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बिलासपुर। जोन के 28 रेलवे स्टेशन नक्सलियों के निशाने पर हैं। रेलवे सुरक्षा बल ने खुफिया जानकारियों और नक्सलियों की सक्रियता के आधार पर इन स्टेशनों को संवेदनशील घोषित कर दिया है। इनकी सूची रेलवे बोर्ड के साथ ही राज्य शासन को भी भेजी गई है, ताकि समय रहते सुरक्षा मजबूत की जा सके। रायपुर, बिलासपुर व नागपुर डिवीजन के 28 रेलवे स्टेशनों पर नक्सलियों की चहलकदमी की खबर आरपीएफ को मिली है। बताया जा रहा है कि नक्सली इन स्टेशनों में आम लोगों को निशाना बना सकते हैं, लिहाजा आरपीएफ से लेकर स्थानीय पुलिस भी हाईअलर्ट पर है।
रेलवे सुरक्षा बल की रिपोर्ट से पता चला है कि नक्सली छत्तीसगढ़ व महाराष्ट्र की सीमा में सक्रिय हैं। नागपुर डिवीजन में सबसे अधिक 16 संवेदनशील स्टेशन हैं। बिलासपुर डिवीजन के 9 और रायपुर के 3 स्टेशन नक्सल गतिविधियों से प्रभावित हैं।
52 ब्रिज व टर्मिनल पर नजर
नक्सली आम लोगों की हत्या करने की मंशा से रेलवे ब्रिज व टर्मिनल (सुरंग) को भी निशाना बना सकते हैं। आरपीएफ ने जोन के ऐसे 52 रेलब्रिज व 227 मीटर लंबे टर्मिनल को संवेदनशील माना है।
ये हैं संवेदनशील स्टेशन
1. बिलासपुर डिवीजन: टेंगनमाड़ा, खोडऱी, खोंगसरा, बोरीडांड, उदलकछार, दर्रीटोला, नगर, जामगा एवं दगोरा।
2. रायपुर डिवीजन: बालोद, कुसुमकसा एवं दल्लीराजहरा।
3. नागपुर डिवीजन: गोंदिया, दारेकसा, सालेकसा, बोरतलाब, पनियाजॉब, डोंगरगढ़, राजनांदगांव, बालाघाट, सामनापुर, चारेगांव, लमता, देवालगांव, अर्जुनी, वाडसा, नागभीर एवं चांदाफोर्ट।

बिलासपुर। जोन के 28 रेलवे स्टेशन नक्सलियों के निशाने पर हैं। रेलवे सुरक्षा बल ने खुफिया जानकारियों और नक्सलियों की सक्रियता के आधार पर इन स्टेशनों को संवेदनशील घोषित कर दिया है। इनकी सूची रेलवे बोर्ड के साथ ही राज्य शासन को भी भेजी गई है, ताकि समय रहते सुरक्षा मजबूत की जा सके। रायपुर, बिलासपुर व नागपुर डिवीजन के 28 रेलवे स्टेशनों पर नक्सलियों की चहलकदमी की खबर आरपीएफ को मिली है। बताया जा रहा है कि नक्सली इन स्टेशनों में आम लोगों को निशाना बना सकते हैं, लिहाजा आरपीएफ से लेकर स्थानीय पुलिस भी हाईअलर्ट पर है।
रेलवे सुरक्षा बल की रिपोर्ट से पता चला है कि नक्सली छत्तीसगढ़ व महाराष्ट्र की सीमा में सक्रिय हैं। नागपुर डिवीजन में सबसे अधिक 16 संवेदनशील स्टेशन हैं। बिलासपुर डिवीजन के 9 और रायपुर के 3 स्टेशन नक्सल गतिविधियों से प्रभावित हैं।
52 ब्रिज व टर्मिनल पर नजर
नक्सली आम लोगों की हत्या करने की मंशा से रेलवे ब्रिज व टर्मिनल (सुरंग) को भी निशाना बना सकते हैं। आरपीएफ ने जोन के ऐसे 52 रेलब्रिज व 227 मीटर लंबे टर्मिनल को संवेदनशील माना है।
ये हैं संवेदनशील स्टेशन
1. बिलासपुर डिवीजन: टेंगनमाड़ा, खोडऱी, खोंगसरा, बोरीडांड, उदलकछार, दर्रीटोला, नगर, जामगा एवं दगोरा।
2. रायपुर डिवीजन: बालोद, कुसुमकसा एवं दल्लीराजहरा।
3. नागपुर डिवीजन: गोंदिया, दारेकसा, सालेकसा, बोरतलाब, पनियाजॉब, डोंगरगढ़, राजनांदगांव, बालाघाट, सामनापुर, चारेगांव, लमता, देवालगांव, अर्जुनी, वाडसा, नागभीर एवं चांदाफोर्ट।

