RAIL THEFT

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The 740 kilometre (460-mile) double rail line is key to moving supplies in Africa’s most industrialised economy.

This system is commonly used by trucks where a smart lock is provided which is GPS enabled allowing live tracking of the vehicle to reduce pilferage and thefts. Officials said that the system will be completely based on secure OTP which will be used...

Replacement of cables is a time taking process that requires full access to the track without any train movement. Passengers are being informed regularly through announcements at stations and inside trains on the Magenta Line, the official said. Upd...

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An amount of Rs 100 will be paid in case the delay is for over an hour and Rs 250 for delays of over two hours, the IRCTC said ahead of the launch of its first train.

Now, RPF teams have been directed to identify areas where people generally cross railway tracks," Arun Kumar said.

Raising the issue separately in Rajya Sabha, the two women MPs said they lost their luggage while travelling in long-distance trains.

Among the states, UP tops the chart with the maximum number of 8,293 cases, followed by Maharashtra (7,358), Madhya Pradesh (5,082), Delhi (4,306) and Bihar (2,287).

A ceiling of Rs 300 a month has been kept for the ticket-checking staff and charges beyond that will have to be borne by the user.

The first Mahamana Express from Varanasi to New Delhi was flagged off by Narendra Modi in January 2016 from Varanasi junction.

Singh has reviewed the operational issues of the over 200-km-long network and identified the trouble spots, mainly pertaining to signalling and power supply

Railways has witnessed an increase in theft cases as 21,688 thefts were reported in running trains and at platforms in 2015 as compared to 16,798 such incidents in 2014.

"We want to work on goals to deliver a sustained improvement in customer experience; make railways a safer means of travel," said Prabhu.

Suburban Railway premises in Mumbai witnessed a 16 per cent jump in criminal offences in 2014, a year which also saw improvement in conviction rate.