Sunday, March 31, 2013

Railways asked to speed up projects OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT Guwahati, March 10: A parliamentary panel has asked the ministry of railways to make all-out efforts to clear hurdles coming in the way of its projects in the Northeast so that early rail linkages can be provided to people of the regio...

Thursday, March 28, 2013

Revision of Reservation Fee, Tatkal Charges etc., Announced in Railway Budget 2013-14 to come into Effect From 1st April, 2013 It has been announced in Railway Budget 2013-14 in connection with revision of Reservation Fee, Supplementary charges for Superfast Trains, Withdrawal of Enhanced Reservation Fee, Clerkage Charges, Cancellation Charges and Tatkal Charges. The revisions will...

Tuesday, March 26, 2013

'Since Railways do not have funds, work not in progress' TNN | Mar 26, 2013, LUCKNOW: A banner at an under-construction building in the Cantonment area highlights the state of a railway project in a rather unique way. The contractor has put up a banner at the building which reads, "This work is being done by Northern Railways. Since Railways do not have funds, work is not in progress". The state of the project has been so blatantly highlighted...
Nairuthya Railway Employees Union affiliated to CITU  filed the nomination on 25.03.13 at Hubli. NREU General Secretary Sri MS Venkatesh Murthy submitted the nomination papers before Chief Personnel Officer, South Western Railway Sri Hari Krishnan....
Two years on, Bangalore-Nelamangala train no closer to reality Bangalore, March 25, 2013, SWR ays related file pending for clearance with Railway Boa...

Friday, March 22, 2013

Our railway network is a huge dustbin Mahesh P. Bh...
Today's Paper » NATIONAL » KARNATAKA   HUBLI, March 22, 2013 SWR’s bi-monthly gazette released Staff Correspond...

Thursday, March 21, 2013

March 20, 2013 First lot of French rails for metro arriving Special Correspond...
NPS to allow deferred withdrawal The Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) has allowed investors in the New Pension Scheme (NPS) to opt for ‘deferred withdrawal’ of their money at the time of exit, as against the current practice of ‘phased withdrawal...
Mysore railway station gets Tourist Friendly Station Award New Delhi, March 20, 2013, DHNS: The award is in recognition of its passenger ameniti...

Monday, March 18, 2013

Railways - MACP  - Clarification GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (Railway Baord) No.PC-V/2009/ACP/20/CLW New Delhi, dated 05.03.2013 The General Manager (P) Chittranjan Locomotive Works CHITTARANJAN Sub:- Granting 3rd financial upgradation under MACP Scheme - Clarification regarding. Ref:- CLW’s letter No.CMA/Ruling/453, dated 19-02-20...
Crime against women on the rise in trains New Delhi, Mar 18 (TruthDive): In spite of Indian Railways claiming enhanced security for women passengers, crime against women like rape, molestation and eve-teasing are reportedly on the rise in moving trains when compared to the previous yea...

Sunday, March 17, 2013

News From Railway Gazette international  17 March 2013 ...

Saturday, March 16, 2013

Action For Rail The rail unions are working together on a campaign to save rail from the government’s ‘cuts and austerity’ policies and to stave off the implementation of the McNulty Report. The united rail unions launched their ‘Action for Rail’ campaign at Euston station on 28 May. Pictured here are John Page (TSSA), Bob Crow (RMT), Brendan Barber (TUC) and ASLEF’s Tosh McDonal...
Fiscal discipline will keep us going’ Interview with Vijaya Kanth, Financial Commissioner, Indian Railways. ...
THE HINDU Today's Paper » NATIONAL » KARNATAKA HUBLI, March 16, 2013 Protest against ‘irregularities’ in recruitment process’ Staff Correspond...

Friday, March 15, 2013

Today's Paper » NATIONAL » KARNATAKA   HUBLI, March 15, 2013 Loco running staff demand steps to bring down accidents Staff Correspond...

Thursday, March 14, 2013

Today's Paper » NATIONAL » TAMIL NADU  CHENNAI, March 13, 2013   Station masters' demands Call to fill vacanc...
Czech Republic offers to help India on rail corridors, nuclear power Trade minister says Czech firms will be interested in building and supplying technology for the railway corrido...
‘Slapping’ cop suspended, probe ordered Tribune News Service Yamunanagar, March 13 The SHO of the Government Railway Police Force, Brijpal, who was yesterday caught in camera slapping at least 15 persons for trying to cross the Yamuna using a railway bridge, was today placed under suspension by the authorities of the GRPF....
                                            PRESS RELEASE: On 10.07.2011 Kalaka mail accident near Fathehpur resulting death of 71 passengers and injured 264, along with many accidents which caused a bad image to Railways. To...

