In anticipation of the increased passenger demand during Chhath Puja, the East Coast Railway (ECoR) has introduced a special train service between Puri and Patna.
The official release mentioned that the temporary ban has been imposed because of the huge crowd at Ludhiana Railway Station due to upcoming festivals.
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has filed a chargesheet against the then Deputy Chief Engineer of Northeast Frontier Railways, Maligaon, Guwahati(Assam) in a disproportionate assets case.
Keeping in view the additional rush of passengers in regular trains and for the convenience of passengers, East Coast Railway of Indian Railways has decided to run a special train between Puri and Patna for upcoming Chhat Puja.
In order to control the extra rush of passengers and better crowd management on the occasion of Diwali and Chhat, the sale of platform tickets at New Delhi and Anand Vihar railway stations has been discontinued temporarily.
A huge crowd was also seen at railway stations in the national capital Delhi as people residing in the National Captial Region headed for their hometowns mostly in Bihar and Uttar Pradesh.
Amid his hectic election campaign schedule Prime Minister Narendra Modi met former Minister of Railways Suresh Prabhu, his son - newly appointed President of the Indian Chamber of Commerce (ICC) Ameya Prabhu and blessed his son Karmanya ahead of Diwali on Friday.
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has registered two separate cases against ten public servants in Indian Railways, including private persons, on the allegations of irregularities in handling parcels.