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26 Jan

Gaya: Aspirants protesting against Railways exam set train compartment on fire

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A train was allegedly set on fire by protesting railway job aspirants over the recruitment exams. The agitated protesters vandalised trains and pelted stones. Stones could be seen all over the platform at the railway station and visuals also showed broken windows of a train. "The CBT-2 exam date was not notified. The result is still awaited. We demand cancellation of the CBT-2 exam and release of exam result," ANI quoted a protester. Meanwhile, SSP Gaya Aditya Kumar said that the situation is now under control."They have set it (coach/train) on fire, we have identified some of them," ANI quoted…

15 Jan

Indian Railways redesignates post of `Guard` as `Train Manager` with immediate effect

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The Indian Railways issued an order on Friday, saying it had decided to redesignate the post of 'guard' as 'train manager' with immediate effect. From now on, assistant guard will be known as assistant passenger train manager, goods guard as goods train manager, senior goods guard as senior goods train manager, senior passenger guard as senior passenger train manager and mail/express guard as mail/express train manager. However, the revision in designations will not entail any change in their pay levels, method of recruitment, existing duties and responsibilities, seniority and avenues of promotion, the Ministry of Railways said in a press…

18 Oct

Rail roko protests: Several trains affected as protesters squat on railway tracks

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Farmers squatted on rail tracks and staged sit-ins on platforms at several places in western Uttar Pradesh on Monday as part of the Samyukt Kisan Morcha’s rail roko protest over the Lakhimpur Kheri violence in which eight people, including four farmers, died on October 3. During the rail roko agitation, the protesters demanded the removal of Union minister of state for home Ajay Kumar Mishra ‘Teni’, whose son has been arrested in the Lakhimpur Kheri case. Groups of farmers staged sit-ins at railways stations and tracks in Meerut, Shamli, Muzaffarnagar, Saharanpur, Hapur and Bijnor districts of western Uttar Pradesh, affecting…

03 Jul

Railway connectivity towards NE gets a boost with commissioning of double line

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In both these sections, double lines have been commissioned along with Railway Electrification. Completion of these doubling sections will help operation of more freight traffic to & from Northeast region. The entire work is completed during the Covid pandemic situation by observing necessary safety protocols by the Northeast Frontier Railway. An official of N.F. Railway said that, Jalpaiguri Road - Y Leg section was the only super critical work left to be completed in N.F. Railway. “This section has an important bridge of 970 mt length (20 spans) on the river Teesta. This section was a bottleneck as double lines…

09 Sep

Indian Railways registers more than 10% jump in freight loading compared to last year for same corresponding period

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On mission mode, Indian Railways Freight loading for the month of September 2020 till 6 September 2020 crossed last year’s loading and earnings for the same period.In the month of September 2020 till 6 September 2020 Indian Railways loading was 19.19 million tonnes which is 10.41% (1.81 million tonnes) higher compare to last year’s loading for the same period (17.38 million tonnes). In this period Indian Railways earned Rs. 1836.15 crores from freight loading which is also Rs. 129.68 crores higher compare to last year’s earnings for the same period (Rs.1706.47 crores) In the month of September 2020 till 6…

23 Jun

Clean Toilets, Colour-coded Dustbins, First Patients on Isolation Coaches Praise Railways

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Clean toilets, colour-coded dustbins, comfortable beds, oxygen cylinders and all amenities one can expect in a top class hospital -- the first inmates of the train coaches converted into isolation wards have come away praising Indian Railways for providing a unique solution to care for suspected COVID-19 patients. "I am used to travelling by trains, but when I entered this one I was taken aback at the sight of the modifications. The stay was comfortable, except for the mosquitoes which were everywhere. The mosquitoes came from under the beds and they should spray repellent under the seats," said Krishnakant Sharma,…