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LUCKNOW: The leisurely entry at Charbagh station would be restricted in the coming months as the place would be equipped with a multiple security check system.Railways has given its nod to Integrated Security System (ISS), a hi-tech security infrastructure, for Charbagh. It would ensure airport like security at the railway station. "Funds have been sanctioned and tendering will start soon," said senior DCM, Northern Railway, Lucknow, Ashwini Srivastava. ISS will be installed at the main Charbagh station as well as Lucknow Junction.The Integrated Security System will cover entry/exit points, circulating area, concourse, all platforms, parcel area, PRS (reservation buildings), foot-over-bridges, yard pit shed, washing line, station limit (home signal to home signal) and vehicle entry point (to record vehicle number plate and vehicle details).ISS has to be implemented at 140 railway stations identified as "sensitive" across the country. Charbagh, too, falls under this category. ISS is a multi-pronged security system which will be least intrusive. In 2010, Railway Board had announced implementing ISS at railway stations but it failed to take off due to shortage of funds. But, now that funds have been sanctioned, the process would begin soon. Railways will start floating tenders to put the needed paraphernalia in place. ISS will take the level of security several notches higher from the existing one. The concept is to have multiple checking system -- starting from entry to station premises and continuing till boarding of the train.

Being a comprehensive set-up, Railways had to float an integrated contract for the system. Since the cost of installing the system was high, it was felt initially that it could not be done at the divisional level. But now tenders will be floated at the divisional level.

The site security plan for each identified station has been prepared by zonal railways. This is to assess the exact requirement of equipment as well as civil and other associated works before finalising the proposal.

Anonymous call kept security personnel on tenterhooks

An anonymous call claiming that a bomb had been planted in the Chennai-bound Vaigai Express from Madurai kept security personnel on tenterhooks on Wednesday.The call, which turned out to be a hoax, delayed the departure of the train from Tiruchi Junction more than an hour and a half. The prank call caused hardship to travellers who alighted from the train upon being alerted by the security personnel to enable them to carry out thorough checks.Police sources said moments after the train arrived Tiruchi, an anonymous caller rang up the Government Railway Police (GRP) Helpline number 9962 500500 at Chennai from a mobile phone around 9.10 a.m. threatening that a bomb had been planted in the super fast express train.The message was immediately conveyed to the GRP at Tiruhi railway station from the master control room at Chennai. The train was stopped and the security personnel at the station asked passengers to get down from the coaches. Personnel of the Bomb Detection and Disposal Squad (BDDS) of the city police also descended on the station.The BDDS of the RPF and city police, besides GRP personnel, jointly checked the entire train with equipment utilised for anti-sabotage missions. Sniffer dogs were also deployed.

After it was clear that there was no explosive substance in any compartment, the passengers were allowed to board the train.

The sources said as a precautionary measure, three detective dogs of the RPF were sent along with the escort parties in the train up to Chengalpattu Junction.

यूटीएस काउंटर पर मंगलवार को टिकट कटाने को यात्रियों की भीड़ उमड़ पड़ी। एक काउंटर पर दो से तीन सौ यात्रियों की लंबी कतार रही। सात काउंटर से टिकट की बिक्री हुई। कर्मियों की कमी के कारण तीन काउंटर बंद रहे। इससे यात्रियों को टिकट लेने के लिए मारामारी करनी पड़ी। धक्का मुक्की में टिकट लेकर भी दर्जन भर यात्रियों की ट्रेनें छूट गई। इसके बाद वापसी के लिए यात्री लाइन में लग गए। लाइन में तीन घंटे रहने पर काउंटर पर पहुंचे, तो किराया भी गया।यात्रियों का कहना है कि ट्रेन छूटने से किराया भी चला गया। दोनों तरफ से घाटा हो गया। इस तरह की व्यवस्था से गरीब लोगों की जेब खाली हो रही है।

