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SHILLONG: The first railway station in Meghalaya at Mendipathar in the North Garo Hills would be inaugurated soon, chief minister MukulSangma said today.Stating that there was a lot of support for the first railway station from local people, NGOs and social organisations in the Garo Hills, Sangma told the Assembly that this was needed in the Khasi-Jaintia Hills for implementing a similar long pending central project.Sangma, who holds the finance portfolio, emphasised on the need for the railways as it was a cheaper mode of transport in the land-locked state and would make essential commodities affordable to the people.He said that introduction of railways would give a boost to tourism and expressed optimism that the rail network would be extended up to Byrnihat and state capital Shillong.Allaying the fear of possible influx and immigration with the introduction of railways, he said that a directorate of infiltration already existed to deal with the problem.He said the new 361-km National Highway-127 was notified and its alignment connecting Asanang, Williamnagar, Phulbari, Tura and Nongstoin approved, for which Rs 479 crore was earmarked.He also spelt out his government's commitment to expand the Umroi and Baljek Airports in a time-bound manner.Stressing on the revival of the dysfunctional river routes to neighbouring Bangladesh for trade, Sangma said Meghalaya could be a trade corridor for the Northeast to Bangladesh.

The South East Central Railway (SECR) has decided to give halt to passengers trains in view of devotees thronging Dongargarh for Chaitra Mela. The trains that will stop between April 11 and 19, include Howrah-Puri, Howrah-LTTE and Porbandar-Howrah. Besides, trains between Bhavanipatna-Raipur, Raipur-Gevra and Tirodi-Tumsar will be extended to Dongargarh. One additional sleeper coach has also been added to Nagpur-Bilaspur Shivnath Express and Nagpur-Bilaspur Intercity.

12-04-2013
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PR5HQ- FREEZING RESERVATION BY TRAIN NO.01035/01036

SOUTH WESTERN RAILWAY

Press Note No. 05HQdt. 12-04-2013

SCR TO FREEZ RESERVATION BY TRAIN NO.01035/01036 MYSORE-RENUGUNTA-MYSORE WEEKLY EXPRESS SPECIAL
DUE TO POOR PATRONIZATION
South Central Railway(SCR) has advised this railway that they have decided tofreez reservation by Train Nos. 01035/01036 MYSORE-RENIGUNTA-MYSORE WEEKLY EXPRESS SPECIAL, due to poor patronization, with effect from 14th June, 2013 from Mysore end and from Renigunta end from 15th June, 2013,

There will be no jumbo block o­n Sunday, 14th April, 2013 o­n Western Railway suburban section.

New Delhi: In a shocking revelation about the pathetic condition of catering services in Indian Railways, CNN-IBN has accessed a railways report that exposes how food is prepared in filthy conditions. The report says that the food served in trains is cooked in dirty, smelly and waterlogged pantry cars. This stands true even for premier express trains. The report says that cockroaches were all around the GT Express pantry car. In the Shramjivi Express, the water used for washing coaches was also used for cooking and in the Bihar Sampark Kranti, samosas were found kept in a dirty basket along with mops. For many travelling on trains, the quality of food leaves much to be desired. But now the railway board's own inspection report shows just how sub-standard it really is.

A cockroach on the food tray of the prestigious Shatabdi Express in a video sent to the channel by a passenger years ago. Now Railways' own inspection report accessed by CNN-IBN confirms the unhealthy truth. The food that is served to you on trains is cooked in pantry cars that are dirty, smelly and waterlogged. And the washing area is dirty and unhygienic. That's how Railways' own inspection report talks about the pantry cars. This is just one part of a series of inspections carried out by railway board on various trains in February, 2013. In an inspection of GT Express in Southern Railways, the railway board found the pantry car's exhaust and light fixtures blackened and full of oily cobwebs. Although pest control was done just a week before, cockroaches were evident all around. On the Tamil Nadu Express, vegetables kept on stores shelf were not fresh and black stains were found on cabbage. Similar inspections were carried out on Shramjivi Express where the report says that water used for washing coaches was being used for cooking. In Bihar Sampark Kranti Express, masala for filling samosas was kept open and half cooked samosas were kept in a dirty basket along with the cloth used for mopping. The inspection notes also showed how on many trains there is a major discrepancy in rates at which food was being sold. Reacting to the report, MoS Railways Adhir Ranjan said, "We accept that there is a problem. We are trying to rectify it." Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal, we are told, had infact pulled up top officials recently for lack of hygiene on trains. Around six lakhs people use the catered food on trains and on stations across the country. These inspection reports highlight how they are being taken for a ride and their health being jeopardised.

