A French mine manager wrote the rules of administration 110 years ago. The construction posting order of 28 July 2026 breaks four of them, and cancels the one it keeps … Read More
Editorial Note: This part rests on the zonal railway’s own report to the Railway Board and on RDSO’s instructions of 29 August and 1 September 2026. A second case, at … Read More
Editorial Note: This part rests on an internal railway message, on a whistleblower’s email, and on the press. Any clarification or counter from the Railway Board will be printed in … Read More
At the end of the 3 September review the Minister asked for specifics and called the rest by its name. This part takes him at his word Editor’s Note: The … Read More
The Minister wanted to know the worst divisions in maintenance. The better question is why every division is the worst at the same thing. Editor’s Note: Part of this piece … Read More
Editorial Note: This part rests on the press briefing and on the whistle blower who shared the Bondamunda incident with us. We are grateful that the Minister took our feedback … Read More
The foundational premise of an all-India cadre lies in objective mobility, broad administrative exposure, and the periodic disruption of entrenched local fiefdoms. Yet, in the Ministry of Railways, presidential transfer … Read More
Strict Action Against Substandard Supplies and Deliberate Negligence Delhi (PIB): Minister for Railways Ashwini Vaishnaw on Thursday, 3 September, 2026 chaired a comprehensive safety review meeting at Rail Bhavan. The … Read More
On 31 August 2026 the Railway Board reissued a 58 year old scheme for filling promotion posts. Its own name for the scheme tells you everything. What follows is not … Read More
Part I (30 August 2026, “Crisis Looms Over Railway Electrification: Two-Supplier Dominance in OHE Insulators, Soaring Prices, and Stalled Projects”) asked for technology neutral procurement of overhead equipment insulators. Part … Read More
