Invitation to sister organisations for 1st Feb National Convention.

Respected Comrade

I feel pleasure to intimate you that at the initiation of DREU/AILRSA, a joint convention is called jointly by DREU, AILRSA, AIGC, AISMA in New Delhi on 1st Feb. 2017 from 15 hours in Ambedkar Bhavan, Pahadganj, on FDI, BIBEK ROY COMMITTEE REPORT, Merger of Railway Budget in General Budget and its effect on railway employees, NPS, Outsourcing in railway at large scale etc.

Matter for National Convention on 1st Feb 2017.

                                               NATIONAL CONVENTION

         on “ Debudgetisation and Unbundling of Indian Railways” 

Tirunelveli – Dadar Express hits concrete slabs on track

STAFF REPORTER

DHARMAPURI: DECEMBER 24, 2016 

2016 for Indian Railways: Shortfall of about Rs 14,000 crore in total revenue earnings

BI INDIA BUREAU1DEC 25, 2016,

Indian Railways doubles compensation amount for deaths

Mon, 26 Dec 2016-

The railways on Monday doubled the compensation amount in case of death during accidents w.e.f. from January 1, 2017.

Indian Railways Just Introduced An Anti-Collision Train Protection System & It Looks Promising

 SHEWALI TIWARI    DECEMBER 22, 2016

In a bid to enhance the efficacy of the Indian Railways, the institute has come forward and introduced an anti-collision Train Protection Warning System (TPWS) on the 68 km Chennai-Arakkonam route. As trains plan to become faster and better, it's imperative for the institute to ensure that all those travelling on it are safe and secure. 

Why the best freight reading in a year provides no cheer for Indian Railways

While Indian Railways’ freight growth on originating tonnes basis is impressive, the internals are anything but that

Cabinet to take call on Indian Railways pricing regulator in two weeks

The Rail ministry has sought views from a few ministries and the NITI Aayog regarding this, say Sources

Indian Railways ends flexi fare experiment on two stretches

The rollback would result in reduction of fares of the trains on the said sections by an average of nine to 24%

Indian Railways, Steel Ministry ink unique deal, transport costs of slurry to fall

The steel ministry has signed a unique way-leave agreement with the railways under which slurry pipelines will be laid alongside railway tracks.

Inside details of Indian Railways multi-crore money exchange scam

The FIR registered by the CBI against top railway official KL Bhoyar reveals exclusive details of how the railway officials converted black money into white at the cash counters post demonetisation. India Today has an exclusive copy of the FIR.

Driverless train may be a reality in Kolkata post 2018

GoA 3 is a driverless train operation (DTO) where starting and stopping are automated but a train attendant operates only the gates of the trains.

2 RBI Officials Arrested For Allegedly Exchanging Old Notes Worth 1.99 Crores Illegally

All India | Press Trust of India | Updated: December 17, 2016 

BHEL bags Rs 200 crore railway order for traction converters

BHEL bags Rs 200 crore railway order for traction converters , the order has been placed on BHEL by Chittaranjan Locomotive Works (CLW), it said

Railway official in CBI net for exchanging demonetised notes

PTI | Dec 17, 2016, 

Top Railways officials involved in racket converting black money to white

A source told India Today, "Every day railway gets Rs 100 and Rs 50 notes in huge numbers at all cash counters like PRS, booking counter, parcel counter and etc. The top level railway officials exchange this money by giving it to people having black currency."

Individual Letter to CRB Hindi translation

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Matter for poster and badge

Matter for poster and badge

Notice matter for Black Day on 20.12.16

All India Loco Running Staff Association

We will not tolerate injustice any more

Ultrasonic Fault Detection Machine in Railways

Ultrasonic Flaw Detection Testing is a non-destructive testing with Ultrasonic waves to detect the minor inner flaws in rails and welds and is carried out as per provisions of “Manual for Ultrasonic Testing of Rails and Welds-2012”. In trolley inspection, physical condition of track, its components and other track-side railway infrastructure are inspected manually.

Various Committees on Railways

The High Level Safety Review Committee (Kakodkar Committee): The Committee constituted on 16.09.2011 had made 106 recommendations on various technical and technology related aspects in connection with safe running of train services.

AILRSA All India BGM Inaugural session

Individual Letter to CRB -Modified

To

The Chairman

Railway Board ,Rail Bhavan

New Delhi

RBI Governor Statement on 7th CPC issues

10 Dec 2016 

Dr. Urjit R. Patel – Governor, Reserve Bank of India has said in a media conversation has made following observations in respect of Central Government employees which is published in Reserve Bank of India website: 

Indian Railways growth engine of India: International Seminar on Heavy Haul Operations

Priyanka Singh| Dec 7, 2016, 

Individual letter to CRB

To

The Chairman

Railway Board , Rail Bhavan

New Delhi

COC Circulat

Comrades ,

The salary of all employees has increased by at least 14.29 per cent after the implementation of Seventh Central Pay Commission (7th CPC) recommendations.

Kanpur Train Tragedy: Driver Claims He Warned The Officials Who Asked Him To Carry On

Tarique Anwar   November 22, 2016

The deadly accident involving the Patna-Indore Express is believed to have occurred as a result of ignoring repeated danger alerts raised by the loco pilot concerned. According to the driver, senior officials were allegedly warned of the danger early, but they asked the driver to carry on and bring the train to Kanpur.

Railway projects worth over Rs60,000 crore with state participation

State governments to share 25% to 66% cost of the projects

PTI

AILRSA 21 BGM Rally

SC flays Centre for delay in filling NHRC vacancy

Dhananjay Mahapatra| TNN | Updated: Dec 3, 2016, 

AILRSA All India Conference Rally

About UNIFORM:

Brief History:

In Indian Railway the first uniform committee was formed in 1957. The committee recommended Jacket's Battle Dress( Dress worn by army personnel) for loco running staff. From day one we have been protesting against the unsuitability of this type of uniform.

AIRF resolutions

ALL INDIA RAILWAYMEN’S FEDERATION 92nd ANNUAL CONFERENCE AT ALLAHABAD FROM 8th to 10th NOVEMBER, 2016 RESOLUTION NO.1

COC Circular

Comrades,

As you aware that the NJCA strike of 11th July was withdrawn due to the assurances of the group of ministers on 30th June 2016, but the same was not adhered till today as four months has lapsed, the issues of 7th CPC are not resolved till today.

PROGRAMME OF ACTION

PROGRAMME OF ACTION

1. On denial of benefit of 30% / 55% pay element for medically decategorised / retired employees:-

Proceedings, and Decisions of 21st BGM

21st All India Biennial Conference of All India Loco Running Staff Association was held successfully at “com. Joginder Singh Nagar (Desh Bhakth Yadgar Complex, Jalandhar) on 18 & 19 November 2016. The conference was started with flag hoisting by com. L. Mony, President of All India Loco Running Staff Association and followed by garlanding of Martyrs’ column by leaders and delegates. Before flag hoisting EPTA/DGG placed a revolutionary song.

