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Documents and ID Cards Required in Train Journey

Online Ticket Booking Under General Quota The ERS/VRM/SMS sent by IRCTC. (ERS – Electronic Reservation Slip which means the Printout of the ticket ; VRM – Virtual Reservation Message which denotes the screenshot of ERS in Laptop, Mobile or Tablets ; SMS – As sent by IRCTC during Ticket Booking) …

Indian Passport Online

How To Apply For Passport Online in 5 Steps

Wondering how to Apply Passport Online ? Now Indian Citizens can use Passport Seva website – www.passportindia.gov.in to apply  fresh passport, to re-issue passport or to apply for Police Clearance Certificate. Procedure To Apply For A Fresh Passport : How To Apply For Passport Online? Preliminary Step : For filling and submitting …

Popular Indian Railway Websites

List of  popular websites that provides useful information about Indian railways: http://www.indianrailways.gov.in/ https://www.irctc.co.in/ www.indianrail.gov.in/ http://www.trainenquiry.com http://erail.in/ http://indiarailinfo.com/ www.i-n-d-i-a-n.com Also see related posts: Refund Of Train Fare If Passenger Has Not Traveled What is TDR – How To File TDR : Refund of Train Ticket Refund On Tatkal Tickets – Confirmed and Wait-listing …

Train Ticket Reservation Now 120 days before!

Book Your Train Tickets 120 Days Before Indian Railways has extended the advanced ticket reservation period from 90 days to 120 days. This means one can plan his journey and book the tickets 120 days (4 months) in advance. This facility would take effect from March 10 2012. As of …

SMS As Alternative To Paper Train Ticket

SMS as a train ticket : To add on to the green intiative of IRCTC, the SMS sent by IRCTC while booking e-ticket would be considered as an ticket reservation proof. This is effective from Feb 01′ 2012. The text message along with a valid id proof servers the purpose. The SMS …

http://india.gov.in, the National Portal of India

National Portal Of India – india.gov.in

National Portal of India – india.gov.in provides a single window interface to the online information and services being provided by various Indian Government Departments. GOI Web Directory :  http://india.gov.in/outerwin.php?id=http://goidirectory.nic.in/ Government of India : http://india.gov.in/govt.php India is a “Sovereign, Socialist, Secular, Democratic Republic” with a parliamentary system of government. This section seeks …

Indian Postal Charges

Indian Postal Charges: How much is the cost of a postcard? What is the tariff in India if you need to post a letter (not email)? How much will the premium services like Speed Post cost? What are the additional charges? In this online age of email, chat and whats-app, …

IRCTC Mobile App – Book Train Tickets Using Mobile

IRCTC launches a smarter way to book tickets. Now book your rail ticket -anywhere anytime  through your Mobile Phones – yes, IRCTC Mobile Booking. IRCTC Mobile Website IRCTC brings to you the mobile website https://www.irctc.co.in/mobile and with just a few clicks you can book your tickets using your Mobile Phones. …

Tatkal Booking – Revised

The new revised TATKAL Booking Scheme has come into effect from 21.11.2011. This change is to curb the unscrupulous use of the current scheme says the Railway Ministry. The major changes as follows: 1. The Advance Reservation period (ARP) of Tatkal scheme has been reduced from 2 days as earlier …

Refund On Cancellation Of Tatkal Train Tickets:

Taktal Train Ticket Refunds or Cancellation rules are briefed as below: 1) If you cancel the confirmed tatkal ticket 24 hrs before the scheduled departure of train, A flat refund of 25% of total fare charged on the ticket, excluding Tatkal charges may be granted. As per latest revision (21-11-11), …