WHY THE STRIKE IS INEVITABLE?
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The consistent opposition to neo-liberal policies has come from the trade union movement in the country. The efforts of the left trade unions from 1991 have now resulted in the total unity of central organizations of trade unions and also various independent national federations of employees in different sectors, who also have massive following.&nb...
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NATIONAL STRIKE on 8 & 9 Jan 2019.
WHY THE STRIKE IS INEVITABLE?
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ISTANBUL — Turkey’s official news agency says three people have been arrested for their alleged roles in a deadly train accident...
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THE HINDU, BELAGAVI, KARNATAKADECEMBER 13, 2018
The State government has formed a five-member officials’ committee, headed by the Additional Chief Secretary, to study the pros and cons of the impact of the National Pension Scheme (NPS) and submit a report. Based on the report, the government will take a decision “on humanitarian grounds”, Chief Minister H.D. Kumarswamy told the Legislative Assembly on Wednesday...
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Indian Railways will introduce a system in March which will reduce water filling time from the existing 20 minutes to just five minutes at stations.
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The Train 18 has successfully completed trials at a speed of up to 130 km per hour in Moradabad. It is now being moved to Kota in Rajasthan for trials at the speed of up to 160 km per hour.INDIA Updated: Nov 27, 2018
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Indian Railways names Reliance Jio as new service provider to save on phone bills
Under the closed user group service for Railways employees, Reliance Jio, the latest entrant in the telecom market, will provide them 4G connections and calls will be free of char...
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PRIVATISATION OF RAILWAYS – A DESTRUCTIVE MOVE, THE NATION IS BEING PUT ON SALE ...
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History:
Everything is changing. So are the rules regulating Government Servants/Railway Employees also. Globalisation is bulldozing many Social Security Schemes. Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority( PFRDA) is one among th...
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As part of its efforts to improve passenger safety and punctuality, the Indian Railways is looking to double its efforts to carry out electrification and track related work for the next financial year.Faizan Haidar Hindustan Times, New Delhi...
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Indian Railways plans to train its senior managers to be more emotionally intelligent via workshops
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ALL INDIA LOCO RUNNING STAFF ASSOCIATION
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AILRSA 22nd All India BGM held at Jodhpur on 24 & 25 September 2018 decided to organize a series of campaign meeting from branch level to Zonal level and educate the running staff and prepare them for a mass agitation, stoppage of work from any date after February 2019 if the demands are not settled....
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CATEGORY WISE POSITION OF SAFETY CATEGORIES ON ZONAL RAILWAYS AS ON 01.04.2016(PROVISION...
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an unfortunate incident one Asst. Loco pilot of Railway, stationed at Karagpur
Railway station of South Eastern Railway in West Bengal, Sri Guddu Kumar Keshari, committed suicide by hanging himself,
unable to withstand the harassment of Railway management . The incident
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At least four workers of the Indian Railways were run over on Monday by a train while they were drilling on the tracks in Uttar Pradesh’s Hardoi, officials said.LUCKNOW Updated: Nov 05, 2018
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Several streets in Melbourne's CBD were closed to traffic as tens of thousands of Victorians joined a union protest calling for greater increases to the minimum wage and better job securi...
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Demonstrators hold placards as they march for equal pay for Glasgow council worker CREDIT: JEFF J MITCHELL/GETTY IMAGES EUROP...
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October 23, 2018
LOS ANGELES (AP) — About 15,000 medical workers on Tuesday started a three-day strike at five University of California medical centers amid a dispute over pay raises and job security, forcing the cancellation and rescheduling of thousands of surgeries and outpatient appointments, officials sa...
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In this Sept. 30, 2018 photo people watch a landing Polish Airlines LOT jetliner at the Chopin airport in Warsaw, Poland. Poland's national airline LOT is cancelling some flights since Oct. 22, 2018, as some crew members don't show up for work as they are striking to protest layoffs and demand better working conditions. (AP Photo/Alik Keplicz...
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Eight thousand members of the Unite Here union are demanding a living wage from the company that made $3.2bn last year
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ROME (Reuters) - Travelers and commuters in Italy faced delays on Friday as several national trade unions staged a 24-hour strike, disrupting transport services as well as some public schools.
Rome and Italy’s financial capital Milan were hardest hit, with buses, trams and underground services set to operate a full service only during the morning and evening rush hour. In Rome, many rubbish collection workers also walked off the j...