Resolutions passed in the 21 BGM of AILRSA held at Jalandhar City on 18 & 19 Nov, 2016

ALL INDIA LOCO RUNNING STAFF ASSOCIATION

Regd. No. 17903 H/Q Aravindapalli, Lower Beniasole, Post. – Adra .Distt.Purulia (W.B.) Pin 723121

Central Office : AILRSA BHAWAN, H.No. 333, Bhoor Bharat Nagar, Ghaziabad – 201001.

Tel. No. : 0120-2740025

Stringent quality measures in railway signalling stressed

SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT  THE HINDU 

NOVEMBER 28, 2016 

Calling for stringent measures and sustained efforts towards ensuring quality of signalling works, the Director-General, Signal & Telecommunication, Railway Board Akhil Agrawal said that safety shall remain the prime consideration for the Indian Railways.

CHALO DELHI – CHALO PARLIAMENT

MAKE THE 15TH DECEMBER 2016 PARLIAMENT MARCH

A HISTORIC SUCCESS

20000 CENTRAL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES WILL MARCH TO PARLIAMENT

Rerailing the Indian Railways

THE HINDU- Opinion-NOVEMBER 23, 2016 

Indore-Patna Express Accident: 5 Railway Officials Suspended, 1 Transferred

All India | Press Trust of India | Updated: November 22, 2016 

by Taboola 

Kanpur train accident: FIR against unknown railway staff for negligence

Haidar Naqvi, Hindustan Times, Kanpur | 

Updated: Nov 22, 2016 

Loco pilot stops worker’s suicide bid on track

Coimbatore: Loco pilot stops worker’s suicide bid on track

DECCAN CHRONICLE.

PublishedNov 20, 2016, 

Vijay, 30, a daily wage labourer and native of Vellakoil in Tirupur district had married 25-year-old Nagamani.

80% OF RAILWAY COACHES UNSAFE

By Kamal Mishra, Mumbai Mirror | Nov 22, 2016,

Train tragedy: Indian Railways must replace poor tracks, coaches

Though the railway ministry has been sharply focused on increasing capital expenditure over the last two years, the tragic Indore-Patna Express accident where 142 of the 200 injured have already died—this is the deadliest tragedy since 2010—brings the focus back to where it should always have been, on railway safety.

Elected Central Office bearers of AILRSA

ALL INDIA LOCO RUNNING STAFF ASSOCIATION

HQ. Adra                                             Reg. 17903

Elected Central Office-bearers of 21^st All India BGM

Held at Jalandhar city on 18 & 19 November 2016 :

21st All India Conference of AILRSA at Jalandhar on 18 & 19 Nov 2016

21st All India Biennial Conference of All India Loco Running Staff Association was inaugurated at “com. Joginder Singh Nagar (Desh Bagath Yadgar Complex) on 18.11.2016 at 10 AM.

Trade Unions want income tax exemption limit to be hiked to Rs 5 lakh

NEW DELHI: Trade Unions have pitched for an hike in personal income tax exemption limit to Rs 5 lakh and minimum wages to Rs 18,000 in the upcoming Union Budget. 

India-Japan's bullet train deal will cost more than education, health: It's more of a vanity project

Aakar Patel Updated: Nov 13, 2016

There are over 200 trains going from Ahmedabad to Mumbai. The first one leaves just after midnight and the last one leaves just before. So there are trains going through the day to cover the 524 km distance.

Indo-Japanese ties ride high on the bullet train

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA  13 NOVEMBER 2016

Prime Minister Narendra Modi along with his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe on Saturday travelled in Japan’s famed high-speed Shinkansen bullet train on Saturday. The train is being introduced in India on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad stretch.

Suresh Prabhu Intends to Save Up to Rs 3,000 Cr Per Year With this Simple Policy Hack

November 12, 2016 

ASEEM GAURAV SHARMA

Chief Sub-Editor 

The Indian Railways is planning to procure electricity directly from the generator of its choice.

Loco pilot hurt in stone-throwing

SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT

The Railway Police took into custody a youth on the charge of pelting stone on the loco of the Puducherry – Mangalore weekly express train near Vazhapaddi station on Thursday late evening and injuring the loco pilot. Sources said that when the train was approaching Vazhappadi railway station, the loco pilot S.S. Sankar (58) of Salem city, blew horn.

No cash refund for Indian Rail ticket cancellations

ByNewsX Bureau

| Friday, November 11, 2016 -

Railway Safety Commissioner assumes office

SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT

K.A. Manoharan has taken over as Commissioner of Railway Safety, Southern Circle, Bengaluru.

Need more lower-denomination notes: Railways to RBI

HT Correspondent, Hindustan Times, Mumbai |  Updated: Nov 09, 2016

Railway officials to meet Finance Secretary to discuss budget

Railways is likely to present the financial requirement for the next fiscal keeping the ongoing massive infrastructure development projects.

Indian Railways To Bring Talgo Trains To Shatabdi Routes In Under A Year's Time

Shewali Tiwari     November 8, 2016

We've seen our railways evolving like never before under the leadership of beloved Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu. With massive advancements in the way we travel, things that were once a luxury are now an everyday thing. 

Railways working on a non-fare revenue policy

The NFR policy is based on the Swiss challenge model wherein any individual with credentials can present his/her proposal to the government

Manasi Lohumi

Mumbai : Gangmen, engineers working on railway tracks battle death regularly

By Suraj Ojha | Posted 08-Nov-2016

Railway employee unions' statistics show how those working on tracks - gangmen, engineers - are among the most vulnerable

BJP's Avinash Khanna ,first active politician to be appointed as a member of NHRC,

BJP's Avinash Khanna all set to be appointed NHRC member

Press Trust of India | New Delhi November 6, 2016 

Indian railways and its safety panel on collision course

By Richa Sharma | Published: 05th November 2016 

NFIR letter to PM

National Federation of Indian Railwaymen(NFIR )

3, Chelmsford Road, New Dlehi – 110055

No.IV/NJCA(N)/20l4/Part II                                                                           Dated: 1-11-2016

French, Chinese & Russian touch to high-speed train

Companies from these countries to bring three of the nine semi-high speed rail corridor projects on track

Suresh Prabhu launches electrification mission for railways

The initiative is aimed at reducing dependence on diesel by electrifying nearly 90% of railway tracks in the next five years

ALL INDIA MASSIVE DHARNA On 7th November 2016

Confederation of Central Government Employees and Workers Karnataka State

ALL INDIA MASSIVE DHARNA

On 7th November 2016

At GPO Bangalore from 10.30 am to 3pm

Third entrance to City railway station to be ready by December

Third entrance to City railway station to be ready by December

Nov 04, 2016, Bengaluru, DHNS

Allowance scam: Railway union men among 13 TTEs suspended

Siddharth Prabhakar| TNN | Updated: Nov 4, 2016, 

Indian Railways: Mission electrification to cover 24,000 km track in 5 years

Indian Railways: Mission electrification to cover 24,000 km track in 5 years

Currently about 2000 km track is being electrified in a year and the aim is to reach 4000 km per year by 2017-18 and 6000 km in subsequent year.

Talgo trains on Shatabdi routes soon?

