Parliamentary committee to prevent touts

Act against Railway staff for conniving with agents: Parliamentary panel

By PTI | 30 Apr, 2013,

NEW DELHI: A Parliamentary committee has asked the Railway Ministry to take urgent steps to prevent bungling in ticket bookings and also act against railway officials for their "connivance" with Rail Traveller Service Agents (RTSA) in cornering bulk tickets.

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Train run without Driver

High speed 'ghost' train puzzles Indonesian railway workers

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Votes Polled SR

Southern Railway -Polling details –SBE , 25,26 and 27 April 13.

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Votes polled SWR

The Votes polled in South Western Railway division wise. SBE 25, 26 &27 April 2013.

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SBE SWR report

Railway union elections held

Staff Correspondent

An estimated 86.56 per cent of employees in the Railways, representing various unions, exercised their franchise during the three-day polling that concluded in Bellary and Hospet on Saturday.

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PAC report on railways

Connivance of Rail staff with agents in cornering tickets: PAC

 Sunday, April 28, 2013,

New Delhi: Taking note of bulk booking of tickets by Rail Travellers Service Agents, a parliamentary committee has observed that such illegal activities continue due to the "active connivance" of the railway officials.

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SBE-NR report

Rly union poll results on May 2
Tribune News Service

Bathinda, April 27
The fate of Northen Railway Men’s Union (NRMU) and Uttar Railway Mazdoor Union (URMU) has been packed in ballot boxes. On the final day of voting, today, the percentage of votes cast remained the maximum with officials saying about 90 per cent of the votes had been polled.

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Un manned LC

Trains stopped manually here for road traffic

Aparajita Ray, TNN | Apr 28, 2013

BANGALORE: In the tech capital of the country, you would expect hi-tech trains zipping past with automated signals keeping things on track. But that's not really the case. At the Allalsandra rail cross, off Bellary Road, trains are stopped manually to control movement and avoid mishaps.

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National enquiry number

Railways' received 29 crore calls on national enquiry number in 2012

New Delhi, April 27 (IANS) Indian Railways said Sunday that it had received 29.20 crore calls on its 139 national enquiry number last year, while 120 crore calls were answered in the six years since the facility's inception in July 2007.

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Sexual harassment of women in trains

Alarming rise in sexual harassment of women on trains

K. Balchand    NEW DELHI, April 27, 2013

Sexual harassment of women on trains has risen alarmingly. Surprisingly, the menace is more virulent in the metropolitan areas of north, south and western regions. Railway officials, instead of being saviours, have turned dreadful for women.

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Inquiry in to derailment at Roha

Railway institutes inquiry into derailment at Roha

Somit Sen, TNN | Apr 27, 2013

MUMBAI: The railway has instituted an inquiry into the derailment of a goods wagon at Roha station on Friday afternoon, resulting in Konkan Railway services being suspended for more than three hours.

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CBI arrests CLI for fraud

CBI arrests locomotive inspector for Rs 10-crore diesel fraud

Express news service : Sat Apr 27 2013

The anti-corruption bureau of Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI ACB) has arrested the chief loco inspector of the Railway Consumer Depot in Daund in connection with an alleged diesel fraud to the tune of Rs 10 crore. He has been accused of falsifying records of High Speed Diesel.

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Railway election

Railway staff busy with union poll

DC |26.04.13

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Fraud in Iron ore exporting

Iron ore exporters cheat Railways of 50,000 crore

Josy Joseph, TNN | Apr 25, 2013,

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Srilanka railway by IRCON

Sri Lanka's Northern rail rebuilding on track: IRCON India

Apr 25, 2013 (LBO) - A 43 kilometre stretch of Sri Lanka's Northern Railway line has been re-built to allow trains to be run up to a speed of 120 kilometres, Ircon, an Indian state-run transport engineering firm said.

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Railway Union election

Railway union elections begin

HT Correspondent, Hindustan Times
Ludhiana, April 24, 2013

The elections of the Railway Employees Union would start from Thursday onwards across the country. The railway employees would cast their votes on April 25, 26 and 27.