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Services were badly hit in Karnal, Kurukshetra and Yamunanagar districts while the response was mixed in Rohtak, Sonepat, Jind, Jhajjar, Bhiwani and Rewari.INDIA Updated: Oct 27, 2018 09:43 IST
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Updated Oct 23, 2018 | Times Now Digital
Fifty-nine people were mowed down by a train on October 19 when they were standing on the tracks to watch Dussehra celebrations near Amrits...
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The engine will be used to haul trains like Rajdhani Express, Gatiman Express and Shatabdi Express.
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One of their contentions is that the state government is not the “appropriate government” as defined in The Right To Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013, in short Land Acquisition Act, 20...
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Some passengers use the curtains for purposes ranging from wiping their hands to cleaning their footwear, making it tough for the railway operator to maintain the drapes that are meant to provide privacy to travellersINDIA Updated: Oct 14, 2018&nb...
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Chief minister Yogi Adityanath has taken cognisance of the train derailment, and directed the district magistrate, police and health authorities to provide all possible relief and rescue.INDIA Updated: Oct 11, 2018&nb...
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Saudi Arabia opens new high-speed railway to public; now zip between Mecca and Medina
Saudi King Salman on October 25 inaugurated the high-speed railway, which local officials described as the biggest transportation project in the regi...
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Dussehra bonanza for Indian Railways employees! Up to Rs 18,000 bonus approved by Modi governmen...
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Over 2,000 workers from 10 trade unions gathered in the National Capital on Friday to protest anti-worker policies of Modi government
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STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Unions accused furniture retailer IKEA on Thursday of undermining workers’ rights in the United States, Ireland and Portugal, and asked the Dutch government to media...
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Some 20,000 people marched in Bern on Saturday demanding wage equality between the genders.
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Train 18, Indian Railways first engine-less train, to take passengers to India’s 1st world-class station!
Indian Railways first world-class semi-high speed train set will take passengers to India's first world-class railway station at Habibganj!...
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Mumbai Mirror | Updated: Sep 18, 2018,
The railway workers’ body has threatened to go on strike over railway workers’ conditions. The National Joint Council of Action (NJCA) of Indian railway workers is planning to observe September 19 as the protest day in all Indian Zonal Railways, including railway workshop. If the railway administration didn't come with solution for their issues, then the union will go on strike in future after serving...
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The Importance of struggle of Loco Pilots and Assistant Loco Pilot in the Railway Industry
The Saga of Loco men’s Struggle
S.K. Dhar, Secretary General AILRSA ( Published in FIRE Magazine Feb & May 2008 issu...
Wednesday, September 12, 2018
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100% railway electrification will reduce Indian Railways’ fuel bill by ₹ 13,510 crore/year and improve safety, capacity and speed
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New Delhi, Sep 10 The Indian Railways has decided to build 100 additional barracks at key location for the Railway Protection Force in order to step up security for both passengers and rail property, an official letter has said...
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Four Southern Railway employees attached to the Perambur loco workshop were dismissed from service on Thursday for barging into the office of Chief Workshop Manager.
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High Power Committee on HOER -PR
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (RAILWAY BOARD)
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India is building infrastructure, including pipelines and import facilities, to raise the share of gas in its energy mix to 15 percent in next few years from the current level of about 6.5 percent.
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New Delhi: The central government is mulling not to form any Pay Commission for increasing salaries and allowances of central government employees and and pensioners in future.
The report of inflation would be submitted to the Finance Minister Arun Jaitley once every three years...
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Cabinet approves additional 2 percent Dearness Allowance (DA) for Central Government employees and Dearness Relief (DR) to pensioners w.e.f. 1st July, 2018 ...
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7th CENTRAL PAY COMMISSION and RUNNING ALLOWANCE: 7th Central Pay Commission was announced by UPA Government in 2013 On 04.02.2014 the them Prime Minister Sri Man Mohan Singh announced approval of 7th CPC. On 28.02.2014 Government issued Gazatte notification on constitution of 7th CPC 1) Justice Ashok Kumar Mathur, Chairman 2) Vivek Rae, Member 3) Dr. Rathin Roy, Member and 4) Mrs. Meena Agarwal, Secretary Suppose to submit their report by 31 May...
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In smart coaches, the sensor will also provide the condition of air conditioners fitted in the train and it will send an alert if an ac needs to be repaired.
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Trains running with these new couplers are found to have finally eliminated the age-old problem of the jerks and a kind of swaying which passengers of the premium trains have been complaining about for ages.
