Mysore/Mysuru: Accusing the Union Government of making moves for privatisation of Indian Railways, members of the District Unit of AIUTUC (All India United Trade Union Centre) staged a demonstration in front of the City Railway Station here yesterday urging the Government to drop any privatisation moves. They urged the Government to stop privatisation of Indian…
Train’s coming… Mysuru changing
August 1, 2020The Union Government has chosen Mysuru-Bengaluru-Chennai as one among the seven new High Speed train routes. Once complete, the travel time between Mysuru and Bengaluru will be 45 minutes! Unlike the Japanese “Bullet Train,” these “High Speed” trains, which the Indian Railways call ‘Bullet Train’, can run on regular tracks, which only have to be…
Mysuru-Chennai Bullet Train among 7 finalised routes
July 31, 2020Mysuru-Bengaluru-Chennai 435-km high-speed rail corridor (bullet train) to come up National Highways Authority of India to begin land acquisition; no delay despite COVID New Delhi: The 435-km high-speed rail (bullet train) corridor between Mysuru-Bengaluru-Chennai will finally be a reality and the route is among the network of high-speed bullet trains on seven new routes. The…
Railways to scrap stoppages where less than 50 people board
July 25, 2020New Delhi: The Indian Railways is working on introducing ‘zero-based’ time-table for all trains, once the train services normalise in the post-Covid-19 period to improve efficiency in train services. The zero-based time-table will allow Railways to scrap some of the existing stoppages of mail/express trains and increase the speed of trains. The Railways has roped…
Congress launches postcard movement to oppose privatisation of Railways
July 25, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Members of Mysuru District Congress Campaign Committee held a postcard movement against privatisation of Railways. Members of the Committee inserted many postcards into the postbox opposite Mysore City Corporation Main Office on Sayyaji Rao Road at 11.30 am, addressed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Former MLA M.K. Somashekar, City Congress President R. Murthy, former…
Soon, travel from Mysuru to Bhubaneswar in a private train
July 5, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Very soon, you can travel in a private train from Mysuru to Bhubaneswar or take a private train from Bengaluru to Guwahati, New Delhi, Howrah, Jaipur or even Gorakhpur as the Indian Railways that comes under Ministry of Railways has invited Request for Qualifications (RFQ) for private participation for operation of pairs of passenger…
Visitors throng revamped Mysuru Rail Museum
June 14, 2020By Rajkumar Bhavasar Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru Rail Museum is witnessing large number of visitors since it was opened to general public on June 8, 2020. The renovated and revamped museum had closed its doors to visitors following imposition of lockdown on Mar. 24 after it was inaugurated on Mar. 14. Now, after 70 days, visitors are…
Railway employees stage black band protest seeking fulfilment of demands
June 10, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Seeking fulfilment of their various demands, Railway employees under the banner of ‘South Western Railway Mazdoor Union’ registered their protest by wearing black bands while at work in the city on Monday. They urged the Government to drop the moves for privatisation of Railways, scrapping of new pension scheme, release of withheld DA, revocation…
In a Mission Mode, SWR manufactures 2,252 PPEs for Health Workers
June 9, 2020Hubballi Workshop has manufactured 1,612 coveralls while Mysuru Workshop has produced 640 suits Each of the Workshops to manufacture 8,400 coveralls in next two months Mysore/Mysuru: Indian Railways Production Units, Workshops and Field Units have started manufacturing Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) coveralls for medical and health-care personnel, who get directly exposed to the COVID-19 disease…
Immunity-boosting kits for frontline Railway staff
May 31, 2020Hubballi: Sustaining the fight against COVID-19, Railways are working on ways and means to tackle the virus and prevent the spread of the virus especially among its frontline staff who are attending lakhs of citizens returning to their hometowns by Shramik Special trains. Being in the frontline, these security and train staff are in constant…
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