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IRCTC (Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation), which offers a web-based service for booking railway tickets, has launched ticket booking apps exclusively for Windows Phone 8 and Windows 8 devices in collaboration with Microsoft.     Ticket bookings through the app will be available throughout the day except for the period from 8am to 12noon, when access to the service is blocked for agents and for mobile devices to reduce load on servers during Tatkal ticket booking window, and from 11:30pm to 12:30am when it's closed for maintenance.   The IRCTC apps can be downloaded from Windows 8 Store and Windows Phone Store, and are free of charge. The apps allow users to plan journeys, book railways tickets, check the status of their PNR, check booking and cancellation history and check ticket availability.   However, you need to sign-up for IRCTC's service and generate a TPIN to login and access all these services through the IRCTC app. At the time of writing this post, we were not able to generate a TPIN using our registered IRCTC user ID so we could not experience the app, first hand. Judging by the screenshots, it seems that the app is not just a wrapper to IRCTC's mobile website and follows Windows Phone's Modern UI design philosophy.   Announcing the availability of the app, Rakesh Tandon, CMD, IRCTC said, "We feel the app is ideal for the modern consumer who is always on the move. Windows is the most trusted and widely used platform and offers the requisite security required while handling vast amounts of personal and financial user data."   According to Microsoft, the app is strongly integrated with Windows Azure for a number of intermediary services.

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Union Tribal Affairs Minister, V. Kishore Chandra Deo's suggestion to the Antony committee for shifting the East Coast railway headquarters from Bhubaneswar to Vishakhapatnam has triggered a wave of protests in the state.

The committee has been set up by the Centre to address the concerns of leaders from coastal Andhra Pradesh to ensure smooth division of the state. Deo is an MP from Andhra Pradesh. Presently Vishakhapatnam is part of East Coast railway.

While the ruling Biju Janata Dal began a three day protests from Thursday by staging demonstrations outside railway stations across the state, the opposition Congress and the BJP are equally upset with Deo's proposal to the Antony committee.  

The issue has given the Naveen Patnaik-led BJD some more ammunition against the UPA-ruled Centre. Finance minister,  Prasanna Acharya said the suggestion was yet another conspiracy of the Centre against Odisha.  "The headquarters of the East Coast railway was established in Bhubaneswar in 2003 after a long struggle. It cannot be taken away from the state," he said.  

The BJD youth wing president, Sanjay Dasburma, who led the protests on Thursday, demanded the resignation of both Deo and  union minister of chemicals and fertilizers, Srikant Jena, who hails from Odisha, "In fact state Congress president Jaydev Jena should prevail upon the Prime Minister to drop Deo from his cabinet," said Dasburma.   

Deo, meanwhile, has sought to clear the air over the issue saying that he had suggested that South East Railway headquarters be shifted to Bhubaneswar first and then the East Coast Railways headquarters be moved to Vishakhapatnam with Vijaywada division under its control.

This, according to him, will benefit both Odisha and Andhra Pradesh. The East Coast (EC) Railway presently covers railway network in eastern and southern Odisha and parts of Andhra Pradesh.   

Union minister, Srikant Jena, on the other hand, dismissed the demands for his resignation saying that the views expressed by Deo were his own. He also said that he had played a crucial role in establishing the East Coast railway headquarter in Bhubaneswar. " They are unnecessarily playing it up," said Jena.     

Senior BJP leader, Bijay Mohapatra said that East Coast railway headquarter will not be allowed to be moved from city under any circumstances. " People will thwart any such designs of the Centre," he said.

To clear extra rush during the festive season and facilitate passengers in view of ensuing o­nam festival, o­neAC Super Fast special train will be run for the benefit of passengers from New Delhi to Kochuvelli via Vasai Road station o­n 12th September, 2013.


Train No. 04096 New Delhi – Kochuvelli Super Fast Special train will depart from New Delhi at 23.30 hrs o­n 12th September, 2013 (Thursday) and reach Vasai Road at 21.00 hrs. o­n 13th September, 2013 (Friday), and will reach Kochuvelli at 02.45 hrs. o­n Saturday. This train will run o­nly o­n i.e 12th September, 2013 from New Delhi.



