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ब्रह्मपुत्र में ‘टल्ली’ युवकों का उत्पात, गिरफ्तार

KANPUR कानपुर। तिनसुखिया से दिल्ली जा रही ब्रह्मपुत्र मेल के एसी कोच में लेग पीस नहीं देने पर ‘टल्ली’ युवकों ने जमकर हंगामा किया। कोच कंडक्टर की रिपोर्ट पर दोनों युवकों को कानपुर सेंट्रल पर उतारकर गिरफ्तार कर लिया गया। बाद में दोनों को रेलवे मजिस्ट्रेट की कोर्ट में पेश किया गया। गिरफ्तार युवकों में से एक ने अपने को न्यूज चैनल का फोटोग्राफर बताया है।
ब्रह्मपुत्र मेल में कक्कड़नगर, पटना निवासी कुमार गौतम और मुकेश दिल्ली जाने को ट्रेन के एसी थर्ड के बी-2 कोच में सवार हुए। शुक्रवार देर रात इलाहाबाद से ट्रेन के चलते ही कुमार गौतम ने वेंडर से लेग पीस मांगा तो वेंडरों ने यह कहकर मना कर दिया कि एडवांस बुकिंग कराने वाले यात्रियों को ही नानवेज परोसा जाता है। इस पर नशे में धुत युवक वेंडर से भिड़ गए। यात्रियों के बवाल की शिकायत करने पर कोच कंडक्टर ने कंट्रोल के जरिए रेलवे सुरक्षा बल को सूचना दी। मेमो मिलते ही आरपीएफ के एएसआई सभाशंकर द्विवेदी और देवेंद्र पांडे प्लेटफार्म नंबर दो पर पहुंचे और दोनों को हिरासत में ले लिया। आरपीएफ टीम ने शनिवार को दोनों को रेलवे मजिस्ट्रेट की कोर्ट में पेश किया। वहां जुर्माना देने पर रिहा कर दिया गया।
•कोच में मुर्गे की टांग नहीं देने पर हंगामा

GUWAHATI  – The feasibility study for five rail links between the bordering towns of India and Bhutan, conducted by the Railways, has reached an advanced stage.According to senior Northeast Frontier Railway (Construction) officials, the progress of the survey in all the five links is over 50 per cent as at the end of last month.“The study is going on at a steady pace, considering the terrain and the fact that it will involve two sovereign nations. This year’s Railway Budget made special provision considering cost updating for the survey which was initially sanctioned in 2007,” an official said.The proposed links will have an approximate total length of 198 km. Of the five proposed lines, two will connect West Bengal with Bhutan and the rest three will be between Assam and Bhutan.The lines are Banarhat (West Bengal)-Samtse (Bhutan) with a proposed length of 23.15 km, Hasimara (West Bengal)-Phuentsholing (Bhutan) of 17.51 km, Kokrajhar-Gelephu of 57.7 km, Pathsala-Nganglam of 51.15 km and Rangia-Samdrup Jongkhar of 48.04 km.

“The survey has to take into account various factors including alignment of the proposed lines, feasibility and prospects for land acquisition, economics of the areas through which the lines will pass including viability of such links and so on. Besides, it involves detailed discussions with the state governments concerned,” the official said.

Another senior Railway official said that, if sanctioned, the link between the border towns of the two countries could give a massive boost to bilateral trade and the local economy.

“It will also act a precursor to similar rail links between India and the South-East Asian nations,” he said.

Once the feasibility survey is over, reports are sent to the Railway Board for sanction and the Railway Ministry enters the picture along with the Parliamentary Standing Committee of Railways.

Southern Railway has announced suspension of the following trains on Saturdays/Sundays till December 1 with effect from Sunday (September 1) for operational reasons: Tiruchi-Karaikudi passenger (76831) on Saturday; Karaikudi-Tiruchi passenger (76830) on Sunday; Dindigul-Tiruchi passenger (56704) on Sunday; Tiruchi-Dindigul passenger (56703) on Sunday; Tiruchi-Manamadurai passenger (76807) on Sunday; and Manamadurai-Tiruchi passenger (76808) on Sunday.

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Will help students from other parts of TN, country book tickets easily; similar initiative at IIT-M a big hit, say officials

Soon, students of Sathyabama University may be able to book railway tickets from their campus, as the postal department is planning to set up a counter there. This would help many students who are from other parts of the State and country to book tickets to their hometowns, officials said.

The department is currently studying a proposal to determine the feasibility of this project.

If set up, the counter will function from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on all working days. It will be open for two hours between 10 a.m. and noon for booking tatkal tickets.

At present, the postal department offers such passenger reservation systems in seven places across the Chennai city region as part of a tie-up with Southern Railway. Besides those at Thiruvettipuram in Tiruvannamalai district, Ginjee and Villupuram, the department offers the service in Sriperumbudur, Kalpakkam and Shastri Bhavan.

Recently, a passenger reservation system counter was inaugurated at the IIT-Madras post office, officials said. Students at IIT-M said the facility was particularly useful for tatkal booking. Many of them opt for tatkal tickets as they often go on unplanned holiday or visits to their hometowns.

Sreenidhi Krishnan, a third-year student of humanities, said “I frequently travel to Kerala. Booking tatkal tickets online is difficult as hundreds of people all over are attempting to book simultaneously. If it hadn’t been for this counter, I would have to wait in long queue at Guindy railway station to buy train tickets.”

