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LUCKNOW: A seven-member gang was busted by special task force (STF) sleuths on Sunday for allegedly leaking question paper of the exam for Railway Protection Force (RPF) constables. The seven were arrested from Muzaffarnagar and Delhi in separately held operations. The sleuths received a tip-off that some persons were in the process of providing solved question papers to candidates for money. The gang used to provide sophisticated telecommunication device to candidates before they entered the examination hall and told them the correct answers. Alok Singh, STF deputy superintendent confirmed that seven persons were arrested, including Abrar, Vineet, Kuldeep, Sandeep, SubhashTomar, VivekTomar and Rahul. The sleuths claimed that question paper, OMR (optical mark response) answersheet, admit card and some items related to the examination were recovered from the group. The sleuths were provided name of coaching centre owner from Meerut and said that further probe was on.

BANGALORE: Railways and Karnataka government today decided to spend an additional Rs 600 crore in the current financial year to expedite work on rail projects in the state.Union Railway Minister M Mallikarjuna Kharge told reporters after a meeting with senior Railway and State government officials that the Centre would give an additional Rs 300 crore for the state, which would also chip in with an equal amount to take up those projects on a "war-footing"."It's now possible to spend an additional Rs 600 crore this year," Kharge, who hails from the State, said."We have decided to give more money to some urgent works and complete them in eight to ten months," he added.The State government has promised to resolve disputes relating to land acquisition that hampered rail expansion on a priority basis, the Minister said.Karnataka has a share of Rs 900 crore in the Union Railway budget 2013-14 for rail projects and if one were to include electrification and doubling of tracks, it would top Rs 1200 Rs 1300 crore, according to him.The rail projects which would be taken up for early completion include Kadur-Chikmagalur, Kolar-Chikkaballapura, Gadwal-Raichur, and Bidar-Gulbarga.Kharge also ruled out increasing rail fares this year in view of diesel price hike."There is no such proposal, and fares would not be raised. We will take on ourselves the burden vis-a-vis any amount of increase in diesel and petrol prices and will not pass it on to passengers. So, as of now, there is no increase in rail fares this year," the Minister said.

Meanwhile, a senior Railway Board official said server capacity of Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) is being increased so that the "problem of not getting connection (for ticket reservation) will get resolved".

Karnataka PWD Minister H C Mahadevappa, Chief Secretary S V Ranganath, Principal Secretaries of Finance, Revenue, Infrastructure and Urban Development, and key officials of Central Railway, South Central Railway and South Western Railway were present at the review meeting.

ALLAHABAD: President of North Central Railway Employees Sangh (NCRES) RP Singh was felicitated here on Sunday. Addressing the large number of railway employees present on the occasion, Singh said, "I am thankful that the railway employees reposed trust in us due to which we were able to win the union elections. I will continue to work for the betterment of the railway employees and always raise the problems that are being faced by them." Other members of the union also spoke on the occasion. Some said there were numerous vacancies lying in the railways but the administration was making no efforts to fill them up. This was creating undue pressure on regular employees who have to work for long hours, they said.

BANGALORE: Railways and Karnataka government today decided to spend an additional Rs 600 crore in the current financial year to expedite work on rail projects in the state.Union Railway Minister M Mallikarjuna Kharge told reporters after a meeting with senior Railway and State government officials that the Centre would give an additional Rs 300 crore for the state, which would also chip in with an equal amount to take up those projects on a "war-footing"."It's now possible to spend an additional Rs 600 crore this year," Kharge, who hails from the State, said."We have decided to give more money to some urgent works and complete them in eight to ten months," he added.The State government has promised to resolve disputes relating to land acquisition that hampered rail expansion on a priority basis, the Minister said.Karnataka has a share of Rs 900 crore in the Union Railway budget 2013-14 for rail projects and if one were to include electrification and doubling of tracks, it would top Rs 1200 Rs 1300 crore, according to him.The rail projects which would be taken up for early completion include Kadur-Chikmagalur, Kolar-Chikkaballapura, Gadwal-Raichur, and Bidar-Gulbarga.Kharge also ruled out increasing rail fares this year in view of diesel price hike."There is no such proposal, and fares would not be raised. We will take on ourselves the burden vis-a-vis any amount of increase in diesel and petrol prices and will not pass it on to passengers. So, as of now, there is no increase in rail fares this year," the Minister said.

Meanwhile, a senior Railway Board official said server capacity of Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) is being increased so that the "problem of not getting connection (for ticket reservation) will get resolved".

