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Mumbai: Rs 44-Cr Fine Collected From Residents Flouting COVID Norms
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation's data has revealed that Mumbai residents have paid Rs 44 crore as fine on account of flouting COVID-19 norms. The fine was collected via combined working of the BMC and Mumbai Police along with railway authorities. Reportedly, on March 20 alone, people paid more than Rs 42 lakh fine for not wearing masks and defying COVID rules. Besides, the Western Railways collected Rs 8.83 lakh during March 1-6 from… read-more
Tags: Mumbai, Covid-19 Pandemic, BMC, Mumbai Police, Western Railways, Fine
Courtesy: India Times
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All-Women Crew Pilots Goods Train In Western Railway For 1st Time
What could be called as inspiring, an all-women crew of Western Railway on January 5 successfully piloted a goods train from Maharashtra to Gujarat. For this, Union Railway Minister Piyush Goyal tweeted, "Our women employees have set a wonderful example of empowerment." A senior official from Western Railway, Sumit Thakur, said this would inspire other women to take jobs of guards and loco pilots. The 3-member crew included Kumkum Dongre,… read-more
Tags: Women Empowerment, Western Railways, Goods train
Courtesy: NDTV
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Railways Shut 107-Year-Old Billimora-Waghai Heritage Train Service
The Railway ministry has ordered for a permanent closure of the 107-year-old Gujarat’s Billimora-Waghai heritage train, calling it "uneconomic". Started in 1913 by British, 63 Km narrow gauge train service was mainly used by the tribal to carry their vegetables to Billimora. Moreover, the labourers working in chickoo and mango farms of Billimora used this. However, the service has been stopped since the Covid-19 pandemic.
Tags: Western Railways, Covid-19, Gujrat, Billimora-Waghai, Narrow gauge
Courtesy: The Indian Express
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Digitized User Depot Module Introduced Across Western Railway Depots
Indian Railways has introduced digital User Depot Module (UDM) across user depots in Western Railways, on September 28. The UDM has been developed by Centre for Railway Information Systems (CRIS). The Railways Ministry said this system would bring in “transformational change” and the entire supply chain would be digitized. Ministry also opined that it will improve efficiency and transparency to bring customer satisfaction to the system.
Tags: Indian Railways, User Depot, Digitization, Western Railways
Courtesy: ANI News
