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“We have laid out time-bound programmes to provide rail connectivity to all district headquarters in the State,” M. Mallikarjun Kharge, Railway Minister, said here on Sunday.“Bidar, Kodagu and Chikmagalur are the three districts that do not have proper rail connectivity. We will connect them to the State capital or the nearest big cities by laying lines or starting new trains,” he said. “Today we have flagged off a direct train between Bidar and Bangalore. I feel the real unification of Karnataka has started.”

Awaiting clearance

Work on the Chikmagalur-Kadur line is complete and awaiting certification. “Once cleared, we will be able to run trains in 20 days,” he said. This line will be connected to the Kadur-Hassan line. The Railways plans to run trains between Hassan and Bangalore. In this way, Chikmagalur and Hassan will be connected to Bangalore, he said.A new line would be taken up between Mysore and Kushal Nagar in Coorg district with contribution from the State government.“The Railways plans to connect Hyderabad Karnataka to other regions in the State,” Mr. Kharge said.

A direct train between Hubli and Gulbarga will be run, by adjusting the timings of other trains running between the two regions. “Our officials are studying the matter.” Work will start on the new line between Wadi and Gadag that will connect Mumbai Karnataka to Hyderabad Karnataka, Mr. Kharge added. “We have forwarded the survey and other documents to the Planning Department. A detailed project report has been prepared and work is expected to start by next year,” he said.

He said the Railways had released Rs. 60 crore to the Bidar-Gulbarga line this year.

“We increased it fivefold, to ensure speedy implementation. We expect the State government to release a similar amount so that work will be speeded up. If that happens, almost a third of the project cost of Rs. 450 crore will be released for the project,” he said. Work on the bridge over Bennethora, and a tunnel at Maragutti, has started, he said.

He reiterated Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s request to people to reduce the purchase of gold to stabilise the Indian currency.

‘Railways plans to connect Hyderabad Karnataka to other regions’

Rs. 60 crore was released for the Gulbarga-Bidar

rail line this year:

Kharge

It was in 2007 that commuters bid farewell to the last train on the Metre Gauge (MG) from Tambaram. Since then, passengers have been waiting for the conversion of the MG lines to Broad Gauge (BG), a project that is yet to see the light of day.The termination of the MG services had given passengers hopes of an increase in services after gauge conversion, but they were in for a big disappointment as the actual conversion did not begin until 2009. Today, the old lines have been removed, new concrete sleepers placed and BG tracks laid but electrification has not been taken up. The platforms 3 and 4, from where the MG lines used to be operated, lie in total disarray.Sources in the Southern Railway said the delay in sanctioning of funds, a contractor abandoning a portion of the work midway and “government procedural red-tape” had delayed the project that ought to have been completed at least a year ago.Currently, trains from Tambaram to the Beach station leave from platforms 1 and 2. If the work on platforms 3 and 4 were to be completed, it would ease congestion at Tambaram railway station and also prevent the need for trains from Chennai Beach to halt at signal points for a long time, waiting for platforms 1 and 2 to be free.An official said the electrification of the lines was the only major pending task apart from track alignment and related engineering work and would be completed in three months. “The work is long overdue. Commuters waste a lot of time when trains halt outside the station, thereby missing connecting services to Chengalpattu, Kancheepuram and Tirumalpur in the process,” said R.A. Mukunthan, of Perungalathur – Paranur Rail Commuters Association.

SURAT: As Asaram Bapu was remanded in 14-days judicial custody, his supporters in the city halted three trains for 10-15 minutes near Utran railway station on Monday evening.Railway sources said that over 150 Asaram Bapu supporters arrived at Manisha railway underbridge near Utran railway station and halted the Shatabdi train bound to Mumbai. The protestors shouted slogans against the Jodhpur police and the judiciary for remanding their self-styled godman in the police custody.Raiz Mirza, area manager of Surat railway station told TOI, "The trains were halted for 10-15 minutes. It was after the police arrived on the spot, the Asaram supporters disappeared". SD Yadav, RPF inspector from Ankleshwar division said, "There were more than 150 supporters of Asaram Bapu. Our RPF personnel immediately rushed to the spot after the trains were halted. None of the protestors have been arrested as all managed to flee."