Karnataka PWD Minister H C Mahadevappa, Chief Secretary S V Ranganath, Principal Secretaries of Finance, Revenue, Infrastructure and Urban Development, and key officials of Central Railway, South Central Railway and South Western Railway were present at the review meeting.

BANGALORE: Railways and Karnataka government today decided to spend an additional Rs 600 crore in the current financial year to expedite work on rail projects in the state.Union Railway Minister M Mallikarjuna Kharge told reporters after a meeting with senior Railway and State government officials that the Centre would give an additional Rs 300 crore for the state, which would also chip in with an equal amount to take up those projects on a "war-footing"."It's now possible to spend an additional Rs 600 crore this year," Kharge, who hails from the State, said."We have decided to give more money to some urgent works and complete them in eight to ten months," he added.The State government has promised to resolve disputes relating to land acquisition that hampered rail expansion on a priority basis, the Minister said.Karnataka has a share of Rs 900 crore in the Union Railway budget 2013-14 for rail projects and if one were to include electrification and doubling of tracks, it would top Rs 1200 Rs 1300 crore, according to him.The rail projects which would be taken up for early completion include Kadur-Chikmagalur, Kolar-Chikkaballapura, Gadwal-Raichur, and Bidar-Gulbarga.Kharge also ruled out increasing rail fares this year in view of diesel price hike."There is no such proposal, and fares would not be raised. We will take on ourselves the burden vis-a-vis any amount of increase in diesel and petrol prices and will not pass it on to passengers. So, as of now, there is no increase in rail fares this year," the Minister said.

Meanwhile, a senior Railway Board official said server capacity of Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) is being increased so that the "problem of not getting connection (for ticket reservation) will get resolved".

Karnataka PWD Minister H C Mahadevappa, Chief Secretary S V Ranganath, Principal Secretaries of Finance, Revenue, Infrastructure and Urban Development, and key officials of Central Railway, South Central Railway and South Western Railway were present at the review meeting.

Banihal (JK): Mohammad Sultan's 30-year-old dream came to fruition, when Prime Minister Manmohan Singh flagged off the train between this highway town in Jammu region to Qazigund in Kashmir.80-year-old Sultan, whose wrinkled face bears testimony to his hard life, was among hundreds of eager residents of Banihal who had assembled at the railway station way before the scheduled time for the first passenger train to chug towards Qazigund from here.

Amritsar:
In a case of mishandling of Sikh holy books, the Sri Guru Granth Sahib Satkar committee today seized Sikh scriptures packed in discarded cartons of cold drinks, mineral water and biscuits at the Amritsar railway station.The boxes were lying at the railway platform. The persons accompanying the consignment managed to flee after spotting the committee members, led by Balbir Singh Muchhal.The General Railway Police (GRP) has registered a case against Baljinder Pal Singh, Harmeet Singh, Prabhjit Singh and Rabjit Singh.The consignment comprising 11 boxes consisted of 15 “sainchis” (sets) of Guru Granth Sahib in Punjabi, 12 “sainchis” in Hindi, 100 “nitnem gutkas” in Punjabi and an equal number of “nitnem gutkas” in Hindi.

BANGALORE: Railways and Karnataka government today decided to spend an additional Rs 600 crore in the current financial year to expedite work on rail projects in the state.Union Railway Minister M Mallikarjuna Kharge told reporters after a meeting with senior Railway and State government officials that the Centre would give an additional Rs 300 crore for the state, which would also chip in with an equal amount to take up those projects on a "war-footing"."It's now possible to spend an additional Rs 600 crore this year," Kharge, who hails from the State, said."We have decided to give more money to some urgent works and complete them in eight to ten months," he added.The State government has promised to resolve disputes relating to land acquisition that hampered rail expansion on a priority basis, the Minister said.Karnataka has a share of Rs 900 crore in the Union Railway budget 2013-14 for rail projects and if one were to include electrification and doubling of tracks, it would top Rs 1200 Rs 1300 crore, according to him.The rail projects which would be taken up for early completion include Kadur-Chikmagalur, Kolar-Chikkaballapura, Gadwal-Raichur, and Bidar-Gulbarga.Kharge also ruled out increasing rail fares this year in view of diesel price hike."There is no such proposal, and fares would not be raised. We will take on ourselves the burden vis-a-vis any amount of increase in diesel and petrol prices and will not pass it on to passengers. So, as of now, there is no increase in rail fares this year," the Minister said.

