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  Indian Railways News  / woman delivers on railway station

New Delhi: As a crowd watched on, a 30-year-old woman went into labour at a platform in Old Delhi railway station and delivered a baby in the open half-hour later without any medical help — exposing the unpreparedness of the railways in dealing with such emergencies even in the capital.
    When a heavily pregnant Kamlesh reached the railway station around 2.30pm on Friday to go to her inlaws’ place in Uttar Pradesh, little did she know that platform number 13 would become her delivery room and she would end up giving birth in full public view.
    The doctors at the hospital said that it was a premature delivery as Kamlesh was eight-and-a-half months pregnant.
    Kamlesh was found to be anemic but is out of danger. The condition of the baby too is stable but she is “sick and not healthy” and has been kept under observation. Due to profuse bleeding and lack of proper medical attention, Kamlesh needs to be kept under observation for a few days.

  Indian Railways News  / रेलवे कर्मचारियों ने निकाली रैली

रेलवे कर्मचारियों ने निकाली रैली

  सूरत। पश्चिम रेलवे मजदूर संघ के नेतृत्व में सोमवार को सूरत रेलवे स्टेशन पर रेलवे कर्मचारियों ने धरना प्रदर्शन किया। कर्मचारियों ने दोपहर में स्टेशन परिसर में रैली निकाली। अब रेलवे कर्मचारी 21 जून को मुम्बई मंडल कार्यालय तथा 22 जून को पश्चिम रेलवे मुख्यालय पर धरना प्रदर्शन करेंगे।

रेलवे कर्मचारी अपनी मांगों को लेकर लामबंद होने लगे हैं। नेशनल फैडरेशन ऑफ इंडियन रेलवे से संलग्न पश्चिम रेलवे मजदूर संघ की सूरत शाखा में कर्मचारियों ने धरना प्रदर्शन किया। प्लेटफार्म संख्या एक पर रेलवे पुलिस चौकी के पास सौ से अधिक कर्मचारी जमा हुए और रेलवे की प्रशासनिक खामियों के खिलाफ आवाज बुलंद की। इस मौके पर पश्चिम रेलवे मजदूर संघ के मुम्बई मंडल के सचिव अजय कुमार सिंह शताब्दी एक्सप्रेस से सूरत पहुंचे। उन्होंने धरने पर बैठे कर्मचारियों का हौसला बढ़ाया और उनके साथ धरना प्रदर्शन किया।

जानकारी के अनुसार कर्मचारियों की वर्षो पुरानी लम्बित मांगों को रेलवे बोर्ड ने मंजूरी दे दी है। लेकिन, मामला वित्त मंत्रालय में अटका पड़ा है। वित्त मंत्रालय ने आर्थिक स्थिति ठीक नहीं होने के कारण रेलवे कर्मचारियों की मांगों को हरी झंडी नहीं दी है। इसी कारण से एनएफआईआर के साथ पश्चिम रेलवे मजदूर संघ पहले स्टेशन स्तर पर, फिर मंडल स्तर और अंतिम में जोन स्तर पर धरना प्रदर्शन कर रेलवे बोर्ड पर दबाव बनाना चाहती है। कर्मचारियों ने बताया कि छठे वेतन आयोग की खामियों को जल्दी दूर किया जाना चाहिए।

रिक्त पदों पर भर्ती होनी चाहिए। देश में करीब 14 लाख रेलकर्मी हैं। लेकिन, सुरक्षा विभाग समेत कुल सवा दो लाख पद रिक्त हैं। इसमें करीब 1.30 लाख पद सुरक्षा विभाग में रिक्त हैं। इन पदों पर जल्दी भर्ती होनी चाहिए। कर्मचारियों ने बताया कि रिक्त पदों का भार अन्य रेलवे कर्मचारियों पर पड़ता है। इससे रेलवे में दुर्घटनाएं होने की संभावना बढ़ जाती है।

सूरत रेलवे स्टेशन से कर्मचारियों ने दोपहर साढ़े बारह बजे के करीब रैली निकाली। रैली प्लेटफार्म संख्या एक से शुरू हुई और प्लेटफार्म दो-तीन से होते हुए वाशिंग लाइन तक गई। इसके बाद प्लेटफार्म संख्या एक पर समाप्त हुई।

