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Railway Exam Aspirants Stage Violent Protest At Gaya Railway Station: Bihar
Aspirants of Railways Exams 2021, conducted by Railway Recruitment Board, staged a massive protest at Gaya Railway station. On January 26, students vandalised railway properties, burnt passenger trains, against the decision of conducting two stages of exams and called it unfair for students who cleared the first stage. Notably, 1.25 crore candidates registered for the 35,000 vacant railway posts. A committee has been formed to look into their… read-more
Tags: RAILWAY BOARD, Railway Exams, Aspirants, violence, Bihar
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Indian Railways Replaces AC Coach Window Curtains With Roller Blinds
The Indian Railways has announced to replace the window curtains with roller blinds in all the air-conditioned cars. Earlier, a 2018 committee had advised to remove the curtains, citing they spread fire easily. However, on passengers’ complaint, the Railways had then decided to install Polymer Dispersed Liquid Crystals to curb the sunniness. Since the use of PDLC on mass scale would be expensive, the authorities have opted for roller blinds… read-more
Tags: Indian Railways, Air Conditioner, RAILWAY BOARD, Passenger Trains
Courtesy: Zee News
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Mumbai Local Trains: Railway Board Prohibits Entry of Women with Children
Amid the increasing Covid-19 cases in Mumbai, the Railway Board has decided to prevent women from travelling along with their children in the local trains. They have also decided to deploy Railway Protection Force (RPF) at the entry gates to execute the said order. The decision was taken after women were seen carrying their children along with them. Earlier the government had allowed women to travel in the local trains under the "Begin Again… read-more
Tags: RPF, RAILWAY BOARD, Corona
Courtesy: The Times Of India
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Railways Provides Flexibility to Private Operators in Choosing Halt Stations
Private players, who will be allowed by the Central government to operate passenger trains from 2023, have also been given flexibility in deciding the halt stations of the trains. However, the private operators have to notify the Railways regarding this in advance, stated the documents released by the Indian railways. Under this project, Private operators are allowed to invest in the Railways' network and provide world-class… read-more
Tags: IndianRailways, train, India, RAILWAY BOARD
Courtesy: Economic Times
