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THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Thiruvananthapuram Railway Division authorities have informed of running special trains to clear the extra rush of passengers during Durga Puja and Diwali festival.The Santragachi-Kochuveli Weekly Special (train no. 02851) will leave Santragachi at 4.05pm on Saturdays from October 5 to November 30 to arrive Kochuveli at 10.30am on the third day.The Kochuveli-Santragachi Weekly Special (train no. 02852) will leave Kochuveli at 4.15am on Tuesdays from October 8 to December 3 to arrive Santragachi at 3.00am on the third day.The composition of the trains will be two AC 3-tiers, eight Sleeper Class, four general second class and two luggage-cum-brake van coaches.The trains will stop at Kharagpur, Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur Keonjhar Road, Bhubaneswar, Khurda Road, Berhampur, Vizianagaram, Visakhapatnam, Samalkot, Rajahmundry, Eluru, Vijayawada, Ongole, Nellore, Gudur, Renigunta, Katpadi, Gudiyattam, Vaniyambadi, Jolarpettai, Salem, Erode, Tiruppur, Coimbatore, Palakkad, Thrissur, Aluva, Ernakulam Town, Kottayam, Thiruvalla, Chengannur, Mavelikkara, Kayamkulam and Kollam.

Advance reservation for the above trains commenced on Monday.

Chandigarh : The Member of Parliament from Chandigarh, Pawan Kumar Bansal, today said that the Chandigarh-Kochuveli Express, which is a weekly train will soon become biweekly, as announced in the rail budget.The MP was participating in a function organised by the Confederation of Keralite Organisations in the tricity to celebrate Onam at Community Centre, Sector 47. He further said the new trains to religious places will start running from October.While the Nangal Dam-Anadpur Sahib-Chandigarh-Hazur Sahib (Nanded) Express will be flagged off on October 3 and the Kalka-Chandigarh-Shirdi Express will be flagged off on October 6.Benny Thomas, media in charge, said Onam is a traditional ten-day harvest festival celebrated by the people of Kerala. The occasion was brightened up with Athhapookalam Competition in traditional festival spirit.Dr Earnest Charles J Samuel, co-founder of Mount Carmel School, Chandigarh, was felicitated by the confederation.

New trains to start
Chandigarh, September 15
Two new trains, Nanded Sahib Express and Shirdi Express are expected to be flagged off by former railway minister Pawan Kumar Bansal on October 3 and 6, respectively. The decision to start the trains was taken recently. Residents of the city have hailed the decision.

Jammu Tawi-Ahemd​abad-Jammu Tawi AC Special Train

Temporary Augmentati​on 01 Executive AC Chair Car in Double Decker Train

Baramulla, Sep 14: The Special Investigation Team ( SIT) constituted to probe the mysterious death of People’s League leader Abdul Rashid Sofi alias Ghazi has expressed dismay over the Northern Railway failure to install CCTV camera at the Kralhar railway station here in north Kashmir.

The SIT, according to reports, had approached the railway department to seek the footage of CCTV camera if installed at the Kralhar railway station, however, to their dismay they found that the department had not installed the system.

Sources told that the railway department had so far not installed any such surveillance cameras all along the route from Baramulla to Qazigund despite the fact that the entire route from Baramulla to Qazigund, comprising of 15 railway stations and 64 major bridges are considered to be sensitive keeping in view the turmoil in Kashmir.

Meanwhile, the special investigation team probing the death of the 65 year old PL leader is reportedly seeking all the details of the passengers who had traveled on Wednesday evening from Islamabad (Anantnag) to Baramulla. The SIT has also reportedly questioned several railway guards deployed at Kralhar Baramulla railway station.

Meanwhile, various pro-freedom leaders and parties have condoled the demise of Ghazi.Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) chairman Muhammad Yasin Malik  has expressed shock and grief over the demise, describing the deceased as a gentle and humble soul. He said Gazi’s dedication and struggle will always be remembered. He prayed for the deceased and sympathized with the bereaved family.

