Indian Railways is speeding up to deploy an advanced Kavach 4.0 - automatic train protection system across 10,000 locomotives and over 14,375 Route Kilometres (RKM) of tracks across the country, the Railways stated on Friday.
Loco pilots of goods train BCNHL/32849 on Sunday morning informed the Station master here that a cylinder was found on the track between Landaura (LDR) and Dhandhera (DNRA) at km 1553/01.
Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Tuesday inspected the Kavach 4.0 in Rajasthan and said that Kavach 4.0 has started for the first time in India from Sawai Madhopur, adding that in the coming years, 10 thousand locomotives will be covered by Kavach.
A major tragedy was averted on Sunday after a 5-litre empty gas cylinder was found on the railway track in the Kanpur district of Uttar Pradesh. Soon after spotting the cylinder on the track, the loco pilot promptly applied the brake to avert the incident.
Amid the row over "reel" remarks, Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) MP Mahua Maji on Friday asked the Railways Ministry to fix the damaged railway tracks first and then the trains, days after the train derailments.
Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi met a local cobbler and his family while he was at Uttar Pradesh's Sultanpur, where he was summoned in a defamation case.
The Government of India has showcased its commitment to enhancing the working conditions of loco running crew by recognising the vital role loco pilots play in ensuring the safe and efficient movement of passenger and goods traffic on Indian Railways.
An internal investigation by the Yashwantrao Chavan Memorial (YCM) Hospital has found that the seven per cent locomotor disability certificate issued to IAS probationer Puja Khedkar in August 2022 was done in accordance with rules and without any wrongdoing.
"Today in India, everyone from daily wage labourers to government employees are in dire straits - some due to inflation, unemployment, and some due to government negligence," Rahul Gandhi said.
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Northeast Frontier Railway has said that it is dedicated and engaged to provide the best facilities at running rooms for staff including the two key categories Loco Pilot and Assistant Loco Pilot who are directly involved in smooth and safe running of trains.