Indian Railways eyes 2-5 trains to reduce travel time drastically

Talgo, the Spanish manufacturer of high-speed trains, is all set to lease out 2-5 trains to Indian Railways in less than a year's time.

Experts to discuss sustainable 100% electrification of Railways

MAMUNI DAS

2 crore passengers opt for rail insurance cover so far

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

Railways to introduce road-railer concept on Chennai-Delhi route

Siddharth Prabhakar| TNN | Updated: Oct 31, 2016, 

Papa dear gets railway boot

CHHANDOSREE

Ranchi, Oct. 25: South Eastern Railway authorities have decided to shunt the senior divisional operations manager of Ranchi railway division after a high-level inquiry found that he had indeed used his clout to stop the New Delhi-Bhubaneswar Rajdhani Express at an unscheduled station to allow his daughter on board last week.

Indian Railways' income going down despite reforms

Indian Railways' income going down despite reforms

NJCA letter to Finance Minister.

No.NC/JCM/2016 Dated: October 26, 2016

Hon’ble Minister for Finance,

Ministry of Finance,

(Government of India),

New Delhi

Divisional railway manager seeks action against Sridham express loco pilot

TNN | Updated: Oct 27, 2016, 

DA 2 %

Officials have said that the Cabinet has approved a 2 percent dearness allowance in the salary of people working with the Central government.

Safety scare a stone's throw away on trains chugging along suburbs

By Venkatesan Parthasarathy | Express News Service | Published: 25th October 2016 

CHENNAI: On the night of October 21, at 9.10 pm, 45-year old Mahalakshmi, travelling in the ladies compartment of the Tirumalpur-bound Fast EMU, thought she was heading back to her residence in Guduvanchery. But as things turned out, she would instead spend the next two days at a hospital getting treatment following a freak incident.

Major tragedy averted as Delhi-bound train jumps red signal

TNN | Updated: Oct 22, 2016, 

15th DECEMBER 2016 CONFEDERATION PARLIAMENT MARCH

CHALO DELHI ...... CHALO PARLIAMENT

15th DECEMBER 2016 CONFEDERATION PARLIAMENT MARCH

Railway officers’ body wants unions reined in

SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT

: The Southern Railway Officers’ Association (SROA) has asked the Southern Railway administration to take steps to ensure that retired employees do not hold posts in employee unions.

Alert train driver averts mishap, 30 RTC bus passengers saved

By Express News Service | Published: 21st October 2016

SRIKAKULAM: A major accident was averted after an alert train driver, noticing a bus stuck on a railway level crossing, stopped the train just 20 to 30 feet from the bus, even as many passengers jumped out of the bus.

Railway Board officials brief Par panel on budget merger

Press Trust of India | New Delhi October 21, 2016 

Railway Board officials today briefed a Parliamentary panel on the implications of the government's decision to merge the railway budget with the general budget. 

Railways allows advertisments on Rajdhani, Shatabdi trains

PTI | Updated: Oct 18, 2016, 

Now Indian Railways to get cloud-controlled TV displays at 2,000 stations

Srinand Jha, Hindustan Times, New Delhi | 

Updated: Oct 17, 2016 

Train journey from Hyderabad to Nagpur in three hours – Pact signed with Russia

October 17, 2016 –Siasat News

Railway setting up the Departmental Anomaly Committee

October 17, 2016 

Railway setting up the Departmental Anomaly Committee to settle the anomalies arising out of the implementation of 7th Pay Commission’s recommendation

Konkan Railway celebrates 26th Foundation Day

THE HINDU 17 October 2016,  SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT

Celebrating its 26th Foundation Day, Konkan Railway Corporation Ltd. (KRCL), with a 741-km network along the western coast, has geared up for modernisation. Electrification of the line would begin soon even as doubling work has already commenced between Roha and Veer stations in Maharashtra.

Electric engine debut for passenger train

TNN | Updated: Oct 16, 2016, 

Pune: The railway administration has launched passenger trains attached with electric locomotives on the Pune-Daund track on Saturday.

The train to India

The train to India

Indian Railways to ink deal with Germany for high-speed trains

MoU will be signed between Indian Railways and DB Engineering and Consulting GmbH

Railway engineer run over by train at Kopar

Kailash Korde, Hindustan Times, Mumbai | 

Updated: Oct 13, 2016 

A railway engineer was run over by a goods train near Kopar railway station on Wednesday. It was the second such incident on Central railway within a month and labour unions blame unsafe working condition responsible for the incident.

China adds fuel to speed up 'Railway Express' to Europe

China adds fuel to speed up 'Railway Express' to Europe

These degree holders say railway gangmen's job is a tough one

By S Lalitha | Express News Service | Published: 09th October 2016 

BENGALURU: Among the 1,200 gangmen, eleven engineering graduates, an MBA and an MCA degree holder take care of maintaining railway tracks across its 83 railway stations. They are all here because of “family pressure to somehow get a government job”. Their monthly salary is `20,000.

Railway Modernisation: Spain’s Talgo Train Successfully Completes Delhi-Mumbai Trials

11 Oct, 2016, 

Swarajya Staff

Prepare for Strike-COC

Comrades,

The meetings of allowances and standing committee of National JCM scheduled on 13th October 2016, has been postponed to 25th October 2016. It was expected that the recommendations of allowance committee in October 2016 now has been postponed to November 2016. 

7th CPC- Advances

Subject: - Seventh Pay Commission recommendations- Amendment to Rules of Compendium of Rules on Advances to Government Servants.

Driver dozes off, train off track

Driver dozes off, train off trackTNN | Updated: Oct 5, 2016,

Progress must be made to corporatise railways: Rakesh Mohan

In a Q&A, senior fellow, Jackson Institute for Global Affairs, says govt has not clarified how it will make railways more efficient

Indian Railways still a laggard

Indian Railways still a laggard, but Narendra Modi govt rewards staff with Rs 2,090 cr payout

Indian Railways may not be very productive, even though in terms of stats it is one of the biggest movers on the planet

Southern Railway orders enquiry into unreserved ticketing scam, suspends supervisor

Siddharth Prabhakar| TNN | Updated: Oct 3, 2016, 

Southern Railway speeds up 88 trains

THE HINDU BUSINESS LINE :OUR BUREAU

Railway Ministry launches various services to the Nation

Railway Ministry launches various services to the Nation 

Breached railway track restored

 P. SAMUEL JONATHAN

Minimum wage and fitment formula for Central Government Employees

Comrade,

The 7th CPC while calculating the minimum wage of Central Government Employees has arrived at Rs 18,000/- the 7th CPC has erred in prescribing provision to cover education, recreation, ceremonies, festivals and medical expenses has been moderated to 15 percent against the provision of 25% .

Air travel beats Indian Railways Rs 1.75 lakh to Rs 1.67 lakh in revenue

Air travel no more “elitist”/“luxury” as size of domestic aviation industry at R1.75 lac cr exceeds rly revenue at R1.67 lac cr.

Rats nibble actress's bag in train

PTI | Sep 27, 2016, 

Mumbai, Sep 27 () Popular Marathi actress Nivedita Saraf has complained that her bag was gnawed by rats while she was travelling by a train, prompting the railway administration to intensify the pest control measures.

