Aaj Ki Baat: Thousands of women in Haldwani protest scheduled demolition of 6,000+ homes by Railways
Aaj Ki Baat | January 03, 2023 23:50 ISTAaj Ki Baat: Thousands of women in Haldwani protest scheduled demolition of 6,000+ homes by Railways
Aaj Ki Baat: Thousands of women in Haldwani protest scheduled demolition of 6,000+ homes by Railways
Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw was criticized for canceling the concession given on train tickets to senior citizens.
The IRMS (Main) exam will consist of four papers of conventional essay-type questions in subject sets. The first will have two qualifying papers of 300 marks each -- Paper A on one of the Indian languages selected by the candidate and Paper B on English.
Indian Railways is planning to introduce trains with tilting technology in the coming years, reports have said. The technology will be manufactured in 100 new Vande Bharat trains.
Railways jobs, recruitment: The railway minister said, "India has emerged as a source of energy with full of opportunities even in the situation of global economic crisis."
Railways appointment letters: "The railway is preparing to get the results of all the levels separately so that more railway aspirants can get the opportunity to get jobs," a railway official said.
Platform ticket price: Tickets have become cheaper at Lucknow, Varanasi, Barabanki, Ayodhya Cantt, Ayodhya Junction, Akbarpur, Shahganj, Jaunpur, Sultanpur Junction, Rae Bareli, Janghai, Bhadohi, Pratapgarh and Unnao Junction.
Indian Railways on the festival season: Railways authorities upgraded the speed of 500 mail express trains and converted 130 services (65 pairs) to the Superfast category in the new All India Railway Timetable.
Railway employees bonus: About 11.27 lakh non-gazetted Railway employees are likely to benefit from the decision. This payment will be made before the Dussehra holidays, said the Ministry of Railways.
The volume of passengers carried daily is about 2.23 crore. To clear extra rush and meet passenger demand, more than 65,000 special train trips were operated during 2021-22.
The decision was taken to avoid overcrowding at railway stations and in trains during the season of festivals.
RRB Group D answer key 2022: RRB is a competitive exam held at national level by the central government for the Indian youth.
Sources said the IRCTC, in two letters in August and September, said the clash in timings will "defeat" the very purpose of introduction of the Tejas Express which is the Railways' premium corporate train.
At a press briefing, Vaishnaw said forged wheels needed for high-speed trains and for LHB coaches will now be produced in the 'Make in India' plant and there will be an assured procurement of 80,000 wheels for Rs 600 crore per year.
Assistant sub-inspector of Government Railway Police, Ambala Cantt, Ravinder Kumar said some labourers noticed flames coming out of the first AC-cum-AC-two tier coach in the evening and informed the railway authorities.
Noney Bridge: The under-construction bridge is 141 meters high and 703 meters long. Once completed, it will drastically reduce travel time from 10-12 hours to 2.5 hours.
In June, PM Modi reviewed the status of human resources in all central depts, ministries and instructed that recruitment of 10 lakh people be done by the government in mission mode in the next 1.5 years.
Agnipath protest: The minister also informed that more than 2000 trains were affected due to the Agnipath protests across the country. In a written reply in Rajya Sabha, he said 2132 trains were cancelled between June 15 and June 23.
Railways news: In a written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha, Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said the purchase order for 39,000 wheels for LHB coaches has been placed by the Indian Railways with Taiyuan, China against a global tender.
Indian Railways has put on track “Swadesh Darshan Train”, having both AC and non-AC coaches, for the journey, beginning from October 10 (Monday) to October 20 (Thursday) from Darbhnaga.
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