Public sector firm Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd said on Monday it has secured a contract for 146 sets of IGBT-based 3 phase electrics for 25 KV AC Mainline EMU (MEMU) trains.
Unions Protest As Railways Mulls Opening Its Stadiums For Commercial use Unions Protest As Railways Mulls Opening Its Stadiums For Commercial use The Railways largest workers union has said the stadiums are not surplus and unusable railway land which can be handed over to anybody else.
Railway Minister Piyush Goyal said in March that 3 stadiums have been identified for asset monetisation.
New Delhi:
The Indian Railways largest workers union has hit out at the Railway Board over its decision to hand over 15 of its stadiums to the Rail Land Development Authority (RLDA) to conduct techno-economic studies for commercial development .
In a reply to a query in Parliament in March this year, Railway Minister Piyush Goyal had said that the national transporter has identified 87 land parcels, 84 railway colonies, four hill railways and three stadiums for asset monetisation so far.
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Jalandhar: Following the call of Samyukta Kisan Morcha, auto-rickshaw drivers under the banner of Bhagat Singh Auto-rickshaw Drivers Union on Wednesday took out a protest march at Company Bagh Chowk and Municipal Corporation office. Holding placards against the anti-labour laws and the three controversial agricultural laws, the auto-rickshaw drivers said the protest was carried out to mark the ‘Black Day’. They also demanded financial help amid the Covid crisis. Ranjit Kumar, president of the union, said: “Due to the pandemic, all our savings have exhausted. It is becoming difficult for the poor auto-rickshaw drivers to arrange two-square meals. The daily earnings have also reduced to Rs100-200. Hence, in line with the Delhi Government, we also demand from the government to provide sustenance allowance of Rs5,000, to cope with the financial crisis. tns
344 The political bickering and confusion prevailing over the distribution of essential medical resources particularly hospital beds, oxygen and drugs that have been stretched thin as record-breaking Covid infections storm the country is ghastly. - File photo
The political bickering and confusion prevailing over the distribution of essential medical resources particularly hospital beds, oxygen and drugs that have been stretched thin as record-breaking Covid infections storm the country is ghastly. The country that is in the thick of an unprecedented health crisis in living memory cannot afford to battle the common enemy in silos. The inter-state or intra-state hurdles and restrictions in the provision of medical care or transport of essentials, if any, must be eased so that the Covid response is equal for all needy patients and effective. Critically ill patients and overwhelmed hospitals gasping for oxygen or crying for medicines need immediate help. For example, the NCR
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