DISRUPTED MOVEMENT OF TRAINS
Mumbai local train services hit due to technical failure and Mega Block. Check Western, Central Railway updates
Mumbai local train services faced disruptions due to a technical failure at Borivali station, but were restored by 9:05 AM. A Mega Block in Central Railway's Mumbai Division on July 14, 2024, will affect the 5th and 6th lines between Thane and Diva. Heavy rainfall over the weekend caused severe waterlogging and traffic jams, prompting the IMD to issue an orange alert.
Mumbai rains: City sees severe waterlogging after 300 mm of rainfall in 6 hours, bus, train services affected
Heavy rains in Mumbai lead to waterlogging and train delays. Videos show widespread flooding in the city. Central Railway's suburban network impacted. Regional Meteorological Centre issues yellow alert for several districts including Mumbai and Thane.
Mumbai rains: IMD issues orange alert after monsoon rains flood India's financial capital
An 'orange' alert for heavy to very heavy rainfall has been issued in Mumbai by the India Meteorological Department, with a 'Yellow' alert for heavy rain tomorrow. Heavy rains inundated Mumbai on Monday, causing flooding on roads and railway tracks. More than 300 mm of rain fell in six hours, leading to waterlogged streets and disruption of local train services. The Mumbai airport also faced runway closures and flight diversions due to heavy showers and low visibility.
Air India, Vistara seek DGCA approval to speed up merger process
Air India and Vistara are expediting their merger process by proposing reduced training requirements for pilots and cabin crew. The Tata-owned airlines are harmonizing manuals to streamline the integration. The Directorate General of Civil Aviation is currently reviewing the proposal. The merger aims to enhance efficiency and eliminate redundancies. Despite the swift consolidation efforts, customer-facing elements may remain unchanged until 2025.
Mumbai Rain: IMD issues warning; Check weather, traffic and train alerts
This year's monsoon onset was two days earlier than usual, with widespread pre-monsoon rains experienced in Kerala. Many parts of Mumbai witnessed heavy rainfall on Sunday night leading to severe waterlogging in different areas.
Day after 63-hour mega block, local train services hit on Central Railway
Mumbaikars faced delays in local train services on Central Railway due to new signalling system after mega blocks at Thane station.
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Tripura government imposes restriction on sale of petrol, diesel
Tripura govt restricts fuel sale due to disrupted train movement. Restored passenger service, but goods train halted in Jatinga, Assam. Fuel rationing in place with daily vehicle limits. Restoration progress ongoing in Assam's Jatinga.
Delhi Metro alert: Train movement between Samaypur Badli, Jahangir Puri to be via single line for 4 months
The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) said in a post on X, "Train movement between Samaypur Badli and Jahangir Puri on the Yellow Line shall be done via single line from 10 pm till end of revenue services and from start of revenue services till 7 am with effect from Thursday (18.4.2024) for a period of four months for execution of Phase-IV work of the Magenta Line extension."
Punjab: Several trains affected as farmers squat on track demanding release of fellow protesters
Farmers from Samyukta Kisan Morcha and Kisan Mazdoor Morcha protest on rail track, impacting train movement, demanding release of arrested farmers by Haryana Police, and seeking legal guarantee from the Haryana government at Khanauri border points.
Adhir seeks Modi's intervention in addressing issue of traffic snarls in Delhi due to PM's cavalcade movement
Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury raised concerns to PM Narendra Modi about traffic snarls in central Delhi due to his cavalcade, emphasizing the importance of public safety alongside the PM's security.
Blockade over Kokborok script issue disrupts rail, vehicular movement in Tripura
"Movement on rail tracks, national highways and state highways in tribal regions remained suspended since morning, due to the blockades put up at several locations," a senior police officer said.
Dense fog engulfs parts of Delhi-NCR; flight operations impacted, 19 trains delayed
At Indira Gandhi International Airport, several flights were delayed due to bad weather on Sunday. Trains were also delayed at the New Delhi Railway Station due to dense fog. The decreased visibility has also resulted in numerous train delays. Bangalore Rajdhani was delayed more than two hours, and Mumbai Rajdhani was running an hour late.
Trains' movement set to take a hit in Ayodhya from Jan 16 to 22 ahead of Ram Mandir's 'Pran Pratishtha Day'
Train schedules in Ayodhya will be affected from January 16 to 22 due to track doubling and electrification. Around 35 trains, including Doon Express, will run on alternate routes and 14 other trains will face disruptions. Additionally, ten trains, including Vande Bharat, have been cancelled. Ayodhya railway section is being doubled on high priority for the 'Pran Pratishtha' ceremony. Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister announced that around 100 chartered planes will land in Ayodhya on January 22.
