Beas retains top position as the cleanest Railway station
Clinching the first position amongst most clean stations on Indian Railways in both ‘A' and ‘A1' Categories in the cleanliness survey by the Quality Council of India or in other words by a third party audit, Beas station on the Amritsar-Jalandhar City section of Firozpur Division of Northern Railway has created an emulative record for its standard of cleanliness. As per Ministry of Railways' Swacch Rail Report, Beas has scored 873.9 points whereas Visakhapatnam has scored 853.1 points out of 1000. Beas has therefore been adjudged as the cleanest station on Indian Railways in both the categories with considerable margin. Beas is a sleepy little town situated on Jallandhar-Amritsar section of Firozpur Division of Northern Railway. It is renowned internationally for being the seat and nerve center of ‘Radha Swami Satsang Beas' (RSSB). The quiet hush and meek ambience at the station are evocative of everyman's longing for that natural piety and spirituality. During the last year the spiritual organisation had further improved the circulating areas of the station creating smooth parking convenience for the rail passengers and also extending a wide green cover to a vast expanse of dry lands creating a picturesque landscaping effect.
Inauguration of Yatri Ticket Subidha Kendra at Athgaon, Guwahati
The first Yatri Ticket Subidha Kendra over NF Railway was inaugurated by Promod Kumar Jain, Divisional Railway Manager, lumding, NF Railway on Friday at Athgaon in Guwahati. This is an outsourcing scheme of the Indian Railways and allows entrepreneurs to set up railway ticket sale counters and to sale both reserved and unreserved tickets following certain formalities. The Ministry of Railways has come up with this scheme with a view to expand facilities for issue of railway tickets through Computerised Passenger Reservation System (PRS)-cum Unreserved Ticketing System (UTS) terminals which is called Yatri Ticket Subidha Kendra. In a move to reduce crowding at the reservation centres and to provide tickets to the passengers in the market easily instead of going to the station, this is an attempt to decentralise the ticket dispensing process. Passenger obtained tickets through the counter of the Yatri Ticket Subidha Kendra can cancel anywhere of railway station of Indian Railways. The staffs of the Kendra are well-trained by the Railway authority. It is an effort of NF Railway to reach out the public and to cater to the needs of the residents of greater Guwahati.
Temporary augmentation in Jaipur-lucknow-Jaipur Express
In order to clear rush, it has been decided to temporary augmentation in Jaipur-lucknow-Jaipur Express. As per Tarun Jain, Chief Public Relations Officer:- 1.01, IInd cum IIIrd AC coach augment on temporary basis in Train no. 19715/19716, Jaipur-lucknow-Jaipur Express on 21.05.17 ex. Jaipur & 22.05.17 ex. lucknow. Temporary augmentation in 2 Trains: In order to clear rush, it has been decided to temporary augmentation in 02 trains. As per Tarun Jain, Chief Public Relations Officer:- 01, 2nd sleeper class coach augment on temporary basis in Train no. 14864/14863, Jodhpur-Varanasi-Jodhpur Marudhar Express on 21.05.17 ex. Jodhpur & 23.05.17 ex. Varanasi. 01, 2nd sleeper class coach augment on temporary basis in Train no. 14854/14853, Jodhpur-Varanasi-Jodhpur Marudhar Express on 22.05.17 ex. Jodhpur & 24.05.17 ex. Varanasi.
Parajumper Tanupriya Singh: NCC special women of the year
Parajumper Tanupriya Singh, known as 'Flying girl', or wing woman among friends, and countrymen. She is final year of her graduation. She has been actively participating in various sports and adventurous activities at school, college and university level and has served our society for the past 8 years under the ambit of NCC and various NGOs. Daughter of a world renowned skydiver, and one of the best sky-divers in the world, leadership qualities in her were spotted early, she was also Head girl of Air Force School and adjudged the best cadet of Agra thrice in junior wing of National Cadet Corps (NCC). She was honoured with the prestigious Governor's Meritorious Medal in 2017. The PM Narendra Modi tweeted on her picture and congratulated her. She has represented India in ICEP Singapore 2016. Indian Embassy high commissioner Vijay Singh Thakur in Singapore appreciated her for the extra ordinary performance there. She is the first girl to perform Parajumping Act with her father in the Armed Forces. She has created history by jumping off from the height of 1500 feet from an AN32 aircraft of Indian Air Force. She was chosen All India Best Cadet in the Para Basic Course which is said to be the male bastion and its training is given to the troops of Indian Army, Air Force, Navy and Special Forces of India. She was only girl cadet selected from UP. She also represented UP in Republic Day Camp 2016, New Delhi. Her role model is her father MWO S Singh Renowned Skydiver and Sports player, who is currently serving with the Indian Air Force as Parachute jump instructor and trainees the troops of tri-services and mainly special forces of India and abroad. She is an ispiration and role model of all the young girls,NCC Cadets and Defence Aspirants. First ever cadet to get nominated for HT Woman Awards 2017 and winning it.
IG, Kuldip Singh Sheoran, PTM, TM, takes over as Coast Guard Region HQ (NE)
Inspector General Kuldip Singh Sheoran, PTM, TM, took over the helm of Coast Guard Region (NE) from IG KR Nautiyal, PTM, TM on Friday. IG KR Nautiyal, the third Regional Commander of the Coast Guard NE Hqrs is proceeding on transfer to Mumbai as Coast Guard Commander (West) after a two-year stint at Kolkata. The Coast Guard Region (NE) saw massive expansion during his time with addition of new assets, commissioning of Coastal RADAR system, etc. The first-ever Indo-Bangla joint Search and Rescue Mission which resulted in saving of 360 precious lives at sea was also undertaken under his able guidance. IG Kuldip Singh Sheoran joined the Indian Coast Guard in 1984 and has served in various sea and shore appointments. The Flag Officer has served in various capacities at sea, the prominent among them being command of Indian Coast Guard Ship C- 02, Tarabai, Kamla Devi, Varad and Sankalp. The Officer has also served ashore in several staff appointments of responsibility, the more significant among them have been Station Commander ICGS Tuticorin, Station Commander ICGS Delhi, Chief of Staff Coast Guard Region (A&N), Chief of Staff Coast Guard Region (West), Principal Director (log) New Delhi. On attaining the Flag rank, the Inspector General took over the reins of Regional Headquarters (North West) and (A&N), one of the strategically significant Regions of Indian Coast Guard, The Flag Officer has undergone Maritime Safety and Maritime Port Operations Department Course from US Coast Guard Academy, York Town and Executive Course on Advance Security Co-operation from Asia Pacific Centre for Security Studies Honolulu (Hawai).
ITBP mountaineers successfully climb Dhaulagiri-1
The 7-member team of mountaineers of Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) Force including 2 high altitude Sherpas successfully climbed the mount Dhaulagiri 1 (8167 mtrs/ 26787 ft) in Nepal - the 7th highest peak of the world. The team successfully managed to reach to summit at 1300 hrs on Friday. Ratan Singh Sonal, 2nd In Command, HC Pradeep Negi, CT Nurbu Wangdus, CT Pradeep Pawar, CT Sanjay Singh along with two high altitude sherpas managed to reach to the top. Two among successful summiters (Ratan Singh Sonal, 2nd In Command, HC Pradeep Negi) are experienced mountaineers while three of them (CT Nurbu Wangdus, CT Pradeep Pawar, CT Sanjay Singh) are the first to climb the (8000M+) peak.