ट्रेन से तकिया-कंबल चुराना पड़ जाएगा महंगा! लगेगा जुर्माना और जाना होगा जेल

ट्रेन से तकिया-कंबल चुराना पड़ जाएगा महंगा! लगेगा जुर्माना और जाना होगा जेल

यात्रियों को मिलने वाले इन सामानों की चोरी की घटनाएं भी सामने आती रहती हैं. 2017-18 में तो सिर्फ वेस्टर्न रेलवे से 1.95 लाख तौलिया, 81,736 बेडशीट, 5,038 तकिए, 55,573 तकिया कवर और 7043 कंबल चोरी की रिपोर्ट दी थी.  Source link

होली में घर जाने वालों के लिए खुशखबरी, रेलवे चलाने जा रहा 28 स्‍पेशल ट्रेन, देखें शेड्यूल

होली में घर जाने वालों के लिए खुशखबरी, रेलवे चलाने जा रहा 28 स्‍पेशल ट्रेन, देखें शेड्यूल

भारतीय रेलवे ने होली के लिए स्‍पेशल ट्रेन का ऐलान कर दिया है. यह स्‍पेशल ट्रेनें सेंट्रल रेलवे की ओर से संचालित की जाएंगी. स्‍पेशल ट्रेन अलग-अलग रूट के लिए चलेंगी. यह ट्रेन मुंबई-नागपुर और नागपुर से पुणे के लिए चलाई जाएंगी. आइए जानते हैं इन ट्रेनों की टाइमिंग और पूरा शेड्यूल…  1. सीएसएमटी-नागपुर-सीएसएमटी सप्ताहिक … Read more

LTC rule: Govt employees can travel by Tejas, Vande Bharat and Humsafar trains

LTC rule: Govt employees can travel by Tejas, Vande Bharat and Humsafar trains

The Central government has authorised government employees to utilise Tejas, Vande Bharat, and Humsafar trains for Leave Travel Concession (LTC) purposes. Government employees now have the option to travel in a total of 385 trains, including 136 Vande Bharat, 97 Humsafar, and 8 Tejas Express trains. Prior to this, they were able to enjoy luxurious … Read more

Mahakumbh 2025: Train ticket booking can be done by QR code scanners on railway staff jackets; check step-by-step process

Mahakumbh 2025: Train ticket booking can be done by QR code scanners on railway staff jackets; check step-by-step process

Mahakumbh tickets: Indian Railways has implemented a comprehensive plan to accommodate pilgrims traveling to Maha Kumbh 2025 in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh. In addition to operating 13,000 Special trains, the national carrier has introduced a special program to enhance the experience for visitors coming to the sacred city. Prayagraj is within the jurisdiction of the North … Read more

On Railways decision to shrink advance booking period

On Railways decision to shrink advance booking period

People throng the Visakhapatnam Railway station to get a foothold in the train, on January 17. | Photo Credit: V. RAJU The story so far: One could book railway tickets four months in advance for long journeys. Now passengers will only be able to book tickets on Indian Railways two months in advance, a circular … Read more

What are the stress factors for Indian Railways?

What are the stress factors for Indian Railways?

The Mysuru-Darbanga Express rammed into a stationary goods train at Kavaraipettai Railway station near Gummidipoondi in the Chennai Division of Southern Railway late on October 11, 2024. | Photo Credit: B. Jothi Ramalingam The story so far: On October 17, eight coaches of the Agartala-Lokmanya Tilak Express derailed in Assam with no casualties. On October … Read more

Railway Board allows re-hiring retired officials as consultants

Railway Board allows re-hiring retired officials as consultants

‘Re-engagement’ of retired railway officers as ‘consultants’ in the available vacant posts in both junior and senior categories by the zonal General Managers concerned across the country was approved by the Railway Board (RB). The image is used for representative purpose only. | Photo Credit: NAGARA GOPAL The Railway Board (RB) has approved ‘re-engagement’ of … Read more

Indian Railways introduces Unique Medical Identification. Key facts about medical facility cards for staff, pensioners

Indian Railways introduces Unique Medical Identification. Key facts about medical facility cards for staff, pensioners

Medical facilities: In a bid to offer medical facilities to its employees and former employees, the Indian Railways has announced a card system called Unique Medical Identification (UMID). These cards are specifically meant for its employees, pensioners, and their dependents.  UMID is a system that assigns a distinctive number to each medical beneficiary to create … Read more

The Hindu Morning Digest: December 31, 2023

The Hindu Morning Digest: December 31, 2023

With announcement of new notification, Census to be delayed till at least October 2024 The deadline to freeze the administrative boundaries of districts, tehsils, towns, and municipal bodies, among others, has been extended till June 30, 2024, a senior government official told The Hindu. This means that the decennial Census exercise, initially scheduled to be … Read more

After coastal Karnataka, people in Maharashtra’s Konkan region demand merger of Konkan Railway with Indian Railways

After coastal Karnataka, people in Maharashtra’s Konkan region demand merger of Konkan Railway with Indian Railways

The Konkan Vikas Samithi, representing people of Ratnagiri-Sindhudurg regions, has urged Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw to merge Konkan Railway Corporation Ltd, with the Indian Railways for its inability to augment infrastructure due to funds constraint. Filephoto | Photo Credit: THE HINDU Just as people in Coastal Karnataka are demanding merger of Konkan Railway Corporation Ltd., … Read more