रुपये नहीं दिए तो पीटकर ट्रेन से उतारा

कानपुर, एक प्रतिनिधि: ट्रेन के जनरल डिब्बे में सफर कर रहे हैं और यदि आप ने जीआरपी को सुविधा शुल्क नहीं दिया तो हो सकता है आपकी शुभ यात्रा पर ग्रहण लग जाए। रविवार को सेंट्रल स्टेशन पर कुछ ऐसा ही नजारा दिखा, जब पुणे एक्सप्रेस में दो-दो सौ रुपये न देने वाले यात्रियों को जीआरपी सिपाहियों ने पीटकर ट्रेन से नीचे उतार दिया। हालांकि गुस्साए यात्रियों ने सिपाहियों को दौड़ा लिया और हाथ लगे एक सिपाही को जमकर धुना। इसके बाद जीआरपी थाने का घेराव कर सिपाहियों के खिलाफ तहरीर भी दी।

रविवार को लखनऊ से पुणे जा रही एक्सप्रेस ट्रेन सुबह 7.52 बजे सेंट्रल स्टेशन के प्लेटफार्म चार पर आयी। इसी दौरान जीआरपी के तीन सिपाही आए और जनरल कोच में बैठे यात्रियों से दो-दो सौ रुपये लेने लगे। जिस यात्री ने विरोध किया उसे पीटना शुरू कर दिया। कई यात्रियों का सामान प्लेटफार्म पर फेंक दिया और पैसे देने वाले यात्रियों को सीट पर बैठा दिया। इस दौरान ट्रेन चली गई और कई यात्रियों का सामान छूट गया। ट्रेन जाते ही गुस्साए यात्रियों ने सिपाहियों को दौड़ा लिया। दो सिपाही भाग निकले लेकिन एक सिपाही रामअवध यादव हत्थे चढ़ गया, जिसे यात्रियों ने जमकर पीटा। अफरातफरी के बीच ये सिपाही भी यात्रियों से छूटकर भाग निकला। इसके सुनील, सिराज, जितेंद्र, राजीव गुप्ता, अनिल, निजामुद्दीन समेत अन्य यात्रियों ने जीआरपी थाने का घेराव कर सिपाहियों के खिलाफ तहरीर दी।

थप्पड़ मारकर ट्रेन से उतारा

पीड़ित यात्री फैजाबाद निवासी सुनील कुमार, बहराइच के मेराज अली, बस्ती निवासी जितेंद्र कुमार, सिद्धार्थनगर के लवकुश ने बताया कि दो सौ रुपये न देने पर थप्पड़ मारकर ट्रेन से नीचे उतार दिया।

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पुणे एक्सप्रेस के यात्रियों ने तहरीर दी है। सिपाहियों की पहचान की जा रही है। दोषियों के खिलाफ कार्रवाई की जाएगी।

एसपी सोनकर, इंस्पेक्टर जीआरपी थाना सेंट्रल स्टेशन

Protest is mounting among the residents of Mahe against the high-speed rail corridor proposed by Kerala that apparently will pass through the Union Territory.The Anti High-Speed Rail Corridor committee carried out protests recently against the project which they said would in no way benefit their region and would prove adverse to the territory which had very high population density.Speaking to The Hindu , Mahe MLA E. Valsaraj said the move to encroach upon the Union Territory for the rail project would be opposed at any cost.“The move may not be deliberate, and the region may have got included while mapping the area for the rail route through satellite. However, since around nine square kilometre of land in the territory with nearly 43,000 residents have been included, the project is bound to affect the development and socio economic activities of the region. Moreover, it carries no benefit to Mahe. The protest may seem premature, but none should take our silence to be consent for the project,” he said.“Mahe cannot even afford to give land for the elevated paths as envisaged in the project, as it required building pillars with a width of 15-20 metres. Moreover, it is an inter-State issue. Also, as per the sketch put up by the Kerala High-Speed Rail Corporation Limited, it is not a straight path and follows a zigzag route. That shows that an alternative route excluding Mahe can be considered,” Mr. Valsaraj said.

The administration and members of the action committee have decided to meet the Chief Minister of Kerala Oommen Chandy to apprise him of the issue.

