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जालंधर। रेलवे बोर्ड ने अपने यात्रियों को चिप्स कंपनियों से लूटने नहीं देगी। इस बात का अंदाजा लगाया जा सकता है कि रेलवे बोर्ड ने अपने नए आदेश के तहत नार्दर्न रेलवे के सभी स्टेशनों के स्टाल पर शर्त के अनुसार की स्नैक्स बेचने का आदेश किया है। इस नए आदेश के तहत कुछ चिप्स कंपनियां उल्लंघन करती हुई पाई गई। जिसके चलते सिटी रेलवे स्टेशन के कामर्शियल विभाग के अधिकारियों ने स्टाल संचालकों को नोटिस जारी करके शर्त के विरुद्ध चिप्स बेचने को बंद करने का मना किया है। इस पर स्टाल संचालकों ने पुराने स्टाक को खत्म करने की मोहलत मांगी है। फिलहाल सिटी रेलवे स्टेशन का कोई भी स्टाल संचालक चिप्स का नया माल नहीं मांगा रहा है।

रेलवे ने वर्ष 2011 के रेट लिस्ट के अनुसार कोई भी स्नैक्स जो 30 ग्राम के पैकेट में होगा उसकी कीमत दस रुपए से अधिक नहीं होगी। कंपनियां से इससे बचने के लिए मात्रा में मात्र 1 ग्राम की बढ़ोत्तरी करते हुए कीमत में पांच रुपए की बढ़ोत्तरी कर दी। इस पर रेलवे विभाग के किसी अधिकारी की कोई नजर नहीं गई। वर्ष 2011 से चिप्स की बिक्री इसी आधार पर चल रही है। इससे दो साल से लगातार रेलवे यात्रियों का लूटा जा रहा है। इसके अलावा दस ग्राम के पैकेट पांच रुपए में बेचने की शर्त है। जिसमें कंपनियां नियमों का पालन कर रही है। सिटी रेलवे स्टेशन के स्टाल संचालक का कहना है कि इस संबंध में कंपनियों को सूचित कर दिया गया है। यदि कंपनियां रेलवे की शर्तों के अनुसार चिप्स के पैकेट उपलब्ध कराती है तो स्टाल पर रखा जाएगा, नहीं तो बंद कर दिया जाएगा।

दो साल में 7 लाख 20 हजार रुपए की लग चुकी है यात्रियों को चपत चिप्स कंपनियों ने दो साल के भीतर रेल यात्रियों को 7 लाख 20 रुपए की चपत केवल सिटी रेलवे स्टेशन पर ही लगा चुकी है। सिटी रेलवे स्टेशन पर प्रतिदिन 1000 की संख्या में चिप्स के पैकेट बिक जाते है। कंपनी रेलवे के शर्त का उल्लंघन करके एक पैकेट पर यात्रियों की सीधे पांच रुपए की लूट मचा रखी थी। इस हिसाब से प्रतिदिन यात्रियों से 5 हजार रुपए की लूट। 30 दिन में 1 लाख 50 रुपए की लूट। दो साल में 7 लाख 20 हजार रुपए की लूट मात्र एक स्टेशन पर हो चुकी है। यदि इस आंकड़े को पूरे नार्दर्न रेलवे में अप्लाई करते है तो यह लूट करोड़ रुपए में जाकर पड़ती है।

ऐसे हुआ खुलासा बताया जा रहा है कि किसी यात्री ने इस संबंध में रेलवे बोर्ड ने रेट लिस्ट और पैकेट के सैंपल के साथ शिकायत दर्ज कराई थी। इसके बाद जाकर रेलवे के अधिकारियों ने को मामले की जानकारी लगी। अब रेलवे बोर्ड ने अपने आदेश के तहत शर्तानुसार ही स्टेशन पर सामान बेचने का नया आदेश जारी किया है।

जालंधर। रेलवे बोर्ड ने अपने यात्रियों को चिप्स कंपनियों से लूटने नहीं देगी। इस बात का अंदाजा लगाया जा सकता है कि रेलवे बोर्ड ने अपने नए आदेश के तहत नार्दर्न रेलवे के सभी स्टेशनों के स्टाल पर शर्त के अनुसार की स्नैक्स बेचने का आदेश किया है। इस नए आदेश के तहत कुछ चिप्स कंपनियां उल्लंघन करती हुई पाई गई। जिसके चलते सिटी रेलवे स्टेशन के कामर्शियल विभाग के अधिकारियों ने स्टाल संचालकों को नोटिस जारी करके शर्त के विरुद्ध चिप्स बेचने को बंद करने का मना किया है। इस पर स्टाल संचालकों ने पुराने स्टाक को खत्म करने की मोहलत मांगी है। फिलहाल सिटी रेलवे स्टेशन का कोई भी स्टाल संचालक चिप्स का नया माल नहीं मांगा रहा है।

