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.
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.
If administrators and political actors continue to rely on ritual rhetoric, temporary fixes, and reactive policing, the shrine’s vulnerabilities will deepen.
Rural ownership of motor vehicles jumped from 19 percent in 2011-2012 to 59 percent in 2023-2024, while urban rose from 40 percent to 68 percent during the same time period, study by two members of PM-EAC says.
At the Jindal Literature Festival, Maj Gen (Retd) Lakhwinder Singh reveals secrets from 25 years ago, speaking about the decision that outwitted Musharraf and changed the course of the war.
It is a brilliant, reasonably priced, and mostly homemade aircraft with a stellar safety record; only two crashes in 24 years since its first flight. But its crash is a moment of introspection.
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