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The following special trains will be run to clear the extra rush of passengers.
1)Nagercoil – Chennai Central – Nagercoil Special (via. Madurai, Dindigul, Karur, Salem & Namakkal):T.No.06310 Nagercoil – Chennai Central Special will leave Nagercoil at 17.00 hrs. o­n Sundays from 29.9.2013 to 10.11.2013 and arrive Chennai Central at 07.45 hrs. the next day. T.No.06309 Chennai Central – Nagercoil Special will leave Chennai Central at 11.15 hrs. o­n Mondays from 30.9.2013 to 11.11.2013 and arrive Nagercoil at 03.15 hrs. the next day.  The composition of the trains will be 1 AC 2-tier, 2 AC 3-tier, 12 Sleeper Class,          3 General Second Class and 2 second class cum luggage coaches. The trains will stop at Valliyur, Tirunelveli, Vanchi Maniyachchi, Kovilpatti, Sattur, Virudunagar, Madurai, Dindigul, Karur, Mohanur, Namakkal, Rasipuram, Salem, Jolarpettai, Vaniyambadi, Gudiyattam, Katpadi and Arakkonam.  T.No.06310 will stop at Perambur also.
2)Nagercoil – Kacheguda – Nagercoil Special (via. Dindigul, Karur, Namakkal, Salem, Namakkal, Tirupati & Renigunta): T.No.06308 Nagercoil – Kacheguda Special will leave Nagercoil at 08.10 hrs. o­n Tuesdays from 1.10.2013 to 12.11.2013 and arrive Kacheguda at 13.55 hrs. the next day. T.No.06307 Kacheguda – Nagercoil Special will leave Kacheguda at 16.00 hrs. o­n Wednesdays from 2.10.2013 to 13.11.2013 and arrive Nagercoil at 21.15 hrs. the next day. The composition of the trains will be 1 AC 2-tier, 3 AC 3-tier, 8 Sleeper Class, 4 General Second Class and 2 second class cum luggage coaches. The trains will stop at Valliyur, Tirunelveli, Vanchi Maniyachchi, Kovilpatti, Sattur, Virudunagar, Madurai, Kodaikanal Road, Dindigul, Tiruchchirappalli, Karur, Namakkal, Rasipuram, Salem, Jolarpettai, Vaniyambadi, Ambur, Katpadi, Tirupati, Renigunta, Koduru, Razampetta, Cuddapah, Yerraguntala, Thadipatri, Gooty, Dhone, Kurnool City, Gadwal, Mahbubnagar and Jadcherla.
Advance reservation for the above trains will commence from 22.9.2013.

Holding it guilty of poor upkeep of train coaches, a consumer forum has directed Railways to pay Rs. 1 lakh as compensation to a Supreme Court advocate, who injured his fingers due to a loosely covered fan in a train in 2011.

"We hold Indian Railways guilty of deficiency and direct chairman, Railway Board, who is impleaded by us as main party, to pay compensation of Rs. 1 lakh inclusive of litigation charges for the deficiency of poor upkeep of coaches," the New Delhi Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum said.

A bench headed by CK Chaturvedi and members Asha Kumar and SR Chaudhary directed Railways to pay the amount in a month while also pulling it up for trying to dismiss the issue on the ground of jurisdiction.

The order came on the complaint of Bharat Bhushan Dinkar, who said that he was travelling from Muzaffarpur in Bihar to Delhi in Sapt Kranti Express on August 21, 2011 when upon reaching the upper berth, his hand hit the overhead fan which was fitted with a broken cover, leading to grievous injuries to his fingers in the right hand.

He said upon reporting the matter to railway employees on board, he was given first aid at Narkatiyaganj junction and had to complete his journey in pain.

He said he got his fingers examined at the health centre of Delhi high court and was referred to Ram Manohar Lohia hospital where he took treatment till January last year.

The complainant also told the forum that being an advocate, he was not able to work on the laptop, handle books properly or even hold a pen.

