A gazette notification has announced a turnaround from Centre's bid to end 'departmentalism', saying department heads will once again be headed by officers belonging to those services.
Board sent a proposal to DoPT, under which only officers with 2 yrs of service left would be considered for GM post, it is learnt. Move could have big implications for railway bureaucracy.
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.
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.
Nick Jonas is not trying to modernise the mangalsutra, but his gesture shows that choices can be equal. If commitment must be flaunted, it need not be gendered.
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