रेलवे ने वर्ष 2011 के रेट लिस्ट के अनुसार कोई भी स्नैक्स जो 30 ग्राम के पैकेट में होगा उसकी कीमत दस रुपए से अधिक नहीं होगी। कंपनियां से इससे बचने के लिए मात्रा में मात्र 1 ग्राम की बढ़ोत्तरी करते हुए कीमत में पांच रुपए की बढ़ोत्तरी कर दी। इस पर रेलवे विभाग के किसी अधिकारी की कोई नजर नहीं गई। वर्ष 2011 से चिप्स की बिक्री इसी आधार पर चल रही है। इससे दो साल से लगातार रेलवे यात्रियों का लूटा जा रहा है। इसके अलावा दस ग्राम के पैकेट पांच रुपए में बेचने की शर्त है। जिसमें कंपनियां नियमों का पालन कर रही है। सिटी रेलवे स्टेशन के स्टाल संचालक का कहना है कि इस संबंध में कंपनियों को सूचित कर दिया गया है। यदि कंपनियां रेलवे की शर्तों के अनुसार चिप्स के पैकेट उपलब्ध कराती है तो स्टाल पर रखा जाएगा, नहीं तो बंद कर दिया जाएगा।

दो साल में 7 लाख 20 हजार रुपए की लग चुकी है यात्रियों को चपत चिप्स कंपनियों ने दो साल के भीतर रेल यात्रियों को 7 लाख 20 रुपए की चपत केवल सिटी रेलवे स्टेशन पर ही लगा चुकी है। सिटी रेलवे स्टेशन पर प्रतिदिन 1000 की संख्या में चिप्स के पैकेट बिक जाते है। कंपनी रेलवे के शर्त का उल्लंघन करके एक पैकेट पर यात्रियों की सीधे पांच रुपए की लूट मचा रखी थी। इस हिसाब से प्रतिदिन यात्रियों से 5 हजार रुपए की लूट। 30 दिन में 1 लाख 50 रुपए की लूट। दो साल में 7 लाख 20 हजार रुपए की लूट मात्र एक स्टेशन पर हो चुकी है। यदि इस आंकड़े को पूरे नार्दर्न रेलवे में अप्लाई करते है तो यह लूट करोड़ रुपए में जाकर पड़ती है।

ऐसे हुआ खुलासा बताया जा रहा है कि किसी यात्री ने इस संबंध में रेलवे बोर्ड ने रेट लिस्ट और पैकेट के सैंपल के साथ शिकायत दर्ज कराई थी। इसके बाद जाकर रेलवे के अधिकारियों ने को मामले की जानकारी लगी। अब रेलवे बोर्ड ने अपने आदेश के तहत शर्तानुसार ही स्टेशन पर सामान बेचने का नया आदेश जारी किया है।

The Export-Import Bank of India has approved a $300 million worth of line of credit to Ethiopia, paving the way for construction of a railway line linking this landlocked country in the Horn of Africa to a port city in neighbouring Djibouti.An agreement in this regard was signed between T.C.A. Ranganathan, chairman and managing director of Exim Bank, and Ahmed Shide Mehamed, Ethiopian State Minister of Finance and Economic Development (MoFED), in New Delhi Thursday."Ethiopia being a landlocked nation, the railway link to a port city will provide impetus to its growth, particularly in the northern region of the country," the minister said.The railway line is the first part of a larger regional project to improve railway connectivity in Ethiopia and other east African countries, he added.The loan approval had been under discussion since the visit of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to Ethiopia in 2010 under the African Union Region Development Scheme, which was initiated by India.The proposed railway link will connect the city of Asaita, some 670 km of the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa, to the port city of Tajourah in neighbouring Djibouti.

The link is expected to improve regional connectivity and boost growth in the east African country, according to Debo Tunka, deputy chief executive officer and head of infrastructure development at the Ethiopian Railway Corporation (ERC).

"India as always is playing a great role in the development of Ethiopian infrastructure by keeping its promises," Tunka told IANS.

The railway link will initially be utilised for transporting goods but later it will be opened for passenger traffic. About 50 km of the 210 km line will be in Djibouti, while the rest will be in northern Ethiopia.

"The new line will be very important for Ethiopia because it will give us an access to a second port and boost economic activities in the country," Tunka said.