VARANASI: Azamgarh railway station of the Varanasi division of North Eastern Railway (NER) will be one of the 62 stations from where the science express biodiversity special (SEBS) will cross in the next six months, in its second phase of the programme.According to a NER spokesperson, the SEBS will remain at Azamgarh railway station from April 14 to 16. It may be mentioned here, that the SEBS was flagged off by railway minister Pawan Kumar Bansal, minister of environment and forests Jayanthi Natarajan and Delhi chief minister Sheila Dikshit from Safdarjung railway station on April 9. During its first phase, which ended on 22 December 2012 at Ahmedabad, it crossed through 51 locations.Of the 16 coaches of SEBS, 8 are solely dedicated to showcasing the biodiversity spread across all the bio-geographical zones of India through a variety of interactive exhibits, short films and videos that are shown on Plasma and LED TV screens, large format displays, kiosks, and backlit panels. The rest of the coaches have informative exhibits on climate change, energy and water conservation and topical issues in science. The popular joy of science lab is mounted in an exclusive coach, in which students are guided to perform various experiments and activities to understand concepts of the various themes that are projected in the train. In addition, on the railway platform where the train is halted, young visitors are encouraged to play several exciting games as well as participate in quizzes, painting competitions, and elocutions. The window panes of the entire train have also been judiciously used to put up posters on the numerous species of flora and fauna found in India, which keep visitors engaged while waiting for their turn to board the train.

A team of 40 well-trained and highly motivated post graduates in science, who remain on-board throughout the entire journey, will facilitate the visitors and explain the content of the exhibits and also answer their queries. The journey will conclude at Gandhinagar on October 28.

Train No. 09045 Bandra (T)-Jaipur Weekly Special train will leave Bandra (T) at 14.35 hrs o­n every Friday to reach Jaipur at 10.35 hrs the next day from 19th April to 28th June, 2013.

Similarly, in return direction, Train No. 09046Jaipur-Bandra (T) Weekly Special train will leave Jaipurat 12.00hrs o­n every Saturdayand arrive Bandra (T) at 10.40hrs, the next day from 20thApril to 29th June, 2013.



The train will comprise of 2 tier AC, 3 tier AC, II class and second class general coaches.



Enroute the train will halt at Borivali, Valsad, Surat, Bharuch, Vadodara, Anand, Nadiad, Ahmedabad, Mehsana, Palanpur, Abu Road, Falna, Marwar Jn, Beawar, Ajmer, Kishangarh and Phulera stations in both directions.



The booking of train No. 09045 will open from Tuesday 16th April, 2013.

VARANASI: Azamgarh railway station of the Varanasi division of North Eastern Railway (NER) will be one of the 62 stations from where the science express biodiversity special (SEBS) will cross in the next six months, in its second phase of the programme.According to a NER spokesperson, the SEBS will remain at Azamgarh railway station from April 14 to 16. It may be mentioned here, that the SEBS was flagged off by railway minister Pawan Kumar Bansal, minister of environment and forests Jayanthi Natarajan and Delhi chief minister Sheila Dikshit from Safdarjung railway station on April 9. During its first phase, which ended on 22 December 2012 at Ahmedabad, it crossed through 51 locations.Of the 16 coaches of SEBS, 8 are solely dedicated to showcasing the biodiversity spread across all the bio-geographical zones of India through a variety of interactive exhibits, short films and videos that are shown on Plasma and LED TV screens, large format displays, kiosks, and backlit panels. The rest of the coaches have informative exhibits on climate change, energy and water conservation and topical issues in science. The popular joy of science lab is mounted in an exclusive coach, in which students are guided to perform various experiments and activities to understand concepts of the various themes that are projected in the train. In addition, on the railway platform where the train is halted, young visitors are encouraged to play several exciting games as well as participate in quizzes, painting competitions, and elocutions. The window panes of the entire train have also been judiciously used to put up posters on the numerous species of flora and fauna found in India, which keep visitors engaged while waiting for their turn to board the train.

A team of 40 well-trained and highly motivated post graduates in science, who remain on-board throughout the entire journey, will facilitate the visitors and explain the content of the exhibits and also answer their queries. The journey will conclude at Gandhinagar on October 28.

SHILLONG: The first railway station in Meghalaya at Mendipathar in the North Garo Hills would be inaugurated soon, chief minister MukulSangma said today.Stating that there was a lot of support for the first railway station from local people, NGOs and social organisations in the Garo Hills, Sangma told the Assembly that this was needed in the Khasi-Jaintia Hills for implementing a similar long pending central project.Sangma, who holds the finance portfolio, emphasised on the need for the railways as it was a cheaper mode of transport in the land-locked state and would make essential commodities affordable to the people.He said that introduction of railways would give a boost to tourism and expressed optimism that the rail network would be extended up to Byrnihat and state capital Shillong.Allaying the fear of possible influx and immigration with the introduction of railways, he said that a directorate of infiltration already existed to deal with the problem.He said the new 361-km National Highway-127 was notified and its alignment connecting Asanang, Williamnagar, Phulbari, Tura and Nongstoin approved, for which Rs 479 crore was earmarked.He also spelt out his government's commitment to expand the Umroi and Baljek Airports in a time-bound manner.Stressing on the revival of the dysfunctional river routes to neighbouring Bangladesh for trade, Sangma said Meghalaya could be a trade corridor for the Northeast to Bangladesh.

Due to upgradation work of Delhi P.R.S. (Computerized Passenger Reservation System), the PRS Enquiry will remain closed for 4.30 hours from 10.30 p.m. on 14.04.2013 to 03.00 a.m. on 15.04.2013.Therefore, PRS related enquiry of Delhi PRS through IVRS/Touch Screen, Call Centre (Telephone no. 139) will remain closed during the period.