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Swathi’s kin eligible for compensation

Edit The Hindu 16 Jul 2016
Swathi, the Infosys employee who was murdered at Nungambakkam railway station here on June 24, is entitled to compensation under the provisions of the Railways Act, 1989, sources said on Friday ... Swathi was a victim of a violent attack on the railway platform ... A claim for compensation has to be made by the family before the Railway Claims Tribunal, Chennai Bench ... In the last two years, the Railways paid a compensation of Rs....

RPF told to conduct its own probe into accident cases

Edit The Hindu 16 Jul 2016
In a significant order, the Ministry of Railways has issued fresh guidelines to the Railway Protection Force (RPF) to independently investigate untoward incidents ... The RPF is an armed force of the union protecting Indian Railways ... Mohan said for claiming compensation under the provisions of Section 123 of the Railway Act, 1989, “a person must have purchased a valid ticket and become a victim of an untoward incident”....

From security to assistance, Signal change for RPF

Edit The Hindu 16 Jul 2016
For many passengers, Railway Protection Force (RPF) personnel were meant only for security ... “Assisting train travellers too is our equal priority,” says South Central Railway Inspector General-cum-Chief Safety Commissioner Sanjay Sankrityayan....

Overbridge project hits roadblock

Edit The Hindu 16 Jul 2016
The construction of the Eroor railway gate overbridge at Thripunithura has been hit, thanks to delay in obtaining the Railway Safety Commissioner’s permission for placing girders across the track. While officials of the Railways and the Roads and Bridges ......

Railways provide train tickets to South Sudan evacuees at airport

Edit Indian Express 16 Jul 2016
Northern Railway arrange rail ticket counters for Indians evacuated from South Sudan at Air Force Station Palam, New Delhi on Friday ... To enable Indian nationals who were evacuated from South Sudan seamless travel for their onward journey, railways has provided train tickets at Delhi airport ... a senior Railway Ministry official....

Making prepaid auto counter functional

Edit The Hindu 16 Jul 2016
... the prepaid autorickshaw counter at Mangaluru Junction Railway Station, where a cartel of drivers is said to be fleecing hapless passengers....

RPF nabs tout selling railway tickets

Edit The Hindu 16 Jul 2016
Officials of the Railway Protection Force (RPF), on Thursday, arrested a 29-year-old man for selling train tickets illegally ... The Railway Protection Force ......

Anil Kapoor issued a notice by the Railways for his local train stunt!

Edit Bollywood Life 16 Jul 2016
Western Railway official explained that by leaning out of the running train from the footboard, the actor could inspire youngsters to perform similar stunts ... “Inspite of the terms and conditions to adhere strictly to safety and security during shoot, Anil Kapoor allegedly seems to be leaning from the footboard of a local train during a promo shoot on July 14,” said an official of the Western Railway....

Anil Kapoor 'steps' into trouble

Edit DNA India 16 Jul 2016
Western Railway (WR) has sent the event management company concerned a notice to explain why Kapoor 'seems to be leaning from the footboard of the train'. Travelling on the footboard of a local train is an offence under the Railway Act, said WR officials.  ... Instead, the railways should ask Kapoor to volunteer and spread awareness to discourage people, especially the youth, from performing such stunts."....

SCR seeks MPLADs, CSR funds for improving amenities

Edit The Hindu 16 Jul 2016
The South Central Railway (SCR) has sought funds from the MPLADs and other constituency funds along with funds accrued from the corporate social responsibility for improving passenger amenities ... This was highlighted at the 59th Divisional Railway Users Consultative Committee Meeting of Hyderabad Division, South Central Railway, here on Friday....

High-speed train passes speed test

Edit China Daily 16 Jul 2016
Two bullet trains designed by Chinese engineers passed in opposite directions at 420 km/h on Friday, in an experiment carried out by China Railway Corporation that set a world record ... According to Lu Yang, chief researcher of the China Academy of Railway Sciences, the experiment collected data and tested the train's ......

'Bhaijaan' moment for kids as cops trace their families

Edit The Times of India 16 Jul 2016
Noida. Three children, all below 15 years, have been reunited with their families ... The third, Amit, had left his home in a huff ... En route to Rewari from Moradabad, he got off at the Old Delhi railway station to drink water ... Similarly, Shehzaan (13) was also lost in a crowded railway station in Punjab in August last year ... I got angry and reached Delhi railway station, where I got into a train which took me to Kanpur," Amit said ... RELATED....

Law college student union chairman killed in bike accident

Edit The Times of India 16 Jul 2016
Kochi. Ananth Vishnu (22), chairman of students' union at Government Law College, Ernakulam, was killed in a bike accident at Kodakara in Thrissur district on Friday ... He was also an active worker of KSU ... He was travelling from Irinjalakkuda railway station when the accident took place ... He used to park his two-wheeler at Irinjalakkuda railway station during the routine journeys....
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