The Union Territory has a very high population density

Project will not benefit Mahe anyway, says MLA

प्रतापगढ़ (ब्यूरो)। रेल ड्राइवर की सेवानिवृत्ति पर एक कार्यक्रम का आयोजन जंक्शन के लोको स्टोर के पास किया गया। इसमें ड्राइवर को स्मृति चिन्ह देकर विदाई दी गई।
जंक्शन मुख्यालय पर काम करने वाले रेल ड्राइवर डब्ल्यू ए एंडरसन के सेवानिवृत्त होने पर लोको पायलटों ने एक कार्यक्रम का आयोजन किया। इसमें उन्हें भावभीनी विदाई दी गई। चीफ क्रू कंट्रोलर एसएस मिश्रा ने कहा कि ट्रेन को चलाना जिम्मेदारी भरा काम होता है। एक ड्राइवर के जिम्मे हजारों की जान रहती है। उसकी एक चूक से कई जिंदगियां मौत के मुंह में जा सकती हैं। ऐसे में बिना किसी चूक के अपना कार्यकाल पूरा करना बड़ा कार्य है। एंडरसन हमेशा समय के पाबंद रहे। कार्यक्रम में उन्हें प्रतीक चिन्ह देकर सम्मानित किया गया। इस मौके पर क्रू कंट्रोलर एसडी मिश्रा, आशीष, आरसी मिश्रा, अशोक श्रीवास्तव, रिटायर्ड ड्राइवर नारायण सिंह आदि मौजूद रहे।

“We have laid out time-bound programmes to provide rail connectivity to all district headquarters in the State,” M. Mallikarjun Kharge, Railway Minister, said here on Sunday.“Bidar, Kodagu and Chikmagalur are the three districts that do not have proper rail connectivity. We will connect them to the State capital or the nearest big cities by laying lines or starting new trains,” he said. “Today we have flagged off a direct train between Bidar and Bangalore. I feel the real unification of Karnataka has started.”

Awaiting clearance

Work on the Chikmagalur-Kadur line is complete and awaiting certification. “Once cleared, we will be able to run trains in 20 days,” he said. This line will be connected to the Kadur-Hassan line. The Railways plans to run trains between Hassan and Bangalore. In this way, Chikmagalur and Hassan will be connected to Bangalore, he said.A new line would be taken up between Mysore and Kushal Nagar in Coorg district with contribution from the State government.“The Railways plans to connect Hyderabad Karnataka to other regions in the State,” Mr. Kharge said.

A direct train between Hubli and Gulbarga will be run, by adjusting the timings of other trains running between the two regions. “Our officials are studying the matter.” Work will start on the new line between Wadi and Gadag that will connect Mumbai Karnataka to Hyderabad Karnataka, Mr. Kharge added. “We have forwarded the survey and other documents to the Planning Department. A detailed project report has been prepared and work is expected to start by next year,” he said.

He said the Railways had released Rs. 60 crore to the Bidar-Gulbarga line this year.

“We increased it fivefold, to ensure speedy implementation. We expect the State government to release a similar amount so that work will be speeded up. If that happens, almost a third of the project cost of Rs. 450 crore will be released for the project,” he said. Work on the bridge over Bennethora, and a tunnel at Maragutti, has started, he said.

He reiterated Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s request to people to reduce the purchase of gold to stabilise the Indian currency.

‘Railways plans to connect Hyderabad Karnataka to other regions’

Rs. 60 crore was released for the Gulbarga-Bidar

rail line this year:

Kharge

रुपये नहीं दिए तो पीटकर ट्रेन से उतारा

कानपुर, एक प्रतिनिधि: ट्रेन के जनरल डिब्बे में सफर कर रहे हैं और यदि आप ने जीआरपी को सुविधा शुल्क नहीं दिया तो हो सकता है आपकी शुभ यात्रा पर ग्रहण लग जाए। रविवार को सेंट्रल स्टेशन पर कुछ ऐसा ही नजारा दिखा, जब पुणे एक्सप्रेस में दो-दो सौ रुपये न देने वाले यात्रियों को जीआरपी सिपाहियों ने पीटकर ट्रेन से नीचे उतार दिया। हालांकि गुस्साए यात्रियों ने सिपाहियों को दौड़ा लिया और हाथ लगे एक सिपाही को जमकर धुना। इसके बाद जीआरपी थाने का घेराव कर सिपाहियों के खिलाफ तहरीर भी दी।