Budget overhaul: Modi govt just took the first step to privatise Indian Railways

S Mohammed Irshad Sep 26, 2016 

Theere are reasons to believe that the Narendra Modi government's decision to merge the railway budget with the general budget is part of the government's larger strategy to privatise Railways, India's largest public carrier.

Parliamentary panel will examine ramifications of merger of railway and general budget, says Moily

SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT

Chairman of Parliamentary Standing Committee on Finance M. Veerappa Moily said here on Tuesday that the committee will give its report on the ramifications of the Union Cabinet’s decision of merging the Railway Budget with the General Budget before the commencement of next Parliament session.

Assistant loco pilot injured in stone-pelting

SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT, THE HINDU

The assistant loco pilot of the Ernakulam – Bengaluru Express, Pritham Kumar, suffered a minor injury on Saturday, after a stone thrown by a few school students who were playing near the railway track hit his eye.

Getting Railways on track

That it took 69 years after Independence for India to merge the Railway Budget with the Union Budget is an indication of how difficult it can be to junk colonial-era traditions that may have outlived their utility.

Alcohol addiction may impact neurocognitive skills in elderly

Alcohol addiction may impact neurocognitive skills in elderly

IANS | Updated: Sep 26, 2016, 

78 days Bonus for Railway employees

Indian Railways Employees likely to get 78-day bonus before the Dussehra festival

By sai kiran

Incentives likely for high performing railways staff

By Rajat Arora, ET Bureau | Sep 26, 2016, 

Understanding Minimum Wages and Bonus

Press Information Bureau Government of India Ministry of Labour & Employment

24-September-2016 

Understanding Minimum Wages and Bonus

ANNUAL REPORT ON PAY AND ALLOWANCES OF CENTRAL GOVERNMENT CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES 2014-15

SALIENT FEATURES 

The total expenditure on Pay and Allowances (excluding Productivity Linked Bonus/ Ad-hoc Bonus, Honorarium, Encashment of Earned Leave and Travelling Allowance) for Regular Central Government Civilian employees including employees of the Union Territories was Rs 139951.93 crore in 2014-15 as compared to Rs 127074.60 crore in 2013-14. Thus, there is an increase in expenditure by Rs 12877.33 crore over previous year which in relative terms works out to around 10.13%. 

Railway Employees back budget merger

Dumping a 92-year-old colonial tradition

Shine Jacob | New Delhi September 22, 2016

Railway presses 'Mosquito Terminator' train into service

Press Trust of India | New Delhi September 23, 2016 

A special train, called 'Mosquito Terminator', was today pressed into service by the Northern Railway to spray insecticide on water bodies along the track in Delhi area to curb mosquito breeding. 

Railway Minister’s saloons used 165 times in five years

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

Merger of railway and general budget will lead to red tapism: Congress

ANI | Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India] September 22, 2016 

A day after Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitleyannounced the merger of General and railway budgets,Congress MP and Leader of Opposition in the Lok SabhaMallikarjun Kharge said the merger will create more bureaucratic hurdles for the rail ministry as it would strip it off its financial autonomy.

Cabinet may approve railway budget merger with Union budget tomorrow

Railway minister Suresh Prabhu will attend the cabinet meeting to be part of the historic decision that will end the 92-year old practice of presenting the separate railway budget

Coming soon: India’s longest railway tunnel on Rishikesh-Karnprayag route

Prithviraj Singh, Hindustan Times, Dehradun |  Sep 19, 2016 

Indian Railways' company reports highest-ever profit, dividend

Indian Railways' company reports highest-ever profit, dividend

Data drive: The unfair Indian Railways fares

The Indian Railways has been losing money regularly on passenger traffic. According to a study on the impact of Social Service Obligations by the Indian Railways conducted by NITI Aayog member Bibek Debroy and OSD Kishore Desai, the railways incurred losses on all classes but AC3-tier fares

By: FE Bureau | New Delhi | Updated: September 17, 2016 

Accident

SAD NEWS:- On 11 Sept 2016 

At "TATI" Station (HTE DIV.) An Eng Spl roll down & dashed with train no.BCN/NMK whiçh was standing at Tati station M/Line..Result..

ALp-Mr.SURAJ KUMAR/HTE was spot death & LP-Mr.D. K.Das/HTE was Seriously Injured and died in hospital..

Anomaly Committee Constituted

Anomaly Committee of the National Council (JCM) to settle the anomalies arising out of the implementation of the Seventh Pay Commissions recommendations.

China completes world's longest bullet train tracks

PTI | Sep 10, 2016, 

HIGHLIGHTS

China has completed over 20,000 kms of track network linking Zhengzhou with Xuzhou

China's high-speed railway lines have exceeded 20,000 kmS in total length

The travel time between Xi'an and Shanghai is cut to six hours from nearly 11 hours

Central Railway loco pilots turn power savers

TNN | Sep 10, 2016, Nagpur: The Nagpur division of Central Railway has shown the way in energy conservation. Loco pilots of the division helped save 1.06 crore units of power worth Rs5.13 crore in the five months from April to August.

Flexi fare system in railways not passenger-friendly, say city residents

The existing fare for Chandigarh-New Delhi for a CC ticket is around Rs 605 which according to the new fares could reach to approx Rs 810.

Delhi-Mumbai Talgo train final trial at 150 kmph tomorrow

PTI | Sep 9, 2016, 

HIGHLIGHTS

Super-Fast Talgo Train from Delhi to Mumbai has final trial tomorrow

Talgo train is expected to start at 2.45 PM from New Delhi station tomorrow and scheduled to reach at Mumbai at 2.29 AM early morning next day

The Talgo train reached Mumbai yesterday 18 minutes late in its third trial

Indian Railways Introduces Surge Pricing In Premier Trains

07/09/2016  PTI

Consolidated Instructions on compassionate appointment

Consolidated Instructions on compassionate appointment — 

Review of FAQs dated 30.05.2013/25.02.2015 with regard to married son

Allowances- Times of India report

NEW DELHI: The two panels set up by the government to review pensions and allowances are expected to announce interim relief and help blunt the criticism that the government employees and pensioners have not benefited from the 7th pay commission recommendations.

Indian Railways to acquire high speed technology to run trains

By Debeshi Gooptu | 2016-09-06

Brief of the second meeting of the Committee on Allowances

Brief of the second meeting of the Committee on Allowances held today under the chairmanship of Finance Secretary

Shiva Gopal Mishra

Secretary

Konkan Railway hiring for Assistant Loco Pilot posts: Apply before September 29

Konkan Railway is hiring candidates for Assistant Loco Pilot vacancies under mechanical department.The last date to apply is September 29.

Konkan Railway hiring for Assistant Loco Pilot posts: Apply before September 29

Indian Railways: Travel on Tejas trains to be costlier than Shatabdi

Tejas train will be equipped with many modern facilities some of which are the first for the Indian Railway, said a senior Railway Ministry official.

VSKP CWC Resolutions

To 

Shri. Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu, 

Hon’ble Minister for Railway,

Rail Bhawan, New Delhi.

