Business houses and different railway zones have sent strongly-worded communications to the Railway Board asking for a reversal of the policy, it is learnt.
Sinha was also the first woman principal chief operations manager of South Eastern Railways. She has also served as principal chief commercial manager of Northern Railways.
The scheme, though, comes with some riders. The discount will be on base fare, will depend on the occupancy, and there will be no refund for ‘already booked passengers'.
In his 3 April letter to zonal railways, Railway Board member R.N. Sunkar had cited 5 incidents of unsafe rides this year when staff adopted shortcut methods for clearing signals.
In a letter, principal chief operating manager of SW Rly zone raised concerns of signal failure of an express train. An official says this raises eyebrows in other zones too.
Students across Bihar and UP have burnt effigies of PM Modi, vandalised trains, and gathered in protest to show dissatisfaction with RRB-NTPC exam conducted a few months ago.
Addressing a press conference Friday, Sharma said the railways has highlighted that all Covid safety protocols are being followed by the states on the IRCTC's e-ticketing website.
In a letter, the Railway Board lists several steps needed to boost infrastructure to achieve the target. It also says funds will be made available based on the Railways' performance.
In September, Ministry of Railways issued an order listing 24 posts to be removed immediately from Railway Board, as part of a bid to have a leaner rail bureaucracy.
Following the transaction which is expected to be completed by November, Dassault Reliance Aerospace Ltd will become an associate company, with Reliance retaining a 49% stake.
From Munir’s point of view, a few bumps here and there is par for the course. He isn’t going to drive his dumper truck to its doom. He wants to use it as a weapon.
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