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The alleged bribe was the first installment in the total of Rs. 19 lakhs demanded by the accused, an executive engineer posted in Tundla, Uttar Pradesh.
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Kerala floods: Indian Railways introduces special train services to clear extra rush; details here
Following one of the worst floods in Kerala, to clear the extra rush of traffic, Piyush Goyal-led Indian Railways has introduced two special train services.
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India Today.in New Delhi August 20, 2018
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Operating ratio of Indian Railways is 111 per cent
Data for April-July period paint dismal picture
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Lakhs of Mumbai commuters hassled as motormen resort to protests over workload
The situation remained bad till late evening, forcing most to travel in packed train
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Railways increase vacancies for asst. loco pilots, technicians from 26,000 to 60,000
Around 47.56 lakh candidates have applied for the posts.
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Dear Indian Railways, make passengers happy! CAG has these 7 mantras to reduce train delays
Indian Railways often faces criticism for train delays and its recent record of 70% punctuality highlights the infrastructure problems that the network faces. In a recent report, the CAG of India has slammed Indian Railways for lack of adequate infrastructure at the rail statio...
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Indian Railways to introduce 200 new rail lines; check here the state-wise list of the ongoing projects
Piyush Goyal-led Indian Railways is working on around 200 new railway lines across the network. At present, the upcoming railway lines across the nation are in different stages of execution.
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This drive carried out in two railway stations marks the highest ever collection registered by the Railways on a single day.
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In another first, the trains will also have a dedicated room for changing and child feeding, comprising of baby toilet seats, tables for diaper disposal and a low sink for them to wash their hands, according to the design document.&nb...
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The maximum permissible speed to cover the distance between Fatehpur and Allahabad is 130 km/h and a minimum of 53 minutes.
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The railways is increasingly adopting the airline model -- from its food to its vacuum toilets -- to give passengers airline-like comfor...
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Step By Step Guide To Change Boarding Station, Passenger Name In Railways' Online Ticket
However, Indian Railways (IRCTC) doesn't provide any facility to change the boarding station when the tickets have been booked via offline mode.
Services | NDTV Profit Team | Updated: July 28, 2018&nb...
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Wagon 107462 was booked in November 2014 by Indian Potash Limited to send a parcel containing compost to a shop in UP’s Basti district, 1,400 kilometres away.
Qazi Faraz Ahmad | News18@qazifarazahmadUpdated:July 27, 2018,&nb...
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As per the existing rules, the trade unions are first verified by the Chief Labour Commissioner (Central), consequent to which the Ministry of Labour and Employment provides recognition. There are 13 recognised central trade unions/ federations at present in the country.
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In a report recently tabled in parliament, the national auditor has also red-flagged the role of private ticket vendors in depositing banknotes in the aftermath of demonetisati...
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The Sevoke-Rangpo railway project will reportedly affect over 40,000 people in Sikkim and West Bengal. However, only 26 families have been identified as being impacted by the project and many have refused compensation, asking for the implementation of the Forest Rights Act and standard compensati...
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THE HINDU VISAKHAPATNAM, JULY 17, 2018
‘Pilots to attend to duties wearing black badg...
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After the 7th Central pay Commission report, all the other allowances were revised, but running allowances were not revised.
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THE HINDU HUBBALLI, JULY 17, 2018
The members of the All India Loco Running Staff Association (AILRSA) on Tuesday launched a two-day relay hunger strike in Hubballi to press for their long-pending deman...
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Deaths on railway tracks occur due to trespassing, violating safety and cautionary instructions, avoiding over bridges, using mobile phones and other electronic gadgets while crossing railway tracks.
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DECCAN CHRONICLE / PTI Jul 11, 2018,
A rail fracture was reported between Mumbai's suburban Govandi and Mankhurd stations on the Harbour Line at 6:32 ...
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DUBLIN (Reuters) - Ryanair (RYA.I) cabin crew are to hold coordinated strikes in four European countries, a union official said on Wednesday, escalating industrial action at Europe’s largest low-cost carrier which dismissed their demands as “pointles...
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No more face towels in AC coaches! Indian Railways to replace them with cheaper, disposable napkins
Months after ordering all the zones to give nylon blankets to those travelling in AC coaches, the Railway Board now wants cotton-rich, non-woven face towels for th...
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Sreedharan will head a newly constituted high-level committee to lay down indigenous technical standards for all metro rail systems across the country.
