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Oct 24, 2015

Rail Transport Can Create 10,000 Jobs Yearly- Union

Rail transport can create 10,000 jobs annually, if revived, says Mr Raphael Okoro, the President, Nigeria Union of Railway Workers (NUR).
Okoro told newsmen in Abuja yesterday that reviving the system was “very possible”, if government mustered the political will to create a functional and effective railway system.
According to him, the rail system is very key to the growth of every nation even though it is capital and labour intensive.
Okoro, therefore, advised the government to make the revival of the rail system a priority, stressing that if government spent N20 billion on one road, It would soon go bad due to the weight of the goods.

Mumbai CST Turns Blue for United Nations' 70th Anniversary

Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus was lit up in blue to mark the 70th anniversary of the United Nations.
UNITED NATIONS: More than 200 iconic monuments in nearly 60 countries lit up blue today to mark the 70th anniversary of the United Nations.

The celebration kicked off in New Zealand and Australia with the Sydney Opera House turning blue to commemorate the UN Day. In India, the Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus was lit up blue to mark the day.


Landmarks such as the Great Pyramids of Giza in Egypt, Christ the Redeemer in Rio de Janeiro, New York's Empire State Building, Tokyo's SkyTree Tower, the Leaning Tower of Pisa in Italy, Diana The Huntress Fountain in Mexico, the Hermitage in Russia, Edinburgh Castle and Central Hall Westminster in the UK, and Alhambra in Spain, light blue to help mark the founding of the UN.

RAILWAY POLICE SUSPECT INSIDERS’ HAND IN HEISTS

Thefts in parcel compartments of Ranchi-bound trains passing through Uttar Pradesh have been a recurring incident for the past two weeks. The reason that comes to mind first is flawed arrangements, but railway police personnel have reasons of their own to cite.

"There have been several cases of thefts in recent times, but they are something more than mere thefts. There are many angles involved here - irregularities on part of parcel agents, rivalry among parcel agents, involvement of insiders. Even if to a certain extent, security lapses are not the only factor working behind these thefts," said a railway police requesting anonymity.

Bradshaw’s railway timetables 1839: Rhodri Marsden's Interesting Objects

While the necessity of a national timetable was obvious, it raised one fundamental and thorny question: what time is it?

Japan Offers to Finance India’s First Bullet Train

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Railway imposed 5 years compulsory service for transfers of railway workers

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