The bench rejected Northern Railway's contention that the forum does not have the jurisdiction to hear the complaint and that as he suffered his injury in Bihar, he should go to that state to file the complaint.

"The whole contention is misconceived and deserves to be thrown out at the threshold. India Railway is one entity and for efficient management of its organisation, it is divided in Nine Zones under the Railway Act.

"He (complainant) suffered pain and inconvenience in whole journey till Delhi and in Delhi he got injury examined and got treated... Railway is directly responsible for injury sustained due to loosely covered fan, to any person in journey anywhere. The facts speak for themselves in the case," it said.

Union Minister for Railways Mallikarjun Kharge said on Saturday that the new railway projects are getting delayed as the State government is slow in sanctioning funds and acquiring land.

After flagging off the Yeshwantpur-Mangalore-Yeshwantpur16565/16566 Weekly Express, Kharge said that the Union government is quick in implementing the railway projects, but the State government is not able to cope up with the Centre in this regard.

The Centre has taken up 13 new railway projects and some are almost complete. Four more projects will be completed in the next four to five months.

For the new railway project, the State had to release Rs 700 crore, but till now only Rs 50 crore has been released with delay in the acquisition of land to lay the new track.

Mangalore-Kadur railway track laying work has been completed and  it will become functional in another two months. Kottur-Harihar route will start in another three months and Kolar-Chikballapur route has completed trials, he said.

Kharge further said, all the projects which were promised by the Central government have been completed, for women safety, Centre is planning to appoint women constables and inspectors.

Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas M Veerappa Moily, Food and Civil Supplies Minister Dinesh Gundurao, Home Minister K J George and Transport Minister Ramalinga Reddy were present.

The following special trains will be run to clear the extra rush of passengers.
1)Nagercoil – Chennai Central – Nagercoil Special (via. Madurai, Dindigul, Karur, Salem & Namakkal):T.No.06310 Nagercoil – Chennai Central Special will leave Nagercoil at 17.00 hrs. o­n Sundays from 29.9.2013 to 10.11.2013 and arrive Chennai Central at 07.45 hrs. the next day. T.No.06309 Chennai Central – Nagercoil Special will leave Chennai Central at 11.15 hrs. o­n Mondays from 30.9.2013 to 11.11.2013 and arrive Nagercoil at 03.15 hrs. the next day.  The composition of the trains will be 1 AC 2-tier, 2 AC 3-tier, 12 Sleeper Class,          3 General Second Class and 2 second class cum luggage coaches. The trains will stop at Valliyur, Tirunelveli, Vanchi Maniyachchi, Kovilpatti, Sattur, Virudunagar, Madurai, Dindigul, Karur, Mohanur, Namakkal, Rasipuram, Salem, Jolarpettai, Vaniyambadi, Gudiyattam, Katpadi and Arakkonam.  T.No.06310 will stop at Perambur also.
2)Nagercoil – Kacheguda – Nagercoil Special (via. Dindigul, Karur, Namakkal, Salem, Namakkal, Tirupati & Renigunta): T.No.06308 Nagercoil – Kacheguda Special will leave Nagercoil at 08.10 hrs. o­n Tuesdays from 1.10.2013 to 12.11.2013 and arrive Kacheguda at 13.55 hrs. the next day. T.No.06307 Kacheguda – Nagercoil Special will leave Kacheguda at 16.00 hrs. o­n Wednesdays from 2.10.2013 to 13.11.2013 and arrive Nagercoil at 21.15 hrs. the next day. The composition of the trains will be 1 AC 2-tier, 3 AC 3-tier, 8 Sleeper Class, 4 General Second Class and 2 second class cum luggage coaches. The trains will stop at Valliyur, Tirunelveli, Vanchi Maniyachchi, Kovilpatti, Sattur, Virudunagar, Madurai, Kodaikanal Road, Dindigul, Tiruchchirappalli, Karur, Namakkal, Rasipuram, Salem, Jolarpettai, Vaniyambadi, Ambur, Katpadi, Tirupati, Renigunta, Koduru, Razampetta, Cuddapah, Yerraguntala, Thadipatri, Gooty, Dhone, Kurnool City, Gadwal, Mahbubnagar and Jadcherla.
Advance reservation for the above trains will commence from 22.9.2013.