A delegation of Democratic Freedom Party (DFP) led by its general secretary Moulana Abdullah Tari on Saturday visited the residence of the deceased.

“Due to continuous house arrest senior resistance leader and chairman DFP Shabir Ahmad Shah could not visit the Baramulla to express solidarity with the family of resistance leader Ghazi Abdul Rashid on his martyrdom,” a DFP spokesman said.

However, on his instructions, a delegation visited the residence of the deceased and expressed sympathies with the bereaved family,” he added.

ALLAHABAD: To promote talent, a painting competition was organized for children of railway officers and employees at Subedarganj on Sunday under the auspices of North Central Railway Women Welfare Organization (NCRWWO).The competition was divided into three age groups, 6 to 9 years; 9-12 years and 12-15 years. Among the participants 67 were in the first group, 80 in second and 47 in the third group. The topic of the first group was 'Scene of Setting Sun' while for the second group was 'Scene of traffic signal' or ' Scene of circus'. The topic for the third group was 'One day among Tribal people ' or ' Journey through train'.On the occasion, president of NCRWWO Chitrangada Johri,Afshan Kabir, Sita Rani, Suman Lata Verma, Madhulika Mathur, Madhulika Singh, Mamta Kumar, Neera Shukla, Dr. Aparna Goyal, Priti Kumar, Mamta Rana, Namita Arya and Madhu Verma were present.

A couple escaped with injuries after the car in which they were travelling was rammed by a train at an unmanned level-crossing at Kamban Nagar here on Sunday afternoon.The couple, Vasu (52) and Indira (43), hailing from Deva Nagar, were admitted to the Government General Hospital with injuries.Sources said Vasu, who was driving the car, stopped close to the railway track on seeing the approaching Chennai-Puducherry passenger train around 11.15 am. According to the locals who witnessed the accident, the car was dragged for about 50 metres alongside the track before it fell to the side of the tracks.The unmanned railway crossing had no signal.Residents Vayalveli area rushed to the spot and pulled the couple out of the car, which was completely damaged in the accident.Hospital sources said Indira suffered more injuries, but was out of danger. Vasu was also being treated for bruises.One of the residents told Express that a similar accident occurred at the same level crossing about three months ago. Residents in the area also said the unmanned crossing posed danger to people living in Kamban Nagar, Deva Nagar and Vayalveli areas. They blamed the Railways for not installing a signal to alert the people crossing the line or approaching trains.Locals are afraid to cross the railway line, because trains normally don’t not slow down at this stretch. One does not hear the sound either, said Selvi, a resident of the area. Many cows also died in this stretch, she added.

Krishna and twin Godavari deltas will turn deserts if State is bifurcated

Thousands of farmers on Monday blocked rail-cum-road bridge (RCRB) across the Godavari in protest against bifurcation of State. The Samaikyandhra agitation received a boost with the farmers of the two Godavari districts marching towards the RCRB from early in the morning.

The farmers arrived on tractors, bullock- carts and bikes and held a public meeting on the bridge and gave war cry for unified State. The traffic was blocked for kilometres from 9.30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Farmers from JACs of Konaseema, East and West Godavari districts and the representatives from AP Agriculture Officers’ Association, including its State president Kamalakar Sharma, took part in the huge rally.

Konaseema Rythu JAC convener Yalla Satyanandam, campaign secretary Matta Mahalakshmi Prabhakar and Addala Gopalakrishna were among those who were present in the meeting.

Farmers at the public meeting made it clear that they would not accept any option other than unified Andhra Pradesh. They found fault with the comments made some political leaders accepting bifurcation with Hyderabad as union territory.

They opined that these politicians were batting for Hyderabad only to protect their assets in the capital city.

They reiterated that Krishna and the twin Godavari deltas would become deserts if the State was bifurcated.

The farmers of the delta observed that Telangana leaders were already joining the States such as Odisha and Chhattisgarh in opposing Polavaram project and strongly felt that Polavaram project would not materialise if the State was bifurcated.

