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Budget 2018: Rs 30 bn for 1.2 mn CCTVs in all 11,000 trains, 8,500 stations

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Currently, there are about 395 stations and about 50 trains that are equipped with CCTV systems BUDGET NEWS :   In its endeavour to provide a safe and cozy tour experience to passengers, India Railways is pitching for the procurement contemporary approximately 1.2 million CCTV cameras to make certain 49a2d564f1275e1c4e633abc331547db surveillance systems in all trains and stations across the united states. The Railways will make a provision ultra-modern round Rs 30 billion (Rs 3,000 crore) in its price range for 2018-19 to put in CCTV systems in all eleven,000 trains — including most reliable and suburban offerings — and all of the 8,500 stations within the Indian rail community, to provide safety and security at rail premises. As consistent with the plan, while each train could have 8 CCTV cameras masking the entry gates, aisle and vestibules, all important points at stations could have the systems. additionally examine: price range 2018: Budgetary suppor...

Rajdhani tickets unconfirmed? Soon you could upgrade to an Air India flight

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You can upgrade to an Air India flight if the latter has the same service route allotted on the same day. LATEST NEWS  : Passengers with unconfirmed AC-I or AC-II tickets for Rajdhani Express may soon be able to fly to their destination  by paying the difference, if any, in the price of the train and air tickets, reports Times of India. The same was talked about last year when Ashwani Lohani was the Air India chairman. However, he did not get a positive response from the Railways. He said that if AI approaches Railways with this proposal, the latter will accept it. It must be noted that many passengers end up with unconfirmed AC-I AC-II tickets. As reported earlier, Railways came up with dynamic pricing model in which, only the first 10 per cent of the tickets sold in premium trains will be available at the original listed price. After that, for every 10 per cent tickets sold, the fare goes up by 10 per cent. However, after the sale of 50 per cent of ticke...

ICAI president's daughter, who went missing, found dead on railway tracks

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The body of twenty-year-old Pallavi Vikamsey, daughter of the President of Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI)  Nilesh Vikamsey  was found on railway tracks in Central Mumbai on Wednesday evening. The law student had gone missing while returning from a firm in south Mumbai, where she was doing her internship. An official said that she was last seen boarding a local train at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus railway station.  Her family members, who got worried after she didn’t return home, filed a missing complaint with MRA Marg police station. Further, police found a body on the railway tracks between Parel and Curry Road station. Later, Pallavi’s relatives confirmed that it was her body. The body was handed over to them after post-mortem report.  "We found body of a woman on tracks between Parel and Currey road yesterday at around 7.30 pm. Today, her relatives confirmed her as Pallavi Vikamsey," said DCP Samadhan Pawar, spokesper...

Utkal train trage: Modi asks Prabhu to wait as Cong demands his resignation

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The Congress on Monday demanded Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu's resignation LATEST NEWS :  Amidst Opposition's demand for his stepping down from the position of Union Railway Minister over derailment of the Puri-Haridwar Kalinga Utkal Express, Suresh Prabhu on Wednesday informed that though he takes moral responsibility of the incident, Prime Minister Narendra Modi asked him to wait. Prabhu took to his Twitter handle to post a thread, where he says, "In less than three years as Minister, I have devoted my blood and sweat for the betterment of the Railways. Under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, I tried to overcome decades of neglect through systemic reforms in all areas, leading to unprecedented investment and milestones." "New India, envisioned by Prime Minister Modi, deserves Railways, which is efficient and modern. I promise that is the path on which Railways is progressing now," he further said. Adding, "I am extremely...