The following special trains will be run to clear the extra rush of passengers.
1)Nagercoil – Chennai Central – Nagercoil Special (via. Madurai, Dindigul, Karur, Salem & Namakkal):T.No.06310 Nagercoil – Chennai Central Special will leave Nagercoil at 17.00 hrs. o­n Sundays from 29.9.2013 to 10.11.2013 and arrive Chennai Central at 07.45 hrs. the next day. T.No.06309 Chennai Central – Nagercoil Special will leave Chennai Central at 11.15 hrs. o­n Mondays from 30.9.2013 to 11.11.2013 and arrive Nagercoil at 03.15 hrs. the next day.  The composition of the trains will be 1 AC 2-tier, 2 AC 3-tier, 12 Sleeper Class,          3 General Second Class and 2 second class cum luggage coaches. The trains will stop at Valliyur, Tirunelveli, Vanchi Maniyachchi, Kovilpatti, Sattur, Virudunagar, Madurai, Dindigul, Karur, Mohanur, Namakkal, Rasipuram, Salem, Jolarpettai, Vaniyambadi, Gudiyattam, Katpadi and Arakkonam.  T.No.06310 will stop at Perambur also.
2)Nagercoil – Kacheguda – Nagercoil Special (via. Dindigul, Karur, Namakkal, Salem, Namakkal, Tirupati & Renigunta): T.No.06308 Nagercoil – Kacheguda Special will leave Nagercoil at 08.10 hrs. o­n Tuesdays from 1.10.2013 to 12.11.2013 and arrive Kacheguda at 13.55 hrs. the next day. T.No.06307 Kacheguda – Nagercoil Special will leave Kacheguda at 16.00 hrs. o­n Wednesdays from 2.10.2013 to 13.11.2013 and arrive Nagercoil at 21.15 hrs. the next day. The composition of the trains will be 1 AC 2-tier, 3 AC 3-tier, 8 Sleeper Class, 4 General Second Class and 2 second class cum luggage coaches. The trains will stop at Valliyur, Tirunelveli, Vanchi Maniyachchi, Kovilpatti, Sattur, Virudunagar, Madurai, Kodaikanal Road, Dindigul, Tiruchchirappalli, Karur, Namakkal, Rasipuram, Salem, Jolarpettai, Vaniyambadi, Ambur, Katpadi, Tirupati, Renigunta, Koduru, Razampetta, Cuddapah, Yerraguntala, Thadipatri, Gooty, Dhone, Kurnool City, Gadwal, Mahbubnagar and Jadcherla.
Advance reservation for the above trains will commence from 22.9.2013.