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Welcome step for rail safety! Indian Railways eliminates all unmanned level crossings from 4 zones
West Central Railway, Central Railway, Eastern Railway and South East Central Railway have now become Unmanned Level Crossings (UMLC) free on broad gauge route.
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ALL INDIA LOCO RUNNING STAFF ASSOCIATION
Regd No. 17903 HQ Adra
South Western Railway Zone, Hubbali&nb...
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Facing criticism over the delays, the Indian Railways seems to have found a way out — by changing the run-time of trains in its timetable to incorporate the delay, officially.
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The order could cost at least Rs 7,000 crore. The railways ministry hopes the bulk order will lower cost of the wagons by 15-20 percent
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While Nepal has signed up for a rail link with Tibet, it stands to gain more from projects with the Indian Railwa...
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In many cases, workers are either reluctant to file a complaint or they don’t know about their rights, says a labour leader
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The Railway Board has recently written a letter to the WR informing it that a decision has been taken to preserve the five narrow gauge lines to promote tourism in the state, the official said.
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In a statement on Wednesday, the ministry said that the app will also enable issue and renewal of season and platform tickets, check and load R-wallet balance and help maintain user profile management and booking history.
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At a press conference, highlighting the achievements of his ministry, Goyal said the railways had registered its best ever safety record in 2017-18.
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" It was a landmark chapter in the evolution in the Indian Railways. Its name should not have been changed or rechristened after anybody," lamented noted historian Irfan Habib.
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RDSO under the Ministry of Railways has proposed modifications in the speed certification procedure for enhancing the speed of trains.
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Cabinet approves Revision in the wage structure and allowances of Gramin Dak Sevaks (GDS) of the Department of Po...
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Union Minister Piyush Goyal pitches cadre-merger idea, Railway officials call proposal ‘disruptive mo...
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The punctuality performance of the railways in 2017-18 was worse in comparison to the two financial years before that, with almost 30 per cent of trains running late, according to official data.
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MUMBAI LOCAL: CENTRAL RAILWAY SIGNAL MAINTAINER STOPS TRAIN SECONDS AWAY FROM FRACTURE
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Today none of the 7th CPC related demands of Central Government Employees are settled. The assurance given by the Group of Ministers to the NJCA leaders regarding increase in Minimum Pay and Fitment formula is in paper even after a lapse of 20 months. Now the Finance Minister has replied in Parliament that “no change in Minimum Pay and Fitment formula is at present under consideration”. ...
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In February this year, the railway ministry had undertaken a massive drive which detected more than 13,000 such employees who are on unauthorised absence for a long time.
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With the help of this machine, only 30 engineers and maintenance staff can replace 400 metres of railway track in just one hour
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The pride of Indian Railways Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (earlier Victoria Terminus) has completed 130 years. The Central Railways' present day headquarters building, popularly known as Victoria Terminus (now Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus), is an architectural mar...
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In a cost-cutting measure, the Railway Board has decided to stop the supply of Rail Neer bottled water at its Rail Bhavan headquarters and asked officials to either bring water from home or drink the water of the recently-installed RO plants.
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From people attempting suicide right in front of their eyes to having to extract mangled bodies, the job of a loco pilot is far from ea...
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Source: Xinhua| 2018-05-18 16:37:50|Editor: Xiang Bo
BEIJING, May 18 (Xinhua) -- China's total fixed-asset investment (FAI) in railways reached 141 billion yuan (about 22.1 billion U.S. dollars) in the first four months, official data showed Frid...
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Draft labour code proposes common registration for different sectors.
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Loco Running Staff of Indian railways observing protest black days
Demands:&nb...
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Shailvee Sharda| TNN | Updated: May 12, 2018,
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The first batch of smart rail coaches having black boxes like aircraft was unveiled at the rail coach factory in Rae Bareli on Frid...
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The video conference was held with the general managers of eight zonal railways which had reported less than 70 per cent punctuality.
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By News Desk - May 11, 2018
India: The Indian railway has set a target of completing the 498-km Bilaspur-Manali-Leh line and 2 other railway projects by 2019. The final location survey at Leh in Jammu and Kashmir began in the year, as per officia...
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The railways has set a target of completing by 2019 the final location surveys of three strategic lines along the country's border with China after the projects received the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) nod in December 2015, officials said today.