Thousands of unsuccessful applicants went on a rampage during an army recruitment campaign at Gorakhpur, pelting stones at buses and stopping trains.On the last day of the 'Sena Bharti Mela' at the RPSF camp on Friday, candidates from Mau district were tested. A total of 362 of them were selected and rest about 5,000 were found ineligible, police said.Some of these 5,000 candidates while returning home created a ruckus at the railway platforms, bus stations and streets of the city.They travelled in autorickshaws and buses without paying the fare and also pelted stones on roadways buses, police said.The accused looted railway vendors and stopped Durg Express, Bagh Express and Varanasi-Gorakhpur Intercity trains on Cantt Railway station in a bid to board them, railway sources said.They stopped Shaheed Express at the Cantt railway station for hours.Policemen and RPF jawans controlled the mob and got the train moving. The railway is trying to identify the miscreants through CCTV footage, a railway spokesman said.

"The guilty will be punished once the identification is established," he added.

The proposal for introduction of pre-paid taxi service at Cuttack railway station seems to have gained wings with the Railway authorities agreeing to fast-track infrastructure development for it.The Railways has been entrusted with the responsibility of providing parking spaces and developing taxi bays at the entry and exit points of the railway station. Ticket counters for the prepaid service would also be set up with the support of the Railways. The issue was discussed with the Divisional Railway Manager (DRM) in the High Court-appointed Traffic Management Committee meeting, chaired by Commissioner of Police Dr R P Sharma here.The committee had proposed launch of the  prepaid taxi service following the success of the prepaid auto rickshaw service at the Railway station. According to the assessment made by the committee, the service would start off with around 50 taxis in the initial phase.The objective is to provide hassle-free transport service, both intra-city and outside, to the people.A substantial chunk of the passengers, who alight at Cuttack station, are from neighbouring districts like Jagatsinghpur, Dhenkanal, Kendrapara and Jajpur. The taxi service would be highly beneficial for them as they face problems in arranging onward transportation to their destinations.  Along with development of infrastructure, the committee will also get down to formulating the fare structure for the taxis. The fares would be decided by the Transport department officials in consultation with the committee.

The process will go underway soon. Though no immediate timeline has been fixed, the target is to launch the prepaid taxi service by the end of this year, sources said.

परळी वैजनाथ - मागील रेल्वे अर्थसंकल्पात मंजूर करण्यात आलेली मुंबई-लातूर-परळी-नांदेड ही रेल्वेगाडी लवकरच सुरू करण्यात येईल, असे आश्‍वासन केंद्रीय रेल्वेमंत्री मल्लिकार्जुन खर्गे यांनी खासदार गोपीनाथ मुंडे यांच्या नेतृत्वाखालील भेटलेल्या शिष्टमंडळाला दिले.