In return Direction train no 04095 Kochuvelli– New Delhi AC Super Fast Special train will depart from Kochuvelliat 09.40 hrs o­n 17th September, 2013 (Tuesday) and reach Vasai Road at 16.30 hrs o­n 18th September, 2013 (Wednesday), and will reach New Delhi at 15.20 hrs. o­n Thursday. This train will run o­nly for o­ne day i.e 17th September, 2013 from Kochuvelli.

Union Minister for Tribal Affairs V K Deo’s demand to shift the zonal headquarters of East Coast Railway (ECoR) from here to Visakhapatanam has evoked sharp protests from political parties with the ruling BJD announcing a series of agitations.Terming Deo’s statement as a conspiracy against Odisha, Finance Minister Prasanna Acharya on Wednesday said, “I can’t understand what was the need for such a proposal.We strongly condemn it and we will vehemently oppose it if the Centre moves ahead with the idea.” Health and Family Welfare Minister Damodar Rout said the proposal of the Union minister is absurd and it could be only expressed by narrow-minded politicians who are interested in the next elections. A statesman cannot imagine this, he remarked. 

BJD youth wing president and deputy chief whip Sanjay Dasburma, MLA, announced that the party workers and supporters will hold a peaceful one-hour agitation at all railway stations in the State from September 12 to 14.

The people of Odisha will not tolerate such an idea of Deo as they have got the ECoR after a long struggle, he said.  “This is a conspiracy of the BJD and the Congress who have a tacit understanding to raise frivolous issues to divert people’s attention from serious matters,” BJP spokesperson Sajjan Sharma said.  State Secretary of CPI Dibakar Nayak said this is an attempt by Deo to foment distrust among the people of Odisha and West Bengal.

Trying to play down the issue, senior Congress leader Narsingh Mishra said it is Deo’s personal opinion. He is neither the spokesperson for the AICC nor the Government of India. The Pradesh Congress will not be silent spectator whenever the interest of the State is affected. 

“The Union minister has taken a stand in  the interest of the State, but we stand for the people of Odisha,” Mishra said.  Deo, in a recent letter to A K Antony- headed committee, which is looking into the demand for zonal headquarters of Indian Railways, has suggested to shift the headquarters of ECoR to Visakhapatnam.

INDORE: The diversion road on Dhoswas-Ratlam route in Ratlam, according to documents procured by RTI activist Manish Soni, has been constructed on private land. As per Soni, the road constructed in December 2011 flouted the approved plan for convenience of the contractor and officials, causing monetary loss to the railways.As per the RTI, the diversion road (at level crossing 191-192) was to be constructed on railway land inside 21.33 metre land with road width of 5.85 metre but the road stretched upto 41 metres intruding into private land. Sources said that during construction, neither the land was acquired as per land acquisition act 1894 nor approved plan was looked into.Soni said that the matter was brought to the notice of the authorities concerned three months back. He added, "Railway officials ignored the rule violations during inspections, and despite then DRM being aware of the issue, no action has been taken till date."

Officials are meanwhile undertaking the work of manning, building level height subways (LHS) and making diversion roads to check accidents on the railway track due to unmanned level crossing gates across the division. According to official sources, four diversion roads will be constructed in 2012-13 in the division.

Reportedly, the owner of the private land has also written to the railway authority, citing violation of the rules.

PRO of Ratlam division, Pradeep Sharma said that a joint survey with the contractor and railway officials will be carried out on Thursday and in case any irregularity in construction work is found, necessary changes will be made.

"The railway administration is delaying the investigation process despite cognizance into the matter was taken. Railways may have to construct again a major part of the diversion road if report is clean," he added.

Temporary Augmentation in Double Decker Train.

INDORE: The diversion road on Dhoswas-Ratlam route in Ratlam, according to documents procured by RTI activist Manish Soni, has been constructed on private land. As per Soni, the road constructed in December 2011 flouted the approved plan for convenience of the contractor and officials, causing monetary loss to the railways.As per the RTI, the diversion road (at level crossing 191-192) was to be constructed on railway land inside 21.33 metre land with road width of 5.85 metre but the road stretched upto 41 metres intruding into private land. Sources said that during construction, neither the land was acquired as per land acquisition act 1894 nor approved plan was looked into.Soni said that the matter was brought to the notice of the authorities concerned three months back. He added, "Railway officials ignored the rule violations during inspections, and despite then DRM being aware of the issue, no action has been taken till date."