नागपूर

मोबाइलद्वारे रेल्वे आरक्षणाची सोय १ जुलैपासून रेल्वे प्रशासनाने उपलब्ध करून दिली आहे . या आरक्षणाला प्रतिसाद मिळत असल्याचे रेल्वेच्या सूत्रांनी सांगितले .
यासाठी प्रवाशांना आपला मोबाइल नंबर तसेच बँक खाते क्रमांक यांची नोंदणी आयआरसीटीसीकडे ( इंडियन रेल्वे कॅटरिंग अँड टुरिझम कॉर्पोरेशन ) करावी लागेल . संबंधित प्रवाशाला बँक मोबाइल मनी आयडेंटिफियर तसेच वनटाइम पासवर्ड देईल . तिकिटाचे पैसे भरण्यासाठी हे आवश्यक आहे . मोबाइलवरून आरक्षण करताना मेसेज बॉक्समध्ये गाडी क्रमांक , जिथे जायचे ते स्टेशन , प्रवासाची तारीख , प्रवाशांचे नाव , वय व लिंग लिहून तो मॅसेज आयआरसीटीसीने दिलेल्या नंबरवर पाठवायचा आहे . नियमानुसार सफल बुकिंग तिकीटचा मॅसेज आपल्या मोबाइलवर येईल . आयआरटीसीद्वारे मिळालेल्या या मेसेजसह प्रवास करताना आपले मूळ ओळखपत्र सोबत ठेवावे लागेल . मोबाइल मेसेजच्या माध्यमातून प्रवाशी आपले तिकीट रद्दही करू शकतात . मात्र , या योजनेत सकाळी ८ ते दुपारी १२ या वेळात मोबाइल मेसेजद्वारे तिकीट बुकिंग करता येणार नाही , असे दक्षिण पूर्व मध्य रेल्वेने कळविले आहे . अधिक माहिती आयआरसीटीसीच्या वेबसाइटवर मिळू शकेल .

नागपूर

संत्रानगरीत मेट्रो आणा ही खासदार विलास मुत्तेमवारांची मागणी लवकर पूर्ण करा , अशी मागणी हैदर अली दोसानी यांनी नगरविकास मंत्री कलमनाथ यांच्याकडे केली . काही दिवसांपूर्वीच हैदर अली यांनी कलमनाथ यांची भेट घेऊन त्यांना याबाबत निवेदन दिले .

नागपूर देशाच्या मध्यभागी आहे . महाराष्ट्राखेरीज मध्य प्रदेश , आंध्र प्रदेश , छत्तीसगड राज्यांमधील ज ‍ वळपास ४८ जिल्ह्यांशी व्यापारिकदृष्ट्या नागपूरचा संबंध येतो . त्यामुळे येथे विविध घडामोडी घडत असतात . दिवसेंदिवस शहराचा व्याप वाढत आहे . त्यामुळे भविष्यात वाहतुकीचा मोठा प्रश्न निर्माण होणार आहे . भविष्याच्या दृष्टिकोनातून शहरात मेट्रो अत्यंत आवश्यक आहे . त्यामुळे नागपुरात मेट्रो प्रकल्पाला मंजुरी देण्यात यावी , अशी मागणी हतकरघा महामंडळाचे माजी अध्यक्ष हैदर अली यांनी केली आहे .

PATNA: Railways has extended the run of New Delhi-Patna AC superfast train up to July 16 while New Delhi -Darbhanga summer special train will now run up to July 14. Similarly Haridwar-Muzaffarpur summer special train will run up to July 16, ECR CPRO Amitabh Prabhakar said.

Rajdhani Express: Ranchi-New Delhi Rajdhani Express, which is running via Barkakana, will now run twice a week. While it runs from New Delhi end on Thursday and Monday, it will run on Saturday and Tuesday from Ranchi end, the CPRO said.

Coaches attached: Railways attached one AC2 and a sleeper coach on permanent basis to Patna - Bangalore Sanghmitra Express (12295-12296) from Wednesday to cope up with rush of passengers. The load combination of this train has now increased to 23 from the existing 21. The number of AC2 coaches has increased to three and sleeper to 11, the ECR CPRO said.

ECR's new financial adviser: S K Mallik took over charge as the new financial adviser-cum-chief administrative officer of ECR on Monday. He had worked in various capacities in ECR and piloted many projects of railways successfully.

Officials' meet: ECR GM Madhuresh Kumar on Wednesday held a high-level meeting with ECR senior officials at its headquarters in Hajipur. He discussed passenger amenities available at stations. The ECR GM said railways still continues to be the cheapest and most comfortable mode of transport across the country.

According to a survey carried out by railways, it has come to light that while roadways' fare for Gaya is Rs70 by bus from Patna, it is Rs35 only by train. Roadways fare for Muzaffarpur is Rs70 while it is Rs57 by train. Similarly, railway fare is Rs25 for Ara while it is Rs48 by a bus from Patna, said the ECR GM.

MADURAI: Police teams from Government Railway Police and Railway Protection Force jointly carried out a search operation in Madurai junction as well as on three trains passing through on Wednesday after the Vaigai Express that originates from Madurai was searched in Trichy junction followed by a bomb threat call.