Respected Sir,

Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh will not join trade unions strike

Mahendra Kumar Singh| TNN | Aug 30, 2016, 

NEW DELHI: Calling the Centre's decision to issue notification on bonus payment as a historical victory for Indian workers, RSS-affiliate Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh (BMS) decided not to join the September 2 nation-wide strike call given by central trade unions.

Trade union strike on Sept 2: Narendra Modi govt faces biggest strike since coming to power

The government’s effort to dissuade 10 central trade unions (CTUs) from going ahead with the September 2 strike did not succeed on Monday as the minimum wage advisory board (MWAB) meeting remained inconclusive.

Now Book Retiring Room At Railway Stations On Hourly Basis

Press Trust of India | Updated: August 31, 2016 

Modern safety device for loco pilots during foggy weather

Ahead of winter season, railways is gearing up to install a modern safety device for enhancing the vision of loco pilots in foggy weather.

NPS Employees eligible for Retirement Gratuity and Death Gratuity

No.7/5/2012-P&PW(F)/B

Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions

Department of Pension and Pensioners Welfare  Lok Nayak Bhavan, Khan Market,

New Delhi — 110 003, Dated the 26 August, 2016.

Malabar Express derailment

Malabar Express derail: Permanent weigh inspector suspended after probe by Commission of Railway Safety
By Express News Service 29th August 2016 

End the rail budget, run railways on commercial lines

August 28, 2016, SA Aiyar in Swaminomics | Economy, India | TOI

For decades I have argued that the railway budget is a colonial aberration that should be abolished. Wonder of wonders, the government now agrees. Arun Jaitley’s next budget will incorporate all railway revenue and spending, so there will be no separate railway budget.

Train roof blows off after 'short circuit

Arvind Chauhan| TNN | Aug 26, 2016,

Government has issued orders on Anomaly Committees

7th Pay Commission – Government has issued orders on Anomaly Committee

No.11/2/2016-JCA

Government of India    Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and pensions

Department of Personnel & Training   JCA Section   North Block, New Delhi

Railway introduces ‘Tri-Netra’ system for loco pilots during foggy weather

Railway introduces ‘Tri-Netra’ system for loco pilots during foggy weather 

State governments, private firms can now develop railway stations near sezs

By Express News Service   Published: 27th August 2016 

BENGALURU: State governments which have created Special Economic Zones (SEZs) can partner with private entities and invest in the development of railway stations near such zones, suggested Adviser-Finance, Railway Board, P V Vaidyalingam.

Railway stocks rise as cabinet clears projects of more than Rs24,000 crore

Titagarh Wagons was up 3.67%, Texmaco Rail and Engineering rose 1.44%, Kernex Microsystems India rose 2.28% and Kalindee Rail Nirman Engineers 2.04%

Indian Railways Engineer Wins MIT Award for His Radical Caterpillar Train Idea

Gayatri Manu August 24, 2016  News, Quick Bytes

Ashwani Kumar Upadhyaya, a 47-year-old Indian Railways engineer, recently won an award for his innovative idea of developing caterpillar trains — a network of lightweight, elevated train coaches that will run at speeds up to 100 km/hr and will take passengers even to the residential areas.

Indian Railways increases freight rates by up to 19%

In order to step up its revenue, Suresh Prabhu-led Indian Railways has increased the freight rates by up to 19%.

India's tortoise trains

The only private trains in India run at 13km/h and may be on their last legs.

22 Aug 2016

NEWSPAPER SECTION: ASIA FOCUS | WRITER: NARENDRA KAUSHIK

Pandian Express runs with LHB coaches

Pandian Express runs with LHB coaches

Railways helps passengers quench their thirst, get a good sleep

SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT

The Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) and the Bangalore division of the South Western Railways (SWR) launched an e-bedroll facility and water-vending machines at the Krantiveera Sangolli Rayanna Station (earlier known as City Railway Station) on Monday morning.

Hopes of railway repair centre derail for now

Abhilash Botekar| TNN | Aug 22, 2016, 

China’s high-speed train maker launches operations in India

The plant was set up with an investment USD 63.4 million and the Chinese side holds 51 per cent of the share, state-run Xinhua news agency reported.

Report of COC 25th National Conference at Chennai

DIAMOND JUBILEE YEAR (1956-2016)

25TH NATIONAL CONFERENCE OF THE CONFEDERATION OF

CENTRAL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES & WORKERS

2016 AUGUST 16TH, 17TH & 18TH - CHENNAI DHARMA PRAKASH KALYANA MANDAPAM

Anomaly Committee on 7th CPC

No.11/2/2016-JCA

Government of India Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and pensions

Department of Personnel & Training  JCA Section North Block, New Delhi

                                                                                                           Dated the 16th August, 2016

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Full-time jobs and wages falling in Australia

By Mike Head   20 August 2016

Thousands of full-time jobs are being eliminated every month in Australia and real wages are falling, according to official statistics released this week. The results provide a picture, in a limited form, of the accelerating assault being conducted on the working conditions and living standards of the working class.

Notice prepared for 23rd program

GATE MEETING in front of all CREW BOOKING On 23.08.2016

Dear Loco Running men,

AILRSA organizing gate meeting in front of all crew booking depots in Indian railways on 23rd August 2016 to protest against the fitment/fixation formula for running staff in RBE 93/2016 dated 02.08.2016 which is less than 14.29 declared by Govt of India Gazette dated 25.07.2016 under para 12.

Indian Railways: Sakshi Malik to be promoted as gazetted railway officer

Indian Railways: Following her bronze medal win at the Rio Olympics, wrestler Sakshi Malik, who is a railway employee, will be awarded Rs 50 lakh and also promoted as a gazetted officer.

By: PTI | New Delhi | Published: August 18, 2016 

Talgo train to undergo trial on different routes in India

Manthank Mehta| TNN | Aug 17, 2016,

Mumbai: Talgo train, which has so far carried out four trials between Mumbai-Delhi route at maximum speed of 140 kmph, may also undergo trial on other routes in the country, including the Konkan Railway route between Mumbai and Goa.

Pay 92 paise for Rs 10-lakh train travel insurance

Shri Ram General, ICICI Lombard & Royal Sundaram selected; scheme begins next month for online bookings

Indian Railways calls off deal to procure, manufacture Japanese locos

Srinand Jha, Hindustan Times, New Delhi | 

Updated: Aug 18, 2016

The Indian Railways (IR) have called off negotiations with a Japanese consortium for the acquisition and indigenous manufacture of Next-Gen locos. 

Railways plan big shakeup of officer cadre

Aug 08, 2016 - MANISH ANAND |  New Delhi

After redesignating Railway Board members on functional lines, the railway ministry is now planning to seek Cabinet approval soon for its next big reform: of merging about 10 different cadres into just two — technical and civil — in a bid to optimise manpower capacity, besides cutting down on red-tapism.

Western Railway locals delayed as signal panel catches fire

Aug 17, 2016 |   Age Correspondent | Mumbai

Services on Western Railway (WR) were hit during peak evening hours between Virar and Vasai/Nallasopara station after the signalling panel in Virar caught fire on Tuesday.