Postmaster general, Chennai City Region, Mervin Alexander said the department plans to open more such facilities wherever there is demand – be it at educational institutions or residential hubs. “We chose places that do not have Southern Railway centres for ticket reservations,” he said.

Among the post offices that offer the reservation service, the Shastri Bhavan post office is the most sought after with nearly 2,000 bookings done every month. It earns the department a revenue of Rs. 35,000 a month.

A total of around 9,000 bookings are done from all seven of the passenger reservation system counters, (excluding the one at IIT-M) every month. The department gets a revenue of nearly Rs. 2 lakh a month from these facilities.

Muzaffarnagar: Four students of Darul Uloom seminary were allegedly beaten up in a train near Khatoli town here on Saturday, triggering tension in the area as residents blocked Delhi-Dehradun national highway.M Kaiser from Patna, Saifulla (Delhi), M Sajid (Deoria) and Badruuuddin (Assam), who were on way to the national capital from Deoband, were beaten up by some persons in a Ambala-Delhi passenger train between Mansoorpur and Khatoli railway stations, police said.The GRP arrested three accused and handed them over to local police at Khatoli railway station while the injured students were taken to hospital.Meanwhile, hundreds of locals gathered at the Khatoli railway station and demanded stern action against the accused.The protesters followed the accused to Khatoli police station and held a protest there. The irate locals blocked traffic movement on the nearby Delhi-Dehradun national highway.Following the incident, tension gripped Muzaffarnagar and Khatoli town area as shops downed their shutters, sources said.Expressing concern over the attack on students, Vice Chancellor of Darul Uloom Deoband Maulana Abul Kasim said that earlier too students of the seminary had been attacked in the trains.The issue has been raised with the state government and railway authorities and security for the students had been sought, Kasim told a news agency.

Two days back, a similar incident was reported and despite the request of Darul Uloom to railway authorities and senior police officers for protection of students in trains no action has been taken in this regard, he said.

ALLAHABAD: Government Railway Police (GRP) successfully nabbed three criminals involved in stealing passenger's luggage on Saturday. These criminals, identified as Aslam of Shahganj in Allahabad, Arif of Unchgaon and Shantoo Mishra of Bihar, were arrested from platform number 9/10 of Allahabad railway junction.Tools used in stealing including cutter, screw driver, plier and other material were recovered from their possession. This gang of criminals was involved in many cases of theft of the luggage of the passengers traveling on Mughalsarai-Allahabad, Allahabad-Katni and Allahabad-Kanpur section.

LUCKNOW: Divisional commissioner of Lucknow Sanjeev Saran held a meeting with Lucknow Development Authority vice chairman Asthabhuja Tewari and municipal commissioner RK Singh on Saturday to review the city's mobility plan. Saran instructed UP State Bridge Corporation to prepare proposals to make additional flyovers in the city under Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) scheme.The meeting was held to discuss better transport options according to the needs of growing population of the city. Officials were happy with the proposal of constructing additional flyovers as it is an urgent need considering frequent traffic jams at major roundabouts and roads of the city. The projects will fetch 50% funds under the national scheme of JNNURM while the rest would be borne by the state.The state government is also promoting construction of many flyovers in the city. While it has already funded ROBs (railway over bridges) at Daliganj, Arjunganj, Loretto and Puraniya, it has proposed two more ROBs at Alamnagar and Malhaur. Daliganj ROB has already been completed in a record time of 9 months by the bridge corporation. Construction of other ROBs is in full swing.To make the transport system smooth, Urban Mass Transit Corporation has prepared comprehensive mobility plan for the city.

AURANGABAD: The railway police on Saturday afternoon handed over two minor girls, who had run away from their homes in Jalna in the morning, to their relatives."The two girls, who were around 13 years of age and belonged to Jalna, about 60 km from here, ran away from home and were heading to Mumbai," said Rameshwar Gade, assistant police inspector, railway police station, Aurangabad."The girls said they fled because their parents forced them to study and asked them to do household chores," Gade said.Gade said the girls decided to run away on Saturday morning and caught a train to Mumbai, but soon realized that they had no means to survive and did not know what they would do in Mumbai. "The girls also started feeling hungry which made them get down from the train at Aurangabad station," he said. The duo then approached some policemen and alleged that they were kidnapped and had somehow managed to escape. However, the police found the story suspicious. "One of the girls had a school bag, further raising suspicion," Gade said.After sustained questioning, the girls admitted that they had escaped from home. "The girls feared that they would have to face the wrath of their parents and hence, came up with a fake story," Gade said.

Earlier, the duo's parents had lodged a missing persons' complaint with the Jalna police. "The parents were immediately contacted andthe duo was handed over to them," Gade said.

He added that the girls did not suffer injuries while being on the run.

Southern Railway has announced suspension of the following trains on Saturdays/Sundays till December 1 with effect from Sunday (September 1) for operational reasons: Tiruchi-Karaikudi passenger (76831) on Saturday; Karaikudi-Tiruchi passenger (76830) on Sunday; Dindigul-Tiruchi passenger (56704) on Sunday; Tiruchi-Dindigul passenger (56703) on Sunday; Tiruchi-Manamadurai passenger (76807) on Sunday; and Manamadurai-Tiruchi passenger (76808) on Sunday.