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Hindustan Times
24-07-2025
- General
- Hindustan Times
Railway Ministry sets up committee to examine General Rules to align with technological advancement
New Delhi, The Railway Ministry has constituted a six-member committee of senior officials to examine the General Rules and make recommendations for their upgradation, given the technological enhancements and new operational needs. Railway Ministry sets up committee to examine General Rules to align with technological advancement These rules ensure safe and efficient train operations by setting guidelines for railway departments to work in harmony and discipline. "Ministry of Railways have decided to constitute a Committee to examine the existing General Rules of Indian Railways to make recommendations for its revision," a Ministry's July 9 order said. The committee is composed of three Principal Executive Directors from Traffic Transportation , Safety and Civil Engineering ; two Executive Directors from Signal and Electrical Engineering -II and the Dean of Indian Railways Institute of Transport Management. The six objectives, outlined for the committee for the review exercise, are incorporating important subsidiary rules from zonal railways, adding or deleting rules based on new operational requirements, aligning the rules with newly-introduced technological aids and advancement, removing outdated rules and regulations, ensuring uniformity among the General Rules and various other practices followed by the zones, among others. "The Committee shall submit its report within 2 months from the date of constitution. The Headquarters of the Committee will be at New Delhi,' the order said. Railway officials said the current exercise aims at reviewing the General Rules and amending them in tune with the adoption of new technology. Besides, there are many practices followed by various zones and divisions which need to be standardised for operational efficiency and safety, they said. According to experts, various railway zones frame their own subsidiary rules based on the General Rules, keeping local conditions in consideration. However, sometimes there is a need to bring uniformity among them, they opined. "For instance, in the Kanchanjunga Express accident that happened on June 17, 2025, the Commission of Railway Safety , which submitted its report to the Railway Board on July 11, 2024, had highlighted different speed restrictions in different railway divisions in case of failure of the automatic signalling system, causing uncertainty and obstacles to safe train operations. The Ministry initiated to bring uniformity among these norms after the CRS' recommendations," an expert said. This article was generated from an automated news agency feed without modifications to text.
Time of India
22-05-2025
- General
- Time of India
Baby born on board Kanchanjunga Express in Tripura
Agartala: A 23-year-old woman gave birth to a boy aboard the Kanchanjunga Express on Thursday as the train travelled through the Ambassa-Kumarghat section in Dhalai district of Tripura. The mother, Ketki Nagesiya, was travelling with her family from Agartala to Pakur in Jharkhand. A resident of Barpani under Kisko Police Station in Lohardaga district, Ketki is a labourer who had been working in Agartala. She unexpectedly went into labour while in coach S/9 of the train. Due to the swift response of the Government Railway Police (GRP), Railway Protection Force (RPF), and Commercial Management Personnel (CMP), the situation was handled with urgency and care. As the train reached Dharmanagar station in North Tripura district, railway officials immediately sprang into action. A railway doctor quickly attended to Ketki and her newborn, examining their condition and recommending further medical care. An ambulance, promptly arranged by the RPF, transported the mother and baby to the nearby civil hospital. Officials confirmed that both mother and child are in stable condition and receiving appropriate medical attention.