Founded in 1982 under the Export-Import Bank of India Act 1981, Exim Bank is the first export finance institution of the country. The bank provides other credit lines to the Ethiopian government in the sugar and rural development sectors.

The detailed project report, being prepared by the Rail India Technical and Economic Service (RITES), is expected to be finalised within two months.

Established in 1974 by the Indian government, RITES provides services in rail transport management to operators in India and abroad.

After financial closure, the Ethiopian government is expected to invite bids from Indian companies. Both public and private sector companies can participate in the bidding process.

The credit line would entail concessional funds at an interest rate of 1.75 percent.

Kochi Metro Rail Limited has assigned CDM Smith to carry out a survey to assess the expected reduction in carbon emissions along the metro alignment from 2018 to 2048. The study will give an idea about the expected reduction in number of cars, two-wheelers and other vehicles following the metro’s commissioning and the resultant fall in pollution. This would help KMRL earn carbon credits, said the agency’s spokesperson in a release.CDM Smith is also conducting a study for the projection of revenue pattern to help identify a suitable funding option for the project.The scope also includes a study about multimodal integrated approach, involving the metro rail, buses, boats, autos. The possibility of introducing integrated ticketing for these modes of transport too will be probed.

The Export-Import Bank of India has approved a $300 million worth of line of credit to Ethiopia, paving the way for construction of a railway line linking this landlocked country in the Horn of Africa to a port city in neighbouring Djibouti.An agreement in this regard was signed between T.C.A. Ranganathan, chairman and managing director of Exim Bank, and Ahmed Shide Mehamed, Ethiopian State Minister of Finance and Economic Development (MoFED), in New Delhi Thursday."Ethiopia being a landlocked nation, the railway link to a port city will provide impetus to its growth, particularly in the northern region of the country," the minister said.The railway line is the first part of a larger regional project to improve railway connectivity in Ethiopia and other east African countries, he added.The loan approval had been under discussion since the visit of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to Ethiopia in 2010 under the African Union Region Development Scheme, which was initiated by India.The proposed railway link will connect the city of Asaita, some 670 km of the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa, to the port city of Tajourah in neighbouring Djibouti.

The link is expected to improve regional connectivity and boost growth in the east African country, according to Debo Tunka, deputy chief executive officer and head of infrastructure development at the Ethiopian Railway Corporation (ERC).

"India as always is playing a great role in the development of Ethiopian infrastructure by keeping its promises," Tunka told IANS.

The railway link will initially be utilised for transporting goods but later it will be opened for passenger traffic. About 50 km of the 210 km line will be in Djibouti, while the rest will be in northern Ethiopia.

"The new line will be very important for Ethiopia because it will give us an access to a second port and boost economic activities in the country," Tunka said.

Founded in 1982 under the Export-Import Bank of India Act 1981, Exim Bank is the first export finance institution of the country. The bank provides other credit lines to the Ethiopian government in the sugar and rural development sectors.

The detailed project report, being prepared by the Rail India Technical and Economic Service (RITES), is expected to be finalised within two months.

Established in 1974 by the Indian government, RITES provides services in rail transport management to operators in India and abroad.

After financial closure, the Ethiopian government is expected to invite bids from Indian companies. Both public and private sector companies can participate in the bidding process.

The credit line would entail concessional funds at an interest rate of 1.75 percent.

JAIPUR: For designing uniforms of its personnel, the Jaipur Metro Rail Corporation (JMRC) is holding a special competition. Interested agencies, designing institutes, firms and individuals are eligible to participate in it. "We have recruited the best available talent for our operation and maintenance. These recruits are undergoing training at Delhi Metro sites. For them, we want a unique uniform which can leave an everlasting impression on others and match their dedication to the service. This is the sole aim of the competition," said N C Goyal, CMD, JMRC.Some of the features JMRC is looking for in the designs are comfort, attractiveness, modern pattern and an ability to represent the transport system. "The uniform should be able to add to the confidence of the employees and bring out their positive attitude," Goyal added. Citizens too can send in their suggestions. To engage more participants, JMRC has created a separate forum on their website. The individuals can connect with the concerned officials through that forum and obtain complete details about the competition.

