Motorman are Stressed

Why most Mumbai local train motormen are stressed and anxious

Monday, February 24, 2014 - 06:00 IST | Place: Mumbai | Agency: DNA

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High Speed trains

Rlys, Japan Firm to Tie Up for High Speed Trains

By Express News Service - CHIKMAGALUR     24th February 2014 08:33 AM

Union Minister for Railways Mallikarjun Kharge told reporters on Sunday that the Railway Ministry has held talks with Japan’s Jaico company for running high speed trains between Mumbai and Ahmedabad and the latter has agreed to the joint project.

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Strengthening of Mangalore- Bangalore section

Railway Board plans strengthening of Mangalore-Bangalore section: Kharge

Mangalore (MAQ): Union minister of railways Mallikarjun Kharge said that the ministry has plans to strengthen Mangalore-Bangalore railway line and introduce more trains on the route.

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Bombay High Court give RDSO 10 guidelines

Panel gives 10-point guidelines for RDSO’s trial team

Written by Priyal Dave | Mumbai | February 24, 2014

Summary

The committee, comprising railway and non-railway experts, has been assigned the task of recommending the optimum height for platforms.

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Fastest Locomotive in America

Train built in 1966 using two jet engines is still the fastest locomotive in America

By Daily Mail Reporter
PUBLISHED: 23:00 GMT, 22 February 2014 |
Don Wetzel, an engineer for the New York Central Railroad, was given the task in the mid-1960s of trying to make trains safer, less expensive and faster.

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3 more Railway Divisions

THE HINDU Today's Paper » NATIONAL   Gulbarga, February 23, 2014

Railways sanction three divisional headquarters

Special Correspondent

A formal order will be issued in a couple of days

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Fund crunch in railways

Fund crunch delays 368 rail projects

Press Trust of India  |  New Delhi 

February 21, 2014

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Production of LHB Coaches

Production of LHB Coaches on Indian Railways

               

The total annual production of Linke Holmann Busch (LHB) coaches during 2013-14 (till Jan’2014) is 390 against the annual requirement of 595 LHB coaches.

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DA Merging Report

DA to be merged with basic pay for Govt staff

Our Bureau

Equal Opportunity Commission also gets Cabinet’s nod

New Delhi, February 20:  

Ahead of the general elections, the Centre has announced measures to woo Government employees and pensioners and minorities.

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Pensioners are waiting..

Railways pensioners, staff await ‘upgraded’ medical facilities
Charanjit Singh Teja
Tribune News Service

Ludhiana, February 19
The pensioners and employees of the Northern Railways have been facing a lot of inconvenience due to the absence of medical specialists at the Sub-Divisional Hospital within the Railway Station Complex of the city.

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Income Tax on Salaried persons:

Income Tax on Salaried Persons

New Delhi: Just 2.77 percent of India's 1.21 billion people pay personal income tax, official data showed.

"The number of effective tax payers as on March 31, 2011 was 3,35,79,831 (33.57 Million)," Minister of State for Finance S.S. Palanimanickam said in a written reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha Tuesday.

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Parliamentary committee suggests CRS to become autonomous body

Panel for Commission of Railway Safety to become autonomous body

By PTI | 19 Feb, 2014,

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Alert LP avert accident

Loco pilot detects wheel breakage, averts tragedy

Vijay Pinjarkar,TNN | Feb 15, 2014,

NAGPUR: Yet another major train mishap was averted in the wee hours of Friday when a wheel flange was noticed in the engine of freight train carrying oil. The incident happened between Dahegaon and Kawtha stations under Nagpur Central Railway circle.

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LNG for Locomotives ?

Railway locomotives to be on LNG track by 2016

Indian Railways likely to float an international tender in two months

Shine Jacob and Anusha Soni  |  New Delhi 

February 15, 2014

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Interm Railway budget

Ministers 3, staff 178, Rlys off track

Wednesday, February 12, 2014 - 06:00 IST | Place: New Delhi | Agency: DNA

• Ashutosh Kumar

Railways vote on account today; ministry shows no thrift in hiring personnel.

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Suburban train service at Bangalore

Today's Paper » FEATURES » HABITAT   February 8, 2014

Decongesting Bangalore

M.A. Siraj

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Sad incident

Today's Paper » NATIONAL » TAMIL NADUDINDIGUL, February 8, 2014

Loco pilots attack each other

Staff Reporter

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Railway Strike

Strike threat: Railway board agrees to National Federation of Indian Railwaymen's demands

TNN | Feb 9, 2014,

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Bank Strike on Feb 10 & 11

Two-day Bank Employees Strike to Hit Normal Life

By Princy Alexander - KOCHI

Published: 08th February 2014 

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Railway ministry takes step to fill the vacant posts

Railway ministry takes fresh look into Board appointment rules

Written by Avishek G Dastidar | New Delhi | February 6, 2014

Rly officers allege posts kept vacant to breed graft

Under pressure from the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet and the Prime Minister’s Office, the Railway ministry has started reviewing anomalies in high-level appointments which has been the subject of a CBI probe and has been earning criticism.

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National Railway Museum

World's fastest steam locomotive Mallard gets a tow from sister train on their way to National Railway Museum for historic reunion

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Railway strike at london

THE HINDU >>News » International

London, February 5, 2014

Strike brings London Underground to a halt

Parvathi Menon

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Justice Mathur to head 7th CPC

Justice Mathur to head 7th Central Pay Commission

PTI | Feb 4, 2014,

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Rail Tariff Regulator

Finally, a rail fare regulator; will set tariffs dynamically

Our Bureau

New Delhi, February 3:  

At the fag end of its five-year term and almost a year after Parliament approved the proposal, the UPA-II Government has finally notified the formation of a rail tariff regulator, albeit an interim one.

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Railway Safety

Indigenous ways for Rail safety

The Statesman     04 Feb 2014

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Strike in Railways

Railway unions to launch nationwide strike in March

Mahendra Singh,TNN | Feb 4, 2014,

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Coaches are old

70% rail coaches in Kerala over 25 years old: Minister

TNN | Feb 4, 2014,

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Minister Aryadan Muhammed has said that 70% railway coaches plying in the state are old and rusting.

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Alert LP Save injured man

Today's Paper  NATIONAL » KARNATAKA BANGALORE, February 4, 2014

Alert loco pilot saves injured man

Special Correspondent

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New device to avert collissions

Today's Paper » NATIONAL  NEW DELHI, February 4, 2014

Now, a device to avert train collisions

K. Balchand

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Feb 12 & 13 strike, letter from PS Prasad, GS COC

Comrade,

                The Confederation of CG Employees  have given a 48 hrs strike call on 12th and 13th Feb 2014 in respect of 15 charter of demands which include DA merger, date of 7th CPC from 1/1/2014, filling up of vacant post, etc. 

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coach broken.

Shunting Shock: Accident to Kochuveli-Bangalore Express train leaves S-14 like rusted tin

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Talwar ran over fishing boat

Today's Paper » NATIONAL      NEW DELHI, January 30, 2014

‘Talwar ran over fishing boat during exercise’

Gaurav Vivek Bhatnagar

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Agitation of Maruti Suzuki workers

 MARUTI SUZUKI WORKERS ON WARPATH:

On 31st January 2014, Maruti Suzuki Workers, their family members, students and social activists organised a huge demonstration at Jantar Mantar, New Delhi.

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