National Sports awards

Indian Railway Sweeps Eight National Sports Awards

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The Ministry of Railway swept eight National sport awards announced by the Government of India for the year 2012. These include Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar 2012, 6 Arjuna Awards and 1 Dhronacharya Award.

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Derailment

Rail traffic suspended for 6 hrs 

Phagwara, August 25
The rail traffic on the Phagwara-Jejon section remained suspended for more than six hours owing to the derailment of a bogey of a “special ballast train” between Jejon and Nawanshahar last night.

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SPAD

THE HINDU_TODAY'S PAPER » NATIONAL » ANDHRA PRADESH

KURNOOL, August 25, 2012

Train driver jumps signal, suspended

The driver of Bangalore-Nizamuddin Rajdhani express train jumped the signal at Adoni Railway station in the early hours of Friday causing flutter among the traffic control staff. He jumped the signal by six feet where he was to halt and give passage to Duranto express in the opposite direction. He was placed under suspension.

The traffic control wing took into control the driver for a medical check up and subsequent action.

http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-andhrapradesh/article3819071.ece

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Recognise Stress from the Voice

TODAY'S PAPER » INTERNATIONAL

LONDON, August 20, 2012

An app to recognise stress from voice 

Your smartphone may soon be able to tell you when you are most stressed, with the help of a software that can identify stress from your voice patterns.

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KNOW THE FACTS AND DEVELOPMENT-Notice matter

ALL INDIA LOCO RUNNING STAFF ASSOCIATION

South Western Zone.

“THE Sparrow is sorry for the peacock at the burden of its tail"

                                                                       -Rabindranath Tagore.

KNOW THE FACTS AND DEVELOPMENT

Dear loco men,

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Report from NIT

National Industrial Tribunal- Mumbai: Judge was on leave so the sitting on 21.08.12 was postponed to 18.09.12- MN Prasad

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The Hindu report

NEWS » CITIES » BANGALORE

BANGALORE, August 22, 2012

Junk old approaches to R&D: Kakodkar

STAFF REPORTER

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Double Decker train

Petty reasons get in way of Double Decker train flag-off

TAGS: Double Decker train | Jaipur-Delhi AC chair car train | Railway Minister Mukul Roy | Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot

The train has been waiting for a neta to flag it off for the past three months.

The much-hyped Double Decker train between Jaipur and Delhi has been waiting for a neta to flag it off for the past three months. The train stood in the Jaipur yard for about three months before it was recently sent to Delhi in anticipation of being flagged off by Railway Minister Mukul Roy on August 16. The event has been postponed thrice so far.

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High Speed corridor

High-speed corridor dream ride on fast track - British company likely to submit pre-construction assessment of route by August-end

PIYUSH KUMAR TRIPATHI

A dream ride from the state capital to New Delhi in high-speed trains matching international standards could take a step towards reality by August-end. Britain-based Mott Macdonald Group Ltd is likely to submit its final report on the pre-feasibility study of a high-speed corridor between Patna and New Delhi via Varanasi by the end of this month.

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Unwanted violence.

Death toll in violence on Guwahati-bound train rises to 4

PTI

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GUWAHATI/NEW JALPAIGURI, AUG. 20: 

With the recovery of two more bodies, the toll in the violence on board the Guwahati-bound special train carrying North-East people, has risen to four.

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Photo ID for Sleeper class also

Soon, Railway Is Making Photo ID Mandatory

Railway is making it mandatory for all its passengers travelling in non-AC  sleeper class to carry identity proof as part of its efforts to check the widespread menace of transferred tickets sold by the brokers.

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CWC Resolutions-28.07.12

RESOLUTIONS  adopted in CWC meeting held at GZB on 28^th & 29^th July 2012

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About Indian Railways

‘Railways are a microcosm of society’

After 100 train journeys across India, writer Monisha Rajesh knows the Indian Railways fairly well. Speaking with Srijana Mitra Das, Rajesh discussed what drove her to undertake several challenging trips, surprises on-board the Indian Railways – and the one thing that’s endured amongst her co-travellers: 

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GM Office march The Hindu news

   TODAY'S PAPER » NATIONAL » KARNATAKA                                        HUBLI, August 9, 2012

Loco pilots, workshop employees list demands

STAFF CORRESPONDENT

Members of the South Western Railway (SWR) branch of the All-India Loco Running Staff Association (AILRSA) staged a protest here on Wednesday to press for their demands.

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AILRSA SCR

AILRSA South Central Zonal Committee represented before RLC Secenderabad and RLC issued conciliation notice to Railway Administration (GM and DRM's) on 13.08.12 by 11 hrs.

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Memorandum to GM

To                                  

      The General Manager,

      South Western Railway,

       Hubli.

 Respected Sir,

AILRSA welcomes the suggestions by Railway Board after the meeting regarding SPAD held at New Delhi on 12.06.2012, addressed to General Managers of Indian Railways to implement.

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GM Office march at Hubli on 08.08.12

All India Loco Running Staff Association South Western Railway Zonal Committee organised a GM office March at Hubli on 08.08.12. March was inaugurated by Sri G Rajan, Leagal Advisor, NREU and addressed by Sri C.Sunish, General Secretary AILRSA, Sri SD Arnold, Zonal President AILRSA, Sri Donal Raj, Hubli Divisional Secretary,Sri R Surendran, Zonal Joint Secretary, Sri T Sabu, Zonal Vice President, Sri SS Nathan etc 

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Unmanned Loco

Runaway train engine enters Nepal from India

By Utpal Parashar | Hindustan Times – 18 hours ago

Kathmandu, Aug. 7 -- In a scene somewhat similar to Hollywood movies 'Runaway Train' and 'Unstoppable', an unmanned train engine covered 29 km from India to Nepal on Monday.

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Derailment of Haripriya Express

RECENT DERAILMENT OF HARIPRIYA EXPRESS AT HUBLI.

Train number 17416 Haripriya Express from Kolhapur – Thirupathy  derailed on 02.08.12 at Navalur ( Between Hubli and Dharward)station around 18.45 hrs. Loco Pilot Mail Sri. Jalaiah, Assistant LP Sri BK Behra, Guard Sri Wilson Joseph.  Sri. CV Ramana, Loco Inspector was monitoring in the Train engine.

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Grid Collapse More news

Grids' collapse disrupts rail services again

TNN | Aug 1, 2012, 01.48AM IST

LUCKNOW: Several trains came to a grinding halt following the collapse of three grids on Tuesday. More than 40 trains were held up in Northern Railway (NR), while movement of 32 trains was hit in North Central Railway (NCR). Fiver trains were running late in the North Eastern Railway while 10 trains were stranded between Gaya and Mughalsarai in the East Central Railway (ECR). The railway services on the affected electrified routes were restored by 4:30pm in Lucknow and Allahabad divisions, under emergency services.

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Grid Collapse.

Eastern Grid collapse: Train services disrupted in Jharkhand

PTI Jul 31, 2012, 07.07PM IST

RANCHI: The collapse of the eastern grid disrupted normal life in Jharkhand, which witnessed power failure in several parts of the state and delay in train services today.

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