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RailNews 26 Feb 2014 Scherzer Span (Pamban Bridge) lived its utility, time to replace it with Modern Technology: Sreedharan C hennai Egmore (MS): The 100-year-old Pamban Bridge’s navigational span of 88 metres would have survived the December 1964 cyclone but an expert says that it is time to think of replacing the historic Scherzer Span that has served its life.
RailNews 25 Feb 2014 No Change in Refund Rules pertaining to Cancellation of Confirmed Train Tickets: Board clarifies New Delhi, Railway Board: A section of media, have published news regarding changes in the Railway Refund Rules. In this regard, the Ministry of Railways clarifies that there has been no change in the Refund Rules
Rail News 24-02-14 Historic Pamban bridge turns 100 today Pamban (PBM): The historic Pamban Railway Bridge, India’s first cantilever bridge, that connects Rameshwaram island in Tamil Nadu to mainland India turns 100 on Monday. The 143 piers, 2.06 km engineering marvel was the country’s longest bridge until 2010 when the 2.3-km Bandra-Worli sea link in Mumbai was thrown open for traffic. Vying for a spot in UNESCO’s world heritage list, the bridge is listed in the “10 Most Dangerous Railroads” and “10 Most Amazing Train Routes” of the world.
February 19, 2014 Kottayam-Alappuzha doubling work: Delay shoots up cost from Rs.530 Cr to Rs.1100 Cr Cost of doubling tracks through Kottayam and Alappuzha hits Rs. 1,100 crore from Rs. 530 crore in 2005 Inordinate delay in doubling railway track through Kottayam and Alappuzha has doubled the cost from Rs. 530 crore in 2005 to approximately Rs. 1,100 crore now. In 2013-’14, the railway allotted only Rs. 117 crore for track doubling in Kerala. Though no funds were earmarked in the recent interim Railway Budget for doubling works, it is expected
ALL INDIA LOCO RUNNING STAFF ASSOCIATION (Reg. No: 17903/ Affi: AIREC/ SOUTH ZONE / TRIVANDRUM DIVISION) From Secretary, AILRSA, Nagercoil Branch. To, The DEE/OP, Southern Railway, Trivandrum Division. SUB: - Anomalies in NCJ crew link. Respected Sir, We are extremely thankful to your good self for your kind consideration and care you took for the welfare of the running staff working at NCJ depot by taking immediate measures to correct a few anomalies in the latest link by the COM for NCJ depot. In the current link following grievances we wish to make your good self’s kind attention and favorable action.
Govt likely to merge dearness allowance with basic pay Zee Media Bureau New Delhi: The Union Cabinet could approve a proposal to merge dearness allowance (DA) with basic pay, benefiting about 50 lakh central government employees and 30 lakh pensioners. The Cabinet may also hike dearness allowance (DA) by 10 percent to 100 percent. As per practice, the DA is merged with basic pay when it breaches the 50 percent mark. DA merger helps employees as their other allowances are paid as a proportion of basic pay. The government had announced a hike of 10 percent to 90 percent in September last year, effective from July 1, 2013.
Most Luxurious Trains Of India Source: Wikipedia IRCTC India also known as ‘Incredible India’ is worlds most famous country. Mainly known for its historical, luxurious, spiritual and oneness diversity. Many historical monuments show its luxurious life at that time. But today we are not able to live that life and have such experience. Many people are so much fond of such life that they have made such houses. And some who live in such historical buildings have not changed a little bit of is originality. But what for others, for them Indian Railways has introduced some luxurious trains, also known as Indian Pride. These trains are provides the most luxurious experience of that time. So lets have a ride about some these luxurious life providing Luxurious Trains Of India. Fairy Queen-oldest in luxurious trains It is in the oldest luxurious trains of both India and as steam locomotive. Its track is between from New Delhi to Alwar. Its history is from the beginning o
India's Prestigious Luxuary Train- Maharaja Express - Rs.1Lakh A Day With Its 7-Star Hotel Ambience. This is the first time that Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation has ventured into the luxury sector. Our partner Cox and Kings is well experienced in this sector so we are banking on them," said R Tandon, managing director, IRCTC.
Tragedy averted as Bogeys separate from moving Train N agpur (NGP) Passengers on board Ramnagar-Bandra Express had a narrow escape when two bogeys got separated from the train hurtling towards Kannauj at a speed of around 60-70 km per hour late on Saturday night. A probe has been ordered into the incident that occurred on the Farrukhabad railway line falling under the jurisdiction of the North Eastern Railway.
At last, toilets in train engines to help drivers relieve stress Archive Dated Tue Sep 24 2013 In fact, the stress levels of loco-pilots have often been blamed for many rail accidents in recent years. That its train engine drivers, or loco-pilots as it calls them now, work under extremely stressful conditions has been Indian Railways' worst kept secret.
