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Samaikhyandhra JAC groups are said to be gearing up for a show down with rail-roko agitations on Sunday even as the police issued stern warnings to the protesters against stopping trains. The JAC groups had decided to stop trains as it would have an impact on the movement of people across the country and jolt the UPA Government at the Centre into going for a rethink on the bifurcation of the state. Leaders of Samaikyandhra Student JAC held a meeting with leaders of Telugu Desam, Congress and YSR Congress parties on Saturday and expressed their intention to stop trains as part of their ongoing agitation bifurcation of the state.The police officials ruled out allowing rail-roko agitations. Police Commissioner B. Shivadhar Reddy said that action against would be taken against the protesters as per law. He said Section 144 was clamped at railway stations and tracks under the city limits, banning unlawful assembly of people. Superintendent of Police (Visakha Rural) Vikramjeet Duggal said that trespass into railway stations, obstructing trains and causing inconvenience to passengers and damage to railway property are non-bailable offences.

Rail services were disrupted today on the Jammu-Pathankot route as the ABVP activists stopped a train at the Kathua railway station protesting the recent clashes at Kishtwar district.Demanding sacking of the Minister of State for Home, Sajjad Ahmed Kitchloo over the Kishtwar incident, the activists of ABVP blocked the railway tracks and raised anti-government slogans, police said.The Ahmedabad-bound train from Jammu was stopped for a brief period by the activists at the Kathua station. However, the rail services were restored when the protesters left the spot.Several political parties, including BJP, have blamed Kitchloo for the clashes between the two communities and demanded a high-level probe by independent authority.Meanwhile, VHP condemned the communal violence in Kishtwar and asked the Centre to take immediate steps in this regard, otherwise it would have "far reaching repercussions"."The killing of five jawans by the militants along the LoC is a well-planned conspiracy and the terrorists were responsible for the communal clashes in Kishtwar yesterday," VHP spokesperson Prakash Sharma said in a statement here."The Centre should take urgent measures to protect the minority communities and should or otherwise the incident would have far reaching repercussions," Sharma added.Clashes between two communities left two people dead and at least 20 injured, several business establishments and vehicles gutted in arson in Kishtwar district where curfew was clamped and Army called in to assist the local administration in maintaining law and order yesterday.

ABOHAR : The Haridwar intercity train was held up here for three hours on Saturday as the engine developed a fault. Hundreds of commuters were inconvenienced. The train finally left at 8 am after the Station Superintendent arranged another engine from Bathinda.

New Delhi  -- Near the Old Delhi railway station is a congested location with a quirky name. 'Pul Mithai' - a bridge with a sweet connection that goes back to the late 18th century. Pul Mithai is the stretch on Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Marg from Pili Kothi to the junction where it meets Qutb Road and Azad Market road with two railway lines passing below it. It was in 1783 that thousands of Sikhs led by Sardar Baghel Singh laid siege to the Red Fort during Shah Alam II's reign. The Mughal emperor, through his court official Munshi Ram Dyal and Begum Samroo, sought a "settlement.' In lieu of 'returning' the Red Fort, Baghel Singh would trace all the sites in Delhi connected with Sikh gurus and build gurdwaras there. He would stay for four years and get a cut from tax collected by Mughals for expenditure of his soldiers. "You conquer a city and you celebrate. Baghel Singh distributed sweets from this bridge to poor people," explains Dr Mohinder Singh of National Institute of Punjab Studies. Today, retailers selling spices, dry fruits and grains from under temporary canopies occupy the stretch that is filthy and most of the times occupied by cars parked haphazardly. Compared to four decades ago, the number of retailers has reduced but the clutter remains. However, there is no explanation as to why there was a bridge here in 1783 when the first railway line came up only about in 1860s.

MARGAO: Minister of State for Railways Adhir Rajan Chowdhury, on Saturday,  assured to re-start the skybus project of the Konkan Railway Corporation (KRC) by overcoming the financial problem.  Commenting  on the skybus project, which has been the failure, the minister said that “despite having financial implications,  the KRC had tried the new phenomena and later viewed  it as non-viable  for  it could not fetch the expected revenue  and that led to  the scrapping of the project.”

“I feel that the KRC should have a re-look at this phenomena as this is one of salient features of the KRC,’’ he opined.

Acknowledging  the  `wonderful’  service being provided by the Konkan Railway Corporation (KRC), the minister  said  it needs to emulated by the railway sectors.

Chowdhury, during his  first  Goa  visit as the minister, inspected the innovation of the KRC including the anti-collision device (ACD).

The Minister said that “though the KRC had financial  problems, the officials  tried to  give best of the services  to the commuters and they need to be praised for that.”

He visited the Margao railway station and later Verna station. He inspected the  ACD.

The managing director of KRC, Banu Tayal, informed that the management had added skybus to the urban transport act  to enable to  get  the necessary certificate for commencing the project.

“The  necessary changes are effected  in the  urban  transport act and the Railway Safety Commission  would see about it later,’’ he said  adding nearly Rs 100 crore are required for  the research works.

Tayal informed that the   Indian Railway  has already financed the KRC and urged the  state government “to pitch in for the KRC effective skybus project.”

