NRMU (Central Railway) Office bearers

National Railway Mazdoor Union(NRMU), Central Railway.
Biennial General Body Meeting Of NRMU held at Katyan on 04.11.11 elected the following as office bearers'
President : Com. YG Joshi
General Secretary: Com. PR Menon
Working General Secretary:Com. SK Bose.

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FOG at New Delhi

More than a dozen trains remain cancelled due to fog

Press Trust of India,  November 27, 2011 

Delhi:  More than a dozen trains remained cancelled today as dense fog over parts of North India continued to disrupt rail services, leading to delays in arrival and departure of trains from the city.

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Engine Smoking

KOLKATA, November 29, 2011

Smoke in engine delays train

Staff Reporter

 

Smoke emanating from the engine of the Malda-Howrah Intercity Express raised concerns on Monday, although none of the passengers or coaches was affected in the incident.

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Dumka-Jasidih trains

Dumka-Jasidih trains

RAJESH KUMAR PANDEY

Railway officials inspect Basukinath station on Saturday. (Rajesh Kumar Pandey) Dumka, June 11: There is good news for the lakhs of kanwarias travelling to Deoghar and Basukinath for the annual Shravani Mela.

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First prototype of WDG5 locomotive

DLW to produce first prototype of WDG5 locomotive by February 2012

Written by Vijay

Tuesday, 29 November 2011

Varanasi: The Diesel Locomotive Works (DLW) will produce the first prototype of the WDG5 locomotive by February 2012. K.B.L. Mittal, General Manager, DLW formally initiated the production of the 5500 HP WDG5 locomotive at the Locomotive Frame Shop.

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Air India pilots on War Path

Air India pilots threaten to launch protest

THE HINDU BUSINESS LINE-Our Bureau

Mumbai, Nov. 23: 

The Indian Commercial Pilots Association (ICPA), which represents a section of the pilots of the erstwhile Indian Airlines, has threatened to launch protest from November 30 if the Union Government fails to honour its commitments made in May, an official said here on Wednesday.

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The Hindu Report

THE HINDU-BANGALORE, November 24, 2011

Railway personnel put passenger lives at risk

Staff Reporter

Just two days before seven persons were burnt to death onboard the Howrah-Dehra Dun Express in Jharkhand, railway personnel themselves transported 200 litres of diesel onboard a passenger train, putting at risk the lives of hundreds of passengers and violating all norms.

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Derailment J&K -The Hindu report

THE HINDU-SRINAGAR, November 24, 2011

Train driver overshot station by nearly 200 metres

Preliminary investigation reveals some problem with brakes

The coaches of the Qazigund-Srinagar train that derailed at Sedura village, 55 km from Srinagar, on Wednesday

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Doon express fire-enquiry

Doon Express fire: Probe begins, verdict reserved

HT Correspondent, Hindustan Times
Dhanbad, November 24, 2011

 Railway police and forensic experts launched a probe on Wednesday to ascertain the cause of the fire that engulfed two AC coaches of the Howrah-Dehradun Express on Tuesday. Seven passengers, including an Australian woman, were killed in the mishap. One of them is yet to be identified.

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Derailment at Kashmir

Kashmir Train Derails, 28 Injured

Observer News Service
Srinagar, Nov 23: Kashmir on Wednesday found a spot on the crowded accident map of the Indian railways with its first train derailment that left at least 28 people injured, three of them children.
Though the police ruled out sabotage, railway authorities said that they would investigate to determine the actual cause of what seems to have given ample warnings of being afoot - signs the passengers said the trainmen ignored.

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Equipment to prevent Derailment

TINY EQUIPMENT TO PREVENT DERAILMENT BY IIT KANPUR.

Tiny device from IIT-Kanpur can prevent derailment After fabricating Jugnu, the country’s tiniest satellite launched last month, Indian Institute of Technology-Kanpur graduates have now come up with a matchbox-sized device to monitor wear  and tear of railway tracks and prevent derailment. The new device is aimed at replacing a bulky, box-like contraption that is currently used by Indian Railways.

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AILRSA All India Conference -Poster

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Railway Minister realised the toughness of Loco Driving

Loco train tougher to pilot than a plane: Trivedi

K. Balchand, THE HINDU, 21 November 2011

Sachin, Aamir to spread message of railway safety

Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi, who is a pilot-turned politician, said here on Monday that a loco train was tougher to pilot than an aeroplane.

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24 Hours Hunger fast

Sub :- Report of 24 hrs hunger fast of Eastern Railway from 10`o Clock on

           15/11/2011 to 10`o Clock on 16/11/11.