Officials are meanwhile undertaking the work of manning, building level height subways (LHS) and making diversion roads to check accidents on the railway track due to unmanned level crossing gates across the division. According to official sources, four diversion roads will be constructed in 2012-13 in the division.

Reportedly, the owner of the private land has also written to the railway authority, citing violation of the rules.

PRO of Ratlam division, Pradeep Sharma said that a joint survey with the contractor and railway officials will be carried out on Thursday and in case any irregularity in construction work is found, necessary changes will be made.

"The railway administration is delaying the investigation process despite cognizance into the matter was taken. Railways may have to construct again a major part of the diversion road if report is clean," he added.

Union Tribal Affairs Minister, V. Kishore Chandra Deo's suggestion to the Antony committee for shifting the East Coast railway headquarters from Bhubaneswar to Vishakhapatnam has triggered a wave of protests in the state.

The committee has been set up by the Centre to address the concerns of leaders from coastal Andhra Pradesh to ensure smooth division of the state. Deo is an MP from Andhra Pradesh. Presently Vishakhapatnam is part of East Coast railway.

While the ruling Biju Janata Dal began a three day protests from Thursday by staging demonstrations outside railway stations across the state, the opposition Congress and the BJP are equally upset with Deo's proposal to the Antony committee.  

The issue has given the Naveen Patnaik-led BJD some more ammunition against the UPA-ruled Centre. Finance minister,  Prasanna Acharya said the suggestion was yet another conspiracy of the Centre against Odisha.  "The headquarters of the East Coast railway was established in Bhubaneswar in 2003 after a long struggle. It cannot be taken away from the state," he said.  

The BJD youth wing president, Sanjay Dasburma, who led the protests on Thursday, demanded the resignation of both Deo and  union minister of chemicals and fertilizers, Srikant Jena, who hails from Odisha, "In fact state Congress president Jaydev Jena should prevail upon the Prime Minister to drop Deo from his cabinet," said Dasburma.   

Deo, meanwhile, has sought to clear the air over the issue saying that he had suggested that South East Railway headquarters be shifted to Bhubaneswar first and then the East Coast Railways headquarters be moved to Vishakhapatnam with Vijaywada division under its control.

This, according to him, will benefit both Odisha and Andhra Pradesh. The East Coast (EC) Railway presently covers railway network in eastern and southern Odisha and parts of Andhra Pradesh.   

Union minister, Srikant Jena, on the other hand, dismissed the demands for his resignation saying that the views expressed by Deo were his own. He also said that he had played a crucial role in establishing the East Coast railway headquarter in Bhubaneswar. " They are unnecessarily playing it up," said Jena.     

Senior BJP leader, Bijay Mohapatra said that East Coast railway headquarter will not be allowed to be moved from city under any circumstances. " People will thwart any such designs of the Centre," he said.

To clear extra rush during the festive season and facilitate passengers in view of ensuing o­nam festival, o­neAC Super Fast special train will be run for the benefit of passengers from New Delhi to Kochuvelli via Vasai Road station o­n 12th September, 2013.


Train No. 04096 New Delhi – Kochuvelli Super Fast Special train will depart from New Delhi at 23.30 hrs o­n 12th September, 2013 (Thursday) and reach Vasai Road at 21.00 hrs. o­n 13th September, 2013 (Friday), and will reach Kochuvelli at 02.45 hrs. o­n Saturday. This train will run o­nly o­n i.e 12th September, 2013 from New Delhi.



In return Direction train no 04095 Kochuvelli– New Delhi AC Super Fast Special train will depart from Kochuvelliat 09.40 hrs o­n 17th September, 2013 (Tuesday) and reach Vasai Road at 16.30 hrs o­n 18th September, 2013 (Wednesday), and will reach New Delhi at 15.20 hrs. o­n Thursday. This train will run o­nly for o­ne day i.e 17th September, 2013 from Kochuvelli.

Temporary Augmentation in Double Decker Train.