KNOW YOUR MILEAGE CALCULATIONS Mileage Calculation: As per RAC 1980 formula ( What we (AILRSA) demands ) Mileage =30% mean pay of Pass LP + 20 days TA / National Average KM x 100. The mean of pay of Loco Pilot (Pass) = {(9300 + 34800) / 2 + 4200} = Rs 26250/- The 30% pay element is Rs.7875 The national average kilometer-age of passenger link is 4700. TA rate is Rs.340
Railways to introduce ticket punching system to enter or exit any Railway Station in India Rail News 17 Feb 2014 No More Free Rides As Railways Punch In Metro Style Gates Free riders will now have to cough up the fare as Indian Railways will soon go the Delhi Metro way. Passengers will be required to punch their train tickets to enter or exit any railway station. Indian Railways, which loses over Rs 1,000 crore every year due to ticketless travel, is planning to start first trials of the new system by March at Delhi’s Anand Vihar and Uttarakhand’s Kathgodam Railway Stations. The railways has decided to put automatic entry and exit gates at both the stations to ensure that only passengers having a valid ticket can enter or exit the stations. These automatic gates would be equipped with ticket reader and scanner and it would be mandatory for passengers to punch their tickets.
SRMU’s act creates Widespread Resentment among Railway’s Officer Cadre Rail News 24 Dec 2013 Chennai (MAS): A row over signing the attendance book has led to an attack on a railway electrical engineer on Saturday and caused widespread resentment among the railway’s officer cadre in Chennai. According to the Southern Railway Officers’ Association (SROA), Satyarathan, Divisional Electrical Engineer was manhandled when he had gone to the EMU Car Shed in Velachery to
PROJECTED PAY STRUCTURE AFTER 7TH PAY COMMISSION ( BASED ON COMPARATIVE RISE FROM 1ST TO 6TH CPC) Demand for setting of Seventh Pay Commission is being raised since January 2011 on completion of 5 years since the date of effect of the sixth Pay Commission - as recommended by the last 2 Pay commissions. Till now six pay commissions had been constituted since 1946 - to review and recommend pay structure of central government employees. All the six pay commissions have taken many aspects into consideration to prescribe the pay structure for government servants.
Kattassery Joseph Yesudas (born 10 January 1940) is an Indian classical musician and playback singer . Y esudas sings Indian classical, devotional, and popular music. He has recorded more than 50,000 songs in many languages including Malayalam , Tamil , Hindi , Kannada , Telugu , Bengali , Gujarati , Oriya , Marathi , Punjabi , Sanskrit , Tulu , Malay , Russian, Arabic , Latin and English during a career spanning five decades. He has performed in most Indian languages except Assamese , Konkani and Kashmiri . He also composed a number of Malayalam film songs in the 1970s and 1980s. Yesudas is fondly called Gana Gandharvan ( The Celestial Singer ).
CRS submits Report on Bangalore-Nanded Train fire – cites passengers’ negligence a root cause Source: the Rail News Bangalore: The preliminary investigation report by the Commissioner of Railway Safety (CRS), Bangalore, has noted that an “advertent act or act of negligence on the part of unidentified passenger(s) or person(s)” was the probable cause of fire in the AC coach-B1 of Bangalore-Nanded Express on December 28, 2013, which claimed 26 lives. The report, which has been sent to Chief Commissioner, Railway Safety, by CRS Bangalore S K Mittal, on Thursday, states that the accident is classified under category “Error in working near railway line.”
Nanded Train Tragedy: Doubts loom on Chief TTI’s statements – Investigators to grill CTTI Source: the Rail News Bangalore (SBC): The chief traveling ticket inspector (CTTI) of the charred B1 coach of Bangalore- Hazur Saheb Nanded Express which caught fire on December 28, 2013, has come out with contradictory statements during the investigation conducted by Commission of Railway Safety forcing officials to question him again.
Board approves demand for Exclusion of the Rly Employees from New Pension Scheme Rail News 13-02-14 Ministry of Railways approach Finance Ministry to seek Exemption from New Pension System At a time when Railway employees have been preparing for a national-level strike seeking exemption from the New Pension System (NPS) among many others, the Railway Board on Friday approved one of their demand for exemption of Railway Employees from the new Paension Scheme and decided to approach the Finance Ministry
Highlights of the Interim Railway Budget 2014-15 Achievements/Initiatives Major landmark achievement in National Project of Kashmir State of Meghalaya and capital of Arunachal Pradesh to be on Railway Map by this fiscal. Gauge Conversion of strategically important 510 km Rangiya – Murkongselek line in Assam to be completed by this fiscal. XIth Five Year Plan Targets exceeded in New Lines (2,207 km) , Doubling (2,758 km) and Electrification (4,556 km), Production of Diesel (1,288) & Electrical (1,218) Locos and Acquisition of Wagons (64,875) Dedicated Freight Corridors on the Eastern and Western Routes – leading to strategically critical capacity augmentation.
Over 2.5 lakh vacant posts in Railways December 13, 2013 New Delhi: Over 2.5 lakh posts are lying vacant in Railways, Rajya Sabha was informed on Friday. The total number of vacancies in railways is 2,51,936 as on April 2013, Minister of State for Railways Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury said in a written reply. While Northern Railway has the maximum number of vacant posts (28,958), followed by Eastern Railway (24,052), South Western Railway has minimum number of vacancies (6,336).