परळी रेल्वे संघर्ष समितीतर्फे मुंबई-लातूर-परळी-नांदेड रेल्वे सुरू करावी या व इतर मागण्यांसाठी अनेक दिवसांपासून आंदोलन सुरू आहे. या आंदोलनाचा एक भाग म्हणून ता. 15 ऑगस्टला परळी रेल्वेस्थानकात रेल रोको करण्याचा इशारा देण्यात आला होता. याप्रश्‍नी भाजप नेते खासदार गोपीनाथ मुंडे यांनी रेल्वेमंत्री खर्गे यांच्याशी चर्चा केली. श्री. खर्गे यांनी ही गाडी सुरू करण्यासाठी परळीतील संघर्ष समितीच्या कार्यकर्त्यांना वेळ दिला. त्यामुळे रेल रोको आंदोलन मागे घेण्यात आले. शुक्रवारी, ता. 23 खासदार श्री. मुंडे यांच्या नेतृत्वाखाली परळीतील रेल्वे संघर्ष समिती, विविध पक्षीय कार्यकर्ते, सामाजिक कार्यकर्ते, पत्रकार आदी कार्यकर्त्यांचे शिष्टमंडळाने दुपारी रेल्वे भवनात रेल्वेमंत्री श्री. खर्गे भेट घेतली. यावेळी एक तास झालेल्या चर्चेत मुंबई-लातूर-परळी-नांदेड गाडी सुरू करण्याबरोबरच परळी रेल्वेस्थानकाचा नांदेड विभागात समावेश करावा, परळी-औरंगाबाद जलद गाडी सुरू करावी, परळी परिसरातील मालेवाडी येथे रेल्वे फाटक बसवावे, शहरात रेल्वेस्थानकात परिसरात भुयारी मार्ग बांधावा आदी मागण्या रेल्वेमंत्र्यांकडे करण्यात आल्या.

The National Commission for Women (NCW) has decided to take up the issue of the attack on an American woman, Michelle Marks, 28, on a local train on Sunday between Marine Lines and Charni Road stations. A drug addict allegedly attacked Marks with a blade while trying to snatch her iPhone.

“Even though Marks escaped with minor injuries, the incident in itself is serious in nature. We are concerned about the safety of millions of women who commute on local trains,’’ said commission member Nirmala Samant-Prabhavalkar.

“I plan to meet the victim soon and get a first-hand report of the incident. I spoke to Prabhat Kumar, chief of Government Railway Police (GRP), Mumbai, and have asked him to submit a report to the commission immediately.”

Meanwhile, the Mumbai Railway Pravasi Sangh has slammed the railway ministry for its failure to ensure passenger safety. Sangh president Madhu Kotian said, “It’s a disgrace that the ministry, which gets a revenue of Rs1,800 crore annually from Mumbai’s suburban railway, does not deem it necessary to provide for security. Every time an incident takes place, it claims that there is a paucity of police personnel.’’

Kotian said the Railway Protection Force (RPF) claimed that they are tasked with only protecting railway property.

“The GRP, which comes under the state government, has completely failed in its task,’’ said a daily commuter, Chandresh Dani.

Nazima Sayyed, vice-president of the Sangh, said the organisation has decided to lead a delegation of women commuters to home minister RR Patil to complain about the “utter lack of security’’ on the city’s local trains

The National Commission for Women (NCW) has decided to take up the issue of the attack on an American woman, Michelle Marks, 28, on a local train on Sunday between Marine Lines and Charni Road stations. A drug addict allegedly attacked Marks with a blade while trying to snatch her iPhone.

“Even though Marks escaped with minor injuries, the incident in itself is serious in nature. We are concerned about the safety of millions of women who commute on local trains,’’ said commission member Nirmala Samant-Prabhavalkar.

“I plan to meet the victim soon and get a first-hand report of the incident. I spoke to Prabhat Kumar, chief of Government Railway Police (GRP), Mumbai, and have asked him to submit a report to the commission immediately.”