Wednesday, March 13, 2013

Indian Railway may be wasting $10 billion worth of resources...
Lok Sabha passes Railway Budget for 2013-14 New Delhi , Wed, 13 Mar 2013 ANI inShare ...
13 Mar, 2013, 05.26PM IST, PTI Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal announces 19 more trains; Lok Sabha passes rail bud...
Focus on safety, passenger amenities: Railway minister Mar 13, 2013 New Delhi: The railways will focus on safety and passenger amenities, railway minister Pawan Kumar Bansal said on Wednesday as the Lok Sabha passed his ministry’s budget for 2013-14. “We increased funds for safety. We need to give better services if we increase the fares. There are...
Safety plays at Railway stations HT Correspondent, Hindustan Times New Delhi, March 13, 2013For the first time, a professional theatre group has been roped in to educate people about safety precautions to be adhered to at crossing...
Central Railway may not be able to switch from DC to AC by March end Kailash Korde, Hindustan Times  Mumbai, March 13, 2013 Central Railway (CR) may not be able to switch from 1,500 volt direct current to 25,000 volt alternating current up to Thane before the end of the financial yea...
Central Railway fast-tracks servicing, to cut down on delays ByManthan K Mehta, TNN | Mar 13, 2013, MUMBAI: The Central Railway (CR) efforts to streamline resources and manpower to address the backlog in carrying out periodic service of Electric Multiple Unit (EMU) coaches has paid off, with it being able to service more coaches till this February than in the year before....

Sunday, March 10, 2013

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Sri.Chandra Prakash,Joint Secretary , Ministry of Labour and employment and appellate authority  dismissed the appeal filed by General Manager, Southern Railway, Chennai against the decision of Regional Labour Commissioner(C) , Chennai regarding the reclassification of Loco Pilots as INTENSIV...

Saturday, March 9, 2013

Strike notice at Caterpillar Belgium 07.03.2013  Trade unions at Caterpillar in Belgium stand united in face of Caterpillar’s announcement that it intends to lay off 1,400 workers at its plant in Gosselies. ...
Trade unions are battling in New York for the status of women 07.03.2013  Union women from around the world are gathered in New York for the United Nations’ 57th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women (UNCSW57), starting on 4 March 2013. ...
50,000 Brazilians march for labour rights 07.03.2013  The march organized by Brazil's trade union centres and social movements highlighted the need to strengthen the internal market in order to make progress on pay, employment and labour rights. ...
TIRUCHI, March 9, 2013 Third steam loco for NMR rolls out of Golden Rock R. Rajaram...
Today's Paper » NATIONAL TIRUCHI, March 9, 2013 General Manager admits funds crunch Staff Reporter Acknowledging that the railway was facing a financial crisis, Southern Railway General Manager Rakesh Misra on Friday said the fund allocation for the Southern Railway zone during 2013-14 was around Rs. 800 cror...
Rail safety panel pilloried Finmeccanica firm last year Sanjib Kr Baruah, Hindustan Times New Delhi, March 08, 2013   A high-level committee headed by noted nuclear scientist Anil Kakodkar and ‘Metro man’ E Sreedharan to review safety features of the Indian Railways had in 2012 lambasted the working of a train protection system implemented in Chenna...
8 Mar, 2013, PTI China masters high-speed train braking technology: Official BEIJING: China has mastered braking technology designed to stop the world's fastest trains that travel at speeds of 500 kmph, a Chinese railway scientist has said....

Friday, March 8, 2013

Steps to improve Security Arrangements at Important Railway Stations The Ministry of Railways (Railway Board) has constituted two separate Fire Safety Audit Teams A and B to identify areas requiring further upgradation to match the latest fire safety norms to international standards and to conduct checks in few select Railway at stations, coaching deports, workshops etc., for assessment of compliance of RDSO and Board’s instructions...
Manning of Unmanned Railway Level Crossings                             It has emerged from the analysis of pattern of accidents that manning of unmanned level crossing is not an ideal solution.  Therefore, the policy of manning of unmanned level crossings has been reviewed.  Accordingly, Indian Railways...
China to finish Tibet rail line close to Indian border soon Last Updated: Friday, March 08, 2013, Beijing: China will finish its rail network in Tibet up to Xigaze city located close to Indian border by next year, allowing its military to move men and material with relative ease besides beefing up transportation in the strategically important Himalayan regi...