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NIT on 18.04.13

NIT case postponed to 17.05.2013 since the Judge was on leave. Com MN Prasad, L Mony attended.

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Solar LC gate signals

Railway gate signals to run on solar power

TNN | Apr 25, 2013,

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: On a green path, the Thiruvananthapuram railway division authorities are close to running its 384 level crossing gates on solar power. The first solar-powered level crossing will be functional this month itself, said sources.

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AC Weekly express-YPR KCVL

NEW AC WEEKLY EXPRESS :: YESVANTPUR - KOCHUVELI

Southern Railway announced new AC Weekly Express between Yesvantpur and Kochuveli.

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Advance reservation period.

Railways has reduced advance booking period from four months to two months from May 1st as part of its efforts to prevent touts from cornering bulk of tickets.

The advance reservation period (ARP) for booking reserved train tickets will be reduced from existing 120 days to 60 days (excluding the date of journey) from May 1st,  according to a Railway notification issued on Thursday.

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Union leaders die in accident

2 railway union leaders die in accident

April 13, 2013 | TNN

ALLAHABAD: A pall of gloom descended on the railway workers as two union leaders died and several injured in an accident that occurred at Naini on late Friday night. The two leaders were officeholders of NCRKS US Mishra and Uday Raj Tiwari. The two Union leaders were returning to Allahabad after canvassing for the current railway union elections. They were hit by a truck near Rampur tricrossing in the Naini industrial area. The people who were injured in the accident included Mohd.

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SECRMU leader faces graft charges

Top railway union leader faces graft charges

TNN Mar 11, 2011, 03.22am IST

NAGPUR: Close on the heels of South East Central Railway dismissing Sameer Lawrence, brother of Salil Lawrence, a top leader of South East Central Railway Men's Union (SECRMU), the railways on Thursday issued a chargesheet against the leader himself for misusing privilege passes.

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Railway Revenue

INDIAN RAILWAYS CARRY 1009.73 MT OF FREIGHT DURING 2012-13

The total approximate passenger revenue earnings during 1st April 2012 – 31st March 2013 were Rs. 31896.24 crore compared to Rs. 28645.55 crore during the same period last year, registering an increase of 11.35 per cent. The approximate revenue earnings from other coaching amounted to Rs. 3137.92 crore during April 2012 - March 2013 compared to Rs. 2825.18 crore during the same period last year, an increase of 11.07 per cent.

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AC Double decker train

Chennai-Bangalore double-decker AC express train to run from April 25

  P Rajeshwari, April 24, 2013

Chennai, Apr 24 (TruthDive): The much expected air-conditioned Chennai-Bangalore double-decker express train scheduled to run between Chennai and Bangalore will be in operation from April 25.

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NPS Notice by NREU

NAIRUTHYA RAILWAY EMPLOYEES UNION (NREU)

South Western Railway-Reg.No.ALCB-4/DRT/TUA/3/2008-09

                      THE ONLY STAR OF SWR RAILWAYMEN

NOT A RAY OF HOPE BUT THE LIGHT OF SUN

DEAR FRIENDS,

        The Judgment days are ahead. The Rights of the employees to choose their RIGHT UNION is only some days ahead. In this Right moment please try to understand some astonishing facts you need to under stand.

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Head on Collission at Sealdah

Head on Collission at Sealdah:

On 16.04.13 at 13.10hrs Occurred Head-on-Collision between Up Ec BCN Ld.LOCO No-31023/WAG-9 and dN Diesel L/E,LOCO No-17982/WDM2 between Palasy-Rejinagar in Sealdah-Lalgola section of SEALDAH div/ER.

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NREU Election Manifesto.

NAIRUTHYA RAILWAY EMPLOYEES UNION (NREU)

         South Western Railway-Reg.No.ALCB-4/DRT/TUA/3/2008-09

          THE ONLY STAR OF SW RAILWAYMEN!

          ELECTION MANIFESTO OF NREU.

