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  Indian Railways News  / Crackers caused Nellore train fire

The fire on Tamil Nadu Express that killed 34 passengers near Nellore on July 30 was caused by fire-crackers, according to officials of the Andhra Pradesh Forensic Science Laboratory here. The officials submitted a comprehensive report to the Government Railway Police here on Wednesday. APFSL director O. Narasimha Murthy told Express that they found out that the major fire broke out from the running train due to burning of crackers that were being carried in coach S-11. ``We collected some samples of fire-cracker chemicals from the illfated train. Examination of the samples revealed that a major burst of crackers caused the mishap. It was also found that the crackers were kept under the seats in the coach.

 But we cannot ascertain how the fire took place initially.

 The pressure on the cracker bags might have ignited the crackers,’’ said Murthy.

 The forensic team led by additional director Venkateswarlu has completed its work and submitted the report to the Government Railway Police as per norms.

 Ever since the fire occurred in the wee hours of July 30, there have been different theories over the cause of fire ranging from sabotage to electric shortcircuit.

 But the forensic probe has ruled out these theories.

 “The presence of chemicals used in fire-crackers could be the reason for the fire to spread fast and the loud sounds heard by some passengers.

 Perhaps, the electric short-circuit might have triggered the fire.

 There could be many reasons for a short-circuit such as charging of a laptop or a mobile from a power point.

 The burning of rexine and synthetic sponge used in the berth cushions could also be a reason for the fast spread of the fire,’’ officials said.

  Indian Railways News  / Singh is King in KCM tournament

International Master D.P. Singh, representing Southern Railway, tallied eight points for the top spot in the first KCM-FIDE-rated open chess tournament here on Thursday.The fifth seed settled for a quick draw against IM R. Balasubramaniam of ICF in the final round for the title.FIDE Master Aravindh Chithambaram, Ram S. Krishnan (BSNL) and P. Phoobalan (ICF) tied for the second position with 7.5 points apiece. However, Aravindh with a better tie-break score finished runner-up.Senthil Chinnasamy, Managing Director, GN Mills was the chief guest. P.K. Selvamurugesan, President, Coimbatore District Chess Association and other office bearers were also present.Important results (final round): D.P. Singh (S.Rly) 8 drew with R. Balasubramaniam (ICF) 7; Ram S. Krishnan (BSNL) 7.5 drew with Aravindh Chithambaram (ONGC) 7.5; M. Vinoth Kumar (ICF) bt C.S. Rajesh (TN) 6.5; R. Ganesh (TN) 7 drew with M. Kunal (TN) 7; R. Shanmugasundaram (TN) 6.5 drew with M. Vivek (TN) 7; P. Iniyan (TN) 6.5 drew with P. Maheswaran (TN) 6.5; A. Vishveshwar (TN) 7 bt M.P. Ajith (Kar) 6; R. Dharani Sree (TN) 6.5 drew with Sa Kannan 6.5; P. Iyappan (Pud) 7 bt P. Elancheralathan (TN) 6.

Final rankings: 1. D.P. Singh 8; 2. Aravindh Chithambaram 7.5 (47.25); 3. Ram S. Krishnan 7.5 (46.25); 4. P. Phoobalan 7.5 (42.50); 5. Ramnathan Balasubramaniam 7.

Boys: U-9: 1. G.M. Vel Vishwanathan (TN); 2. V.S. Raahul (TN); 3. Alan Divia Raj (TN). Coimbatore U-9: 1. T.R. Vihrteshwar; 2. M. Sathya Roopan; 3. M. Sivashankar.

U-12: 1. A. Abhishek (Ker); 2. P. Elancheralathan (TN); 3. R. Prajesh (TN). Coimbatore U-12: 1. P. Koushik Muthesh; 2. D. Jai Aditya; 3. S. Sethuram.

U-15: 1. M. Vaisnav (TN); 2. T. Selvabharathy; 3. S. Harish Raghavendra. Coimbatore U-15: 1. D.V. Haricharann; 2. M. Magesh; 3. K. Kathir Balaji.

