The Central Bureau of Investigation has arrested an Inspector of works(Construction) and an Assistant Divisional Mechanical Engineer, both of Northern Railway, Ambala Cantt. in two separate cases of bribery.

A case was registered under Prevention of Corruption Act alleging demand of bribe of Rs.16000/- later reduced to Rs.15000/- by IOW(Construction), working in the office of Executive Engineer, Northern Railway, Ambala Cantt, for releasing bank guarantee, securities and earnest money of the complainant. CBI laid a trap and the accused official was caught red handed while demanding & accepting bribe of Rs.15000/- from the complainant. Search was conducted at his premises which yielded a recovery of cash Rs.1.75 lakh and some incriminating documents.
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The arrested accused was produced before the Designated Court and remanded to Judicial custody.

In another case, CBI has arrested an Assistant Divisional Mechanical Engineer(ADME), Northern Railway, Ambala Cantt. for demanding & accepting a bribe of Rs.2,000/- from the complainant.

A complaint was received from a Ambala based Contractor alleging demand of bribe by ADME, Northern Railway, Ambala Cantt. in lieu of passing monthly bills pertaining to the works awarded to the complainant. The Railway official had told the complainant that as he is passing his bills every month, he should pay him bribe on monthly basis, failing which his bill payments would be stopped. CBI registered a case against ADME, Northern Railway, Ambala. Subsequently, a trap was laid and the accused was caught red handed while demanding & accepting bribe of Rs.2000/- as monthly installment. Searches are being conducted at the office and residential premises of accused.

Further investigation in both the cases are continuing.

With an aim to further facilitate the passengers, Indian Railways Catering & Tourism Corporation (IRCTC),a public Sector Undertaking of the Ministry of Railways, will be launching a pilot project of ticketing through non-internet based mobile phones with effect from 1st July 2013. This will enable people using non-internet based mobile phones to easily access Railway ticketing services through SMS/IVRS/USSD. The scheme is user-friendly, secure and also eco-friendly, as no print out is required.
Indian Railways has continuously endeavored to improve the ease and access of ticketing. The e-ticketing initiative of Indian Railways has been one of the most passenger-friendly initiatives of Indian Railways. In order to further expand the reach of ticketing, the Minister of Railways had made a Budget announcement regarding launch of ticketing through mobile phones was announced in the Railway Budget. The objective was to tap the potential...
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of mobile phone market in India and thereby facilitate the common man, by providing him any-where any-time and hassle free booking option.
The salient features of this new scheme to be operationalised on1st July, 2013 are:
• There will be a dedicated number on which SMS can be sent.
• No need of internet at any stage viz. booking, payment, cancellation etc.
• One has to register the mobile number with IRCTC as well as one’s bank. The Bank (one time password) for authorization of payment.
• The passenger has to type the train number, destination, journey date, class and passenger details like name, age and gender on the SMS box.
• The sender will receive transaction ID and then make payment through sending another SMS by typing PAY followed by the transaction ID, MMID as received from the bank and password.
• On successful booking of ticket, message will be sent to the user by IRCTC which will suffice as valid authority to travel along with photo ID card in original.
• Cancellation of tickets can also be done through the cancellation option available.
• The scheme will be on pilot basis and will not be available during the 8 am - 12 pm for booking ARP/Tatkal/General tickets.

रेलवे स्टेशन पर शान-ए-पंजाब ट्रेन में चढऩे के दौरान दो लोग जरा सी कहा-सुनी के बाद आपस में भिड़ गए। एक को अपनी पत्नी और बच्चों के साथ दिल्ली जाना था, जबकि दूसरे महाशय को लुधियाना स्टेशन में ही उतरना था।
दोनों ही लोगों को जरा सी बात इतनी नगवार गुजरी, कि इंसानियत की सारी हदें लांघ एकदूसरे से जोर आजमाइश में जुट गए। एक सज्जन तो यह भी भूल गए कि सामने वाला अपने बच्चे को गोद में लेकर कहीं जा रहा है।
इंतेहां हुई, जब बच्चा गोद से प्लेटफॉर्म पर आ गिरा और ट्रेन के नीचे आने से बाल-बाल बचा। बच्चे की मां जुटी पति को बचाने में। माजरा कुछ ही मिनटों का था। बात छोटी सी थी, दोनों का मिलना भी कुछ पल का, बस आज यहां इंसानियत...
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को शर्मिंदा होना था।