They maintained that rabi crop was surviving in Godavari delta due to water from Sileru, Sabari and Kinnersani and observed that these rivers would stay with Telangana if the State was bifurcated.

On the Food Security Bill, the farmers questioned how it was possible to implement it after Godavari and Krishna deltas turned deserts. They lamented that lakhs of agriculture workers would lose their livelihood if the State is bifurcated. They called upon the farmers of other districts to form joint action committees to fight for the cause of unified Andhra Pradesh.

पटना मेट्रो के एलायनमेंट पर सरकार के स्तर पर मुहर लग गयी है। अब इस एलायनमेंट को विभाग द्वारा कंसलटेंट के लिए भेजा जाएगा। सरकार के स्तर पर फिलहाल दो स्ट्रेच में ही मेट्रो की मंजूरी मिली है।
आधिकारिक जानकारी के अनुसार एलायनमेंट को मुख्यमंत्री की सहमति हासिल हो जाने के बाद यह गति पकड़ेगी। कंसलटेंट फर्म अब एलायनमेंट के आधार पर अपने काम को आगे बढ़ायेगी। पहले फेज में पटना मेट्रो प्रोजेक्ट लगभग तीस किमी का है। इसमें दानापुर से लेकर दीदारगंज का भी हिस्सा शामिल है। गांधी मैदान, सगुना मोड़ और दीदारगंज से ही मेट्रो शुरू होगी।
पटना मेट्रो के जिस एलायनमेंट को मंजूरी दी गयी है उसके अनुसार इसका एक स्ट्रेच दानापुर स्थित सगुना मोड़ से शुरू हो रहा है। यहां मेट्रो एलिवेटेड स्वरूप में होगी। आगे बढ़कर आईजीआईएमएस के करीब एक स्टेशन बनाया जा सकता है। पूरे एलिवेटेड स्वरूप में मेट्रो सचिवालय होते हुए सरपेंटाइन रोड तक आएगी। सरपेंटाइन रोड में मेट्रो को अंडरग्राउंड कर दिया गया है। यह अंडरग्राउंड लेन भी काफी लंबी रखी गयी है। सरपेंटाइन रोड से मेट्रो वीरचंद पटेल पथ होते हुए आयकर गोलंबर आएगी। यहां भी स्टेशन दिए जाने की योजना है। इसके बाद डाकबंगला चौक होते हुए यह गांधी मैदान के समीप जाकर खत्म हो जाएगी।
दूसरा स्ट्रेच दीदारगंज के समीप से शुरू होगा। दीदारगंज से न्यू बाइपास होते हुए इसका हिस्सा पुरानी बाइपास होते हुए गांधी मैदान की ओर मुड़ना है।

Hopes of commissioning the 9.9-km stretch from Malleswaram to Peenya (Reach-3 and 3A) sometime before November will remain just that for the Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) is yet to obtain all the clearances and final approval from the Commissioner for Railway Safety.While the integrated trials on the stretch had begun last month, the Corporation is yet to avail crucial clearances, including the two aspects of the schedule of dimensions — which is essential for final clearance.Further, the wait for a speed certificate from the Railway Design and Standards Organisation is delaying the process, even as the oscillation trials are yet to commence.Only after all these procedures can the BMRCL invite the commissioner for inspection, whose findings will determine whether trains can be commercially operated on the stretch.

Other reaches

In its latest newsletter, BMRCL said that, “All foundations, piers, portals and segmental box girder erections have been completed on Reach-2 (Magadi Road to Mysore Road).”
It said that the remaining work on parapet erections (eight spans) railings (50 spans), expansion joint fixings, are in progress and that, overall, the progress of work completed on the viaduct is 99 per cent.

On Reach 3 (Peenya Village to Hesaraghatta Cross), the casting of 2,013 parapets of the 2,040 are complete and 69 of the 106 parapet erections are complete. Work on proceeding in full flow on Reach-4 with even station works having made sustained progress.