कर्मचारियों ने शाम को धरना प्रदर्शन खत्म कर दिया। इसके बाद मंडल सचिव अजय कुमार सिंह शताब्दी एक्सप्रेस से मुम्बई लौट गए। पश्चिम रेलवे मजदुर संघ के महासचिव जेजी महूरकर 24 मई को सूरत आए थे। उन्होंने रेलवे कर्मचारियों द्वारा 18 से 22 जून तक चलाए जाने वाले आंदोलन की रूपरेखा की जानकारी दी थी। उसी के मुताबिक रेलवे कर्मचारियों ने सोमवार को स्टेशन पर धरना प्रदर्शन किया।

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  Indian Railways News  / आरपीएफ जवानों को मिले जोखिम भत्ता : रेड्डी

जमशेदपुर : दक्षिण-पूर्व रेलवे अंतर्गत खड़गपुर के रेलवे सुरक्षा बल प्रशिक्षण संस्थान में मंगलवार को दक्षिण-पूर्व रेलवे सुरक्षा बल संघ का 19वां व खड़गपुर मंडल रेलवे सुरक्षा बल संघ का 17वां सम्मेलन का संयुक्त रूप से शुरू हुआ। सम्मेलन में बोलते हुए अखिल भारतीय रेलवे सुरक्षा बल संघ के अध्यक्ष एसआर रेड्डी व महासचिव यूएस झा ने कहा कि कई बार विषम परिस्थितियों में रेसुब जवानों को अपनी ड्यूटी अंजाम देनी पड़ती है, लेकिन रेसुब जवान कर्तव्य से कभी पीछे नहीं हटते हैं। लिहाजा माओवाद प्रभावित क्षेत्र में तैनात जवानों को जोखिम भत्ता मिलना चाहिए। सम्मेलन के दौरान जोन व मंडल स्तर पर नियमित रूप से स्थायी वार्ता तंत्र की बैठक बुलाने, रेसुब में सभी रिक्त पदों पर जवानों की नियुक्ति करने, रेसुब जवानों को बेहतर क्वार्टर व नागरिक सुविधाएं मुहैया कराने इत्यादि मांगें भी संगठन की ओर से सम्मेलन में उठायी गई। दो दिवसीय इस सम्मेलन का समापन बुधवार को किया जाएगा। अंतिम दिन नई कार्यकारिणी कमेटी का गठन भी होगा।

  Indian Railways News  / Chennai : A lesson for train commuters on screen

Those who commute by train can now heave a sigh of relief. According to the Government Railway Police, there has been a dip in property crime on trains. Most of the offences were committed on trains at the Tamil Nadu-Andhra Pradesh border and sometimes in trains from Kerala, police officers say.A total of 16 major crimes, including stealing of suitcases and jewels, took place last year, but this year, only 11 have been reported till date. To educate passengers across the state, especially at smaller stations, inspector S. Sekar of the Government Railway Police, with the help of an aspiring film director, has come out with a short film on crimes committed on trains. “People who often travel by train have acted in the movie, which has been funded by a private trust,” said P. Madhavan, who directed the film.Though there were six incidents of theft committed by mixing drugs in biscuits and cool drinks last year, none have been reported this year.“Most thefts happen on Coromandel express and Grand Trunk Express, and mostly when they reach the Andhra Pradesh-Tamil Nadu border. Many of the doping incidents happen on Bombay Mail and Trivandrum Express routes,” said Mr. Sekar.Crimes are more frequently reported during summer holidays and festive seasons, when the number of commuters is on the higher side. “Our main headache was doping. But we have been able to bring it down this year by conducting many awareness drives to educate passengers on safety while travelling in trains,” Mr. Sekar said.The two-minute film will be screened at all railway stations that have television sets, said deputy inspector general of police, railways, R. Dhinakaran.“People become casual and less alert around their co-passengers on a train. The video depicts real life situations faced by passengers,” said divisional railway manager S. Anantharaman.

