CHENNAI: As work on the metro rail network in the city races ahead, experts have called for increasing the floor space index (FSI) of buildings along the route. This, they feel, will bring more people to the area and better patronage for the network. FSI is the ratio of land...
Bathinda:
The Bathinda-Delhi Sarai Rohilla Express train will now be run as the Ferozepur Intercity from Ferozepur.A temporary train, the Delhi Sarai Rohilla Express had no charted schedule and has been missing from the websites of the Railways and tourism departments since February 1, 2013.The 04010 Bathinda-Delhi Sarai Rohilla Express train...
Khanna:
A major tragedy was averted when an engine of a goods train caught fire. The train was stopped at the Khanna railway station as soon as the driver witnessed.Yash Pal Gomi, fire officer, Khanna, said they got a call in the morning in this regard and they rushed to the...
Ludhiana:
The Railway Protection Force (RPF) raided a travel agent’s office at Giaspura and seized 219 fake tickets of advance booking here today.The raid was conducted by a team of the railway force, led by Inspector Jaswant Singh.Inspector Jaswant Singh said Hari Parsad, the owner of a shop (Janta Travel),...
A 39-year-old-man was fatally knocked down by a train between Sendurai and Mathur railway stations in the Tiruchi- Vriddhachalam BG section on Sunday. The victim was identified as S. Panneerselvam of Sendurai in Ariyalur district. Railway Police sources said Panneerselvam was crossing the track when a train knocked him down...
Resplendent in his gleaming white uniform and peaked cap, jacket buttons tugging his plump girth, the stationmaster stood at the platform, waiting for a train that would never come. “Cutbacks”, Nisar Ahmed Abro said with a resigned shrug.Ruk Station, in the centre of Pakistan, is a dollhouse-pretty building, ringed by...
१ जुलैपासून धावणार अमरावती-नरखेड पॅसेंजर
बोर्डाचे आदेश : पॅसेंजर गाडी सुरू करण्याच्या हालचाली सुरू
संजय पंड्या ल्ल अमरावती
केंद्रीय रेल्वे अर्थसंकल्पात मंजूर करण्यात आलेल्या अमरावती ते नरखेड ही पॅसेंजर गाडी सुरू करण्यासंदर्भात लेखी आदेश रेल्वे बोर्डाने भुसावळ येथील डिव्हीजनला प्राप्त झाले आहेत.
ही गाडी येत्या १ जुलैपासून सुरू करण्यासंदर्भात रेल्वे प्रशासनाने जोरदार तयारी सुरू...
A Railway Board directive to the Integral Coach Factory (ICF) to share its coach manufacturing know-how free of cost with private players has upset workmen, who feel it is against public interest and amounts to a sell-out of ICF’s mandate as a premier supplier of coaches to the Railways.The Railway...
Shivu Hiremath was nominated member of the Railway Users’ Consultative Committee of the North Western Railway. Mr. Hiremath is the councillor of Hubli-Dharwad Municipal Corporation. — Staff Correspondent
The East Coast Railway Contract Workers Union has deplored the illegal termination of dalit contract workers at Visakhapatnam Railway Station.In a memorandum to the Lokayukta Registrar, union general secretary A. Simhadri said 261 contract workers who were working at the railway station for more than seven years were terminated from...
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...
