Mind n Metrics

Rail denies cut in safety bill, says Rs 1 lakh crore spent in 5 years

Dismissing the opposition charges about the railways cutting spending on rail safety, the national transporter on Monday said it had spent more than Rs 1 lakh crore on safety measures between 2017-2018 and 2021-22. It cited records to show a steady growth in expenditure on track renewal.

June 06, 2023 at 03:52AM

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Some hope for wrestlers, but no ‘immediate arrest' of WFI chief

In a dramatic turn of events, the protesting wrestlers have reengaged with the government for a resolution of the standoff over their demand for arresting former Wrestling Federation of India chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, leading to a de-escalation in the agitation, at least for now. According to sources close to them, agitating wrestlers Bajrang Punia and Sakshee Mallikh, along with a group of coaches and others, had a two-hour meeting with Union home minister Amit Shah on Saturday evening.

June 06, 2023 at 02:51AM

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Life term to jailed don Mukhtar Ansari for murder of UP strongman

Jailed gangster, and five-time former MLA, Mukhtar Ansari was awarded life sentence on Monday for the murder of Varanasi strongman Awadhesh Rai 32 years ago. A Varanasi MP-MLA court also slapped Rs 1.2 lakh penalty on him. This is Ansari's fifth conviction in Uttar Pradesh since September 2022 and sixth overall. A Delhi court had sentenced him under Tada in 2003. But this is for the first time that Mukhtar, who faces 61 criminal cases, has been convicted for a murder.

June 06, 2023 at 02:26AM

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'Deliberate interference' with system caused train crash; CBI to identify guilty, motive: Officials

As the CBI on Monday started its probe into the Balasore train accident, top railway officials once again stressed that the crash took place because of “deliberate interference” with the electronic interlocking system. Late in the evening, a CBI team reached the crash site to begin the investigation which, among other things, is expected to reveal whether the derailment of the Coromandel Express was due to negligence or sabotage.

June 06, 2023 at 12:52AM

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Found on the tracks, remains of the day: Love letters, poems, toys

June 04, 2023 at 06:51AM

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How interlocking system ensures safety in rail operations

In case of trains, it’s not the loco pilots who decide the track on which a train runs. It is controlled and fixed by the cabin station master on a panel, connected electronically and mechanically with tracks. The signals given out from the cabin guide the loco pilots for train movement. An ‘interlocking system’ refers to a safety mechanism which ensures safe and efficient operation of train movements at junctions, stations and signalling points.

June 05, 2023 at 06:13AM

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Opposition unity meet in Patna likely to be postponed by 10 days

June 05, 2023 at 05:29AM

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Monsoon onset delayed, may hit Kerala in 3-4 days

The monsoon missed its onset date in Kerala on Sunday, as forecast by IMD, with the department anticipating a further delay of three to four days. The southwest monsoon normally sets in over Kerala on June 1, with a standard deviation of about seven days. This year, IMD had said it might arrive in Kerala by June 4, with a model error of 4 days.

June 05, 2023 at 04:24AM

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'Strict action against those giving train crash communal tint'

Odisha Police warned of strict action against those behind communally provocative posts on social media regarding the train accident, saying the focus should instead have been on how volunteers from the area responded to the tragedy, irrespective of community or faith. “... We appeal to all concerned to desist from circulating false and ill-motivated posts. Severe legal action will be initiated against those who are trying to create communal disharmony by spreading rumours," Odisha Police said.

June 05, 2023 at 02:25AM

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Odisha train tragedy: 'Signal interference root cause’; CBI called in to probe criminal angle

In an unusual move, the Centre on Sunday announced a CBI probe into the rail accident in Odisha as the railways’ preliminary investigation singled out “interference” with the ‘electronic interlocking system’ and ‘points’, which ensure safe movement of trains, as the “root cause” of the crash. The railway ministry ruled out any fault of the loco driver of the Coromandel Express and failure of signals.

June 05, 2023 at 12:59AM

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