The search was carried out between 11am and 1.30pm covering entire station premises and trains that passed through the junction during that time.

The 15 member GRP team led by DSP C Vellaiyan and ten-member team of RPF led by its DSP Gnanasekaran carried out the operation and dog squad and bomb disposal squad were also pressed into service. The teams combed Guruvayur Express that reached Madurai Junction by 11.15 am, Nagercoil - Mumbai Express by 11.45 am and Nagercoil - Coimbatore passenger that reached around 1 pm. However they didn't found any suspicious objects during the search, the officials said.

DSP C Vellaiyan said that they carried out the operation as a precautionary measure since the Trichy station received the threat call. "We took out the operation as a safety measure and thoroughly combed the entire station premises including the parcel office. The trains which were passing through the junction during that time frame were also searched," he said. Though the junction has not received any threat calls, the operation was carried out to ensure that the safety of the trains and junction. The search operation has not delayed any train services, the officials said.

LUCKNOW: The leisurely entry at Charbagh station would be restricted in the coming months as the place would be equipped with a multiple security check system.Railways has given its nod to Integrated Security System (ISS), a hi-tech security infrastructure, for Charbagh. It would ensure airport like security at the railway station. "Funds have been sanctioned and tendering will start soon," said senior DCM, Northern Railway, Lucknow, Ashwini Srivastava. ISS will be installed at the main Charbagh station as well as Lucknow Junction.The Integrated Security System will cover entry/exit points, circulating area, concourse, all platforms, parcel area, PRS (reservation buildings), foot-over-bridges, yard pit shed, washing line, station limit (home signal to home signal) and vehicle entry point (to record vehicle number plate and vehicle details).ISS has to be implemented at 140 railway stations identified as "sensitive" across the country. Charbagh, too, falls under this category. ISS is a multi-pronged security system which will be least intrusive. In 2010, Railway Board had announced implementing ISS at railway stations but it failed to take off due to shortage of funds. But, now that funds have been sanctioned, the process would begin soon. Railways will start floating tenders to put the needed paraphernalia in place. ISS will take the level of security several notches higher from the existing one. The concept is to have multiple checking system -- starting from entry to station premises and continuing till boarding of the train.

Being a comprehensive set-up, Railways had to float an integrated contract for the system. Since the cost of installing the system was high, it was felt initially that it could not be done at the divisional level. But now tenders will be floated at the divisional level.

The site security plan for each identified station has been prepared by zonal railways. This is to assess the exact requirement of equipment as well as civil and other associated works before finalising the proposal.

Customs officials on Wednesday seized 10 kg heroin, valued at Rs.50 crore in the international market, from a goods train that came to India from Pakistan.

The consignment of drugs, hidden in cement bags, was found during train check at Amritsar railway station, Amritsar Customs Commissioner K.K. Sharma said. — PTI

LUCKNOW: The leisurely entry at Charbagh station would be restricted in the coming months as the place would be equipped with a multiple security check system.Railways has given its nod to Integrated Security System (ISS), a hi-tech security infrastructure, for Charbagh. It would ensure airport like security at the railway station. "Funds have been sanctioned and tendering will start soon," said senior DCM, Northern Railway, Lucknow, Ashwini Srivastava. ISS will be installed at the main Charbagh station as well as Lucknow Junction.The Integrated Security System will cover entry/exit points, circulating area, concourse, all platforms, parcel area, PRS (reservation buildings), foot-over-bridges, yard pit shed, washing line, station limit (home signal to home signal) and vehicle entry point (to record vehicle number plate and vehicle details).ISS has to be implemented at 140 railway stations identified as "sensitive" across the country. Charbagh, too, falls under this category. ISS is a multi-pronged security system which will be least intrusive. In 2010, Railway Board had announced implementing ISS at railway stations but it failed to take off due to shortage of funds. But, now that funds have been sanctioned, the process would begin soon. Railways will start floating tenders to put the needed paraphernalia in place. ISS will take the level of security several notches higher from the existing one. The concept is to have multiple checking system -- starting from entry to station premises and continuing till boarding of the train.

Being a comprehensive set-up, Railways had to float an integrated contract for the system. Since the cost of installing the system was high, it was felt initially that it could not be done at the divisional level. But now tenders will be floated at the divisional level.

The site security plan for each identified station has been prepared by zonal railways. This is to assess the exact requirement of equipment as well as civil and other associated works before finalising the proposal.