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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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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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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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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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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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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Travel and hospitality company Cox & King (India) is all set to roll out its luxury train christened as Maharajas’ Express in January 2010. The 23-coach train is a 50:50 joint venture between Cox & King and Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC)....
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PATNA:Patna Junction, which has been already granted a model station status of theIndian Railways, would have `Jan Ahar' outlet shortly to cater to the needs ofcommon passengers.The railway ministry has sanctioned Jan Aharoutlets in Patna, Howrah, Bangalore, Chennai, Secunderabad, New Jalpaiguri,Lucknow and Mysore in the first phase.According to a Railway Boardofficial, the railways would provide meals...
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