रविवार को लखनऊ से पुणे जा रही एक्सप्रेस ट्रेन सुबह 7.52 बजे सेंट्रल स्टेशन के प्लेटफार्म चार पर आयी। इसी दौरान जीआरपी के तीन सिपाही आए और जनरल कोच में बैठे यात्रियों से दो-दो सौ रुपये लेने लगे। जिस यात्री ने विरोध किया उसे पीटना शुरू कर दिया। कई यात्रियों का सामान प्लेटफार्म पर फेंक दिया और पैसे देने वाले यात्रियों को सीट पर बैठा दिया। इस दौरान ट्रेन चली गई और कई यात्रियों का सामान छूट गया। ट्रेन जाते ही गुस्साए यात्रियों ने सिपाहियों को दौड़ा लिया। दो सिपाही भाग निकले लेकिन एक सिपाही रामअवध यादव हत्थे चढ़ गया, जिसे यात्रियों ने जमकर पीटा। अफरातफरी के बीच ये सिपाही भी यात्रियों से छूटकर भाग निकला। इसके सुनील, सिराज, जितेंद्र, राजीव गुप्ता, अनिल, निजामुद्दीन समेत अन्य यात्रियों ने जीआरपी थाने का घेराव कर सिपाहियों के खिलाफ तहरीर दी।

थप्पड़ मारकर ट्रेन से उतारा

पीड़ित यात्री फैजाबाद निवासी सुनील कुमार, बहराइच के मेराज अली, बस्ती निवासी जितेंद्र कुमार, सिद्धार्थनगर के लवकुश ने बताया कि दो सौ रुपये न देने पर थप्पड़ मारकर ट्रेन से नीचे उतार दिया।

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पुणे एक्सप्रेस के यात्रियों ने तहरीर दी है। सिपाहियों की पहचान की जा रही है। दोषियों के खिलाफ कार्रवाई की जाएगी।

एसपी सोनकर, इंस्पेक्टर जीआरपी थाना सेंट्रल स्टेशन

Protest is mounting among the residents of Mahe against the high-speed rail corridor proposed by Kerala that apparently will pass through the Union Territory.The Anti High-Speed Rail Corridor committee carried out protests recently against the project which they said would in no way benefit their region and would prove adverse to the territory which had very high population density.Speaking to The Hindu , Mahe MLA E. Valsaraj said the move to encroach upon the Union Territory for the rail project would be opposed at any cost.“The move may not be deliberate, and the region may have got included while mapping the area for the rail route through satellite. However, since around nine square kilometre of land in the territory with nearly 43,000 residents have been included, the project is bound to affect the development and socio economic activities of the region. Moreover, it carries no benefit to Mahe. The protest may seem premature, but none should take our silence to be consent for the project,” he said.“Mahe cannot even afford to give land for the elevated paths as envisaged in the project, as it required building pillars with a width of 15-20 metres. Moreover, it is an inter-State issue. Also, as per the sketch put up by the Kerala High-Speed Rail Corporation Limited, it is not a straight path and follows a zigzag route. That shows that an alternative route excluding Mahe can be considered,” Mr. Valsaraj said.

The administration and members of the action committee have decided to meet the Chief Minister of Kerala Oommen Chandy to apprise him of the issue.

The Union Territory has a very high population density

Project will not benefit Mahe anyway, says MLA

Namakkal-based Makkal Sakthi Iyakkam (People’s Power Movement) has urged railway officials in the Salem Divisional office, Southern Railways, Railway Minister, Members of the Legislative Assemblies and Members of the Parliament in this region to provide various basic amenities to benefit passengers who make use of the Namakkal Railway Station.

District secretary of the Iyakkam, Kaliannan Perumal, alleged that the lethargic attitude of railway officials here by not providing necessary facilities and failing to fulfil their assurances to the people has tarnished the image of the department.

He cited the delay in diverting a number of express trains on the Salem to Karur route (through Namakkal) several months after announcement of the same has disappointed commuters of this district. While passenger train service alone is operated on the route commuters are hit by lack of a link road to the railway station”, he said.

Mr. Kaliannan added that lack of bus service to the railway station has forced people to undergo difficulty in crossing the bumpy mud road to reach the railway station.

The movement has also sought extension of the functioning time of the railway reservation counter on the Mohanur Road, in Namakkal town, by seven hours (from the present 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.) till 8 p.m.