  Indian Railways News  / China shows India way forward | mydigitalfc.com

ON THE FAST LANE: There is a world of difference between a journey in the Chinese high-speed train from Nanjing to Beijing and a trip on the Rajdhani between Mumbai and Delhi While there are still many areas, where dozens of millions of Chinese live in third-world conditions, the bulk of the Chinese population is rapidly joining the aspiring middle class. Within half a generation, the Middle Kingdom has risen fr­om desperate poverty and underdevelopment to a middle-income country. Already, the world has to face the question as to when China will join the selected group of high-income countries. While there may be disputes about when this event will happen, there can be hardly any doubts that China will eventually reach this ambitious goal. It will emulate the success that earlier on had been achieved by its neighbours, Japan and South Korea.

In these days of permanent traffic jams in the big cities and frequent delays caused by inclement weather, it makes sense to switch from planes to trains also for longer journeys. The other day, we took the new high-speed train from Beijing to Shanghai. A few years ago, this train journey would have taken 16 to 18 hours, now we reached the metropolis in the Yangtse delta within four-and-a-half hours. No time was lost for commuting to airports. The brand-new railway stations are in the centre of the cities. While there are also security measures in place at Chinese railway stations, the waiting for check-in and security was nothing wh­en compared with the usual procedures at airports.

China is a huge country; around three times the size of India. One of the major goals of the gigantic infrastructure programme of the Chinese government is to massively improve and extend surface transport networks across the country. Unlike in the case of the Indian government, the Chinese authorities stick to their promises, provide the necessary funds and speedily implement plans. There can be no doubt that when it comes to the execution of grand visions and grand projects, China is way ahead of India. It is easy to dismiss this with the argument that China has an authoritarian government, while India is a democracy. The fact is that the Chinese authorities have to deliver because they know that the public will not tolerate endless, empty promises.

The determined and sp­eedy development of infrastructure has two major benefits for the country and its population. First, it is a process of continuous accumulation of assets, a true investment in the future. Airports, highways, harbours are built for the long term. Each new project, wh­ich has been finished, is added to the capital stock of the country. New, even more ambitious undertakings can ma­ke use of the already existing infrastructure. This further accelerates the process of modernisation. Therefore, the already existing huge gap between India and China is getting bigger by the day. Even if India were to finally execute its plans for a massive improvement of its ailing infrastructure, it has scant hope of ever catching up with China.

Furthermore, there is a second, even more important benefit that comes with infrastructure development. It is the rapid modernisation of society, the true exit from a third-world country to a middle-income country, and th­ereby, the important leap towards one day achieving the status of a high-income country. While India, even with its richer cities has not shed the image of a developing country, China has successfully done that. Shanghai and Beijing, Guangzhou and Shenzhen make New York and London look like poor third-world cities. Soon, the Chinese metropolises will rival Tokyo and Frankfurt.

It is not only hardware, the impressive highways and the glittering skylines that support this impression, it is the people themselves, their behaviour and their appearance. There is a world of difference between a journey in the Chinese high-speed train from Nanjing to Beijing and a trip on the Rajdhani between Mumbai and Delhi. It is not only the speed that makes a huge difference, it is the whole environment. The railway stations in India are primitive and dirty, Chinese stations in major cities can rival the swankiest airports in the world. The Indian carriages are badly maintained and shabby, the Chinese trains put the French TGV and the German ICE to shame. The Chinese railway staff is polite and professional. The hostesses accompanying the train are elegant.

Most of all, it is the passengers that make the difference. A journey on Indian rail is a journey back into third- world conditions, while in China, one hardly realises anymore the difference with western Europe or Japan. Journeys on Indian rail are indicative of a nation that seems to have given up the aspiration of entering into the 21st century. In China, however, the whole atmosphere is of a nation that is on the way to great things, a nation that believes in its future and its capacity to improve. Infrastructure, be it roads or trains, is not simply an issue of material progress and prosperity, it serves first and foremost to lift the people out of sloth and shabbiness. It is this that helps a nation leap into prosperity and respectability. As long as India is stuck with its hopelessly outdated infrastructure, this goal remains beyond reach.

(The writer is the Far East correspondent of Swiss daily Neue Zurcher