Railway employee accuses senior official of molestation Monday, December 23, 2013 J odhpur: A middle-aged woman railway employee has accused a Senior Divisional Commercial Manager of North Western Railway of harassing her for a period of over one year, police said on Monday. The woman, a reservation booking clerk of the Jodhpur Division,
Railways to pay Rs 60,000 to former H.C judge for changing seat January 22, 2014 New Delhi: The Railways have been directed by a consumer forum here to pay Rs 60,000 as punitive damages to a retired High Court judge and his family for the "hardship" faced by them due to shifting of their seats to another coach without informing them. The New Delhi District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum said that the facts show the Railways attempted to accommodate some other persons in place of the reserved seats for the complainants, resulting in "avoidable hardship, inconvenience, humiliation and harassment to the judge". The forum also noted in its order that the Railways "resorted to falsehood" to defend their conduct instead of straightaway expressing regret. "Facts clearly show an attempt inside the Railways to accommodate some other persons in place of reserved seats for complainants (the judge and his family) for whatever reasons, resultin
Nanded train fire probably caused by passengers, Railway probe Thursday, January 30 Bangalore: The devastating fire in Bangalore- Nanded Express train in Andhra Pradesh that left 26 dead was "most probably" caused due to negligence by unidentified passengers, a provisional Railway probe into the December 28 incident said. The Commissioner of Railway Safety (CRS) Southern Region, who carried out the probe, also recommended switching off power points provided for charging laptops and mobile phones in AC coaches between 10 pm and 6 am. "The December 28 accident was most probably caused by advertent act or by an act of negligence on the part of unidentified passenger(s) or person(s)," said Satish Kumar Mittal, CRS Southern Region in his provisional findings. Quoting the report of the Andhra Pradesh Forensic Science Laboratory (APFSL), the CRS said no signs of explosion were found in the burnt coach and ruled out sabotage as cause of the fire, which
Wait listed passengers will soon get status messages in their mobile phones if their tickets get confirmed before journey. New Delhi: Waitlisted passengers will soon get status messages in their mobile phones if their tickets get confirmed before journey. A senior Railway Ministry official said the waitlisted passenger will get a SMS about the status of the ticket on the mobile phone number given at the time of ticket booking before the journey. Currently, one has to either dial the enquiry number 139 or use the Internet to know the waitlisted ticket status. Others get to know the status of their tickets only after reaching stations. "Once the SMS-based service is operational, passengers will get the updated status of their waitlisted tickets automatically," the official said, adding "only those passengers will get the message whose tickets get confirmed." CRIS, the technological arm of Railways, is making the software for the SMS-based service. IRCTC
Now, general waiting ticket to get confirmed before tatkal quota The Tatkal/Current rail ticket reservation will no more get weightage over normal waiting tickets. Generally people have to suffer in the journey as their tickets doesn’t confirm even if they have made reservations much before the date of journey. While those who make Tatkal or current reservations get confirmed tickets just a day before travel. But now there is a change in the ongoing procedure. Considering the summer rush the Railway Department has decided to give preference to the general waiting tickets over Tatkal tickets. As per the new rule general waiting tickets will be given preference over current tickets while allotting berths in the extra coaches. Thus first of all thousands of passengers who make reservations well in advance will get their seats followed by Tatkal quota. Earlier Indian Railways had issued a circular stating that the waiting lists will be cleared in the extra coaches before the current r
Bank Strike on Feb 10 & 11 Two-day Bank Employees Strike to Hit Normal Life By Princy Alexander - KOCHI Published: 08th February 2014 In a major blow to the common man, bank activities are expected to come to a complete halt from Saturday afternoon for the next couple of days. With employees of public sector banks under the United Forum of Bank Unions (UFBU) calling a national-level strike on February 10 and 11 (Monday and Tuesday), which follow a weekend, availing of loans and withdrawal of money directly through banks or ATMs will be hit badly. According to organisations that have opposed the move of the bank employees to call the strike on Monday, the situation is expected to adversely affect the public since it falls directly after a second Saturday and Sunday. “On second Saturday, banks operate till 12 noon. After that money withdrawal and other activities will become an issue. With this decision, the public will have to wait till Wednesday morning
Strike threat: Railway board agrees to National Federation of Indian Railwaymen's demands TNN | Feb 9, 2014, VADODARA: Railway Board has agreed on charter of demands put before it by National Federation of Indian Railwaymen (NFIR). NFIR, the railway union, had threatened to go on strike after taking a strike ballot last month in which over 97 per cent employees had voted in favour of general strike. On Friday, railway board's chairman Arunendra Kumar and a member staff had a meeting with the railway employees union in which NFIR's general secretary M Raghavaiah, president Guman Singh and working president R P Bhatnagar represented NFIR. During the meeting, the railway board agreed to NFIR's demand of scrapping the new pension scheme which was imposed from January 1, 2004. A special communication is being sent to ministry of finance with the approval of railway minister recommending scrapping of the scheme. "The board has agreed fo