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Hunger Fast Report -THE HINDU

THE HINDU-HUBLI, November 16, 2011

AILRSA starts fast in support of demands

Staff Correspondent ,

Dissent: Loco running staff of South Western Railway staging a dharna in Hubli on Tuesday.

In response to the call for nationwide protest given by the All-India Loco Running Staff Association (AILRSA), the loco running staff of South Western Railway began a 24-hour hunger strike here on Tuesday.

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Vacancy Position of Running Staff in SWR

Vacancy Position of Loco Running Staff in South Western Railway.

                                       Sanctioned     Available              Vacancy

Loco Pilot Mail:               150                      139                         11
Loco Pilot Pass:             207                      147                          60
Loco Pilot Goodsl:         614                       496                       118
Loco Pilot Shunting:     168                       108                          60
Assistant Loco Pilot:   1019                       773                        246
TOTAL:                            2158                     1663                        495.

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About train journey -The Hindu News

Guwahati, November 20, 2011

For a few hundred rupees, a journey from one end of India to another

Sushanta Talukdar

Travel by AC coaches to cost less than travel by low-economy airlines

India's longest rail journey, from Dibrugarh in Assam to Kanyakumari in Tamil Nadu by the newest train, Vivek Express, costs just Rs. 673 by second class sleeper.

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Northeast and South come Closer-The Hindu news

GUWAHATI, November 20, 2011

Now, northeast & south come closer

Sushanta Talukdar

Until Friday night, Bijan Sonowal could think of nothing much other than his uncle Niranjan's kidney ailment and their upcoming journey to Vellore for his treatment.

On Saturday morning, some of that anxiety lifted for Bijan, a resident of Silapathar of upper Assam's Dhemaji district. When he and other members of his farming family boarded the train for Vellore at Dibrugarh, they learnt they were going to be part of a historic journey.

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Longest Train route

Train covering India’s longest route to be flagged off today

Guwahati, November 18
A new weekly train ‘Vivek Express’ covering the country’s longest rail route from Dibrugarh in Assam to Kanyakumari in Tamil Nadu will commence operations from tomorrow.
The train will be flagged off from Dibrugarh by Union Minister of State for Development of the North Eastern Region, Paban Singh Ghatowar, NF Railway spokesman, S Hajong said.
Covering the distance of 4,286 km in approximately 83 hours, the weekly train will leave Dibrugarh every Saturday at 11.45 pm and reach Kanyakumari on Wednesday at 10.25 am. On the return direction, it will leave Kanyakumari every Saturday at 2 pm and reach Dibrugarh on Wednesday at 3.30 am. — PTI

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Cash crunch in Railways

Cash crunch hits Railways, advanced security system delayed

NEW DELHI: The cash crunch in Railways has hit the crucial Rs 344-crore security project involving installation of advanced surveillance system at sensitive stations across the country.

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Draft Tax rules

No service tax for non-AC rail, cabs and autos

Nov 19, 2011 |

The government has kept non-AC second-class train and metro travel and pre-school and recognised education institutions out of service tax in the revised draft of ‘taxation of service based on negative list’ released Friday.

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MR want PPP for raising funds

Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi hints at public- private-partnership model to raise funds for railway

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Posting new GM's

New High Level Appointments in Indian Railways General Managers (GMs) of 13 Zonal Railways and Railway Production Units have been appointed with effect from 9.11.2011 as per the list given below: 

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Walkie Talkie-Corruption

SOME FACTS OF WALKIE TALKIE SETS OF INDIAN RAILWAYS :

 COURTESY RAIL SAMACHAR SAFETY OFF TRACK - III

No walking the talk on walkie-talkies

... What bullet-proof jackets are to law enforcement officers, walkie-talkies are to Indian Railway drivers and guards: The last resort for preventing a tragedy. Few items are more critical to Railways safety than walkie-talkies. They provide an emergency communication option to avert disaster or immediately summon an Accident Relief Train (ART) in case of a mishap. Compromising on the quality of this instrument by tampering with its purchase process can lead to more blood on the tracks. But does that put at least walkie-talkies beyond corruption? Apparently not.

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FDI in Pension funds

Government gives nod for 26% FDI in pension funds

 Hindustan Times
The government is finally going ahead with the 26% foreign direct investment in pension funds and setting up of a regulator for them. The decision — too hot to be handled in the past because of the fierce resistance from the Left — was taken by the cabinet on Wednesday.

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