The following special trains will be run to clear the extra rush of passengers.
1)Nagercoil – Chennai Central – Nagercoil Special (via. Madurai, Dindigul, Karur, Salem & Namakkal):T.No.06310 Nagercoil – Chennai Central Special will leave Nagercoil at 17.00 hrs. o­n Sundays from 29.9.2013 to 10.11.2013 and arrive Chennai Central at 07.45 hrs. the next day. T.No.06309 Chennai Central – Nagercoil Special will leave Chennai Central at 11.15 hrs. o­n Mondays from 30.9.2013 to 11.11.2013 and arrive Nagercoil at 03.15 hrs. the next day.  The composition of the trains will be 1 AC 2-tier, 2 AC 3-tier, 12 Sleeper Class,          3 General Second Class and 2 second class cum luggage coaches. The trains will stop at Valliyur, Tirunelveli, Vanchi Maniyachchi, Kovilpatti, Sattur, Virudunagar, Madurai, Dindigul, Karur, Mohanur, Namakkal, Rasipuram, Salem, Jolarpettai, Vaniyambadi, Gudiyattam, Katpadi and Arakkonam.  T.No.06310 will stop at Perambur also.
2)Nagercoil – Kacheguda – Nagercoil Special (via. Dindigul, Karur, Namakkal, Salem, Namakkal, Tirupati & Renigunta): T.No.06308 Nagercoil – Kacheguda Special will leave Nagercoil at 08.10 hrs. o­n Tuesdays from 1.10.2013 to 12.11.2013 and arrive Kacheguda at 13.55 hrs. the next day. T.No.06307 Kacheguda – Nagercoil Special will leave Kacheguda at 16.00 hrs. o­n Wednesdays from 2.10.2013 to 13.11.2013 and arrive Nagercoil at 21.15 hrs. the next day. The composition of the trains will be 1 AC 2-tier, 3 AC 3-tier, 8 Sleeper Class, 4 General Second Class and 2 second class cum luggage coaches. The trains will stop at Valliyur, Tirunelveli, Vanchi Maniyachchi, Kovilpatti, Sattur, Virudunagar, Madurai, Kodaikanal Road, Dindigul, Tiruchchirappalli, Karur, Namakkal, Rasipuram, Salem, Jolarpettai, Vaniyambadi, Ambur, Katpadi, Tirupati, Renigunta, Koduru, Razampetta, Cuddapah, Yerraguntala, Thadipatri, Gooty, Dhone, Kurnool City, Gadwal, Mahbubnagar and Jadcherla.
Advance reservation for the above trains will commence from 22.9.2013.

MANGALORE: V Narayanasamy, Union minister of state for personnel, public grievances and pensions will flag off the inaugural special train 06858 Mangalore Central - Puducherry express at Mahe Railway station at 4.30pm on Saturday.This special train will leave Mangalore central at 1.45 pm on September 28 and will reach Puducherry at 10am on September 29.Regular service of Train 16857 Puducherry - Mangalore Central will start at 4.35pm on September 28 reaching Mangalore Central at 9.50am on Sunday. Departure time of this train at Mahe is 6.07am on Sunday. Regular service of Train No.16858 Mangalore Central - Puducherry will be from September 29 leaving Mangalore central at 4.50 pm on Sunday. It will reach Puducherry at 10am on Monday. Departure timing of this train at Mahe is 7.40pm.These trains will stop at Villupuram, Vridhachalam, Ariyalur, Srirangam, Tiruchchirapally,Karur, Erode, Tiruppur, Coimbatore, Palakkad, Shoranur, Tirur, Kozhikode, Mahe, Thalasserry, Kannur, and Kasaragod.

Nagercoil junction is the busiest one which served for both Tamilnadu and Kerala.So Southern railway authorities should fill-up all essential shunting workers vacancies to avoid frequent traffic disturbances.Moreover new Tirunelveli railway division have to be created for Tirunelveli and Kanniyakumari districts

State government urged to release its share of funds

Railway Minister M. Mallikarjun Kharge on Saturday urged the State government to release its share of funds for railway projects and pace up land acquisition to complete the ongoing projects.He was here on Saturday to flag off Yeshwantpur-Mangalore Weekly Express. Mr. Kharge said the government released only Rs. 50 crore in the last six months, while the Railways released Rs. 320 crore. The Railways earmarked over Rs. 700 crore for projects in Karnataka and an equal amount had to come from the government. In the next six months, the government would have to release Rs. 650 crore at the rate of Rs. 109 crore a month, he said.Mr. Kharge said he had announced 13 trains for Karnataka in the Railway Budget and three new trains later in 100 days after assuming office.He said land acquisition had been hampering the progress of ongoing projects. “If the government provides land near Kunigal Stud Farm, the Railways can complete the Bangalore-Hassan new line this year.”If the government rehabilitated the people affected by the Chickballapur-Kolar line, the services could start in two months. Land acquisition on a small stretch was hampering the Kottur-Harihar new line. Mr. Kharge said the Railways would commence operation on Kadur-Chickmaglur new line within a month.Speaking earlier, Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas M. Veerappa Moily urged Mr. Kharge to announce Mangalore and Gulbarga as new divisional headquarters for South Western Railway. Yeshwantpur-Mangalore Weekly Express will leave Yeshwantpur at 11.55 p.m. on Sundays to reach Mangalore at 5.40 pm on Mondays.Mangalore-Yeshwantpur Weekly Express will leave Mangalore at 8 p.m. on Mondays to reach Yeshwantpur at 1.30 p.m. on Tuesdays.The train will stop at Banaswadi, Krishnarajapuram, Bangarpet, Kuppam, Salem, Erode, Tiruppur, Coimbatore, Palakkad, Shoranur, Tirur, Kozhikode, Vadakara, Thalassery, Kannur, Payyannur and Kasaragod. It will have one two-tier air-conditioned coach, one three-tier air-conditioned coach, seven second class sleeper coaches, six second class coaches and two second class sitting-cum-luggage vans.