LUCKNOW: Director General of Police (Railways) Rizwan Ahmed suspended Banda Government Railway Police (GRP) station in charge and two constables for watering down a case of attempt to murder into that of a simple accident after the inquiry into the matter found the three policemen prima-facie guilty.The action was taken following an inquiry by circle officer GRP Jhansi SS Tevatiya.On June 11, Omprakash, a resident of Banda was travelling in the general compartment of Mahkaushal Expresss from New Delhi to Jabalpur. The Banda GRP got information that Omprakash had been injured after he fell from the train. But, allegations were made that Omprakash was pushed out of the moving train by fellow passengers.Banda GRP went with the information that Omprakash fell from the moving train as the compartment was crowded. But, during the inquiry, it was found that Omprakash was travelling with his nephew Jitendra in general compartment on June 11. At around 5 in the morning, about 4 km before Antara, Omprakash was using the wash basin when he dropped water on some of the passengers standing near the wash basin. Irked by this, three to four youths manhandled Omprakash. They threatened and abused him and pushed him out of the moving train. A case was registered at Banda GRP on June 14.DGP (Railways), finding Banda GRP station in charge, Prem Prakash Singh, and two GRP escorts travelling in the train prima facie guilty, ordered their suspension.

ALLAHABAD: The Chief Personnel Officer (CPO) award function was organised in the Arrawali gallery at the North Central Railway headquarters at Subedarganj in which several officers and employees were given awards.Chief personnel officer Om Prakash felicitated about 46 railway officers and employees for their exceptional performance in the year 2012-13 by giving awards and certificates on the occasion.The officers who were felicitated included assistant personnel officer,headquarters SK Mishra, assistant personnel officer, Allahabad division MS Mishra, assistant personnel officer, Agra division, Vineet Jain. Around 38 employees in the Group C category and 5 employees in Group D category were also felicitated on the occasion.Chief personnel officer Om Prakash said all the employees should seek inspiration from the awarded employees for a better performance. Later, deputy chief personnel officer KM Narayan proposed vote of thanks.

NEW DELHI: Rajasthan is set to get various rail projects, including a broad gauge line connecting holy city Nathdwara and a Shatabdi-like train between Jaipur and Udaipur. "Nathdwara city is a holy place where lakhs of pilgrims visit every year. Since the nearest station Mandiana is 11 km away from the city, we have decided to connect the holy city with the construction of a broad gauge line," Railway Minister C P Joshi told PTI. Nathdwara is famous for its 17th century Lord Krishna temple which houses the idol of Shrinathji -- the seven-year-old incarnation of Krishna. Currently, pilgrims travel to the temple by road from Mandiana station which is 11 km away from the town. "A primary alignment has been identified to connect the temple town and a detailed survey will be undertaken soon to lay the broad gauge line. There will be a modern station at Nathdwara town," he said. In order to facilitate faster mode of transport between Udaipur and Jaipur, Joshi said there will be a Shatabdi-like train for the two tourist destinations. "A decision has been taken to run Shatabdi-like train between Udaipur and Jaipur shortly." Joshi has also sanctioned Rs 212.23 crore for conversion of 62 km-long narrow gauge line to broad gauge between Dholpur and Sarmathura. "The broad gauge line will be extended upto Gangapur city," he said. The Rail Budget had announced for setting up a Rs 800 crore coach factory in Bhilwara, the Lok Sabha constituency of Joshi. Railways have signed an agreement with Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Ltd for setting up the coach factory and the state is providing land for it, Joshi said.

NEW DELHI: Rajasthan is set to get various rail projects, including a broad gauge line connecting holy city Nathdwara and a Shatabdi-like train between Jaipur and Udaipur. "Nathdwara city is a holy place where lakhs of pilgrims visit every year. Since the nearest station Mandiana is 11 km away from the city, we have decided to connect the holy city with the construction of a broad gauge line," Railway Minister C P Joshi told PTI. Nathdwara is famous for its 17th century Lord Krishna temple which houses the idol of Shrinathji -- the seven-year-old incarnation of Krishna. Currently, pilgrims travel to the temple by road from Mandiana station which is 11 km away from the town. "A primary alignment has been identified to connect the temple town and a detailed survey will be undertaken soon to lay the broad gauge line. There will be a modern station at Nathdwara town," he said. In order to facilitate faster mode of transport between Udaipur and Jaipur, Joshi said there will be a Shatabdi-like train for the two tourist destinations. "A decision has been taken to run Shatabdi-like train between Udaipur and Jaipur shortly." Joshi has also sanctioned Rs 212.23 crore for conversion of 62 km-long narrow gauge line to broad gauge between Dholpur and Sarmathura. "The broad gauge line will be extended upto Gangapur city," he said. The Rail Budget had announced for setting up a Rs 800 crore coach factory in Bhilwara, the Lok Sabha constituency of Joshi. Railways have signed an agreement with Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Ltd for setting up the coach factory and the state is providing land for it, Joshi said.