senior Indian Railway Service (IRS) official was arrested here Saturday by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for allegedly accepting a bribe from a contractor, officials said.K.M. Tripathi, chief regional manager in Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC), was arrested at his official residence while receiving the bribe of Rs.70,000, the CBI alleged."The contractor had registered...
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Indian Railway Institute of Signal Engineering and Telecommunications (IRISET) is celebrating its 52nd annual day on its premises in Tarnaka on Tuesday.A premier institute, IRISET provides training to both officers and staff of Indian Railways and at present trains over 2,100 railway personnel in 80 courses annually.It also trains engineers from Public Sector Undertakings and private firms as also...
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Your regular joint for that hot samosa at the railway station could be shut for a couple of days.Owners of at least 450 stalls at railway stations in Mumbai will down shutters from Friday to protest against a directive by Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation Limited (IRCTC) to hand over their shops to new IRCTC-appointed contractors.The IRCTC, which looks after catering and canteens on trains...
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Your regular joint for that hot samosa at the railway station could be shut for a couple of days.Owners of at least 450 stalls at railway stations in Mumbai will down shutters from Friday to protest against a directive by Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation Limited (IRCTC) to hand over their shops to new IRCTC-appointed contractors.The IRCTC, which looks after catering and canteens on trains...
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Tripathi today took charge as the General Manager of the Eastern Railways.Prior to this posting, Mr Tripathi joined the Indian Railway Traffic Service in 1974 and was the General Manager of Metro Railway, Kolkata.He also held the post of GM of Southern Railway including other important portfolios....
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Railway Passengers Association (RPA) has registered its protest against the decision of the Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation to hike the price of food items sold through its restaurants at railway stations. RPA president S. Ulhaskumar, in a statement here on Tuesday, called upon the authorities to withdraw the hike. The hike does not come with a guarantee on the quality of food sold....
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CBI today arrested a senior Railway official while receiving bribe from a contractor.K M Tripathi, the regional director (north) of Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC), was charged with demanding bribe from a contractor for awarding a catering work in the Railways.On complaint of the contractor, CBI team today laid a trap and searched the residence of the officer in Mall Avenue...
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Central Railway Mazdoor Union (CRMS) today claimed that there are over 80,000 vacancies in safety-related categories on Indian Railways, and this is affecting the safe and smooth working of the public utility.Talking to newsmen here, CRMS President R P Bhatnagar said the vacancies, which existed all over the country, were weakening the infrastructure of the Indian Railways day by day. However, the...
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Indian Railway Institute of Signal Engineering and Telecommunications (IRISET) is celebrating its 52nd annual day on Tuesday at its Tarnaka campus, a release informed. Member (Electrical) Railway Board Sudesh Kumar is scheduled to take part in the IRISET annual day celebrations.The Railway board has decided to upgrade the IRISET into a world class institute and an action plan has already been drawn...
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The Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation will run a tourist train from Kerala on January 6 under the Discover India programme. The 14-day tour through the Konkan route will cover Goa, Jaipur, Delhi, Agra, Taj Mahal, Ajmer, Mathura and Hyderabad. The fare is Rs. 7,180, inclusive of food, accommodation and services of security guards, Malayalam-speaking guides and tourist buses for sight–...
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