Debaraj Panda, an officer of 1985 batch of the Indian Railway Traffic Service has joined as New Divisional Railway Manager (DRM) in Sambalpur Division of East Coast Railway. Prior to this new posting Panda was serving as Chief Freight Transportation Manager (CFTM) of East Coast Railway at Bhubaneswar.  Thereafter, he has worked in various important capacities in Adra, Waltair and Khurda divisions of South Eastern Railway and East Coast Railway.  He worked as Chief Vigilance officer in East Coast Railway Head quarters office. He also served in IRCTC as Group General Manager at Kolkata and as Chief Passenger Transportation Manager (CPTM) of East Coast Railway head quarters office. Apart from the above, he has also undergone training in strategic Management at Paris and Johannesburg.

Debaraj Panda, an officer of 1985 batch of the Indian Railway Traffic Service has joined as New Divisional Railway Manager (DRM) in Sambalpur Division of East Coast Railway. Prior to this new posting Panda was serving as Chief Freight Transportation Manager (CFTM) of East Coast Railway at Bhubaneswar.  Thereafter, he has worked in various important capacities in Adra, Waltair and Khurda divisions of South Eastern Railway and East Coast Railway.  He worked as Chief Vigilance officer in East Coast Railway Head quarters office. He also served in IRCTC as Group General Manager at Kolkata and as Chief Passenger Transportation Manager (CPTM) of East Coast Railway head quarters office. Apart from the above, he has also undergone training in strategic Management at Paris and Johannesburg.

Chandigarh : The Railways has decided to run a special weekly express train from Chandigarh to Dibrugarh to clear the passengers’ rush. As per the schedule timetable of the Railways, train number 05904 will depart from the city on every Sunday (from August 11) at 11.15 pm which will reach Dibrugarh at 6.15 am on Wednesday.On every Friday, train number 05903 will depart from Dibrugarh to Chandigarh. The train will depart from Dibrugarh at 8.40 am on every Friday and will reach Chandigarh at 1.10 pm on Sunday.The train will have 17 coaches, including an AC 2-tier, AC 3 tier, nine sleeper class, four general class and two disabled-friendly second class luggage van coaches. The special summer express will halt at 36 stations.

New Delhi : Traffic advisory has been issued in the city for August 13 for a full dress rehearsal of the upcoming Independence Day Celebrations at Red Fort. Several roads around Red Fort will be closed for general traffic from 5 a.m. to 9 a.m. on Tuesday. Amongst them are Netaji Subhash Marg from Delhi Gate to Chatta Rail, Lothian Road from GPO Delhi to Chatta Rail, S.P. Mukherjee Marg from H.C. Sen Marg to Yamuna Bazar Chowk, Chandni Chowk from Fountain to Red Fort Chowk, New Darya Ganj Road from Ring Road to Netaji Subhash Marg and Link Road from Esplanade Road to Netaji Subhash Marg. It has also been advised that vehicles avoid Tilak Marg, Mathura Road, BSZ Marg, Subhash Marg, J.L. Nehru Marg and Ring Road between Nizammuddin Bridge and ISBT bridge. Additionally, commuters should be aware that there will be special checking of all vehicles-private and commercial-entering the National Capital Territory (NCT) from the neighbouring states through border entry points after 8 p.m. on August 12. Public transportation will also be impacted as a result of the full dress rehearsal of the Independence Day Celebrations. Local city buses, including the DTC buses, will not move on Ring Road from 5 a.m. to 9 a.m. between Hanuman Setu and Bhairon Road 'T' point and will take an available alternative route. Buses ordinarily terminating at Red Fort, Jama Masjid and Delhi Main Railway Station will be curtailed and diverted as follows: Opposite Ramlila Ground on J.L.N. Marg for buses approaching from South and West Delhi. Pedestrians can approach the Red Fort via Nukkar Faiz Bazar and Subhash Marg; at Mori Gate and Tis Hazari for buses coming from North, North West and East Delhi via ISBT Bridge. Pedestrians can reach Red Fort via Pul Duffrin and S.P.Mukherjee Marg; at Boulevard Road opp. Maharaja Agrasen Park for buses coming from North Delhi side from Ring Road. Pedestrians can reach Red Fort via Lothian Road -Chatta Rail - S.P.Mukherjee Marg - Chandni Chowk -Esplanade Road. Normal bus service will be restored after 10 a.m. Goods vehicles and Interstate busses will be impacted as part of the lead-up to Independence Day Celebrations in the Capital. All goods vehicles will not be permitted between Nizamuddin bridge and Wazirabad bridge from the midnight on August 12 to 11 a.m. on August 13. Interstate Buses will not be allowed between Maharana Pratap ISBT and Sarai Kale Khan ISBT from 5 a.m. to 9 a.m. Both Goods vehicles and Interstate buses have been advised to commute via G.T.Road, Wazirabad Road and NH-24. For those needing to commute to the Old Delhi Railway Station from South Delhi, the traffic advisory has suggested to use the following route: Mother Teresa Crescent - Park Street - Mandir Marg - Panchkuian Road - Rani Jhansi Marg - Pul Duffrin - S.P.Mukherjee Marg to reach the Railway Station. For those commuting to Old Delhi Railway Station from other parts of the city, the traffic advisory has recommended the following path: All other directions from Ring Road - Kela Ghat Road - Zorawar Singh Marg - Mori Gate - Pul Duffrin -S.P.Mukherjee Marg to reach the Station. Meanwhile, commuting to the New Delhi Railway Station will not be impacted by the full dress rehearsal of the upcoming Independence Day Celebration. For commuters who would need to reach the Inter State Bus Terminus (ISBT) from New Delhi and South Delhi, it has been advised to follow the Mother Teresa Crescent - Park Street - Mandir Marg - Panchkuian Road - Rani Jhansi Road - Boulevard Road route. There will be no impact to commuters who want to reach the ISBT from North Delhi. To commuters who wish to reach Kasturba Hospital, the Ajmere Gate - Ajmere Bazar - Chowk Hauz Quazi - Chawri Bazar - Barshabulla - Urdu Bazar route has been recommended. The route to J.P.N Hospital will not be affected. Special instructions of the traffic advisory for August 13 has said that since the entire city will be under heightened security, barricades and checking will be intensified within the city and at the borders. Citizens have been requested to plan their movements, accordingly. (ANI)

