PAWAN KUMAR BANSAL IS NEW RAILWAY MINISTER
Sri. Pawan Kumar Bansal has been selected as the new Railways Minister during Prime Minister Manmohan Singh expanded his cabinet on Sunday.
Sunday, October 28, 2012
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Sri. Pawan Kumar Bansal has been selected as the new Railways Minister during Prime Minister Manmohan Singh expanded his cabinet on Sunday.
China Railway report
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China begins Work
on High-speed Railway
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Beijing, Oct 28 (IANS): China
has begun work on a high-speed railway linking two major economic hubs in the
country to boost growth.
The 643
km line will link Xi'an, the capital of Shaanxi province, with Chengdu, the
capital of Sichuan province. Over 40 billion yuan (about $6 billion) will be
spent.
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Friday, October 26, 2012
Interview with Com. Amanulla Khan, President AIIEA
Front Line- Oct 20 -COVER STORY
United in opposition
United in opposition
| It is imprudent to allow foreign capital greater access to and control over domestic savings, says Amanullah Khan, president, All India Insurance Employees’ Association. |
Sunday, October 21, 2012
Goods Train derailment
| Goods train derails, sabotage suspected |
| Press Trust of India / Visakhapatnam October 20, 2012, 16:05 |
Gulberga train FIRE
Gulbarga train was burned to kill
lovers: Railway police
TNN | Oct 21, 2012, 04.19AM IST
GULBARGA: The Gulbarga train fire which claimed two lives on
October 16 has turned murky, with the investigating railway policefinding that the dead couple had
their hands and feet tied.
The reel fighters..
Flash strike by railway staff leaves commuters stranded on
rainy day
TNN Oct 20, 2012, 05.35AM IST
CHENNAI: A flash strike by a
section of railway employees in the city, for more than an hour on Friday
affected railway operations and stranded passengers. Members of the Southern
Railway Mazdoor Union (SRMU) stayed away from the ticket counters in protest
against the railways' decision to pay their bonus directly into their bank
accounts. The union had demanded a direct cash payment.
Thursday, October 18, 2012
Report of Gate meeting at Bangalore on 18.10.12
AILRSA
Bangalore division organized a Gate Meeting in front of Crew Booking office,
Platform number 1, Bangalore City Railway Stationa on 18.10.12 by 10.30 hrs.
Around 60 Loco Pilots, Shunting Loco Pilots and Assistant Loco Pilots assembled
to protest against the illogical charge sheets. Meeting was addressed by the
following.
Exemption of Transport allowance from IT
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (RAILWAY BOARD)
No. F(X) I-2012/23/9 New Delhi, Dated: 10.10.2012.
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Sub:- Exemption of
Transport Allowance from the purview of Income Tax -Enhancement of exemption
limit from Rs.800 to Rs.3200 plus D.A. thereon.
Wednesday, October 17, 2012
Monday, October 15, 2012
Letter sent to GM/SWR
To
The General Manager, South Western Railway, Kesavpur, Hubli.
Respected Sir,
Sub :
Extreme restriction on crew (LP/ALP) for mobile phone usage (CUG) while
ON duty and even OFF duty too. –issuing
Charge sheet reg.
SPAD Convention Report.
TODAY'S PAPER » NATIONAL
CHENNAI, October 15, 2012Loco pilots demand better working conditions to boost rail safety
M. DINESH VARMA
Railway loco pilots have demanded better working conditions, especially lower workloads, to help them fully comply with the Indian Railway’s efforts to improve safety and bring down instances of “Signal Passing At Danger” (SPAD) on the rail network.
Friday, October 12, 2012
Financial crunch in Railways
TODAY'S PAPER » NATIONAL » OTHER STATES
BHUBANESWAR, October 12, 2012Further cut in railway budget for State
STAFF REPORTER
Execution of several projects is likely to be delayed
Union Railway Ministry has reduced this year’s budgetary provisions sanctioned for railway development in Odisha further in its revision in the month of September.