U-18: A. Aswin Martin (TN); 2. S. Vadivel Murugan (TN). Coimbatore U-18: 1. John Christopher; 2. S.B. Hari Pragadish; 3. A.P. Arujun Kumar.

Girls: U-9: 1. Bommini Mounika Akshaya (AP); 2. E.T. Swaroopa (Ker); 3. K. Shivani (TN). Coimbatore U-9: 1. J. Shalini (Cbe); 2. Saravanan Durga; 3. S. Atkshaya Pon.

U-12: 1. K. Priyanka (TN); 2. J. Dhivyashree (TN); 3. Hilmi Parveen (Ker). Coimbatore U-12: 1. M. Elakkeya; 2. P. Jasper Jothi; 3. V. Dakshinya.

U-15: P. Preethy (Pud); 2. R. Gayetri (TN); 3. B. Swarnamala (TN). Coimbatore U-15: A. Janani; 2. A. Kavipriya; 3. A. Pavithra Priyadarshini.

U-18: 1. Thahreem Fathima (Ker); 2. G.R. Trinetra (TN). Coimbatore U-18: 1. R. Charumathy; 2. N. Sowmiya.

Unrated: D. Sathish Kumar; Coimbatore unrated: L. Meenakshi Sundaram. (TN).

  Indian Railways News  / अब 50 रुपये में पहुंचिए फिरोजपुर से श्रीगंगानगर

फिरोजपुर। फिरोजपुर से श्रीगंगानगर जाने के लिए अब यात्रियों को अपनी जेब पर ज्यादा बोझ नहीं डालना पड़ेगा। पहले से आधे किराए में अपके सफर को सुहाना करने करने के लिए आज से दौड़ेगी फिरोजपुर से श्रीगंगानगर इंटरसिटी ट्रेन। ये राहत की बात है कि अब मात्र पचास रुपये में 185 किलोमीटर का सफर होगा। जबकि बस में लोगों को 110 रुपये खर्च करने पड़ते हैं। एक सितंबर को फिरोजपुर छावनी रेलवे स्टेशन से सुबह साढ़े आठ बजे सांसद शेर सिंह घुबाया हरी झंडी दिखाकर ट्रेन को रवाना करेंगे। जबकि इस ट्रेन का सही समय सुबह 05 बज कर 10 मिनट है, जो श्रीगंगानगर सुबह 10: 35 पर पहुंचेगी। वहां से सुबह 11: 30 पर चलेगी और फिरोजपुर छावनी रेलवे स्टेशन पर दोपहर 03.20 पर पहुंचेगी। फिरोजपुर छावनी रेलवे स्टेशन की सीआईटी उपदेश संधू ने बताया कि इंटरसिटी एक्सप्रेस ट्रेन (14601-02) चलने की तैयारियां पूरी कर ली गईं हैं। स्टेशन पर चल रही तैयारियों का निरीक्षण रेल मंडल प्रबंधक एनसी गोयल ने किया। संधू ने बताया सिर्फ शनिवार वाले दिन ही उक्त ट्रेन सुबह साढ़े आठ बजे श्रीगंगानगर के लिए चलेगी। जबकि इसका सही समय सुबह 5.10 का है। फिरोजपुर से श्रीगंगानगर की दूरी 185 किलोमीटर है। इस ट्रेन का किराया पचास रुपये है। उन्होंने बताया कि उक्त ट्रेन गुरुहरसहाए, जलालाबाद, फाजिल्का, अबोहर होती हुई श्रीगंगानगर सुबह 10.35 पर पहुंचेगी। इसी तरह श्रीगंगानगर से सुबह 11.30 पर चलेगी। जो अबोहर, फाजिल्का, जलालाबाद, गुरुहरसहाए से होती हुई फिरोजपुर दोपहर 3 बज कर 20 मिनट पर पहुंचेगी।