Meanwhile, a senior Railway Board official said server capacity of Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) is being increased so that the "problem of not getting connection (for ticket reservation) will get resolved".

Karnataka PWD Minister H C Mahadevappa, Chief Secretary S V Ranganath, Principal Secretaries of Finance, Revenue, Infrastructure and Urban Development, and key officials of Central Railway, South Central Railway and South Western Railway were present at the review meeting.

Banihal (JK): Mohammad Sultan's 30-year-old dream came to fruition, when Prime Minister Manmohan Singh flagged off the train between this highway town in Jammu region to Qazigund in Kashmir.80-year-old Sultan, whose wrinkled face bears testimony to his hard life, was among hundreds of eager residents of Banihal who had assembled at the railway station way before the scheduled time for the first passenger train to chug towards Qazigund from here.

The Railways have announced the timings of some new trains, which are yet to be introduced, in the New Time Table effective from July 1.

The new trains, the introduction of which will be announced later, are Bhubaneswar-Tirupati-Bhubaneswar (22879/22880), Visakhapatnam-Gandhidham-Visakhapatnam via Vijayawada (18501/18502), Visakhapatnam-Bhagat Ki Khoti (Jodhpur)-Visakhpatnam, Visakhapatnam-Kollam-Visakhapatnam (18567/18568) weekly express, Visakhapatnam-Tatanagar-Visakhapatnam (185516/18515), Visakhapatnam-Rayagada-Visakhapatnam Passenger, Santragachi-Chennai Central-Santragachi and Hatia-Yesvathpur-Hatia weekly.Train no. 22879 Bhubaneswar- Tirupati weekly super-fast express will leave Bhubaneswar on Saturdays at 12 p.m. (noon) reaching Visakhapatnam on the same day at 7 p.m. and leaving at 7:20 p.m. to reach Tirupati at 9: 25 a.m. the next day (Sunday).In return direction, train no. 22880 Tirupati- Bhubaneswar weekly super fast express will leave Tirupati at 12:45 p.m. (noon) arriving at Visakhapatnam on the next day (Monday) at 2 a.m. and leave at 2:20 a.m. and reach Bhubaneswar at 10:10 a.m. on the same day.

Train no. 18501 Visakhapatnam- Gandhidham weekly express will leave Visakhapatnam on Thursdays at 5:35 p.m. and reach Gandhidham on Saturdays at 9:50 a.m. In return direction, train no. 18502 Gandhidham-Visakhapatnam weekly express will leave Gandhidham on Saturdays at 10:45 p.m. and arrive at Visakhapatnam on Mondays at 2:25 p.m. Train no.18567 Visakhapatnam – Kollam Weekly Express will leave Visakhapatnam at 9 a.m. on Thursdays and reach Kollam on the next day at 4 p.m. In the return direction, train no.18568 Kollam - Visakhapatnam weekly express will leave Kollam at 9 p.m. on Fridays and arrive at Visakhapatnam on Sundays at 1:35 a.m.

Train no.18516 Visakhapatnam– Tatanagar express will leave Visakhapatnam on Sundays at 5:45 p.m. and reach Tatanagar on the next day at 10:45 a.m. In the return direction train no.18515 Tatanagar – Visakhapatnam express will leave Tatanagar at 1 p.m. on Mondays and reach here on Tuesdays at 4:40 am

Train no.22807 Santragachi – Chennai AC Super-fast Express will leave Santragachi on Tuesdays and Fridays at 7 p.m. and reach here the next day morning at 8:20 a.m and depart at 8:45 a.m. to reach Chennai on Wednesdays and Saturdays at 10:45 p.m.

In the return direction, train No.22808 Chennai –Santragachi AC Super-fast Express will leave Chennai on Thursdays and Sundays at 7:45 a.m., arrive here the same day at 8:35 p.m., and leave at 8:55 p.m. to reach Santragachi on Fridays and Mondays at 10:25 a.m.

Train no.18637 Hatia – Yesvantapur weekly Express will leave Hatia at 6.15 p.m. on Saturdays and arrive at Visakhapatnam on Sundays at 9:45 a.m., depart at 10:05 a.m., and will reach Yesvantapur on Mondays at 5.00 a.m.

In the return direction, train no.18638 Yesvantapur –Hatia weekly express will leave Yesvantapur at Tuesdays at 00.30 a.m. (Midnight), and arrive at Visakhapatnam the same day at 8.35 p.m., depart at 8.55 p.m. and reach Hatia at 1.30 p.m. on Wednesdays.