Wednesday, March 6, 2013

Electric locomotive with `Amul' branding inaugurated PTI Mar 5, 2013, VADODARA: The first electric locomotive (engine) of Railways under Vadodara division with `Amul' branding was inaugurated on Monda...
Railway TTEs go on mass leave Mar 06, 2013 Chennai: Ticketless travelers aboard trains starting from Chennai Central and Egmore have been having a field day since December ...
High-speed bullet train derails in Japan: Media repo...
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Today's Paper » MISCELLANEOUS » OTHERS March 3, 2013 Inside China’s mar...
Coming soon: Railway white paper blasting Didi dreams Avishek G Dastidar : New Delhi, Wed Mar 06 2013, 00:28 hrs Soon after she took over the Railway Ministry at the beginning of UPA-II, Mamata Banerjee had brought out a "white paper" saying that there was no truth in the rosy picture painted by her predecessor in UPA-I, Lalu Prasad, about Railways' finances....
Today's Paper » NATIONAL March 6, 2013 (dated March 6, 19...
Today's Paper » NATIONAL CHENNAI, March 6, 2013 ICF men warn of tool-down strike M. Dinesh Varma Protesting against outsourcing of coaches’ design know-how Workmen at the Integral Coach Factory (ICF) have warned of a tool-down strike this Wednesday in protest against a Railway Board missive to the ICF to hand over the design know-how of manufacturing certain types of high-value coaches to a few private contracting firm...

Tuesday, March 5, 2013

Rlys to enter ‘Select Billion Tonnes’ club in freight New Delhi, Mar 4, 2013, PTI: Indian Railways will soon enter the “Select Billion Tonne” club in freight movement that hitherto had just three countries — the US, Russia and Chin...
Diesel dent in rail kitty By Our Special Correspondent | www.telegraphindia.com  New Delhi, March 4: Indian Railways will incur a revenue loss of Rs 300 crore annually because of last week's hike in bulk diesel prices by Re 1 per litre by state-owned oil firms. However, railway minister Pawan Kumar Bansal today ruled out any immediate hike in freight rates or passenger fare...
Lost pooches, elephants of little value for Indian Rlys By Yogendra Pratap Singh | Hindustan Times  Bhopal, March 5 -- There is a popular adage in Hindi - mara hathi bhi sava lakh ka hota hai (even a dead elephant fetches you Rs. 1.25 lakh). However, Indian Railways does not subscribe to this view. If you have dispatched an elephant to another place through Indian Railways'...
Today's Paper » NATIONAL » KARNATAKA BANGALORE, March 5, 2013 City still on waitlist for better rail facilities Anil Kumar Sas...
Today's Paper » MISCELLANEOUS » OTHERS March 3, 2013 Disability rights is off the rails Javed Abidi ...
Today's Paper » MISCELLANEOUS » OTHERS  March 3, 2013 Fading glory of America’s railways Narayan Lakshman If there is one thing that the history of America’s experience with railroad construction teaches, it is that globalisation happened long before the Internet, indeed even much further back in time than the 20{+t}{+h}century’s neat reorganisation of post-colonial territories into nation-state...
Today's Paper » MISCELLANEOUS » OTHERS    March 3, 2013 stalled revolution K. Balchand India’s Railways are caught in a time warp. They serve millions, but are unable to meet modern standards. China is racing ahead, while U.S. rail plans face opposition. The world vie...

Monday, March 4, 2013

Today's Paper » NATIONAL » KARNATAKA Hubli, March 4, 2013 SWR officials violated Railway Board guidelines on recruitment: AITUC Staff Correspondent It is in connection with appointment of Group ‘D’ employees The Dharwad district unit of the All-India Trade Union Congress (AITUC) has alleged that the railway officials had violated guidelines while issuing orders on appointment of Group ‘D’ employees in South Western Rai...
Today's Paper » NATIONAL » KARNATAKA    Bangalore, March 4, 2013 Stone thrown at train again Staff Reporter After the stone-throwing incident involving the double-decker train bound for Chennai, another case of vandals throwing a stone at a train was reported on Sunday. It is said that vandals threw a stone at the Yeswanthpur-Kannur Express as it was approaching Carmalaram Railway Station at around 9 p....

Saturday, March 2, 2013

Train test shows potential problems By Express News Service - BANGALORE 02nd March 2013 09:36 AM The Bangalore-Chennai Linke Holfmann Busch (LHB) coach double-decker train was on display for the second time this week at the city railway station on Friday was already sporting a few broken windows. Railway officials present stated that this was due to stones which were pelted at the train during its journey. With the lower level of...
49 elephants killed on railway tracks since 2010 Mar 1, 20...
Telecom, tourism, railways best in service sectors: Economic Survey By IANS - NEW DELHI 27th February 2013 04:39 PM Telecom, tourism and railways have been the best performers in services sector in India, the 2012-13 Economic Survey tabled in parliament Wednesday sa...
Railways campaign against stone throwers TNN | Mar 2, 2013,  BANGALORE: The Railway Protection Force of South Western Railways will conduct a public awareness campaign against throwing stones on trains on Saturday. Skits, drama and play cards will be displayed for public at Lingarajpuram at 3pm and Banaswadi at 4pm, as a part of the campaign, said a release from South Western Railways ...
Railways reboots PPP programme: An offer that draws big response by private compan...

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