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  Indian Railways News  / Matheran toy train trip to be cut by 30 mins

Mumbai: Central Railway (CR) plans to curtail the travel time on the 21-km Neral-Matheran stretch by 30 minutes.
We will strengthen the tracks that will help us increase the speed.Currently,it takes 2 hours to cover the distance between Neral and Matheran.We plan to reduce the journey by 30 minutes, CR general manager Subodh Jain said.The commissioner of railway safety has imposed a speed restriction of 12 kmph.
After the tracks are strengthened,CR aims to increase the speed to 16 kmph,which will curtail the travel time.The MMRDA may provide Rs 4 crore for the project.CR is all set to start the toy train service on the 3-km Aman Lodge-Matheran station stretch from Saturday.TN

  Indian Railways News  / Berths Available in Puja Specials-2012 (Date of Notification:- 29.09.2012)

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  Indian Railways News  / Social outfit repairs Jamshedpur road as Railway looks other way

JAMSHEDPUR: Upset over the indifferent attitude of the Tatanagar Railway towards reconstruction of the dilapidated Bridge Road, connecting Burmamines to Baghbera and Jugsalai, the volunteers of a social outfit on Friday carried out repair work to make the stretch smooth ahead of the pujas.The 40-odd activists of Akhil Bharatiya Yuva Sabha (ABYS) started the repair work by filling the potholes on the 350ft-long lane with soil and sand on the first day. The repair work would be completed in two days time."Given that it is a busy street we have to work cautiously. It will take a day or two to get the job accomplished," said Satbir Singh Somu, president of ABYS. He said the purpose behind choosing this day for 'shram daan' is to honour the legendary freedom fighter Sardar Bhagat Singh on his 105th birthday.Somu said despite repeated pleas from political and social organizations the local railway authorities remained indifferent to the problems of the locals commuting through this road for several years now."We understand it is under the jurisdiction of the railway so the railways get repeated requests for road reconstruction. But what about the local corporate houses? They could have come forward for the same," an ABYS activist said.The congested Bridge Road, which is an approach road to the railway over bridge ( ROB) adjacent to the Tatanagar railway station, is jam-packed during the peak hours. "The road was reconstructed at the time of hosting CWG 2010 Baton Relay event and shall be repaired once the weather improves," a PWD official at Tatanagar railway said.

Msostly, the residents of Baghbera, Pursudih and Jugsalai travel through the potholed road to reach Burmamines, Sakchi and Telco.

  Indian Railways News  / Integrated Security System in stations soon

The Integrated Security System, a comprehensive effort to protect major railway stations from external threats, is likely to become operational in Southern Railway in March, next year.About 14 major railway stations in the Southern Railway including Chennai Central, Egmore and Tambaram have been covered under the system.The stations will be equipped with modern security gadgets like close circuit TV system, X-Ray machines for screening baggage and door frame metal detectors.“We have given the purchase orders for the equipment that are likely to be delivered in two or three months. The Integrated Security System will be functional by the end of the current financial year,” said A K Mittal, general manager, South Western Railway and  Southern Railway. He was briefing newspersons on the sidelines of the 28th Railway Protection Force (RPF) raising day here on Tuesday.Asked whether the system would be launched simultaneously in all the 14 selected stations, he said that the Integrated Security System would be first provided at the stations situated in the divisional headquarters. Earlier addressing the gathering on the occasion, the GM said that the Integrated Security System is being installed at a cost of Rs 29 crore in these stations.In his address, V K Dhaka, Chief Security Commissioner, Southern Railway said that 491 criminals were booked under Railway Property (Unlawful Possession) Act and stolen railway property worth of Rs 18.66 lakh was recovered till August this year. Pointing out that the RPF is conducting regular drives and has prosecuted about 70, 000 offenders under various sections of the Railways Act, he said, “Ninety touts, who were involved in unauthorised selling of railway tickets were arrested upto August, 2012.”

On the other hand, Dhaka stated that 296 runaway and destitute children were rescued by the RPF and handed over to their parents and NGOs.

Meanwhile, several RPF officials received medals for their meritorious services on the occasion.

  Indian Railways News  / पी. के. सांघी के खिलाफ प्रासिक्युशन की अनुमति

नई दिल्ली : विश्वसनीय सूत्रों से प्राप्त जानकारी के अनुसार रेलवे बोर्ड ने रेलवे भर्ती बोर्ड (आरआरबी) इलाहबाद के पूर्व चेयरमैन और आरसीएफ में वर्तमान सीईएसई श्री पी. के. सांघी के खिलाफ सीबीआई को प्रासिक्युशन की अनुमति दे दी है. बताते हैं कि यह अनुमति श्री सांघी द्वारा बतौर आरआरबी चेयरमैन एएसएम की एक और लोको पायलट की दो परीक्षाओं में कुछ उम्मीदवारों की खाली छोड़ी गई उत्तर पुस्तिकाओं को बाद में भरे जाने और उन्हें पास किए जाने में हुए भारी भ्रष्टाचार के मामले में दी गई है. बताते हैं कि इस मामले को उत्तर मध्य रेलवे के एक विजिलेंस इंस्पेक्टर और तत्कालीन डिप्टी सीवीओ/ट्रैफिक ने सीबीआई को सौंपा था, मगर श्री सांघी के कैडर बैचमेट तत्कालीन एसडीजीएम/उ.म.रे. श्री अलोक गुप्ता ने इसे दबाने का बहुत प्रयास किया था. श्री गुप्ता ने उक्त विजिलेंस इंस्पेक्टर और डिप्टी सीवीओ/ट्रैफिक को भी बहुत परेशान किया था, जिससे उन्हें समय से पहले ही विजिलेंस को छोकर जाना पड़ा था. तथापि श्री गुप्ता के खिलाफ फ़िलहाल रेलवे बोर्ड ने सीबीआई को प्रासिक्युशन की अनुमति नहीं दी है. मगर सूत्रों का कहना है कि उक्त विजिलेंस इंस्पेक्टर और डिप्टी सीवीओ/ट्रैफिक द्वारा सीबीआई को दिए गए बयानों के आधार पर सीबीआई की आगे की जाँच में श्री गुप्ता को परेशानी हो सकती है. उल्लेखनीय है कि तब 'रेलवे समाचार' ने इस मामले को प्रमुखता से उजागर किया था.