KOLKATA: Alok Kumar Roy still feels the pain at the base of his spine. His daughter hasn't yet overcome the trauma she suffered four years ago and every time he leaves home to join duty at Howrah, his child asks: "GRP'r lok e ra aar tomake maarbe na to (Make sure that you are not beaten up again by the GRP men)."The Government Railway Police (GRP) wasn't involved in what happened to Roy on May 2, 2009. The miscreants who threw him out of the Howrah-Hatia Express and thrashed him merely claimed that they were GRP personnel but for the child, who saw her father suffer for four long months, this made little difference. The worst part is that Roy's effort has remained unrecognized by the railways. Roy's wife has sent several letters, even to railway ministers, but he has not been considered for an award.Roy was the train superintendent on the Howrah-Hatia Express and knew that a marriage party of 47 from Burrabazar in Kolkata was travelling in the B1 and B2 coaches. He later came to know that it was an affluent family of goldsmiths from Burrabazar travelling on the train.When the train reached Tatanagar at 2.15am that dayon May 2, 2009, six persons approached the two compartments. Roy could make out that they were not passengers from Tatanagar. One of them wore a khaki shirt and trousers and the rest wore normal clothes. All of them had gamochhas tied around their heads and also on their shoulders.

When Roy the train superintendent wanted to know where they were headed, they replied that they were GRP constables. Roy asked them to move to the general class coaches but they tried to push through the door of the AC-III tier ones. Roy wouldn't let them through though. Suddenly, the miscreants pushed him out of the doorway. Fortunately, the train hadn't started moving as yet. He fell on his back on the platform and the six started beating him up. Roy's screams alerted ticket checking staff and coach attendants, who got off the train and intervened. Finding themselves outnumbered, the miscreants fled via the foot over bridge. Roy and the others gave chase but couldn't catch up.

"My husband's white shirt was covered in his own blood. He was bleeding profusely from injuries to his face. He had also hurt his spine and couldn't move normally.

Nobody attended to him till he reached Ranchi, nearly seven hours later.

He received four stitches to his lips there. He took charge of the return train back to Howrah.

He was later admitted to the South Eastern Railway's central hospital at Garden Reach for 17 days and was declared unfit by doctors for the next four months. He protected the property of so many passengersand may have also saved them from possible injury. We had expected the railways to recognize his effort. I even wrote to senior officers and railway ministers but to no avail," said Roy's wife Monideepa.

Senior South Eastern Railway (SER) officials said that Roy had performed a commendable feat and deserved an award. Though his name was recommended, it failed to make the list of those who receive awards on the occasion of Railway Week every year. This hasn't changed Roy's attitude towards life though. A TS on the Howrah-Mumbai Duronto Express, he took charge of 19-year-old Shamima Yasmin on Thursday after coming to know that she had lost her way while on her way to college in Balurghat from Kushmundi in South Dinajpur. He escorted her back to Howrah and handed the girl over to her parents.