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Cyclone Fani likely to cross Odisha coast tomorrow: IMD
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], May 2 (ANI): The "extremely severe" cyclone Fani is about 450 km from Puri and likely to cross the Odisha coast tomorrow afternoon, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Thursday.
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Odisha: 7 stations to get more train stoppage
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], Mar 10 (ANI): East Coast Railway (ECoR) on Saturday informed that seven stations in Odisha will get more train stoppages on an experimental basis for a period of six months with immediate effect.
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TDP demands revenue generating parts of Waltair division to be in South Co
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], Mar 1 (ANI): The ruling Telugu Desam Party (TDP) on Friday urged the central government to allot the revenue generating parts of Waltair division, currently of the East Coast Railway (ECoR), to the newly-created South Coast Railway zone (SCoR) with Vishakhapatn
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BJD accuses Centre of destroying railways in Odisha by creation of SCoR at
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], Mar 1 (ANI): Odisha's ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on Thursday strongly criticised the Centre's decision to bifurcate the Bhubaneswar-headquartered East Coast Railway to create a new zone with its headquarters at Andhra Pradesh's Visakhapatnam.
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ECoR orders safety audit of all level crossings in Odisha, Andhra and Chha
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], Jan 21 (ANI): After the incident of an Express Train passing a level crossing near Puri in open condition, the East Coast Railways (ECoR) has decided to put its safety mechanism in the right place.
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Odisha: Railways suspends 2 loco pilots for driving through open crossing
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], January 20 (ANI): The East Coast Railways (ECoR) on Saturday suspended two of its loco pilots for ignoring signal and driving through the Matiapada Level Crossing in Puri, while the gates of the level crossing were open.
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ECoR deploys Night Patrolling Team to ensure safety in winters
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India] Dec 28 (ANI): In order to ensure the safety of the passengers during the train journey in winters, East Coast Railway (ECoR) has deputed Night Patrolling Team to cope with the dense fog situation and ensure the safe train operations during dense fog.
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Cyclone Titli: Railways to run Bhubaneswar-Bangalore special train
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], Oct 13 (ANI): To facilitate the stranded passengers going southwards following cancellation and diversion of trains due to Cyclone Titli, a Super Fast Tatkal Special Train will run from Bhubaneswar, Odisha to Bangalore Cantonment, Karnataka.
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Andhra: Safer train rides for women with 'Subhadra Vahini'
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
Visakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh) [India] June 12 (ANI): In a unique initiative to give a boost to women security, the Visakhapatnam railway station of Waltair Division, East Coast Railway, has launched an all-female group of railway personnel, named Subhadra Vahini, who will assist lady passen
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Now, wheelchair-friendly railway stations
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Bhubaneswar, (Odisha) [India] Mar 3 (ANI): To help differently-abled passengers board trains easily, the East Coast Railway on Saturday introduced mobile wheelchair foldable ramp at Bhubaneswar, Sambalpur and Visakhapatnam railway stations.
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Odisha: 25,000 Railway scouts, guides form human chain
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India] Jan 11 (ANI): Around 25,000 students of All India Railway Bharat Scouts and Guides on Wednesday formed a 5 km long human chain in Odisha's Bhubaneswar for creating awareness on peace and integrity in the society.
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Chhattisgarh: CBI arrests railways officer in bribery case
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Dantewada (Chhattisgarh) [India] Mar. 28 (ANI): The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested an Office Superintendent working in the office of AEN, East Coast Railways in Chhattisgarh's Dantewada for demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs. 20,000 from the complainant.
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