मालबाजार, संवाद सूत्र : डुवार्स के महत्वपूर्ण रेलवे स्टेशन न्यू-माल जंक्शन के ढांचे की विकास की मांग जोर पकड़ने लगी है। गुरुवार को डुवार्स रेल बचाओ कमेटी की ओर से चार सूत्री मांगों को लेकर एनएफ रेलवे के अलीपुरद्वार डिवीजन के डीआररएम को ज्ञापन सौंपा गया। 12 संगठनों के प्रतिनिधि ज्ञापन में शामिल हुए। रेलवे प्रबंधन ने समस्या के समाधान का आश्वासन दिया है। हाल ही में गठित डुवार्स रेल बचाओ कमेटी के संचालक शांतिरंजन भट्टाचार्य, तेज कुमार टोप्पो एवं कल्याण कांति राय ने बताया कि डुवार्स रूट के महत्वपूर्ण रेलवे स्टेशन है न्यू-माल जंक्शन। अलीपुरद्वार जंक्शन व सिलीगुड़ी जंक्शन के बीच यह फीडर स्टेशन है। माल महकमा व पाश्ववर्ती महाड़ी इलाके के लाखों लोग इस स्टेशन पर निर्भर है। शांतिरंजन, तेजकुमार, कल्याण कांति राय ने बताया कि डिब्रुगढ़-यशवंतपुर, कामाख्या-पुरी, कामाख्या-जयपुर आदि ट्रेनों के स्टापेज न्यू-माल जंक्शन में देने की मांग की गई है। यह निर्णय यात्री सेवा के साथ-साथ पर्यटन के विकास में भी सहायक होगा। न्यू-माल जंक्शन के प्लेटफार्म के शेड को बढ़ाने, पार्किंग जोन व्यवस्था चालू करने, निर्धारित समय सूची के मुताबिक ट्रेन यातायात आदि मांग भी बातचीत में सामने आई है। शांतिरंजन भट्टाचार्य, तेजकुमार टोप्पो ने बताया कि हमारी लंबें समय की मांग है कि न्यू-माल जंक्शन से चेंगड़ाबांधा के बीच यात्री ट्रेन सेवा चालू की जाए। इसमें मालबाजार, नेउड़ा, लाटागुड़ी, मौलानी, मयनागुड़ी, चेंगड़ाबांधा सहित विस्तृत इलाके के जनपदों को लाभ पहुंचेगा, लेकिन इस रूट में ट्रेन सेवा चालू होने को लेकर टालमटोल चल रहा है। इस रूट पर ट्रेन चलाने की मांग भी की गई है। डुवार्स रेल बचाओ कमेटी के कार्यकर्ताओं ने बताया कि ट्रेन व हाथी के बीच संघर्ष की घटना को रोकने के लिए आवश्यक कदम उठाने की आवश्यकता है। साथ ही डुवार्स रूट पर एक्सप्रेस व मेल ट्रेनों को किसी तरह अन्य रूटों में नहीं घुमाया दिया जाए इस विषय को सुनिश्चित करना होगा। एनएफ रेवले के अलीपुरद्वार डिवीजन के डीआरएम वीरेंद्र कुमार ने बताया कि ज्ञापन मिला है। न्यू-माल जंक्शन में लंबी दूरी के ट्रेनों के स्टॉपेज को लेकर समीक्षा की जाएगी। इसके बाद कदम उठाया जाएगा। इसके अलावा स्टेशन के ढांचे का विकास कार्य चल रहा है। डीआरएम ने बताया कि न्यू-माल जंक्शन से चेंगड़ाबांधा तक ट्रेन लाइन अब रेलवे कंस्ट्रक्शन विभाग के अंतर्गत है। इस रूट पर काम के संबंध में कंस्ट्रक्शन विभाग से खबर