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Why the 1974 All-India Railway Strike Is Relevant Even Today
As the political establishment continues to devise anti-labour policies, the 47th anniversary of this historic strike should remind India that battles are still to be fought.
Wednesday, June 23, 2021
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Amid COVID-19 pandemic Railways mulling massive job cut; to abolish over 13000 posts, CPI(M) objects to it
According to sources, the lay-off process is based on the job census that was carried out by the Ministry. The Railways wants to introduce new technology which old employees aren't capable of handling
Tuesday, January 12, 2021
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Indian Railways carries out trial run of double stack and double rake goods train on dedicated freig...
The Indian Railways has carried out a trial run of a double stack and double rake goods train on the western dedicated freight corridor between Krishnagarh and Rewari.
- 9:10 PM
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1.4 lakh vacancies in Indian Railways to be filled soon: Railway Board chairman
· The assurance was given by the newly appointed Chairman and CEO of the Railway Board, Suneet Sharma,
- 9:08 PM
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In a first, all-women crew run goods train from Vasai Road to Vadodara
Shattering yet another glass ceiling, an all-women crew piloted a goods train from Vasai Road in Maharashtra's Palghar to Gujarat's Vadodara on Tuesday, Western Railway (WR) said on Wednesday.
Sunday, December 27, 2020
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Bullet train might launch in two phases if land acquisition issue persists, says Railway Board: Report
The Railway Board chairman Vinod Kumar Yadav on December 26 said that while the government is planning to launch the Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train project in one go, the ministry is also preparing itself in case there's a delay
DECEMBER 26, 2020
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Talks on December 29, farmers set 4-point agenda
Want laws repealed | MSP guarantee | Exclusion from air quality ordinance | Changes in power Bill
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We Workers Support the Just Demands of Our Peasant Brothers and Sisters!
Peasant-Worker Unity Zindabad!
An Attack on One is an Attack on All!
Wednesday, November 18, 2020
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Communiqué from Joint Platform of Central Trade Unions and Sectoral Federations and Associations.
MARCH TOWARDS COUNTRYWIDE GENERAL STRIKE ON 26 NOVEMBER 2020,
ALL SUPPORT TO FARMERS’ AGITATION ON 26-27 NOVEMBER 2020.
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Dear Comrades,
Parliament on 22nd September 2020 passed The Essential Commodities (Amendment) Bill, 2020, which removes cereal, pulses, oilseed, edible oil, onion and potatoes from the list of essential commodities.
Tuesday, November 10, 2020
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Indian Railways reconsiders plan to merge different cadres; proposes a selection panel for top posts
November 9, 2020
The proposal of merging cadres had seen resistance from Indian Railways' officials belonging to Traffic, Personnel and Accounts services, who are hired through the UPSC Civil Services examination.
- 8:38 AM
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GENERAL STRIKE ON 26 NOVEMBER:
The Central Trade Unions and several independent federations have called for a general strike on November 26 demanding the Centre withdraw the three Farm Acts and four Labour Codes. They said the policies of Narendra Modi Government are anti worker, anti farmer and anti national.
Tuesday, October 13, 2020
- 8:11 AM
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When Com.K.C.J retiring from service...........
Yes it became true that our veteran leader ending his Railway service on 10/10/2020 on his VRS request. No running staff like to hear it.
Saturday, October 3, 2020
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Decisions of CWC meeting held on 3rd & 4th September 2020.
I. Program of action against Privatisation:
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Central Trade Unions and Independent Federations declare
#Nationwide_General_Strike
#On_26_November_2020
Friday, September 25, 2020
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KOREA RAILWAY:
Most railways were operated by private companies until 1946 when all the railroads except trams were nationalised under the rule of, in case of South Korea, the US Military Government . By the end of the 1960s, all the tram companies had gone bankrupt so there were no private rail companies left.
- 10:46 PM
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HONG KONG RAILWAY:
Hong Kong's rail network mainly comprises public transport trains operated by the MTR Corporation Limited(MTRC) The MTRC operates the metro network of Hong Kong and the commuter rail network connecting the northeastern and northwestern New Territories to the urban area.
Thursday, September 24, 2020
- 7:43 AM
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SOUTH AFRICAN RAILWAY:
The total network of South African is about 36,000 km which Government is owned. Some small portions of rail system have recently been privatised. There are some luxury trains in South African and one of the most notable trains is known as the Blue Train. The train runs between Cape Town to Johannesburg. A high-speed rail network has been proposed between Johannesburg and Durban but the work is yet to begin. The country has one of the best networks in the world.
- 7:38 AM
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JAPAN RAILWAYS:
Rail transport services in Japan are provided by more than 100 private companies, including
· Six Japan Railways Group (JR) regional companies (state owned until 1987) which provide passenger services to most parts of Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, and Kyushu;
Wednesday, September 23, 2020
- 5:59 PM
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AUSTRALIAN RAILWAY:
The Australian railway network is the world's seventh longest at more than 40,000 km. Except for a small number of private Railways ,most of the railway network infrastructure is owned and maintained by the Australian government either at the federal or state level.
- 11:29 AM
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BRAZIL RAILWAYS:
The railways were nationalised under RFFSA(Rede Ferroviaria Federal, Sociedade Anonima) in 1957. After 1999 RFFSA was broken up and in 2007 RFFSA dissolved and services are now operated by a variety of private and public operators. The 37,743 km network is predominantly freight-focused and includes major iron ore rail lines. The country's passenger rail services are mostly concentrated in urban and suburban areas. Eight Brazilian cities have metro systems, São Paulo Metro being the biggest among them.
Tuesday, September 22, 2020
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RUSSIAN RAILWAYS:
Russia's whole network, operated by state-owned monopoly Russian Railways (RZD), runs for over 128,000 km. In 2013, the network carried 1.08 billion passengers and 1.2 billion tonnes of freight - the third highest freight volume after the US and China.
- 7:32 AM
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UNITED STATES RAILWAYS:
The US rail network, with an operating route length over 250,000 km, is the biggest in the world. Freight lines constitute about 80% of the country's total rail network, while the total passenger network spans about 35,000 km. The US freight rail net work consists of 538 railroads (seven class I railroads, 21 regional railroads and 510 local railroads) operated by private organisations. Union Pacific Railroad and BNSF railway are among the largest freight railroad networks
Monday, September 21, 2020
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GERMAN RAILWAY:
In 1989, the Berlin wall fell and in 3rd Oct 1990 Germany was reunited. on 1st January 1994, the State railways Deutsche Bundesbahn and Deutsche Reichsbahn were formerly reunited to form the current German Railway Corporation(Deutsche Bahn).State-owned Deutsche Bahn dominates Germany's 43,468 km railway network, accounting for about 80% of the total freight traffic and 99% of the long-distance passenger traffic.
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