Suresh Prabhu announces four new trains

PTI

How Indian Railways will save thousands of crores in its energy bill

With an aim of reducing the energy bill, Railways have firmed up plans to import crude oil directly and started procuring power from the generators.

By: PTI | New Delhi | Published: August 17, 2016 

‘Station managers responsible to monitor railway track’

THE HINDU SALEM, 16 August 2016  SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT

How we missed, yet boarded the train

BISWAJIT ROY

It was a happy day three years ago when my parents and I set off on a journey to Hardwar. We started from New Jalpaiguri and were to change trains in New Delhi to reach Hardwar. The first half of the journey was to be covered by the NJP-New Delhi Express scheduled to arrive at the New Delhi railway station at 12-10 p.m. The connecting New Delhi-Dehradun Jan Shatabdi Express would depart at 3-20 p.m.

Indian Railways to run magnetic trains soon

Shine Jacob | New Delhi August 15, 2016

7th CPC Allowances Committee meeting held on 4th August 2016

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA  MINISTRY OF FINANCE

RAJYA SABHA QUESTION NO 244

ANSWERED ON 09.08.2016

Seventh Pay Commission Committee for allowances244 Shri Ram Kumar Kashyap

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to satate :-

Tamil Nadu train heist: ‘Not informed’ about high-value cargo, says Railway Board

Railway authorities were not present when the boxes containing currency were loaded at Salem on Monday evening, and neither were Railway Protection Force (RPF) personnel present when the door of the wagon was opened.

Display units, ad-wrapped trains and more: Suresh Prabhu’s mega plans to boost revenue of Indian Railways

India TV Business Desk, New Delhi [Published on:11 Aug 2016, ]

Railway officials had no info on midnight cash transfer

S. VIJAY KUMAR

Indian Railways to run magnetic trains soon

Rail ministry has floated a tender to explore possibility of Maglev trains in India, which can hit 500 kmph

Reply message no 2, to IRLRO

To

Sri S K PANDHI, IRLRO.

Dear friend,

In my first reply message, I assured you that I will give reply to other issues you raised in your whatsApp message dated 28.07.2016.

Reply to the comments of Pandhi, IRLRO-No. 1

To

Sri.S K PANDHI, IRLRO.

Dear friend,

I have the pleasure to read your whatsApp message, on the Government of India resolution on 7th pay commission.

The secret life of a trade union employee:

Article came in " THE GUARDIAN"

I do little but the benefits are incredible: Anonymous

I imagined I’d be championing workers’ rights. But the reality is an ageing workforce, a scandalous waste of members’ fees and prickly colleagues

Indian Railways to plug into National Power Grid

Will source power directly from the latter to cut costs, improve operations

Shine Jacob & Shreya Jai | New Delhi August 8, 2016 

MNP Letter to MR

To,

The Honble Minister for Railways

Government of India 

Rail Bhawan

New Delhi 110001

Railway Board sets new goal after zones fail to meet target

S. VIJAY KUMAR

Board reiterates its directive to General Managers to set up a system for monitoring progress of work periodically

The Railway Board has cracked the whip on zonal railways that failed to meet monthly targets set for completing new/ongoing projects.

GFSU trains railway officials in forensics

Parth Shastri| TNN | Aug 7, 2016, 

Major changes in Indian Railways to carry forward Narendra Modi’s reform agenda

Railways have initiated bold steps for restructuring its Board, including redistribution of work among members and creation of a new post of Advisor from outside for resource mobilisation, as part of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's reform agenda earmarked for the national transporter.

L Mony letter

L Mony wrote letter to Joint Secretary, Finance Ministry regarding the anomaly

Japanese experts to train 4000 Indian Railway staff operating on Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train corridor

By RAKESH RANJAN  6 August 2016

With Indian Railways venturing into the age of high-speed rail, the government has tied up with Japan to train the manpower required to drive the new age transport system. 

Rio Olympics Today:

Swimming Gets Underway

By SAM MANCHESTER and VICTOR MATHERUPDATED 

Indian Railways incurred a loss of Rs 35,700 crore on concessions, subsidies last year

Indian Railways incurred a loss of Rs 35,700 crore on concessions, subsidies last year

By ZeeBiz WebTeam    Fri, Aug 05, 2016

Which Ritu Beri design will Indian Railways staff choose for uniform?

Shailaja Neelakantan| Jul 27, 2016, 

Field trials of train collision avoidance system undertaken

According to railways, all safety category railway employees are given structured training as per prescribed periodicity at various stages of their career. They also undergo mandatory refresher training programmes.

Wrong signal derails Chennai-Palani Express, four suspended

Wrong signal derails Chennai-Palani Express, four suspended

‘Death on track a challenge’

‘Death on track a challenge’

ixigo becomes second most downloaded train information app in India

ANI | New Delhi August 5, 2016 

ixigo, India's leading travel search marketplace, has become the country's second most downloaded train information app after IRCTC by exceeding 9 million downloads with 2 million monthly active users and 4 lakh daily users across 200+ towns in India.

Indian Railways gears up for expansion plans in northeast

ANI | Agartala (Tripura), Imphal (Manipur)/Dimapur (Nagaland) August 4, 2016 

Indian Railways has announced mega expansion plans to improve connectivity and infrastructure in other northeastern states apart from Tripura. Railway Minister Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu recently launched two different projects in Manipur and Nagaland.

Indian Railways invites private players to run Maglev trains at 500 kmph

On the lines of civil aviation sector, Indian railways is keen to bring in private companies to build and operate private rail in India just like the private airlines.

Tejas train: Indian Railways may start getting coaches by August-end

Indian Railways-led by Suresh Prabhu may start getting Tejas coaches by the end of this month.

By: Swarnim Ajay | Updated: August 4, 2016 

Railway Board Members redesignated

Press Trust of India | New Delhi August 4, 2016 

In a major restructuring, the railways today changed the designation of Board Member (Mechanical) and Member (Electrical) while redesignating them as Member (Rolling Stock) and Member (Traction), respectively. 

Shri Akhil Agrawal, New General Manager, Central Railway

Central Railway    Press Release

Shri Akhil Agrawal, New General Manager, Central Railway

Indian Railways employees to get new uniforms designed by Ritu Beri

In the first phase, the new uniforms will be issued to five lakh of 13 lakh employees of the Indian Railways

PTI

Centre nods for lateral entry in railway board

Mahendra K Singh| TNN | Aug 2, 2016, 

In a first, train pilot booked after speeding train kills elephant

TNN | Jul 30, 2016,   HIGHLIGHTS

For the first time a case has been registered against a loco pilot under the Wild Life Protection Act 1972 for killing a wild elephant.

Indian Railways working on a multi pronged strategy for a high speed travel in India

THE HANS INDIA | Jul 29,2016 ,

In a first, Railway board chairman gets two-year extension

MAHESH LANGA 

The central government has reappointed A.K. Mital as chairman of Railway Board for two years with effect from August 1, 2016. He is superannuating this month end. This is for the first time the incumbent has gotten a two-year extension to continue as the highest official of the railway. 