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The project, being constructed by a special purpose vehicle called the National High Speed Rail Corporation (NHSRC), is targeted for commissioning by 2022-23.&nb...
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7th Pay Commission: Indian Railways employees union threatens pan India hunger strike from this day
7th Pay Commission: According to a statement issued by the All India Railwaymen's Federation (AIRF) today, despite several meetings of the AIRF with leaders of the central government organisations and Home Minister, Finance Minister, Railway Minister and Minister of State for Railways, the government has not taken any decision on their demands....
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The fine imposed today was over a video dated April 26 which showed that the toilet for the disabled was being used to store water bottles and cold drinks on the Garib Rath express. "The matter was viewed very seriously and a fine of Rs 1,00,000 has been imposed on the contractor of Bandra Terminus--Nizamuddin Garib Rath after the western railway immediately took up the issue with IRCTC besides taking other remedial actions," a statement from the...
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The Railway Board chairman has called a meeting of all senior officials of the Northern Zone on Monday, when the course of action in this regard is likely to be decided.
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West Bengal Police has arrested Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Mukul Roy's brother-in-law from New Delhi for allegedly duping railway job seekers, a senior official said today. Mukul Roy is a former Trinamool Congress Member of Parliame...
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Across the network, 3,300 user names and passwords have been generated by the Railway board. Also, in order to ensure that the master data is entered as per the specification and given time-frame, the Railway board has designated the Senior Electronic Data Processing Manager in each division as the ‘admin’ of the system.
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Recently, in a railway station beautification competition organized by Piyush Goyal led Indian Railways, Chandrapur and Ballarshah railway stations in Maharashtra became the nation's "most beautiful" railway stations by securing the first position.
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Passenger reservation system of these railway divisions to be suspended temporarily on this Saturday and Sunday
The passenger reservation system will remain temporarily suspended for around three hours tomorrow and day after.
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SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT THE HINDU TIRUCHI, MAY 01, 2018
The Southern Railway administration has directed the head of Railway School at Golden Rock in Tiruchi and those functioning at other places in its jurisdiction to stop fresh intake from the academic year 2018-...
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Corridors where high speed and suburban trains run have been prioritised and the Railways have targeted to remove unmanned crossings on these routes by June this year.INDIA Updated: May 02, 2018
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Though the April 26 incident in Kushinagar took place at an unmanned crossing that lies in North Eastern Railways, the NR has become alert after this mishap which occurred when a school van was hit by a speeding passenger train.
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These five zones - labelled by the national transporter as 'critical', as they have the most unmanned level crossings - have 2,556 UMLCs out of a total of 3,479 such crossings on broad-gauge across the railway network.By: PTI | New Delhi | Published: April 27, 2018&nb...
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STAFF REPORTER THE HINDU HYDERABAD, APRIL 28, 2018
The Anti-Corruption wing of Central Bureau of Investigation arrested a group general manager of the RITES Limited and another person for allegedly accepting a bribe of ₹ 15 lakh for clearing pending bills of ₹1.5 crore out of a total contract value of ₹ 11 cro...
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With the merger of the railway budget into the general Union budget, the government has stopped putting out railway budget papers. Now, little bits of information are selectively given out, making it different to compare like for li...
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Source: Xinhua 2018-04-24 23:14:19
CAPE TOWN, April 24 (Xinhua) -- Seventeen South African trade unions threatened on Tuesday to totally shut down public services if their demand for wage increase is not m...
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This would be the worst ratio since 2000-01, when it was 98.3 per cent, which was previously the worst-ever for the national transporter. The figures will be communicated to the Controller General of Accoun...
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Priya Srivastava|HappyTrips Editors|TRAVEL NEWS, INDIAApr 19, 2018,&nb...
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The cancellation of the tenders came when the Railway Board withdrew the powers of awarding contracts from railway subsidiary RITES and gave them to railways zones
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Sectors like Delhi to Trivandrum or Chennai and Bengaluru, serviced by Rajdhanis and Durontos see fares of the AC II tier often jump close to those offered by flights.
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The high-power electric locomotive was today rolled out from the railway factory here, over 10 years after the project was approved. Prime Minister Narendra Modi flagged off the 12,000-horsepower freight electric locomotive assembled at the Madhepura facto...
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On April 10, CR authorities went for one final inspection of the steam engine before deciding to go ahead with this trial run. “We will be conducting a trial run of the steam engine on April 11,” confirmed SK Jain, Divisional Railway Manager (Mumbai), Central Railway...
