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LUCKNOW: Additional session judge Lallu Singh on Friday acquitted IASShashiBhusanLalSushil in the Lucknow Mail attempt to rape case. The court did not find adequate evidence against the officer. The IAS was challaned by GRP for attempting to commit rape on a passenger. The victim stated during trial that she suspected that the officer who boarded from Ghaziabad had bad eyes on her when her mother went to toilet while the Lucknow Mail arrived near Sandila. The victim's mother had lodged FIR on October 1, 2012 that her daughter told that the officer touched her with bad intention after he boarded at Ghaziabad. The police had chargesheeted him under sections 354,376 read with 511 of IPC.

The Planning Commission has proposed a separate corporation for speedy implementation of five railway projects of strategic importance in the Himalayan region.The precedent is the Konkan Railway Corporation and the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation. In China, officials said, a separate Hill Railway Corporation had been entrusted with completion of projects of national importance.The issue came up during a recent meeting between the Commission and the chief minister of Himachal Pradesh for finalising the state's annual plan for 2013-14, state officials said.Some of the project ideas in question are along India's border areas and have been stuck due to difficult terrain and massive implementation cost. They include the 125 km Rishikesh-Karanprayag line, involving a project cost of Rs 4,295 crore, in Uttarakhand. The other project in that state is the Rs 2,791 crore Tanakpur-Bageshwar line, costing Rs 2,791 crore.The other three projects are the Rs 13,631 crore Jammu-Akhnoor-Poonch rail link, covering 233 km in Jammu and Kashmir, the 498 km Bilaspur-Mandi link in Himachal Pradesh and the 110 km Rupai-Parasuramkund link in Arunachal Pradesh.These five are part of 14 such projects in the Himalayan region, stuck for a long while despite being strategically important. A few years earlier, the Commission had asked the railway ministry to prepare a blueprint of the funds needed, technical inputs and likely time for completion.

LUCKNOW: Additional session judge Lallu Singh on Friday acquitted IASShashiBhusanLalSushil in the Lucknow Mail attempt to rape case. The court did not find adequate evidence against the officer. The IAS was challaned by GRP for attempting to commit rape on a passenger. The victim stated during trial that she suspected that the officer who boarded from Ghaziabad had bad eyes on her when her mother went to toilet while the Lucknow Mail arrived near Sandila. The victim's mother had lodged FIR on October 1, 2012 that her daughter told that the officer touched her with bad intention after he boarded at Ghaziabad. The police had chargesheeted him under sections 354,376 read with 511 of IPC.

The final decision on the proposed Tirunavaya-Guruvayur rail line will be taken by the Cabinet, Minister for Power and Transport Aryadan Mohammed has said. He told a meeting of people’s representatives and other stakeholders here on Friday that further decisions on the rail line would be taken only after the Cabinet decision. The suggestions and opinions of the local people and their representatives will be considered, he said.E.T. Mohammed Basheer, MP; P. Sreeramakrishnan, MLA; District Collector M.C. Mohandas; Additional District Magistrate P. Muraleedharan; Railway Administrative Officer Danny Thomas; and Railway engineer Shaji Scaria attended the meeting.

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.

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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.

ALLAHABAD: Loco Pilots ( Drivers) and Assistant Loco Pilots (Assistant Drivers) driving the trains are our vital asset and we should take care for their welfare, asserted general manager of North Central Railway Alok Johri while addressing the Sr DME (Senior Divisional mechanical Engineers) conference organized at NCR headquarters at Subedarganj on Friday. In the conference, performance review of the mechanical department for the year 2012-13 was made and the targets of the year 2013-14 were also discussed.Speaking further, general manager Alok Johri observed that as drivers and assistant drivers carry number of lives on their shoulders, we should take steps for their welfare. While referring to future planning of the mechanical department, he said that our weaknesses should be identified and steps should be taken to plug them. He said that our response should be fast and directed.He also instructed for observing cleanliness in the trains and the station premises as the passengers are directly affected by it. In this connection, Pest and Rodents Control plan is effectively working at Allahabad and this plan is being implemented at Kanpur from March this year. Speaking at the conference, chief mechanical engineer Syed Kabir Ahmad observed that there has been no asset failure of the mechanical department in the Kumbh Mela. Further, there has been considerable improvement in mechanical parameters in this year which is the result of the efforts of the staff of the mechanical department.

He also informed that for the welfare of the loco pilots (drivers) and assistant loco pilots ( assistant drivers), drop out boxes have been placed in the drivers' lobby. The loco pilots need no go to the office to get their privileged passes but they simply drop their requisition in the box. Their passes are released the next day.

He also informed about the Midlife Rehabilitation Workshop that is currently being underway at Jhansi. At this workshop, arrangements will be made for the maintenance of train coaches. Chief Workshop Engineer Anoop Kumar conducted the meeting. All the principal heads of the departments, senior divisional mechanical engineers of Allahabad, Agra and Jhansi division, officers of Jhansi workshop, Sithauli workshop and mechanical department were present in the meeting.

Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas M. Veerappa Moily on Friday said that the gas line already laid between Dhabol in Maharashtra to Bangalore would be also be taken to Mangalore from Chitradurga to supply it to domestic and commercial consumers in the coastal town.
the Congress Campaign Committee, charged the Bharatiya Janata Party government in Karnataka for ignoring his offer to use the compressed natural gas for running road transport corporation buses including those of Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation to reduce pollution. Similarly, he said that the diesel power generator at Yelahanka, which has been polluting atmosphere, could have also been replaced with gas.Asked what his achievement as a union minister was, Mr. Moily said that bringing gas to Bangalore was one and promised that he would take it to Mangalore also for the benefit of the people there. Asked why the Centre did not provide coal to Chattisgarh thermal power plant to be jointly set up with Karnataka government, he said it would not benefit the State as there was no grid. He however said that it would be provided by December.Commenting on the cost sharing in the railway projects by the BJP government in the State, he said it did not benefit the people as the State Government had failed to provide land and other facilities asked for by the Railway Ministry.

South Western Railway: Inauguration of ‘Rail Golf’, two-day Hubli open golf championship, by SWR general manager Ashok Kumar Mital, Rail Golf Club, Club Road, 6.30 a.m.

LUCKNOW: Additional session judge Lallu Singh on Friday acquitted IASShashiBhusanLalSushil in the Lucknow Mail attempt to rape case. The court did not find adequate evidence against the officer. The IAS was challaned by GRP for attempting to commit rape on a passenger. The victim stated during trial that she suspected that the officer who boarded from Ghaziabad had bad eyes on her when her mother went to toilet while the Lucknow Mail arrived near Sandila. The victim's mother had lodged FIR on October 1, 2012 that her daughter told that the officer touched her with bad intention after he boarded at Ghaziabad. The police had chargesheeted him under sections 354,376 read with 511 of IPC.