Indian Railways News

On Saturday morning, a fire extinguisher was found placed on the down line track near Jivnathpur railway station in Jamalpur district. This was spotted by the guard of a goods train going from Prayagraj to PDDN Junction (JJ-109). He immediately informed the Assistant Station Master who in turn alerted the driver...
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of the goods train coming from the opposite direction. The driver applied emergency brakes and stopped the train about 500 meters before the fire extinguisher. The RPF and GRP reached the spot and removed the fire extinguisher. The train then proceeded on its journey. No report was filed till late evening.

A 55-year-old rickshaw driver died after a tin shed collapsed at Prayagraj Junction. The incident occurred on Saturday afternoon when a group of people were taking shelter from the rain. A strong wind accompanied by lightning caused the shed to collapse, injuring another passerby seriously. The deceased remained unidentified until late...
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evening, while the injured passenger was rushed to the hospital. The incident took place at Passenger Shelter Number 3 on the city side of Prayagraj Junction, which was built to manage the crowd during the Maha Kumbh.

On Saturday, the Pasi community in Prayagraj submitted a memorandum to the District Magistrate demanding that Nihalgarh Railway Station in Amethi district be renamed after Maharaja Bijli Pasi as a tribute to him. They threatened to launch a protest against the central and state governments if their demand is not met....
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The memorandum was submitted by Manoj Pasi, Lalaram Saroj, National Secretary Arvind Saroj, Pramod Bhartiya, Abhinav Pasi, Rahul Pasi, Ajay Bhartiya, Vikas Pasi, and Atulesh Pasi, among others.

A cleanliness fortnight campaign, themed 'Swachhta Hi Seva,' was conducted across various railway stations in the Lucknow Division. The campaign aimed to promote cleanliness and included activities like cleanliness pledges, 'Safai Mitra' (Cleanliness Friends) initiatives, and tree planting. The campaign covered stations like Lucknow Junction, Aishbagh, Gorakhpur, Gonda, Basti, Khalilabad,...
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Balrampur, and Mailani. Public announcements regarding cleanliness awareness were also made at the stations.

The North Railway Hospital in Lucknow has launched a birth registration-based child Aadhaar enrollment facility. This facility will allow for immediate Aadhaar enrollment for newborns. This is the first hospital in India where the Indian Railways has initiated birth registration-based child Aadhaar enrollment through its own registrar code. Railway employees will...
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act as Aadhaar operators. The launch was attended by various dignitaries including the Deputy Director General, Chief Medical Superintendent of North Railway Lucknow, and the Director of the Regional Office of the Unique Identification Authority of India.