Meanwhile, the Mumbai Railway Pravasi Sangh has slammed the railway ministry for its failure to ensure passenger safety. Sangh president Madhu Kotian said, “It’s a disgrace that the ministry, which gets a revenue of Rs1,800 crore annually from Mumbai’s suburban railway, does not deem it necessary to provide for security. Every time an incident takes place, it claims that there is a paucity of police personnel.’’

Kotian said the Railway Protection Force (RPF) claimed that they are tasked with only protecting railway property.

“The GRP, which comes under the state government, has completely failed in its task,’’ said a daily commuter, Chandresh Dani.

Nazima Sayyed, vice-president of the Sangh, said the organisation has decided to lead a delegation of women commuters to home minister RR Patil to complain about the “utter lack of security’’ on the city’s local trains

Bhubaneswar/Visakhapatnam: The much-awaited security makeover of Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, Puri and Visakhapatnam railway stations under East Coast Railway (ECoR) is likely to be commissioned by December, official sources said. Railways would spend Rs.1.9 crore for implementation of the proposed integrated security system, involving video surveillance, personal and baggage screening, access control and explosive detection.

“High frequency colour cameras with day and night vision will be installed to keep a hawk’s eye on movement of people on platforms, parking lots and surrounding areas,” said a senior railway protection force (RPF) officer.

For proper frisking of vehicles, there will be vehicle surveillance system with boom barriers and advanced vehicle scanners outside the station. “The system will be equipped to capture images of drivers and number plates of vehicles,” he said.

While the existing baggage scanner often gets defunct, the railways would put in place an advanced X-ray baggage scanner at the station. Besides, latest door frame metal detectors and hand-held ones would replace the old devices, sources said.

There will be provision of water cannon, gas cutters, bomb basket, bomb suit among others under the explosive detection and disposal system, sources said. “Those who will handle the integrated security system would be properly trained,” said the RPF officer.

The railways chalked out the proposed fool-proof security measures in the aftermath of the 2008 serial blasts in Mumbai.

ALLAHABAD: A review meeting regarding the various ongoing projects of the North Central Railway was organised at NCR headquarters in Subedarganj on Friday.

Addressing the meeting, general manager of NCR Alok Johri observed that the progress of the ongoing projects compared to last year is better but there is need for accelerating the pace to complete the projects within the stipulated time frame work.

He laid stress on acceleration in implementing the ongoing work of automatic signalling of Allahabad-Mughalsarai and Aligarh-Ghaziabad sections. He also advised for preparing the plan for decongestion of station yard of Allahabad and Agra. Further, there is need for improvement in works relating to the stations of Subedarganj, Cheoki, Eidgah and Agra Fort stations, he said.

He also observed that works related to safety at the level crossings should be conducted on a priority basis and work on construction of 25 ROBs (Railway Overbridges) and 75 limited height subways should also be completed in this financial year.

He said, "The officers should undertake steps for the safety and security of the staff deputed at the work field. Better co-ordination between the different departments is also needed."

Participating in the meeting, principal chief engineer Satish Kumar instructed for preparation of the engineering scale plan for the projects of the next year.

Before start of the meeting, principal chief engineer Satish Kumar welcomed the general manager Alok Johri. During the meeting, works relating to construction department, IRPMU and open line were also discussed. During the meeting, all heads of departments, divisional railway managers of Allahabad, Agra and Jhansi divisions were present.

Members of the Divisional Railway Users Consultative Committee, Hyderabad, have urged the the SCR to introduce new trains, change  timings of trains and create amenities for passengers.

These suggestions were made at the 53rd DRUCC meeting of Hyderabad division held at Hyderabad Bhavan under the chairmanship of divisional railway manager Rakesh Aron.  The members also sought installation of automatic ticket-vending machines at non-suburban stations, halts for some trains at certain stations,  improvement in cleanliness at stations and on trains, speeding up of trains on the Nizamabad-Bodhan line, longer working hours for PRS counters, enhancement of the security of physically-challenged passengers, etc.