Due to launching of 10 precast RCC girders for Road Over Bridge (ROB) at newly constructed by-pass road near sector 61& 59 between Ballabhgarh- Asaoti stations over Tughlakabad- Palwal section of Delhi Division, there will be 06 Traffic Blocks of 3 hours each during night hours from 11.06.2013 to 13.06.2013 (03 blocks) & from 16.06.2013 to 18.06.2013 (03 blocks) between 00.00 midnight and 03.45 a.m. During the period of traffic blocks, the following trains scheduled to run o­n the section will temporarily be regulated/ short terminated as under:-
Regulation of Trains
The 11057 Lokmanya Tilak T.-Amritsar Express & 12721 Hyderabad-Hazrat Nizamuddin Dakshin Express will be regulated for 30 minutes & 20 minutes respectively at Asaoti and 12471 Bandra Terminus-Jammu Tawi Swaraj Express will be regulated for 15 minutes at...
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Palwal station o­n 11.6.2013.
The 11057 Lokmanya Tilak T.-Amritsar Express & 12721 Hyderabad-Hazrat Nizamuddin Dakshin Express will be regulated for 45 minutes & 35 minutes respectively at Asaoti and 12477 Jamnagar-Jammu Tawi Express & 12919 Indore-Jammu Tawi Malwa Express will be regulated for 25 minutes & 15 minutes respectively at Palwal station o­n 12.6.2013.
The 11057 Lokmanya Tilak T.-Amritsar Express & 12721 Hyderabad-Hazrat Nizamuddin Dakshin Express will be regulated for 30 minutes & 20 minutes respectively at Asaoti and 12475 Hapa-Jammu Tawi Express will be regulated for 15 minutes at Palwal station o­n 13.6.2013.
The 11057 Lokmanya Tilak T.-Amritsar Express & 12721 Hyderabad-Hazrat Nizamuddin Dakshin Express will be regulated for 10 minutes & 10 minutes respectively at Asaoti station o­n 16.6.2013.
The 11057 Lokmanya Tilak T.-Amritsar Express & 12721 Hyderabad-Hazrat Nizamuddin Dakshin Express will be regulated for 30 minutes & 20 minutes respectively at Asaoti and 12471 Bandra Terminus -Jammu Tawi Swaraj Express will be regulated for 15 minutes at Palwal station o­n 17.6.2013.
The 11057 Lokmanya Tilak T.-Amritsar Express & 12721 Hyderabad-Hazrat Nizamuddin Dakshin Express will be regulated for 30 minutes & 20 minutes respectively at Asaoti and 12471 Bandra Terminus -Jammu Tawi Swaraj Express will be regulated for 15 minutes at Palwal station o­n 18.6.2013.
Short Termination/ Cancellation of Trains
The 64076 New Delhi-Palwal EMU train will be short terminated at Faridabad and remain cancelled between Faridabad and Palwal o­n 11,12 & 13.06.2013.
The 64409 Ghaziabad- New Delhi EMU train will be short terminated at New Delhi and remain cancelled between New Delhi and Palwal o­n 16,17 & 18.06.2013.

ट्रेनों में छेड़खानी और छिनैती की बढ़ती घटनाओं को रोकने के लिए उत्तर मध्य रेलवे ने पहल की है। महिला यात्रियों की सुविधा और सुरक्षा के लिए जोन ने टोल-फ्री नंबर 18001805315 मंगलवार से शुरू किया है। 24 घंटे चालू रहने वाले इस नंबर को मोबाइल से मिलाने पर ‘0’ लगाना पड़ेगा। इस नंबर को जोन के सुरक्षा नियंत्रण कक्ष से संचालित किया जाएगा। जोनल मुख्यालय में महाप्रबंधक आलोक जौहरी ने इसका उद्घाटन किया। साथ ही उम्मीद जताई कि इस सेवा के जरिए महिला यात्रियों को न सिर्फ बेहतर सुरक्षा मिलेगी, बल्कि एनसीआर परिक्षेत्र में यात्रियों को सुरक्षित यात्रा का एहसास कराने में भी सफल रहेंगे। उन्होंने इलाहाबाद, आगरा और झांसी मंडलों के सुरक्षा अधिकारियों को निर्देश दिया है कि टोल-फ्री नंबर पर आने वाली कॉल को गंभीरता से सुनें और जरूरत पड़े तो त्वरित कार्रवाई की जाए। इसके साथ ही जोन में फ्रंट लाइन स्टॉफ यानी यात्री के सीधे...
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संपर्क में आने वाले वाणिज्य विभाग और सुरक्षा विभाग के कर्मियों को सेंसीटाइज किया जा रहा है।