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REUTERS Neha Dasgupta, Krishna N. DasNEW DELHI (Reuters) - Deaths and injuries from train collisions or derailment in India more than halved to 254 people last fiscal year from a year ago, railways data showed, amid attempts to improve its shoddy safety record through mega investments and recruitments....
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PM Modi is learnt to have raised the cost factor as well as the wisdom of rolling out en masse a technology that is untested for Indian conditions and is mainly commissioned in high-speed systems in some global railways.
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French rail workers have walked out over president Emmanuel Macron’s plans to loosen labour rules in the public sector, including an overhaul of the state-run rail network...
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South African anti-apartheid campaigner and former first lady Winnie Madikizela-Mandela has died.
She and her former husband Nelson Mandela, who were both jailed, were a symbol of the country's anti-apartheid struggle for three decades.&nb...
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Dear comrades, You are well aware that the Government of India, Department of pension and welfare issued order to revise pension of employees who are retired before 01/01/2016, to give parity of pension with post 2016 retirees...
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Passenger train 64464 from Panipat was due to arrive at the New Delhi station at 7.30 AM. Instead it took a different course and reached the Old Delhi Railway Station at 7.50 AM. "On realising the mistake, the train was immediately sent back to the New Delhi station," a Northern Railway statement s...
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The fines figure, a new high, is for the period April 2017 to February 2018, and Railway officials say March could yield another Rs 200 crore, adding up to what is in some ways a hefty bonus income.
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The Trade Union Act in India was enacted in the year 1926. Our constitution, `guarantees’ freedom of association. At the international level, India is one of the founders of International Labour Organisation (IL...
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The move is aimed at giving companies more flexibility in hiring employees and expected to boost job creation—a shift from the earlier strategy of job security
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Global railway and transport unions today cautioned against partial or complete privatisation of the Indian Railways, adding that it could be "damaging" for the country.
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A CAG report tabled in Parliament today recommended a re-look at passenger and coaching tariffs and said prices should be fixed based on the operational costs so as to recover the losses incurred.
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The Railway workers also raised concerns over 100 per cent foreign direct investments (FDI) in the railways and said agreements with Alstom (France) and General Electric (USA) for manufacturing electric and diesel locomotives included contracts for maintenance by the foreign agencies for a period of 15 yea...
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Maharashtra Oppn., allies close ranks to isolate BJP
THE HINDU STAFF REPORTER MUMBAI, MARCH 12, 2018&nb...
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The conference was being held after a gap of two years, and was to focus on issues of labour law amendments, social security for workers and employment generation.
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By S Lalitha | Express News Service | Published: 26th February 2018
BENGALURU: In a huge relief to railway passengers, a new facility to facilitate movement of trains within the Bengaluru City Railway Station has begun functioning recently. The ‘shunting neck’ that has come up on the Belli Mutt Road will improve the punctuality of trains....
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Railway board is planning to eliminate century old system of Line Box and Box boys to Loco Pilots and Guards.
Let us discus the merit and demerits.
Equipments available in the Present Line Boxes:&nb...
Friday, February 23, 2018
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A delegation under the leadership of Com. N B Datta (CWP) comprising Com. R Murali (Asst. Sec. Gen.), Com. M P Deo (CVP), Com. Roly M M (COS), Com. K Parthasarathi (Jt. GS/ SR) met CRB at RB/ NDLS on 23.02.2018, along with Com. Tapan Sen MP and represented on KMA, PR, Trolley bag and Parity in pension....
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To boost railway connectivity and ease congestion in eastern and central India, the CCEA on Tuesday approved doubling, new-line and electrification projects worth Rs 11,662 crore, which are expected to create 211.74 lakh mandays of work.
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Diesel or electric: Questions of infrastructure costs, logistics and flexibility for Indian Railways
The chief of the Prime Minister’s Economic Advisory Council Bibek Debroy has now presented a paper saying the policy of 100 per cent electrification needs more study.Written by Avishek G Dastidar | Updated: February 16, 2018...
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The Railways’ total electrification drive and talk of phasing out diesel completely stem from a Power ministry policy proposal — Piyush Goyal was Power minister then — two years ago, pushing 100 per cent conversion to electric tracti...
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Camel trains are holding up Ethiopia’s new railway line
Compensating the owners of camels killed by trains with twice their market value creates perverse incenti...
