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Time of India
05-08-2025
- Time of India
Man held for impersonating as RPF cop
Varanasi: As part of the ongoing campaign to arrest wanted criminals, the Sigra police team on Tuesday arrested a man claiming to be an RPF sub-inspector, showing photo ID card with Indian Railway logo. A case was registered against him under sections 205, 319 (2), 318 (4) BNS. During routine vehicle checking drive in Jawahar Nagar, Sigra police team received information that a person in Nehru Market, wearing police boots and a pistol in holster on his waist, was claiming to be a railway police officer and intimidating shopkeepers and people. Sigra police team reached Nehru Market and nabbed him. He identified himself as Amrit Ranjan of Bihiya, Bhojpur, Bihar and showed an ID card. On being interrogated, he later admitted that he was posing as a cop to intimidate people and revealed that the pistol he was carrying was fake. tnn
Time of India
05-08-2025
- Time of India
Youth arrested for impersonating Railway Police Officer (RPF) SI, intimidating locals in Varanasi
VARANASI: As part of the ongoing campaign to arrest wanted criminals, the Sigra police team on Tuesday arrested a youth who claimed to be an RPF SI, showing an ID card with the Indian Railway logo and his photo. A case was registered against him under sections 205, 319 (2), 318 (4) BNS. According to reports, while the Sigra police team led by Sanjay Mishra was conducting a check on suspicious persons and vehicles in Jawahar Nagar, they received information that a person in Nehru Market, wearing police boots and a holster with a pistol on his waist, was claiming to be a Railway Police officer and was intimidating shopkeepers and people. Acting on this information, the Sigra police team reached Nehru Market and saw a person wearing a white PT T-shirt, grey jeans, and police boots with a holster on his belt, in which a pistol was visible. The police caught him. Upon questioning, he identified himself as Amrit Ranjan, a resident of Bihiya, Bhojpur, Bihar. He claimed to be an RPF SI and showed an ID card with the Indian Railway logo and his photo. Finding this suspicious, he was interrogated strictly, and he admitted that he was not a policeman but was posing as one to intimidate people. When asked about the pistol on his waist, he said that it was a fake pistol he put on.
NDTV
24-07-2025
- Business
- NDTV
Railways Sanctions Rs 1.9 Lakh Crore Projects In 4 Years: Ashwini Vaishnaw
New Delhi: A total of 237 projects (40 new lines, 17 gauge conversion, and 180 doubling) of a total length of 9,703 kms -- costing about Rs 1,90,333 crore -- have been sanctioned across Indian Railways during the last three fiscals and the current financial year (FY26) to date, the Parliament was informed on Wednesday. Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw told the Lok Sabha, in a written reply, that during the last three years (2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25) and the current FY26, 892 surveys (267 new line, 11 gauge conversion, and 614 doubling) of total length 61,462 km have been sanctioned across Indian Railways. While from 2009-2014, the total tracks commissioned were for 7,599 km (4.2 km per day), a total of 34,428 km tracks were sanctioned (8.57 km per day) from 2014-2025. "As a result of comprehensive planning of Railway projects under PM Gati Shakti National Master Plan and better coordination among various stakeholders, the sanction of service, sanction of projects and the pace of laying/commissioning of new tracks have also increased," the minister said. The PM Gati Shakti Institutional mechanism is being extensively used for ground surveys, land records, alignment of route and has led to enhancement in the quality of preparation of the Detailed Project Report and reduction in project cost. The Indian Railway launched the Amrit Bharat Station scheme aimed at providing world-class amenities to passengers and improving efficiency in train operations at railway stations. So far, 1,337 stations have been taken up for redevelopment in the Amrit Bharat Station Scheme, according to the minister. To enhance passenger experience and provide a comfortable journey, the state-of-the-art Vande Bharat trains, Amrit Bharat Trains and Namo Bharat Rapid Rail with modern features have been introduced on Indian Railways. "To improve safety in train operations, Kavach has been developed as a National Automatic Train Protection (ATP) system on Indian Railways. The work of implementation of Kavach has been taken up in mission mode on Indian Railways," said the minister. To improve the safety of train operations and road users, all unmanned level crossings on broad gauge have been eliminated. Further, it has also been decided to replace all manned level crossings in a phased manner by the construction of RoBs/RUBs, he added.