पावटा बी रोड व डीआरएम ऑफिस के पास रेलवे अंडरब्रिज (आरयूबी) निर्माण के लिए रेलवे ने ट्रेनों का संचालन बंद रखना तय कर लिया है। डीआरएम ऑफिस आरयूबी के लिए 8 व 15 जून और पावटा बी रोड आरयूबी के लिए 11 व 18 जून को सुबह से अपराह्न तक पौने छह घंटे तक रेल संचालन बंद रखा जाएगा। रेलवे प्रवक्ता ने बताया कि जोधपुर-भगत की कोठी स्टेशन के बीच डीआरएम ऑफिस के पास आरयूबी निर्माण के लिए 8 व 15 जून को सुबह 10:20 बजे से अपराह्न 4:05 बजे तक जोधपुर व भगत की कोठी के बीच रेल संचालन पूरी तरह बंद रहेगा।

रणकपुर एक्सप्रेस 1 घंटे 20 मिनट देरी से अपराह्न 4:05 बजे रवाना होगी। जोधपुर-बाड़मेर पैसेंजर अपराह्न 4:15 बजे और कालका/हरिद्वार से जोधपुर आकर बाड़मेर जाने वाली ट्रेन...
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45 मिनट देरी से अपराह्न 4:30 बजे रवाना होगी। पावटा बी रोड पर अंडरब्रिज निर्माण के लिए 11 व 18 जून को राईकाबाग व मंडोर के बीच सुबह 9 बजे से दोपहर 2:45 बजे तक रेल संचालन बंद रहेगा।

Chairman, Railway Board Shri Vinay Mittal inaugurated a photo exhibition at Twin Art Gallery, Indira Gandhi Kala Kender, Janpath, New Delhi, which was organised by the Ministry of Railways to commemorate the 160 years of Indian Railways. The exhibition remains open for public from 10.30 a.m to 7.00 p.m. daily (Monday closed) from 24th May to 22nd June 2013 and entry is from Gate No. 1, Janpath. Entry for this exhibition is free. The exhibition “160 years of Indian Railways” is a showcase of selected photographs from the archives of Indian Railways.
Indian Railways has entered the 160th year of its existence. History is witness to the fact that Indian Railways formed the nation that is India today and it cannot be separated from its social fabric. Indian Railways has grown with India and has not only bequeathed the country its...
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vast architectural heritage in the form of station buildings and other structures but is also the pivot of the nation’s economy today. It is inconceivable to imagine an India without its railways. The railways in their own powerful way have paved the way for the growth of the nation and thus are a lasting symbol of India’s unity.
While the railways is marching steadily towards the future, it is imperative to remember the very foundations on which it was built; it is time to reclaim the past which may be getting lost in the annals of time. Moreover, it has always been the objective of Indian Railways to preserve the past as its rich history is undeniably one of the most compelling tales in the story of India. This photo exhibition culls out the interesting moments of the life of this organization concentrating primarily on the first 100 years of it existence which was a period of great turbulence for the Railways as well as the world. It seeks to bring the railways back into the forefront of public consciousness. It takes the narrative of the railways back in time from its current point, revisit memories in sepia and black and white tones to understand the transitional, exciting tumultuous phases that this organization has gone through. The railways in India, as elsewhere in the world, revolutionized traditional concepts of space and time and led to new geographies being formed.
The photo exhibition does not trace the history of Indian railways sequentially from 1853 to the present. It is a thematic portrayal of the many facets of this organization. Through many rare photographs sourced from railway archives, Press information Bureau, railway museums, the importance of the railways in the lives of the people, its role as an integrating force, as a catalyst of history and as a mute spectator to the unfolding historical events have been showcased.
The photographs, encompassing all the fundamental aspects of the railways are evocative of an era long gone but which has shaped the present. The ‘Personalities ‘section is of special interest as it reveals the views of some eminent leaders on the Railways. Similarly, the sections on ‘Station Architecture’ are of immense interest as they more than anything else speak of the time in history of their construction. Their interiors are reflections of the society, the social stratification, while their exteriors present a larger picture of the developmental stage of the town and city. A section has been dedicated to the workmen, who are solely responsible for the running of the railways. The photographs reflect the hard labour which is put in to transport millions of people across thousands of kilometers marking practices most of which are still fundamental to railway working today.