Indian Railways to launch ‘Vikalp’ from tomorrow, offers confirmed seats to wait-listed passengers

Indian Railways is launching a new scheme tomorrow under which waitlisted passengers can get confirmed accommodation in next alternative train if they opt for the option while booking their tickets online.
By: PTI | New Delhi | October 31, 2015

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Railways planning to introduce Communication-Based Train Control system

CHENNAI: As Indian Railways is planning to introduce semi-high speed trains, Southern Railway is gearing up to equip its signalling and communication system in such a way that there will not be human errors when trains are run at 160kmph.

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Railways erects 50-km barbed wire fencing to secure tracks for Gatimaan Express

Agra: In its bid to ensure safety and punctuality of the country's first semi-high speed train Gatimaan Express, Indian Railways has erected about 50km of barbed wire fences and walls at vulnerable zones of the high-speed corridor. The barriers have been installed to stave off stray animals from crossing the track.

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Workers of America, Unite! Racism is a Trade Union Issue

by CARL FINAMORE

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New railway GM goes on inspection visit

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Locomotive Factories in Bihar: In cold storage for years, two Railway projects to start soon.

Sources said the Railways is giving finishing touches to the formalities and awaiting the conclusion of the Bihar Assembly elections to make the announcement for locomotive-factory projects at Madhepura and Marhowra.

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New General Manager of Northeast Frontier Railway

Mr Mohd Jamshed has taken over as General Manager of Northeast Frontier Railway. Prior to his posting to the apex post of General Manager, he has held several important assignments in the Ministry of Railways and o­n Northern, Eastern and Central Railways including- Additional Member Railway Board, Chief Operations Manager, Chief Vigilance Officer, Chief Safety Officer, Divisional Railway Manager and Executive Director Railway Board.

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Railways developing backup for signalling system to avoid another Itarsi

CHENNAI: Indian Railways is developing a backup for signalling system to prevent disruption train services as happened at Itarsi railway station in Madhya Pradesh a few month ago.

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Rail safety system averts Churchgate repeat at CST

A local train exceeding speed limit was stopped by the automatic application of emergency brakes at Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (CST) on Wednesday.

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DoPT scanner on Railways over creation of top posts for projects

The DoPT has also asked the Railways how many “work charged posts” have been phased out after completion of the projects.

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Snag forces disruption of Central Railway services in Mumbai

THANE: Central Railway fast trains to and from Mumbai are running late following a rail fracture reported between Thane and Diva early this morning. The railways have imposed speed restrictions on the stretch, following which trains are running at restricted speed thus affecting their punctuality.

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Western Railway to ban mobiles, install new communication system -

After Tuesday's incident when a guard’s cellphone output was broadcast over the public announcement system, WR plans to expedite the process of getting new radio-based communicators for guards and motormen

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Submission of declaring assets and Liabilities

DOPT Order: The Annual Property Returns required to be filed under the CCS(Conduct) Rules, 1964 for the year 2015 which are required to be filed by the 31st January, 2016, may be filed in the forms prescribed under the CCS(Conduct) Rules, 1964. The returns would be required to be filed by all the Government servants belonging to Group 'A', 'B', 'C' and erstwhile Group 'D'.

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Train Derailment: Railways to install Safety Device in trains to monitor Axle, alert Drivers

Mumbai: Following the derailment of seven coaches of a Churchgate-bound fast local near Vile Parle station last month, the Railway Board is now planning to install a safety device that can monitor a train’s axle and alert the motorman in case of a malfunction.

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Railways Speed up Process to fill General Managers (GMs) Posts

NEW DELHI: In an attempt to bring in administrative efficiency, the railways has expedited the appointment process for top level posts to fill up 10 vacancies of general managers (GMs) of zonal railways and 50 divisional railway managers (DRMs) in 2015.

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Railways engineers suggest private cabins with doors on AC coaches

CHENNAI: With train passengers demanding more privacy at a premium, a group of engineers at the Integral Coach Factory (ICF) in Chennai has suggested that AC III tier and AC II tier coaches can have two cabins each with light-weight aluminium doors.

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LIC to hand over Rs 2,000 cr cheque to Indian Railways today

Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) will hand over a cheque of Rs 2,000 crore to Indian Railway Finance Corporation (IRFC), the first tranche of its financial assistance, tomorrow for investment in capacity augmentation projects.
By: PTI | New Delhi | October 27, 2015 

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Postal workers strike in Belgium

Postal workers at Belgium Post (BPost) struck for several days last week. The employees walked out in opposition to plans to scrap bonuses for Saturday work and to management’s demands for greater flexibility.

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Workers Struggle -United States

Texas aluminum refinery workers hold rally to mark one year of lockout

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Trade union burns effigies of PM, CM

Seeks fulfilment of its long-pending demands from government

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Japan offers India soft loan for $15 billion bullet train in edge over China

NEW DELHI: Japan has offered to finance India's first bullet train, estimated to cost $15 billion, at an interest rate of less than 1 percent, officials said, stealing a march on China, which is bidding for other projects on the world's fourth-largest network.

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Indian Railway Develops Warning System for Unmanned Level Crossings

Indian Railway has developed a vandal-proof warning system for unmanned level crossings which is working satisfactorily for the last three months on Coimbatore-Metupallayam section.

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Need to double Konkan Railways track line to decongest traffic: Suresh Prabhu

Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu has also announced that the Railways will soon start country's first-ever double decker Shatabdi Express that would ply between Mumbai and Goa.

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India's first double-decker Shatabdi train to run between Mumbai, Goa

PANAJI: Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu has announced that the Railways would soon start country's first-ever double decker Shatabdi Express that would ply between Mumbai and Goa.

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AILRSA, 36 hrs FAST at NEW DELHI on 14 & 15 Dec 2015

AILRSA demand that the Ministry of Railway should accept / implement the recommendations of the HPC 2013, with due consideration of the modifications as suggested by us along-with some other vital demands. In order to press our demand the CWC decided to submit a petition to the Petition Committee, Lok Sabha and simultaneously hold a 36 hours fast before the Railway Board commencing on 14th December 2015.

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