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The UDAY Express has state-of-the-art amenities.
by Rayomand EngineerFebruary 8, 2018,
Regular rail travellers, get ready to save money, and travel conveniently, thanks to the new UDAY express, which is set to make its debut so...
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Pay Commission Objective: It is the endeavour of every pay commission to ensure that the pay and allowances of employees should be ‘fair and reasonable’. The pay structure should also motivate the employees to reasonable levels of performance in the tasks assigned to them, so that the general public derive the benefit of their service as intend...
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This website will allow Railway employees at all levels to report any safety lapses they encounter to top officials, including the Railway Board Chairman, in the day-to-day running of the organisation, without risking their identity or job securi...
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By Jeff Lusanne 5 February 2018
Amtrak Train 91, the Silver Star, crashed into a CSX freight train at 2:35 a.m. Sunday morning in Cayce, South Carolina, near Columbia. The passenger train was improperly routed onto a siding where the freight train was stored, resulting in the collision. Train 91 was traveling at 50 miles per hour, below the allowed speed lim...
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Bengaluru: Stone pelters force train engine to be replaced
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"The modernised automation of the signalling system aims to enhance safety and speed up train movement in a congested network," a senior Railway Ministry official sa...
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To
Mr.AswaniLohani,
Chairman, Railway Board,
Rail Bhavan, New Delhi.
(Copy to Member Staff)
Our comments on the brief note on the discussion and deliberation of official and staff side held on 4th and 5th Jan 2018, on the issue of kilometerage rate of Running staff r...
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Instead of being pulled by a locomotive, they are powered by traction motors fitted underneath each coach to render them self-propelled. Integral Coach Factory officials said the final product would be no less than their European counterparts.
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These two new trains, ‘Train 18’ and ‘Train 20,’ currently in the process of development at the Integral Coach Factory (ICF) in Chennai, will be the fastest in India, running up to a maximum speed of 176 km per hour. Gatimaan Express, which is India’s fastest running train, has a maximum speed of 160 km per hour...
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The wait for that much-delayed train might just get a tad bearable, thanks to the TVs, beverage dispensing machines and light refreshments that will soon be available at Indian Railway' waiting rooms. PTI | Jan 17, 2018,...
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Only the Chief Justice of India can order a probe by any investigative agency against the member (judicial) of the tribunal on the advice of the central government — in this case, the Railways Minist...
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By B Anbuselvan | Express News Service | Published: 10th January 2018
CHENNAI: In a significant decision on safety of train operations, the railways has reduced punishment for loco pilots for jumping red signal. The decision taken by the Railway Board came with many loco pilots refusing to operate trains higher than their actual grade citing stringent punishment for minor violations...
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A committee is said to have been formed to make an assessment of coach requirements by the Indian Railways till 2027-28
Last Published: Tue, Jan 09 2018. Jyotika Soo...
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Siddharth Prabhakar| TNN | Updated: Jan 5, 2018,
Chennai: Spending funds on installing and maintenance of signalling infrastructure at level-crossings is 'infructuous' as it does not improve safety and Indian railways should concentrate on constructing subways and over-bridges instead, the chief commissioner of railway safety (CCRS) has written to the chairman of railway boa...
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Indian Railways to take quantum leap in electrification; will be world’s first fully electrical network: Piyush Goyal
Indian Railways is set to take a quantum leap in electrification and is set to be the world's first to be 100% electrical said Piyush Goy...
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Ambala, Jan 2 (UNI) First woman loco pilot (train driver) Rajni of Haryana and posted in Ambala Railway Division died during delivery in the civil hospital Ambala. She gave birth to a female child early in the morning today after which her condition started deteriorating. She died while being taken to the trauma centre from maternity ward....
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GPS-enabled anti-fog devices to ensure safety of trains and reduce delays.Indian Railways all set to install a state-of the art machine that tracks location of the next signal in real ti...
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Soon, all trains in the Indian Railway network would have 22 coaches, making them suitable for running on any route, irrespective of the time taken by each to complete the journey, he add...
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From Bharatmala, Sagarmala to Railways, in 2018, assets recycling critical for infrastructure growth
First, the mega-programmes of Bharatmala and Sagarmala would be launched for road and water transport, respectively. Having reviewed the plans for both, it appears that detailed and thoughtful planning has gone into both.
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Aiming to enhance safety in train operations, Indian Railways will introduce a Mobile Train Radio Communication (MTRC) system on high-density routes at an estimated cost of Rs 9,000 crore ($1.5 billio...
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