Doon Express derails

Five killed as Doon Express derails near Jaunpur Neha Shukla, TNN | May 31, 2012, 03.29PM IST 5 coaches of Doon Express derails in UP LUCKNOW: At least five passengers were killed and more than 50 injured when Doon Express (Howrah-Dehradun) derailed at Mehrawan station in Jaunpur district under Varanasi division of the Northern Railway at around 1.15 pm Thursda...

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PSU

Full-time chairmen for rly PSUs Move to help Container Corporation of India attain Navratna status Disha Kanwar / New Delhi May 29, 2012, 00:45 IST  The Ministry of Railways may be the last to jump on to the bandwagon, but it, too, has accorded corporate autonomy to its companies. The posts of managing directors of railway public sector companies would soon be upgraded to those of chairmen-cum-managing director...

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Mukul Roy- Strict MR ?

Mukul Roy's a strict Railway Minister Railway Minister Mukul Roy is learnt to have cancelled leave of all zonal general managers, DRMs and other senior officers after the Hampi Express accident. New Delhi: Faced with operational glitches leading to widespread safety concerns, the railways brass is being grounded...

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Press release on Penukonda Train accident

Press release on 16591 Hampi express accident at Penukonda on 22/05/2012 at 3.15 hrs.           This association wish to submit the following facts to your esteemed news paper for publicatio...

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New Central Office bearers of AILRSA elected at 19 th All India Conference held at Bangalore-16 & 17 May 2012

19th All India Conference of  the All India Loco Running Staff Association  held at Com.S.K. Dhar Nagar (Jnana Jothi Auditorium),Bengaluru, from 16th to 17th May 2012, concluded with a declaration to intensify agitations against all anti- working class policies of the Government. Conference also decided to strengthen the struggles for better working conditions, improved Grade Pay and Allowances failing which Loco Running Staff will be...

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The Hindu News on All India Conference

TODAY'S PAPER » NATIONAL » KARNATAKA BANGALORE, May 17, 2012 Reduce working hours of loco pilots: MP SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT SHARE  ·   PRINT   ·   T+   Basudeb Acharia, MP, on Wednesday stressed the need to reduce the working hours of loco pilots in view of the fatigue factor. This and the grant of a weekly holiday for them will help improve the efficiency of Indian...

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Photos of All India Conference

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AILRSA 19 th All India Conference

PRESS RELEASE  Inaugural session of the 19th Bienniel General Body meeting of All India Loco Running Staff Association was held today at Jnana jyothi Auditorium, Bangalore. While welcoming the delegates and observers of the Conference Com.V J K Nair, Vice-President, CITU and the Chairman of the Reception Committee stressed on the Unity of the Trade Unions in all sectors to fight against the onslaught of Globalisation and Liberalisation...

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Program notice , All India Conference

AILRSA 19th All India Conference Program Notice...

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Train Accidents-

Elders concerned over increase in train accidents Press Trust of India / New Delhi May 09, 2012, 20:...

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The Hindu Report

THE HINDU  Today's Paper » NATIONAL » KARNATAKA Bangalore, May 8, 2012 ‘Loco staff are overworked'Staff Reporter Share Train pilots, assistant pilots and shunting pilots or ‘loco running staff' – the key drivers of the Indian Railways – are overworked, often asked to forego their weekly holidays and made to put in more hours at work that most other public sector employees, according to the All India Loco Running Staff Association (AILRSA).Many...

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Run over

Busy on phone, businessman run over by train CHENNAI: Glued to the cell phone, a businessman, who was crossing a railway track on his motorbike, was mowed down by a train at Ambattur on Monday. Victim K Gajendran (41) was a dealer of old oil tins and resided with his wife Lakshmi (32) and two young sons at E Block in Parthasarathy Nagar at Old Washermenpet. On Monday, around 3 pm, the businessman arrived at Gate 6 near the Ambattur railway station....

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MP's panel against PPP

MP’s panel trashes railways’ reliance on PPP route. New Delhi, May 1 (IANS) A parliamentary panel has alerted the railways that resource generation through the public-private partnership is intrinsically difficult due to a long gestation period and relatively low returns, and has suggested it should explore other avenue...

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