.

29 Mar 2019 2:01 PM

Google has been striving to bring Indian users helpful ways to make money transactions simpler.

Now book your train tickets in India through Google Pay

Search, book and cancel train tickets, with ease and convenience, right within the app.

20 Mar 2019 11:54 AM

A statement from the railways' catering and ticketing arm said the exclusive digital payment gateway will provide an improved online digital payment convenience and ease of doing business to passengers availing online travel related services through the IRCTC website. (Photo: File)

IRCTC launches payment aggregator, IRCTC iPay

Under this new arrangement, IRCTC will have full control of the payment system.

28 Feb 2019 1:59 PM

National e-Governance Awards will be presented by Minister of State for Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions Jitendra Singh on Wednesday. (Representative Image)

IRCTC Rail Connect, Chhattisgarh's 'Khanij online' win National e-Governance Award

Railways collected revenue of over Rs 5,800 crore in 2018-19 (till December 2018) through the App.

26 Feb 2019 2:21 PM

Family books saloon coach worth Rs 2.2L for son’s birthday

The saloon had two bedrooms.

31 Oct 2018 2:16 AM

Items like Navaratri thali, sabudana khichdi, lassi, fruit chats can be pre-ordered through IRCTC's e-Catering website www.ecatering.irctc.co.in or 'Food-on-track' app.

IRCTC to offer 'vrat ka khana' during Navaratri

These special meals offered by the IRCTC will be available through selected restaurants and at hand-picked stations.

11 Oct 2018 11:13 AM

The price of a 150 ml cup of tea with tea bag and 150 ml coffee using instant coffee powder in disposable cups of 170 ml have been raised from Rs 7 to Rs 10 per cup. (Photo credit: Indiamart)

Tea, coffee served on trains to cost more

Readymade standard tea will, however, continue to be sold at Rs 5 per cup.

20 Sep 2018 2:39 PM

The train left Mettupalayam at 9:10 am and reached Ooty by 2:40 pm. (Representational Image | Facebook Screengrab)

Newly married British couple books entire train for honeymoon trip to Nilgiri hills

The couple paid Rs 3 lakh to charter special train, introduced by Southern Railway, for one-way trip, becoming first people to do so.

02 Sep 2018 3:38 PM

IRCTC scam: HC rejects Lalu’s bail, ED files chargesheet

The agency further said it has attached assets worth over Rs 44 crore in this case till now.

25 Aug 2018 4:24 AM

A senior official of the Western Railway expressed happiness over Bandra Terminus's ranking and said efforts will be made to improve its position and that of other stations in the next round of the survey. (Photo: File)

Mumbai's Bandra station is 7th cleanest railway station in India

Bandra Terminus, under Western Railway, is only station from Mumbai to feature in top 10 list of 'Swachh Rail-Swachch Bharat Survey'.

15 Aug 2018 2:46 PM

Meanwhile, the railways responded to the tweets. Its catering and tourism arm (IRCTC's) western zone posted, 'Matter is being looked into for further necessary action'. (Photo: File)

BJP leader writes to Piyush Goyal about bad food served in Garib Rath Express

Karan Raj Singh along with around 30 other passengers wrote to Piyush Goyal, mentioning their PNR as well as their phone numbers.

04 Aug 2018 8:55 AM

Minister of State for Railways Rajen Gohain. (Photo: Twitter)

6 pc increase in digital booking of reserved train tickets: Rajen Gohain

Approximately 68 per cent of total reserved tickets were booked through digital means.

03 Aug 2018 3:12 PM

IRCTC live streams how the food served to passengers on train is prepared and packaged. (Screengrab | irctc.co.in)

Cleaning image: After food scares, IRCTC live streams from kitchens

IRCTC is trying to convince commuters after govt's own corruption watchdog labelled Indian Railways food 'unfit for human consumption'.

05 Jul 2018 9:23 PM

The IRCTC said that they have decided to discontinue the service of the third-party vendor responsible for serving food on train. (Representational Image/File)

4 fall ill after being served 'undercooked' chicken on train

'We have decided to cancel the licence of vendor Krishna Enterprise and also impose a hefty fine,' IRCTC general manager said.

02 Jul 2018 2:21 PM

The manpower issue has also hit the IPO plan of Rail Vikas Nigam (RVNL) in which 167 staff out of 388. (Photo: PTI | Representational)

Manpower shortage hinders IPO plans of IRCTC, RVNL

IRCTC is facing shortage of officials due to repatriation of railway officials on deputation.

13 Jun 2018 8:31 AM

Through this exclusive partnership with ixigo, it aims to fulfill the hotel booking requirement for thousands of travelers every day.

IRCTC partners with ixigo for hotel bookings

Railway travelers can now go to IRCTC hotels and compare budget and luxury hotels across prices.

25 May 2018 11:25 AM

“Cleanliness of the pantry car is essential to maintain the best hygiene levels.

Inspection finds catering material, food stocked near toilets in trains

IRCTC instructed to take strict punitive action against the contractor.

13 May 2018 6:18 AM

the railway authorities seized 6,603 PNR tickets amounting to Rs 1,47,14,850 crore in the first week of this month.

CRIS to block 25 sites promising tatkal

The RPF has asked IRCTC for details of tickets which were seized from touts so as to track other touts who would have used the same software.

12 May 2018 1:16 AM

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