Over 20 trains to Delhi delayed as fog engulfs north India
Fog disrupts rail movement in Indo-Gangetic plains and as many as 23 trains have been delayed in Delhi. Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Odisha covered by fog and low-level clouds. Delhi's Palam observatory reports zero visibility; Safdarjung Airport limited to 200 meters.IMD predicts dense to very dense fog in northwest India for next five days.
Red Sea attacks disrupt world trade, more ships vow to avoid waters
The hostilities have put a chokehold on ship passages through the Suez Canal, which handles about 12% of worldwide trade.
Maoists blow up railway tracks in Jharkhand, 13 trains cancelled
The incident occurred late Thursday night in the Chakradharpur division of South Eastern Railway between Mahadevsal and Posoita stations, around 150 km from the state capital Ranchi, West Singhbhum Superintendent of Police Ashutosh Sekhar said.
Pro-active approach by aviation ministry, DGCA, AAI reduced flight disruptions during fog period: Scindia
The Indian civil aviation ministry, DGCA, and AAI have successfully reduced flight cancellations and diversions during the fog period, despite a 22% increase in aircraft movements. In 2021-22, 0.09% of flights were canceled, which decreased to 0.05% in 2022-23. Similarly, flight diversions decreased from 58 to 14 during the same period. The DGCA ensures airlines and aerodrome operators are prepared for fog conditions, and there are currently 4,804 CAT II/III qualified flight crew available. The ministry aims to upgrade facilities and enable CAT I capability in several airports. Airlines are directed to adjust flight schedules accordingly.
Research uncovers hidden link between neural activity and perception of time
Researchers from Champalimaud Research's Learning Lab in Portugal found in mice that the speed of striatal neural activity governed whether people thought time was passing slowly or quickly.
Kavach: Did the lack of an armour kill hundreds in modern India that is spending record money for railways?
A three-way train collision in India has claimed hundreds of lives, leading to questions about rail safety, particularly after it was found that the anti-train collision system, or Kavach, was not installed on the route where the incident occurred. Modi's government had announced the safety system in its 2022 budget and had last year tendered to bring 3,000 km of rail network under the technology. However, the system has only been installed on 1,445 km of routes so far, and the armour will still be missing on over 95% of Indian Railways’ routes.
Odisha train accident: Railways Minister says change in electronic interlocking system led to accident, unrelated to Kavach system
Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw examines restoration efforts at Balasore accident site following a significant incident involving two passenger trains and a goods carriage, resulting in the loss of 288 lives and injuries to over 1,000 individuals. "The root cause of this accident has been identified. PM Modi inspected the site yesterday. We will try to restore the track today. All bodies have been removed. Our target is to finish the restoration work by Wednesday morning so that trains can start running on this track," Vaishnaw said.
Kurmi community's agitation disrupts rail and road traffic in West Bengal
Several organizations of the Kurmi community continued blockade of railway tracks at Khemasuli in Paschim Medinipur district and adjacent NH-6, which connects Kolkata to Mumbai. However, the blockade was lifted from Purulia's Kustaur today morning while fresh agitation started in the Purulia district's Kotshila in the afternoon. The five-day agitation and blockade led to cancellations of at least 400 trains in the South Eastern Railway division.
Railways expects first Vande Metro to be ready by 2024 end
A top government official told ET that these may be deployed in the Mumbai local network as well. "This will completely transform the experience of suburban travel on the Indian Railways," the official said, declining to be named.
Farmers block railway tracks in Punjab, trains stranded
In Amritsar district, hundreds of agitating farmers led by Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Committee (KMSC) leader Sarwan Singh Pandher squatted on the Amritsar-New Delhi railway track in Jandiala town, nearly 25 km from Amritsar.
Dense fog in North India causes massive flight disruptions at Delhi airport
"Due to bad weather (fog) for three days, over 100 flights are reported delayed from and to Delhi airport, some have also been diverted to the nearest airport," a Delhi airport official told ANI. Even as the congestion at the airport in New Delhi was being tackled amid a busy year-end holiday season, the problems of air travellers increased once more with dense fog covering most parts of north India.
New Delhi fog disrupts air and rail travel
With visibility of just 50 metres (164 ft) in some areas, Delhi Airport took to Twitter to alert passengers that flights not equipped to operate in such conditions "may get affected".
Train services on Mumbai-Pune route hit for nearly 8 hours as boulders fall on track; traffic restored
"The traffic on the affected Up line was restored at around 8.15 am, after around eight hours of efforts. During the restoration work, mail express trains were diverted on the Mid line. So, the Up and Down lines traffic was running on Down and Mid lines," he said. He further said that due to availability of only two lines as against the usual three, trains moving towards Mumbai from Pune, and also due to the movement of ghat banking locomotives, few Down trains suffered detention of up to one hour during the restoration work.
Maoists blow up railway tracks in Jharkhand, train services disrupted on Barkakana-Garhwa route
Members of a CPI-Maoist squad blew up railway tracks in Latehar, disrupting movement of trains on Barkakana-Garhwa rail route, police said
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