Central Govt Employees are cheated in respect of Allowances.

The Central Government employees are always be cheated in respect of date of implementation of allowances especially on HRA , from past twenty years it is observed that these allowances are issued from a later date in 5th CPC case it was issued after 20 months , in case of 6th CPC it was issued after 32 months , in 7th CPC we hoped it will be issued in 7 months , but it was not the case , now it is likely to be issued only after 12 months .

Countrywide General Strike on Sept 2, 2016

Countrywide General Strike on Sept 2, 2016

2nd SEPTEMBER 2016 – ALL INDIA GENERAL STRIKE:COC

2nd  SEPTEMBER 2016 – ALL INDIA GENERAL STRIKE:

Passenger demand outpaces train frequency: CAG

Jul 28 2016 : The Times of India (Mumbai)   ManthanK Mehta   Mumbai:

Creaking Infra, Derailments Hobble City's Rail Network

Lata Argade is the typical Mumbai train commuter. For 32 years, the government official has relied on the CST-Dombivli suburban train service to cover the 55km distance from home to office, day and night, back and forth.

Maintenance of tracks, rakes is the key: Study

Jul 28 2016 : The Times of India (Mumbai)   ManthanK Mehta    Mumbai:

Comptroller and Auditor General of Indian has laid bare the truth behind the poor suburban train services.It has found that the train services are running behind schedule and safety is being compromised due to poor maintenance of tracks as well as the Electrical Multiple Unit (EMU) rakes.

Railway officers to hold MBA degrees

A salient feature of the arrangement is that private players can get their recruits to take the course on their own expense.

Safety gap widens as Railways suffers with huge vacancies

According to All India Railwaymen’s Federation, there are around 13.26 lakh on-roll employees in Railways of which almost 75 per cent fall in the safety category.

Srirangapatna railway platform to be widened

SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT

The translocation of the 18th century armoury at Srirangapatana will bring about changes to the town’s railway station. It will not have a station master to officiate as the signalling and communications will be automatically controlled from Pandavapura and Naganahalli, which will be the block section on the stretch.

Specialists to join railway hospital soon

SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT

The Rs. 5.5-crore new building of Divisional Railway Hospital commissioned earlier this year with state-of-art facilities will have three additions to doctor strength shortly.

Indian railways' offtrack man of letters

By Richa Sharma   Published: 24th Jul 2016 

Indian Railways to launch Rail Radio Service in 1000 trains

Passengers can soon tune in to popular FM radio stations while travelling on trains, with the Indian Railway firming up plans to roll out a Rail Radio service for 'onboard infotainment' which would also come in handy in emergency situations and disasters.

Many trains detained

SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT

Seven express trains suffered detention of one hour to three hours after some locomotive pilots staged a “work-to-rule” protest on Thursday.

Talgo tilting train to reduce commuting time between Bengaluru, Mysuru

SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT

Travel time between Bengaluru and Mysuru could be reduced to 90 minutes in the near future if trials with a high speed, tilting train manufactured by Spanish manufacturer Talgo conducted between Delhi and Mumbai in the next few days are successful.

A railway officer who lays the tracks for education

K. MANIKANDAN

Wardha-Nanded rail line project gets special status

The Railway Ministry has granted 'special project' status to the much-awaited new rail line between Wardha and Nanded districts via Yavatmal stretching over 284 kms, a senior official here said.

By: PTI | Yavatmal(maha) | Updated: July 22, 2016 

Diamond Quadrilateral project of Indian Railways

High speed rail plans accelerate

By Suchanda Banerjee Posted On : July 22, 2016 in News - India & You , Tourism , Kolkata

The world’s first hospital on rail celebrates 25 years

Train of hope provided free health to a million people in rural India

By Ahmad Mukhtiyar , New Delhi

REPLY OF THE FINANCE MINISTER IN RAJYA SABHA

7th CENTRAL PAY COMMISSION

REPLY OF THE FINANCE MINISTER IN RAJYA SABHA

Dear Comrades,

Inquiry ordered into action of loco pilot

TIRUCHI, July 22, 2016  SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT THE HINDU

: The railway authorities have ordered an inquiry into an incident wherein a loco pilot of the Kanyakumari – Chennai Express overshot the red signal at the starter point at Mathur railway station and entered the non-electrified track leading to detention of train and few others in the early hours of Wednesday. Power supply to the electric locomotive too got cut

Railways to start trial of Talgo trains on Delhi-Mumbai section from August one

By Express News Service   Published: 21st July 2016 

China to develop New Bhubaneswar, Baiyappanahalli railway stations

China is slated to develop New Bhubaneswar (Odisha) and Baiyappanahalli (Bengaluru) railway stations, while Mumbai Central, Jammu, Jaipur and Varanasi stations will be modernised matching airport-like amenities with Belgium's help.

When The Railways Misplaced A 120-Ton Railway Engine

Indiatimes July 20, 2016

Indian Railways to install solar panels in all railway buildings

The Minister made this announcement on Sunday when he laid the foundation stone of one Megawatt solar power plant at the Amritsar Railway Station.

China to boost rail network by 2020

It will expand its rail network to 150,000 km, including 30,000 km of high speed rail

IANS | Beijing July 20, 2016 

Trade unions plan strike on Sept 2

The Hindu Business line  OUR BUREAU

Protest against ‘anti-labour policies’ of Centre

VISAKHAPATNAM, JULY 19: 

Detailed Memorandum prepared to submit to Minister of Railways by Secretary General

To

Sri. SURESH PRABHAKAR PRABHU,

Hon. MINISTER FOR RAILWAYS, Rail Bhavan,  New Delhi. 

Notice Prepared for agitation against Empowered Committee.

SCRAP THE EMPOWERED COMMITTEE ON RUNNING ALLOWANCE: 

Dattatreya meets trade unions; says working on their demands

Press Trust of India | New Delhi July 18, 2016 

Labour Minister Bandaru Dattatreya today met central trade unions to apprise them about steps taken with regard to their 12-point charter of demands. 

Make railways profitable

By The New Indian Express    Published: 19th July 2016 

Given its critique of the institutional and governance framework created by decades of Congress rule, the NDA government has been keen on recasting it to suit the changing times. After scrapping the Planning Commission and instituting the NITI Aayog in its place, the government is now toying with the idea of merging railway and general budgets.

Comparison of Salary between Private Company Salary and Government Employees Salary.

The private sector persons are crying that the Central Government employees are highly paid , the case is not true . A detailed study comparing the salary and emoluments of employees belonging to government and private sector is made by the IIM -Ahmedabad . The 7th CPC study, commissioned and later factored in by the 7th Central Pay Commission (CPC), took a wide range of samples — doctors, engineers and accounts officers at higher levels, down to the skilled categories like MTS. 

Thanks to alert cop, train brakes inches from suicidal youth's head

By Express News Service     Published: 12th July 2016 

Head-on train collision near Bari, Italy kills at least 25

By our reporter  13 July 2016

At least 25 people were killed and 50 wounded in a horrific head-on collision between two passenger trains Tuesday morning. The two trains were on the same track located between the towns of Andria and Corato in the Puglia region of southern Italy.