Time of India
01-07-2025
- Business
- Time of India
RailOne app to offer unified passenger and freight services
Prayagraj: The Railways Ministry on Tuesday launched a new app named RailOne that can help passengers get easy access to multiple services such as ticket booking, train and PNR enquiry, journey planning, rail help services and meal booking. It also has features for freight services-related enquiries. The app launched on its 40th foundation day event of CRIS can be downloaded from both the Android PlayStore and iOS App Store. "RailOne App is a one-stop solution for all passenger needs. Through this app, passengers get easy access to the following services: Ticketing -- reserved, unreserved, platform tickets; train and PNR enquiry; journey planning; rail help services; meal booking in train," a press note from the Railway Ministry said. The core emphasis is to enhance user experience through a seamless and clean UI. It not only combines all services in one place but also has several integrations between services to provide users with a complete package of Indian Railway services. The single-sign-on facility is one of the unique features of this app, which reduces the burden on users to remember several passwords. Once downloaded, users can use their existing user credentials from the RailConnect or UTSonMobile app to register. Furthermore, users do not need to carry several applications for different services of IR, reducing space consumption on users' devices as well. The facility of R-Wallet (Railway e-wallet) has also been incorporated. A simple login option through numeric mPIN and biometric has also been provided. For new user registration, minimal user data is required, making it easy and fast. For enquiry purposes, users can log in as guests through a mobile number/OTP. Get the latest lifestyle updates on Times of India, along with Doctor's Day 2025 , messages and quotes!
Mint
28-05-2025
- Business
- Mint
Cabinet approves multi-crore Badvel Nellore 4-lane highway, two multitracking projects of railways in Maharashtra and MP
The Government of India's Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) approved the Badvel-Nellore four-lane highway project along with two Indian Railways multitracking projects in Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh, according to an official announcement. Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi, along with other cabinet members, approved the projects at the CCEA meeting on Wednesday, 28 May 2025. The government approved the construction of the 4-lane Badvel-Nellore highway on Wednesday. The project will cost ₹ 3,653.10 crore, spread across a length of 108.134 km in the state of Andhra Pradesh. 'The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, has approved the construction of 4-Lane Badvel-Nellore Corridor with a length of 108.134 km at a cost of ₹ 3,653.10 crore in state of Andhra Pradesh on NH(67) on Design-Build-Finance-Operate-Transfer (DBFOT) Mode,' said the government in the official release. The highway project aims to connect three industrial corridors in Andhra Pradesh and positively impact India's Logistics Performance Index (LPI). The project will start from Gopavaram Village on the National Highway (NH) 67 and will end at the Krishnapatnam Port Junction on NH-16. The government also seeks to reduce the travel distance to Krishanpatnam port by 33.9 km from the current 142 km to 108.13 km. 'The project with 108.134 km will generate about 20 lakh man-days of direct employment and 23 lakh man-days of indirect employment. The project will also induce additional employment opportunities due to increase in economic activity in the vicinity of the proposed corridor,' they said in the press release. Prime Minister Narendra Modi also approved two Indian Railway multitracking projects on Wednesday, 28 May 2025, to speed up the transportation of passengers and goods in Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh. According to the government data, the projects are estimated to cost nearly ₹ 3,399 crore and are expected to be completed by the year 2029-30. Both the multitracking projects will cover four districts across the states of Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh, aiming to increase India's Railway network by 176 km, as it will connect nearly 784 villages with a population of around 19.74 lakh. 'These are essential routes for transportation of commodities such as coal, cement, clinker, gypsum, fly ash, containers, agriculture commodities, and Petroleum products etc. The capacity augmentation works will result in additional freight traffic of magnitude 18.40 MTPA (Million Tonnes Per Annum),' said the Indian government in the official release. According to the filing, the project is expected to generate direct employment for nearly 74 lakh human-days during the construction period.
