Indian Railways says deaths, injuries from accidents fall amid safety crackdown

REUTERS Neha Dasgupta, Krishna N. Das

NEW 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 Narendra Modi says no to Indian Railways signalling plan worth Rs 78,000 crore

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.

Written by Avishek G Dastidar | New Delhi | Updated: April 9, 2018

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7 railway staff suspended after train rolls down without engine in Odisha’s Titlagarh

PTI     BHUBANESWAR, APRIL 08, 2018 

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French railway workers strike over proposed reforms

Simone Rensch  5 Apr 18

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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Winnie Madikizela-Mandela: Anti-apartheid campaigner dies at 81

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. 

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Beware! Selfie on railway tracks may land you in jail

Srinath Vudali| TNN | Updated: Apr 2, 2018, 

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Sengottai-Kollam railway line reopens after eight years

By Express News Service | Published: 01st April 2018

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Individual letter for retired employees

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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Now, for the first time, Leave Travel Concession for railway employees

By PTI | Published: 29th March 2018 

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This Indian Railways train loses track, passengers end up at wrong station in Delhi

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 said

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Penalties for ticketless travel make Railways richer by Rs 1,000 crore

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.

Written by Avishek G Dastidar | New Delhi | Updated: March 25, 2018

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CENTRAL TRADE UNIONS AGITATIONS:

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 (ILO).

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Modi govt amends labour rules to encourage contract jobs

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

Wed, Mar 21 2018. Remya Nair

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Centre to promote light rail transit system in smaller cities

OUR BUREAU THE HINDU BUSINESS LINE

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Memorandum to CRB through DRM on 15.03.2018

To 

The Chairman, 

Railway Board, 

NewDelhi. 

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Global railway, transport unions caution against privatisation of Indian Railways – ‘Damaging for country’

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.

By: PTI | New Delhi | Updated: March 14, 2018 

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Four coal trade unions to strike work on April 16

Indrani Dutta THE HINDU KOLKATTA:, MARCH 13, 2018 

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Revisit passenger, coaching tariffs to recover operational losses, CAG tells Indian Railways

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.

By: PTI | New Delhi | Published: March 13, 2018 

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Indian Railways caught in this big row; workers' union fumes over Railways jobs "outsourcing"

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 years.

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Railways plans Rs 10 lakh-crore high-speed train corridors

By Rajat Arora, ET Bureau|   Mar 05, 2018,

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She steers locomotives with ease, inspiring others

Anil Kumar Sastry THE HINDU MANGALURU, MARCH 08, 2018

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Long March of Farmers at Maharashtra

Maharashtra Oppn., allies close ranks to isolate BJP

THE HINDU STAFF REPORTER MUMBAI, MARCH 12, 2018 

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Indian Railways creates history by converting diesel locomotive into electric

Binay Singh| TNN | Mar 3, 2018, 

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RSS-backed BMS to stay away from trade union protests against Modi govt

ANURAG DEY| Updated on: 27 February 2018, 

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Central Trade Unions Condemn Indefinite Postponement Of 47th Indian Labour Conference

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.

Newsclick Report 26 Feb 2018

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