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Even as Railway Minister Mamata Bannerjee shirked responsibility for the horrific mishap that took place in West Bengal's West Midnapore district in the wee hours on Friday saying it was a Maoist strike, the facts don't seem to be backing her claim. The railway minister had said that since security was not an issue that she was responsible for, the blame lied with the state government and the Union home ministry. However, railway officials contradicted...
Friday, May 28, 2010
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Mumbai-bound train derails after Maoist attack, 68 killedJhargram (WB), May 28 (PTI):Sixty-eight passengers of a Mumbai-bound express train were killed and 200 injured in a Maoist attack here early Friday that derailed 13 coaches, five of which were hit by a goods train coming from the opposite direction.Maoist-backed People's Committee against Police Atrocities (PCPA) claimed responsibility for the derailment of the Howrah-Kurla Lokmanya Tilak Gyaneshwari...
Tuesday, May 25, 2010
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The railway board granted payment of overtime Allowance in the revised 6CPC Pay scale with effect from 01-9-2008.Why the issue of revision of Over Time Allowance has not been considered in important ministries like Defence, Postal etc.? The Railway board’s order of grant of Overtime Allowance is given below for the referenceGOVERNMENT OF INDIA / MINISTRY OF RAILWAY(RAILWAY BOARD)S.No. PC-VI/189 RBE No. 29/2010 No....
Sunday, May 23, 2010
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Safety lessons yet to be learnt A. Ranganathan This accident is a result of complacency in the system The Air India Express (AIE) crash in Mangalore was a tragedy waiting to happen. Safety standards in Indian aviation have been on the wane for the last six years. Efforts are on to correct the drift, but the systemic rot is so deep and corruption levels are so high, we are not likely to see any improvement in safety unless drastic changes are made....
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158 killed as plane crashes at Mangalore Govind Belgaumkar & Sudipto Mondal Air India Express flight from Dubai overshoots runway, plunges into valley; 8 survive miraculously MANGALORE: An Air India Express plane from Dubai overshot the table-top runway at the Mangalore airport on Saturday morning and plunged over a cliff into a wooded valley, killing 158 persons.There were 160 passengers and six crew members on board Flight IX-812. The passengers...
Thursday, May 20, 2010
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As coastal districts of Andhra Pradesh experienced heavy rains due to cyclone ‘Laila’, the South Central Railway (SCR) today cancelled two trains and partially cancelled thirty six trains while diverting 13 others, officials said.“Due to heavy rains and anticipated cyclone, all trains on Vijayawada division of SCR are moving at a restricted speed of 60 kmph. Because of this, trains will be running late,” a spokesperson of SCR said.Depending on the...
Saturday, May 8, 2010
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RLC conciliation at New Delhi on 08.05.10Regional Labour Commissioner (cetral ) New Delhi directed Fast Track Committee to hear AILRSA personally. Adviced Railways to resolve the issue of HOER. Failing RLC will order for Job Evaluati...
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STATEMENT OF SRI. E AHAMED, Minister of State for Railways regarding agitation of Motormen of Central and Western Railways, Mumbai in Rajya Sabha, the 4th May 2010.Sir, the Motormen of Central and Western Railway through their Joint Action Forum have been agitating for higher pay and allowances and other benefits for some time. They have given a notice for Hunger Strike from 06.00 hours of 3rd May 2010.The Motormen are demanding higher pay than recommended...
Thursday, May 6, 2010
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Lok Sabha Proceedings on 4th May 2010Sri. Basudeb Acharya (Baskura): Under the leadership of All India Loco Running Staff Association through out the country the Motormen and Running staff are on Hunger Strike. In Delhi also I attended and inaugurated their Dharna at Jantar manthar, Suburban train service in Mumbai is the life line. They are on Hunger Strike, their grievances are not being addressed, and there has been injustice to Motorman, Asst.Loco...
Wednesday, May 5, 2010
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AILRSA Central Committee declared 36 hours Hunger Strike in front of Janthar Manthar, from 3rd May. The SIT IN FAST was inaugurated by Com. Basudeb Acharia MP. Simultaneously through out Indian railways in front of DRM office and In front of Crew Booking Lobby such Hunger strike was conducting. The Joint Action Committee of Central and Western Railway comprising of Motorman Association, AILRSA, and Karmic Sangh declared INDEFINITE HUNGER STRIKE...
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Centre moves court against striking motormen The Union Government has moved the Bombay High Court seeking a direction to the striking motormen to resume work, officials said on Tuesday.The court is expected to hear the application later in the day.Motormen are on an indefinite hunger strike since Monday evening demanding a wage hike. The strike has crippled train services in the city. 170 striking motormen taken into custody At least 170 striking...
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Motormen threaten to go on strike again The HinduTRAVEL TRAVAILS: Mumbai commuters travelling on the sides of a diesel engine on Tuesday as local train services were disrupted due to the strike by motormen. The strike has been called off. Photo: Paul Noronha “Our demands have been pending since January 26… it's the administration that is stalling services”The demands of motormen of the Mumbai locals have been pending since January 26, when they first...
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Motormen call off strike Mumbai's 70 lakh commuters heaved a sigh of relief, as motormen called off their hunger strike on Tuesday evening after Maharashtra Home Minister R.R. Patil assured them that their demands would be placed before the railway authorities.The Joint Action Forum of the motormen of both Central and Western lines decided to go on an indefinite hunger strike from May 3 to press for their demands, including an increase in the basic...
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Motormen call off strike, Mumbai trains limp back to normalcySubmitted by admin2 on Tue, 05/04/2010 - 19:40 New Delhi, May 4, 2010 Suburban train services in Mumbai limped back to normalcy this evening after motormen of both the Western and Central Railways called off a hunger strike that they began yesterday morning to press their demand for higher pay and allowances.The agitation had crippled the suburban railway system in the metropolis that...
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Uproar in Lok Sabha over motormen's strikeAarti Dhar Lok Sabha proceedings were disrupted on Tuesday over the ongoing strike by the motormen of Mumbai's suburban railways with two members almost coming to blows over the issue. The intervention of other MPs prevented the situation from taking an uglier turn. Ramchander Dome of the CPI (M) and Sudip Bandopadhyay of the Trinamool Congress almost came to blows when the latter reportedly used un parliamentary...
'We will protest till our demands are met'May 04, 2010 13:25 ISTMore than 1,000 motormen from Mumbai's Central and Western Railway, which form the backbone of the city's commuters, have been on a hunger strike for the past 30 hours, and refused to resume their duties unless their demands are met.Three hundred and ninety-seven WR motormen and more than 600 CR motormen have united at the iconic Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus in south Mumbai, demanding...
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