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The railway administration has decided to stop 11 trains at Vindhyachal for two minutes each, from October 3rd to 11th, for the convenience of devotees during the Shardiya Navratri festival. These trains are operating on the route of Prayagraj Junction and Prayagraj Chheoki. The train numbers and names are: 12295/12296 SMVT...
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Bengaluru-Danapur Sanghamitra Express, 12801/12802 Puri-New Delhi Purushottam Express, 12141/12142 Lokmanya Tilak T.-Pataliputra Superfast Express, 12307/12308 Howrah-Jodhpur Express, 12487/12488 Jogbani-Anand Vihar Terminal Express, 22307/22308 Howrah-Bikaner Express, 12335/12336 Lokmanya Tilak-Bhagalpur Express, 15646/15645 Lokmanya Tilak-Guwahati Express, 15648/15647 Lokmanya Tilak-Guwahati Express, 15658/15657 Kamakhya-Delhi Brahmaputra Mail, 12168/12167 Lokmanya Tilak T-Banaras Express.

Two Indian Railways employees, Jackson Stalin and Jitendra Kumar, are facing charges of cheating and forgery. They allegedly forged a recommendation letter from the Minister of State for Railways to reserve six berths on Train No. 12295 Sanghamitra Express. The scam was uncovered when the Minister's office denied sending the request....
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An investigation revealed a larger racket involving the employees and outsiders using forged documents and impersonating VIPs to secure confirmed berths through the head office quota.

Chhindwara MP Bunty Vivek Sahu has been actively pursuing the development of his district since assuming office. He met with the Union Railway Minister and the Union Road Transport Minister, requesting the resumption of several train stops, the introduction of new trains, and the construction of a four-lane highway. He specifically...
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requested the introduction of a train line from Narsinghpur to Sagar, the double-tracking of the Chhindwara-Nagpur line, and the resumption of the Dada Dhaam Express. He also requested the inclusion of a stop for the Patalkot Express at Sonagirji, a Jain pilgrimage site, to cater to the religious needs of the local population. Additionally, he advocated for the introduction of the Duranto Express from Chhindwara to Mumbai, the extension of the Vande Bharat Express to Chhindwara from Nagpur and to Ujjain and Indore, and the reinstatement of the stops for various trains at Pandhurna, which has recently been elevated to a district. These stops were previously discontinued due to the COVID-19 pandemic.