Letter to Minister of Railways from General Secretaries.

ALL INDIA LOCO RUNNING STAFF ASSOCIATION

Regd. No. 17903                                                                             H/Q  Adra .

At 180 Km/Hr, Spanish-Made Talgo Train Is Now India's Fastest

All India | Press Trust of India | Updated: July 14, 2016 

Indian Railways' 'Auto Express' to Speed Up Automobile Deliveries

By CarandBike Team (With Inputs from PTI) | Jul 14, 2016

STORY HIGHLIGHTS

Indian Railways (IR) is aiming at 25% share in automobile freight traffic

Auto Express will ferry cargo from Gurgaon to Nidvanda

In April, IR had announced India's first rail auto hub in Walajabad

Indian Railways to get a new accident protection system soon

Railways have decided to procure a radar-based device that will alert the drivers of any physical obstruction on railway tracks ahead and thus avert accidents. This will prove to be more useful during nights and in foggy conditions when drivers have to constantly look outside the locomotive to assess the condition.

Mumbai: Train strike called-off, but workers plan protests on July 11

— By FPJ Web Desk | Jul 09, 2016 

Coconuts could inspire earthquake-resistant buildings

Structural composition of coconut may help in understanding energy absorption that could inspire construct earthquake-proof structures

ILO: Robots threaten millions of jobs in Southeast Asia

The International Labor Organization has warned of the severe consequences presented by automation and disruptive technologies in the ASEAN bloc. Are the UN agency's concerns founded? DW takes a closer look.

Deferring of Strike Clarification by M Krishnan

DEFERRING OF THE INDEFINITE STRIKE – CLARIFICATIONS

M. Krishnan, Secretary General,

Confederation of C. G. Employees & Workers

Railway unions defer nationwide strike by four months

Their indefinite nationwide strike that was to come into effect beginning July 11 for a period of four months

A BRIEF narration of NJCA actions and result:

FORMATION OF NJCM: 

National Council( JCM) representing the employees in Central Govt sector- Income Tax, Audit etc, Postal Employees, Defence Employees and Railway Employees jointly conducted a convention at New Delhi on 11.12.2014 and adopted a joint declaration demanding the Central Government to settle the ten point charter of demands also against the anti workers policies. Subsequently National Joint Council of Action (NJCM) was formed. Due to various reasons strike action was delayed.

Train engine overturns at Kannur Railway station

THE HINDU SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT

UK teachers hold one-day strike against education bill

By Tania Kent  5 July 2016

Teachers are striking Tuesday across England in defence of pay and working conditions, after some 91.7 percent of teachers voted in favour of strike action.

Is FDI really a gift horse?

BISWAJIT DHARK. S. CHALAPATI RAO

What if Indian Railways comes to a halt?

A strike by workers of Indian Railways will virtually cripple life in a country where 23 million passengers and over 1,100 million tonnes of freight are carried daily by the railway

Government workers strike: Railway Board warns employees of dire consequences

The Railway Board has sent a letter to all railway organisations with advice on steps to be taken immediately in view of the proposed strike from 11 July

9 of 17 railway zones working without GMs

Srinand Jha |    Updated: Jul 03, 2016 

NEW DELHI: At a time when the cash-strapped Indian Railways is struggling to stay afloat, half of the numbers of cutting-edge posts of general managers (GMs) are lying vacant. The remaining half of GMs are scheduled to fly off to the US for a ‘study tour’ this month.

33 lakh govt employees threaten stir on July 11

Indo-Asian News Service | Updated: Jul 03, 2016 

NEW DELHI: As many as 33 lakh central government employees have threatened to go on strike from July 11 to protest against the “meagre” pay hike announced in the 7th Pay Commission.

Govt employees, trade unions threaten strike on disappointing pay hike

Several government workers’ unions will announce their next course of action later on Friday which may include a massive railway strike

Central Pay Hike Disappointing

Date: Thursday, June 30, 2016

Press Statement

The Polit Bureau of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) has issued the following statement:

Cabinet approves Implementation of the recommendations of 7th Central Pay Commission

The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approved the implementation of the recommendations of 7th Central Pay Commission (CPC) on pay and pensionary benefits. It will come into effect from 01.01.2016.

NJCA Meeting on 30th

7th CPC – GOVERNMENT REJECTED ALL THE MODIFICATIONS SOUGHT BY THE NJCA

NO INCREASE IN MINIMUM PAY AND FITMENT FORMULA

HOLD PROTEST DEMONSTRATIONS & RALLY IN FRONT OF ALL OFFICES AND AT ALL IMPORTANT CENTRES

CWC Resolutions -NGP 22 & 23 June 2016

ALL INDIA LOCO RUNNING STAFF ASSOCIATION

Regd. No. 17903 H/Q Aravindapalli, Lower Beniasole, Post. – Adra .Distt.Purulia (W.B.) Pin 723121

Central Office : AILRSA BHAWAN, H.No. 333, Bhoor Bharat Nagar, Ghaziabad – 201001. Tel. No. : 0120-2740025

Noise norms fail to take off

V Ayyappan| TNN | Jun 28, 2016, 

Rajdhani rolls down, gives passengers quite a scare

TNN | Jun 29, 2016, 

Margao: Anxious moments were witnessed by passengers of the Margao-Nizamuddin Rajdhani Express on Monday after the train ran down a slope, apparently uncontrolled by the loco driver, for quite a few kilometres near Chiplunfollowing engine failure.

Railways links promotion of top officers to department’s income

The KPIs for the officers have been set against five broad categories of performance linked directly to the health of Indian Railways.

7th Pay Commission: Will trade unions accept the 23.5% salary hike likely to be approved by the Modi govt?

June 28, 2016 By S V Krishnamachari

Railways bank upon third eye to check collision on tracks

By Richa Sharma | Express News Service    Published: 26th June 2016 

Indefinite strike -Demand- Minimum Basic

INDEFINITE STRIKE of 33 lakhs Central Government, Defence and Railway Employees from 11 July 2016.

AILRSA support & Join the STRIKE

INDEFINITE STRIKE of 33 lakhs Central Government, Defence and Railway Employees from 11 July 2016.

AILRSA support & Join the STRIKE

FRAUD IN GOVERNMENT FIGURES

FRAUD IN GOVERNMENT FIGURES REGARDING NUMBER OF VACANCIES IN CENTRAL GOVERNMENT:

Remembering the Glorious Strike of Central Govt Employees in 1960.

The 5 days strike by the Central Government Employees started from 11th July 1960 will always inspire not only the CG Employees, but the entire working class in India. It was the biggest strike that Indian government had to face since Independence in 1947.

Chennai train bomb was assembled in Bengaluru railway station

Chennai train bomb was assembled in Bengaluru railway station 

By: Vicky Nanjappa Bengaluru, June 24: How effective is the security set up in the railway stations?

AILRSA Joining Central Govt Employees Strike

AILRSA Central Working Committee meeting held at Nagpur on 22 & 23 June 2016 unanimously decided to join the indefinite strike of Central Government employees commencing from 11 July 2016.