                    NREU WILL MAKE HISTORY!

     NOT WRITE/TALK HISTORY LIKE FEDERATIONS!!

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NREU -Press Report.

THE HINDU  » NATIONAL » KARNATAKABangalore, April 22, 2013

NREU to contest in Railways elections

Staff Reporter

The Nairuthya Railway Employees Union (NREU), affiliated to Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU), is contesting in the South Western Railway elections that will be held on April 25 and 26.

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NREU Election Campaign at Hubli.

Today's Paper » NATIONAL » KARNATAKA     HUBLI, April 20, 2013

Attacks on NREU members condemned

Staff Correspondent

 

CITU-affiliated Nairuthya Railway Employees’ Union (NREU) has alleged that members of the union were being threatened and attacked allegedly by members of a rival trade union and they are even being prevented from canvassing for the election being held for recognition of trade unions in South Western Railway.

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DA -8 %

Dearness Allowance 80% With Effect From 01-01-2013 –Approved By Central Government

          The Union Cabinet today in its meeting, gave its approval to release an additional instalment of Dearness Allowance (DA) to central government employees and Dearness Relief (DR) to pensioners w.e.f. 1.1.2013  representing an increase of 8% over the existing rate of 72% of the Basic Pay/Pension, to compensate for price rise. The increase is in accordance with the accepted formula, which is based on the recommendations of the 6th Central Pay Commission.

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Bio Toilets

BIO-TOILETS IN TRAINS TO BE A REALITY SOON

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NREU Notice

NAIRUTHYA RAILWAY EMPLOYEES UNION (NREU)

South Western Railway-Reg.No.ALCB-4/DRT/TUA/3/2008-09

THE ONLY STAR OF SWR RAILWAYMEN!

KILLED! KILLED!!KILLED!!!

RAILWAYMEN ARE MULTI (YES) KILLED!!!

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EMPOWER COMMITTEE

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA (BHARAT SARAKAR )
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS( RAIL MANTRALAYA)
( RAILWAY BOARD )
No-ERB-1/2013/ 23/ 16. New Delhi,Dated25.03.2013 ( signed on 04/04/13)

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First Railway Stn in Meghalaya

First railway station in Meghalaya to be inaugurated soon

PTI | Apr 12, 2013,

SHILLONG: The first railway station in Meghalaya at Mendipathar in the North Garo Hills would be inaugurated soon, chief minister Mukul Sangma said today.

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Food in trains- CNN IBN report

Hygiene food in Trains ?
New Delhi: In a shocking revelation about the pathetic condition of catering services in Indian Railways, CNN-IBN has accessed a railways report that exposes how food is prepared in filthy conditions. The report says that the food served in trains is cooked in dirty, smelly and waterlogged pantry cars.

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Derailment at Sitteri

One killed, 33 injured in rail derailment near Arakkonam

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Express rams into Goods train

Express rams into goods train: Five injured

By Express News Service - BHUBANESWAR

04th April 2013 

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PPP in Railways

Bansal woos private players for rail projects

By PTI | 4 Apr, 2013,

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DA

Decision on hiking dearness allowance deferred

NEW DELHI: The government on Tuesday deferred a decision on hiking dearness allowance (DA) of central government employees to 80 per cent, from 72 per cent at present.

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Wi FI on trains

Indian Railways to offer free Wi-Fi on trains

Summary: A US$1.1 million satellite Internet pilot project will roll out free wireless Internet access to passengers for its train service which takes almost a day to travel halfway across the country.

By Mahesh Sharma | April 3, 2013 

The Indian Railways will invest in a US$1.1 million free Wi-Fi pilot project levaraging satellite technology to service its busy New Delhi train route.

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After 7 years of NPS one union demands old scheme

Railway union wants pension benefits for new staff

Pramod Panwar, TNN | Apr 3, 2013, 01.48 PM IST

PALANPUR: Western Railway Employees Union (WREU) will continue its efforts to get pension benefits for employees who joined railways after 2004.

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