Chaos chugs on railway tracks In haste to board train, over 8,000 candidates give co-passengers a to by irmafia on 20 August, 2013 - 02:57 AM | ||
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irmafia | Chaos chugs on railway tracks In haste to board train, over 8,000 candidates give co-passengers a to on 20 August, 2013 - 02:57 AM | |
Chandigarh: Chaos became the order of the day at the Chandigarh railway station as more than 8,000 candidates appeared for the Railway Recruitment Board exam today.Candidates turned up in large numbers to take the PGIMER's entrance exam for paramedical courses.A special Chandigarh-Ambala introduced to tackle the rush failed to serve the purpose as the situation went out of control when the train was about to depart at 3.30 pm.The counters were flooded with candidates. Passengers had it the toughest. Things went from bad to worse when staff at the counter took a break.Senior citizens and women had a tough time buying the tickets. Some were even pushed by the candidates.Ditto was the situation on the platforms as the students were in haste to board the train that was scheduled to leave at 3.35 pm."Thousands of aspirants come to the city to take one or the other exam on Sundays. It becomes difficult for the elderly and women to travel by trains on these days. Sometimes, the staff at the ticket counters do not give us tickets on time and we are made to wait for hours," said 75-year-old Sada Ram. |