Thursday, October 11, 2012
High tech laundries
| Indian Railways plans high-tech laundries |
| 11 October 2012 |
Indian Railways plans to set up automated laundries at two depots to improve the quality of linen being provided to passengers, according to a report in The Times of India.
Wednesday, October 10, 2012
Tuesday, October 9, 2012
China testing High Speed train
China
tests high speed train in high altitude region
High Speed trains
High-speed train sets for Rajdhani, Shatabdi Oct 8, 2012
New Delhi: Aiming at reducing travel time in train journey, the railways is acquiring Electrical Multiple Units (EMU) train sets for premier services like Rajdhani and Shatabdi Expresses for operating at a higher speed of 130-150 km per hour.
Monday, October 8, 2012
Bullet Train ?
Bullet trains to slow down to 110 kmph for
India tracks
Srinand Jha,
Hindustan Times
New Delhi, October 07, 2012
New Delhi, October 07, 2012
Friday, October 5, 2012
NPS
NPS : Cabinet approves amendmended PFRDA Bill with option of Minimum Assured Return
The union cabinet today approved the introduction of certain official amendments to the Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) Bill, 2011 that allows the subscriber seeking minimum assured returns to opt for investing his funds in such schemes providing minimum assured returns as may be notified by the Authority.
Railway removed SIRAN technology
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Railways says no to SIMRAN by
IIT, Kanpur
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Press Trust of India / Kanpur
October 05, 2012, 16:55
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Engine Caught Fire
Rail engine catches fire at Ambala Manish Sirhindi
Tribune News Service
Tribune News Service
Ambala, October 4
A diesel rail engine caught fire at a railway yard here today. The engine, which was attacked to a goods train, was being taken for shunting at the railway yard when it caught fire. Though the exact cause of the fire could not be ascertained, Divisional Railway Manager P K Sanghi ordered an inquiry into the incident.
A diesel rail engine caught fire at a railway yard here today. The engine, which was attacked to a goods train, was being taken for shunting at the railway yard when it caught fire. Though the exact cause of the fire could not be ascertained, Divisional Railway Manager P K Sanghi ordered an inquiry into the incident.
TVC Division Dharna report in THE HINDU
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, October 5, 2012
Loco pilots list demands
STAFF REPORTERThursday, October 4, 2012
Updated program details of AILRSA
Various Programs and Agitations
organized by AILRSA to get justice to Loco Running Staff regarding Sixth CPC
issues.
Report of The high-level committee on financing of infrastructure
NEW DELHI, October 3, 2012
Deepak Parekh panel for hiking power charges, rail fares
PTIGoods train collide at Bilaspur
Goods trains collide in Bilaspur, one killed
By PTI
03rd October 2012 10:00 AM
A Railway employee was killed and four others were injured when a goods train rammed into a stationary freight train in Chhattisgarh's Bilaspur district, officials said.
Hike train fare- Panel
Hike rail fares, power tariff: Panel
TNN | Oct 4, 2012,
06.53AM IST
NEW DELHI: A panel on Wednesday recommended raising
railway passenger fares and electricity tariff among a string of measures
needed to fast track infrastructure development.
Welding work by Robots
Robotic welding repairs railway tracks deftly at low cost
ALLAHABAD: In its continuous
tryst to adopt the latest technologies, North Central Railway is employing the translamotic robotic
welding technique in track maintenance work. The welding of points and crossing
on railway tracks is done automatically without any manual interference
eliminating errors. This new technology saves time and is also cost effective.
Letter to GM/SWR regarding VCD
To
The General Manager,
South Western
Railway,
Kesavpur, Hubli.
Respected Sir,
Sub: Harassment of
running staff - LPs issued SF11 for VCD acting.
The engine crew i.e. LP/ALP should not be blamed or taken up in DAR when VCD action is due to the following reasons
The engine crew i.e. LP/ALP should not be blamed or taken up in DAR when VCD action is due to the following reasons
