NEW DELHI: A legislation to make the Railway Protection Force (RPF) responsible for all railway related law and order issues, apart from passenger safety, will likely be tabled in March 2012 when the Budget will be discussed in Parliament. The Bill is before the Cabinet for an approval. The RPF Amendment Bill, 2011, which has been sitting for a while, will give it powers to register cases of crime and...
03:07 PM, Feb 13, 2012
New Delhi: Even as the 2012-13 Railway Budget is round the corner, the Railways is falling short of about 300 coaches to introduce 30 new trains promised in the last budget including double-decker AC trains between Delhi and Jaipur. Railways had announced introduction of 99 new trains including express and passenger services in the last budget, but till date 31 trains including seven Duronto trains, two double-decker AC trains and...
05:08 PM, Feb 09, 2012
New Delhi: Dense fog in many parts of North India on Friday affected rail as well as air traffic with 30 trains running late and more than 60 flights delayed. The Patna-Delhi Rajdhani was among the trains delayed, a Northern Railway Spokesperson said Purshottam Express, Vaishali Express and Jansadharan Express were among the mail and express trains running late. On Thursday, 54 trains, including Rajdhani were rescheduled due to fog....
10:59 AM, Jan 20, 2012
New Delhi: As many as 40 flights and 35 trains were delayed on the Wednesday morning due to dense fog in Delhi and parts of North India. As the mercury plummeted sharply leaving Delhiites shivering, the minimum was recored at 5.6 degree Celsius as compared to Tuesday's minimum of 9.3 degree Celsius. Flight operations at the IGI Airport were disrupted with 40 flights delayed and three cancelled. Two other flights...
10:54 AM, Jan 18, 2012
New Delhi: In these high-tech times, Indian Railways continues to rely on the age-old practice of bursting fire crackers on tracks to alert train drivers during dense fog. "Fire crackers continue to help us deal with fog. New technology supplements the decades old practice," said Y S Rajput, senior PRO, Northern Railway. According to Rajput, the Delhi division buys around 1.5 lakh fire crackers every year for use during periods...
04:08 PM, Jan 09, 2012
Road and air traffic was affected as visibility dropped below 50 meters and the temperature came down to 12 degrees Celsius. ...
06:33 AM, Jan 05, 2012
CHENNAI: The torrential showers that began a little after 9 pm on Thursday hit the city hard as it continued till well past midnight. Heavy waterlogging was seen in sections of Poonamallee High Road, especially near KMC where road work is still underway, with only a temporary storm water drain system in place. Anna Salai was bereft of traffic as the water levels reached above the pavement in a few...
08:11 AM, Nov 25, 2011
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: In view of the Sabarimala pilgrimage season, the Southern Railways have announced additional Sabarimala/ Winter Special trains. Certain trains have also been sanctioned temporary stops at Chengannur and Thiruvalla till January 19, 2012, said an official release here on Wednesday. Advance reservation for the additional Sabari/ Winter special trains would begin on November 22. The trains are: Train no. 06009 Chennai Central-Kollam Weekly Special, 06010 Kollam - Chennai Central...
08:42 AM, Nov 24, 2011
New Delhi: As the NDA gets set to boycott Home Minister P Chidambaram in Parliament over his alleged involvement in the 2G Scam, members of the UPA government are out defending him. Minister of State, PMO, V Narayanasamy said, "Chidambaram has done no wrong, he is not involved in the scam." Congress General Secretary Digvijaya Singh also tweeted, "Chidambaram is being targeted by BJP as he refused to slow down...
10:22 AM, Nov 22, 2011
CHENNAI: While the City Corporation has been hailed by the city residents for its swift action in removing heavy water-logging from different areas after the recent rains, it has been at the receiving end for miserably failing to check the mosquito menace that has been affecting the city during the last few days. Though the civic bodys Health Department is in denial mode over the spurt in mosquitoes due to...
08:11 AM, Nov 10, 2011
CHENNAI: The death toll due to rain-related incidents since the northeast monsoon set in TN reached 44 on Tuesday with the drowning of seven persons in flash floods in Tirupur. Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa has doubled the solatium for the families of the victims. Expressing condolences at Tirupur, the CM said Rs 2 lakh would be given to the families of the victims immediately. Currently, 2,110 persons affected by flash...
07:58 AM, Nov 09, 2011
Hyderabad: Telangana Rashtra Samiti chief K Chandrasekhar Rao's son KT Rama Rao, his daughter and several other pro-Telangana activists were taken into preventive custody on Saturday ahead of the three-day rail roko campaign across the state. Some protesters have also been detained for trying to block the tracks at Hyderabad's Sitafal Mandi station. On Friday, the police vowed to take tough action against protestors who resorted to violence. Over 250...
08:24 AM, Oct 15, 2011
Madurai: Five trains in the Madurai division were diverted in view of the call for rail roko agitation by the Telegana joint action committee from 06:00 hrs of October 15 to October 17 1800hrs, Southern Railway said on Friday. According to a release, the Rameswaram Okha Express leaving Rameswaram at 19.30 hrs on October 14 will be diverted via Katpadi, Tirupati, Guntakkal, Bellari Miraj, Vasai Road and Ahmedbad. Hazrat Nizamuddin...
04:54 AM, Oct 15, 2011
Lucknow: Heavy rains have wreaked havoc in eastern Uttar Pradesh leaving 28 people dead while water level was rising in major rivers. While 18 people were killed in incidents of wall and house collapse in Jaupur district, 10 deaths were reported from Mirzapur district which received 120 mm and 150 mm respectively since Saturday, officials said on Sunday. In Jaunpur district, while six persons were killed in Gaurabadshahpur, five deaths...
04:22 PM, Sep 25, 2011
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