A porter operating at Delhi's Hazrat Nizamuddin Railway Station has been fired and directed to refund a customer ₹9,000 after he overcharged the non-resident Indian passenger ₹10,000 for wheelchair service at the station, according to a Times of India report. The NRI passenger, identified as Payel hailing from Gujarat and residing in London, was charged ₹10,000 for wheelchair service at …
Visakhapatnam: The Central Bureau of Investigation has arrested Saurabh Prasad, the Divisional Railway Manager for East Coast Railway’s Waltair Division, in a corruption case involving a bribe of Rs 25 lakh. The bribe was allegedly paid by Sanil Rathod, the proprietor of a Mumbai-based private firm, DN Marketing, in exchange for reducing penalties imposed on the company for underperformance in …
The Central Bureau of Investigation officials on Saturday, July 6, concluded their three-day raids at the residence and office of Divisional Railway Manager Vineet Singh and the residences of Divisional Finance Manager Pradeep Babu, and six other senior railway officials in Guntakal. Earlier, they were taken to the government hospital in Guntakal for medical examination and then produced before the …
LUCKNOW DRM SM Sharma inspecting the preparedness ahead of January 22 As Ayodhya prepares for the consecration ceremony on January 22, Indian Railways is ensuring that officials are ready to accommodate the influx of devotees expected for the grand event. In one of its preparations, the Lucknow division of Northern Railway has decided to deploy staff proficient in multiple languages …
It's well-documented that India, with a currently estimated population of over 1.41 billion but the 7th largest land area, is among the countries most vulnerable to disasters. Add to it man-induced disasters like Chemical-Industrial Emergencies, Nuclear & Radiological Emergencies, Biological & Public Health Emergencies, fires, and importantly, the effect of population transfer from rural to urban areas and it’s evident …