From now, women commandos to be deployed on trains

August 14th, 2009 AGARTALA - Fearing terrorist attacks ahead of Independence Day Aug 15, the Northeast Frontier Railways (NFR) has suspended night trains in southern Assam, Nagaland and Tripura till Sunday, an official said here Friday. "Many trains, especially those running at night in southern Assam, Nagaland and Tripura will remain suspended from Friday to Sunday.

August 5th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee Wednesday flagged off the the first "Ladies Special" train here for women commuters from Delhi to Palwal in Haryana and said the service would be extended to other nearby cities Sonepat, Aligarh and Ghaziabad soon. "More 'Ladies Special' trains will be provided in the other suburban areas like Sonepat, Aligarh and Ghaziabad," Banerjee said.

July 17th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Around 2,000 police and intelligence personnel besides commandos will provide security to US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton during her two-day stay in the national capital. The Taj Palace Hotel where she will be staying has been turned into a virtual fortress and US intelligence officials have taken over the entire floor where her room is located.

July 7th, 2009 NEW DELHI - To provide fool-proof security to the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC), the government has created 3,039 posts in the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF), parliament was informed Tuesday. In addition to these, 432 CISF personnel are deployed on internal security duty pattern for the security of DMRC.

July 3rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Indian Railways will raise Commando Battalions and will increase the number of women commandos. This has been envisaged in the Railway Budget 2009-10 presented in the Lok Sabha today.

July 3rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Indian Railways will introduce several new facilities on the trains to improve the cleanliness in trains and also to make the journey more comfortable for the passengers. Presenting the Railway Budget 2009-10 in the Lok Sabha today, the Union Railway Minister, Mamata Banerjee said that the Indian Railways will expand 'On Board House Keeping Scheme' (OBHS) to cover 200 additional pairs of trains during the current financial year." "It will take up improved linen management to bring about a significantly improved quality of washing, through modern mechanized automated laundries," she added.

June 3rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - Nearly 50 volunteers of the Delhi Metro Citizens' Forum Wednesday went on a special drive on Metro trains and stations to check indisciplined commuters. About 50 volunteers are on a special drive to check indiscipline inside the Metro trains and stations dividing themselves into two groups who travelled on the Dwarka Sector 9 to Yamuna Bank and Dilshad Garden to Rithala routes, Delhi Metro Rail Corporation spokesperson Anuj Dayal said.

February 9th, 2009 BANGALORE - With the country's IT hub Bangalore being the target of a terror attack last year, an unprecedented security apparatus has been put in place for the seventh edition of the Aero India international airshow opening here Wednesday. Secretary (Defence Production) Pradeep Kumar said a three-tier security ring will be thrown around the Yelahanka Air Force Base venue of the five-day event.

February 8th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Four hundred 'peace commandos' will be deployed across the national capital Feb 14 to protect couples celebrating Valentine's Day from any attack by the moral vigilantes. 'Peace commandos of the party will be deployed in various parts of Delhi Feb 14 - Valentine Day.

February 6th, 2009 KOLKATA - This metropolis needs at least three more terminals to split the growing rail traffic load, chairman of parliamentary standing committee on railways Basudeb Acharia said Saturday. 'Passenger rate in Eastern and South-Eastern railway is growing by 4.5 percent per year.

February 3rd, 2009 MUMBAI - Protesting commuters demanding better train services blocked suburban railway traffic on the western sector in Mumbai Wednesday causing inconvenience to hundreds of thousands of daily travellers. Several trains were either delayed or cancelled, according to a Western Railway spokesperson.

February 3rd, 2009 MUMBAI - Trains in Mumbai resumed following hours of disruption Wednesday morning after some protesting commuters demanding better services blocked suburban railway traffic on the western sector causing inconvenience to hundreds of thousands of daily travellers. Several trains were either delayed or cancelled during the almost five hours of blockade, according to a Western Railway spokesperson.

January 20th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Dismissing a public interest petition on trains often running late, the Delhi High court Wednesday said it does not have a magic wand to solve all problems. A division bench headed by Chief Justice Ajit Prakash Shah pulled up the petitioner who was seeking directions to the government to run trains on time.

January 12th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Railways Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav, who is on a seven-day visit to Japan, Tuesday took a ride on the Bullet Train in Tokyo to get a first hand experience of what the Japanese call Shinkansen high-speed trains. The minister along with Railway board Chairman K.C.

January 6th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Indian Railways face a legal case for running trains late and putting passengers into trouble. Ramnath Garg, a Delhi resident, has filed a public interest petition in the Delhi High Court who has pointed out that trains running late by several hours put passengers in trouble as they go without food and water for protracted periods of time.