CBI director Ranjit Sinha may be insisting that a probe be held against RPF Association secretary general U S Jha for "retaining accommodation despite retirement and against formal entitlement", but some of the top railway officers enjoying double housing benefits seem to have flown under the radar.Foremost among the beneficiaries...
HYDERABAD: The much-delayed Kukatpally rail over bridge (ROB) was finally thrown open for general public on Saturday, giving relief to over two lakh commuters who use the Kukatpally-Madhapur road everyday. The bridge also provides connectivity between the old and new Bombay highways.Hours after the new flyover was opened, an accident...
JAIPUR: To seek funds for construction of underground Metro from Chandpole to BadiChaupar, Phase- I (B), senior officials of Jaipur Metro Rail Corporation (JMRC) on Wednesday met representatives of Asian Development Bank (ADB) in New Delhi.The Planning Commission had forwarded the proposal to the ADB after the JMRC sought the...
The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) has decided to speed up the process of land acquisition on the three corridors ofthe Hyderabad Metro Rail.Barring two or three stretches like Sultan Bazar-Badi Chowdi and Ameerpet-Greenlands, Yousufguda and Krishnanagar, the GHMC proposes to complete land acquisition for road widening in the next...
Agartala: Due to lack of funds, several national railway projects in southern Assam, Tripura and other northeastern states would be delayed by a year, an official said here on Saturday. "Railway officials at a meeting here told Tripura government (officials) that the gauge conversion works, extension of railway lines in...
The emergence of Thane and Andheri as the most crowded stations in Mumbai's local railway network, over Churchgate or Dadar is yet another indicator that the city's population has gradually shifted from the municipal limits of Greater Mumbai to far-flung suburban pockets. The northward movement of people was earlier established...
MUMBAI: Five railway protection force (RPF) personnel from Central Railway were suspended for allegedly accepting money from passengers and allowing them to jump the queue for boarding unreserved compartments. Activist Sameer Zaveri said the incident took place on May 14 at CST when the Rajendra Nagar Patna Express arrived. "A...
Calcutta : Trinamul Congress MP Dinesh Trivedi told a students’ gathering at La Martiniere for Boys today that he doesn’t know still why he was sent packing to the pavilion after his railway budget.Trivedi, who was asked to resign as railway minister by Mamata Banerjee hours after he presented a...
MUMBAI: Thane has emerged as the most crowded station followed by CST in Mumbai across all the three suburban routes in Mumbai. On Western Railway, Andheri witnessed the highest footfalls in a day. The findings of the survey by Mumbai Rail Vikas Corporation (MRVC) came as a surprise as CST,...
Agartala: Due to lack of funds, several national railway projects in southern Assam, Tripura and other northeastern states would be delayed by a year, an official said in Agartala today.“Railway officials at a meeting in Agartala told Tripura government (officials) that the gauge conversion works, extension of railway lines in...
As already observed by our Admins Jay Shah & Nazeer in prior posts [/blog/post/735925|http://indiarailinfo.com/blog/post/735925] and [/blog/post/735925|http://indiarailinfo.com/blog/post/734351] , the Seat Availability Check, Search and Availability Calendar have now been implemented. The feature is an amalgamation of numerous suggestions put forward by our members/Admins over the past few months. Hearty thanks to...
A new class of members called "Forum Monitor" has been introduced. These members will have free rein to Delete Posts, Suspend Members and Archive Blogs. The defining characteristics of these members is:
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2. They are NOT active bloggers, and so not emotionally involved.
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The following modifications are being made in the Forum:
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1. The Opinion box will now show a detailed list of Members who provided the rating. When you click on Great, Thanks, Useful or Agree, a box will open up beneath displaying the names. When you hover over the respective member names,...
Further elucidation on UnAnswered and Popular tabs.
UnAnswered:
Only posts tagged with "Travel Question" within the last 7 days are candidates for the UnAnswered tab. Other general comments may not necessarily deserve a reply. If members miscategorize their genuine questions as something else - Rail/Travel, etc. - they will have to...
Members mark your calendars. The first online IRI Quiz Contest will be held on Sunday, Feb 3 @ 8pm IST. Some points:
1. You would need a modern mobile or desktop browser. No Opera Mini. You would need to ensure that you have good internet connectivity.
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2. NO easy questions. 20 medium...
As per the suggestion presented [here|http://indiarailinfo.com/blog/post/615661] , a new experimental feature is being introduced today.
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At the top of the member profile, you will see a new link "Block Member" (see pic). If you block any member, they will NOT be able to reply within Blog Entries started by you, OR...
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