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Now you can get rail tickets on ICICI Bank's website Mumbai: ICICI BANK on Wednesday tied up with railway's e-ticketing platform IRCTC to sell  rail tickets  through its website. The largest private sector lender will soon introduce the facility to book rail tickets on its mobile banking application and prepaid digital wallet, it said in a statement. Users will have to first register on the website of Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC), where it primarily sells rail tickets, and then do a one-time registration on the bank's website to avail of the facility. The statement also said the facility is not limited to ICICI customers as any other bank's customer can also use the facility. The payments for the purchases can be made using the online banking facility, debit or credit card of any bank. In the past, IRCTC has tied up with websites, primarily those catering to the travel segment, to sell tickets and this is the first time any ban...
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Indian Railways new child fare rules The revised child fare rule shall be applicable for travel from April 2016 on wards. From April next year, children of the age group of 5 to 12 years of age will be charged full fare instead of half as the Railways has revised the child fare rule. -Under the revised provision, full adult fare will be charged for children of age 5 years and under 12 years of age if for whom berth/seat (in reserved class) is sought at the time of reservation. -However, there shall be no change in the rule for child fare of unreserved tickets which means fare for children of 5-12 years for unreserved tickets shall continue to be half of the adult fare. -However, in case berth/seat is not sought for the children of age 5 years and under 12 years of age at the time of reservation, then half of the adult fare shall continue to be charged. -Railways will carry out necessary changes in the reservation form so that the passenger can indicate th...
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7 th Pay Commission Seeks One-Month Extension of Deadline to Submit Recommendations The Seventh Pay Commission has urged the Union  finance ministry to extend the deadline by a month  to submit its recommendations. The commission-- headed by Justice A.K.Mathur,if granted an  extension, is expected to submit its report by the  end of September. Appointed by the previous government in February  2014, the commission was given 18 months to submit  its report. The time allotted for the commission  ends this month. "There are some data points that are missing, which  we hope to get by this month end. We are trying to s ubmit the report by 20 September," an official of  the commission told Live mint . com . The official cited above said that the pay  commission recommendations "need to be effective  from 1 January 2016, or by April 2016 at the  latest". "It will be the government's prerogative when to  implement it. But b...
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Automated Ticket Refund   New Delhi:   The Railways has decided to grant automatic refund of tickets on cancellation of trains, similar to waitlisted e-tickets. There shall not be any requirement for cancellation/filing of ticket deposit receipt (TDR) for refund of e-tickets in case of cancellation of trains. The new refund system will come into effect shortly. In case of cancellation of trains, tickets booked at the passenger reservation system (PRS) counters shall continue to be refunded across the reservation counter as per the existing provisions. In a tweet Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu said, "New way of refund on cancellation of train eliminates trouble faced by dear passengers. System upgradation already underway." he wheels of the first coach were seen hanging in the air.
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Mumbai Local Train Crash: Motorman Says he Stared Death in the Face June 29, 2015  MUMBAI:    "Meri aankhon ke saamne maut dekha," a shaken L Tiwari told Western Railway officials yesterday, describing the moments when he realised that the train he was piloting was running out of track, hurtling, at high speed, towards platform no 3 of Churchgate station.      In the harrowing seconds that followed, more than half of the ladies' coach of the flying local as the galloping train was dubbed by people inside it even before the crash literally flew off the tracks and came to rest on the platform, giving commuters the shock of their lives. Thankfully, no one was seriously injured. Buffer The accident happened around 11.20 am yesterday, when the Bhayander-Churchgate fast local entered the station premises at a speed of nearly 30 kmph, according to sources, who added that by the time the motorman, L Tiwari, began applying the brakes, it was to...
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The Chennai Metro Rail On Her maiden Drive 01-JUL-2015 Source Photo's :- Thanks To Reddiff.Com
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AILRSA NCJ BRANCH MEMBERSHIP CAMPAIGN 2015 Inaugurated by Com. RNagarajan issuing first membership to Com. Niranjan Bahwar. Felicitations by Com. S.Selvakumar/ Br. Sec.Welcome address elaborated to Challenges and Prospects of AILRSA. Com. R.Nagarajan/ZOS, Inaugural Speech.  Com. G.Ponraj/Br. President, Vote of Thanks. The following members were present:- Com's R.S Iyer/LPM/TEN Balamurugan/LPP/TEN C.T.Shibu/TVC V.S.Pradeep/TVC G.Ajayakumar/TVC A.Gandhi/NCJ E.Maharajan/NCJ J.Nagarajan/NCJ A.M.A,Sherieff/NCJ N.Kumar/NCJ John Peter/NCJ P.Kathiravan/NCJ