Railway Freight records highest loading
Freight figures continue to maintain the high momentum in terms of earnings and loading in the month of November 2020 for Indian Railways. On mission mode, Indian Railways' Freight loading for the month of November 2020 crossed last year’s loading and earnings for the same period. In the month of November 2020, Indian Railways loading was 109.68 million tonnes which is 9 per cent higher compared to last year’s loading for the same period (100.96 million tonnes). In this period Indian Railways earned Rs. 10657.66 Crores from freight loading which is also Rs. 449.79 Cr.(4%) higher compared to last year’s earnings for the same period (Rs. 10207.87 crores).
40th 6,000 HP Electric Loco flagged off
Banaras Locomotive Works, Varanasi, has surpassed its own record of manufacturing 31 electric locomotives in a month, achieved in July 2020 with the turnout of the 40th 6,000 HP electric locomotive for the month of November 2020. This event is a historic record, achieved on the auspicious day of Dev Deepawali. Vinod Kumar Yadav, Chairman and CEO, Railway Board flagged off 40th 6,000 HP Electric Loco from Banaras Loco Works (BLW), Varanasi via video conferencing. In the flag off ceremony, Rajesh Tiwari, Member Traction and Rolling Stock, Railway Board and senior railway officials were connected via video conferencing. Yadav appreciated the sincere efforts of staff of BLW in achieving this milestone despite COVID Challenges.
Man, 4 cows killed in Dumka
A truck illegally transporting cattle overturned near Rangamati in Dumka district here on Tuesday, killing the helper of the vehicle and two cows and two calves. Around a dozen cows were injured in the accident. The truck was allegedly transporting the cattle to West Bengal from Bihar. According to Officer in-Charge Sanjay Sanjay Kumar of Masalia police station, the truck (BR 02AA-9755) turned turtle on the Fatehpur-Paljori at area killing its helper of the vehicle and animals on the spot. The truck driver fled the spot after the incident.
Maoists step up poster campaign
The CPI (Maoists) rebels have made their presence felt by putting up posters and banners in Giridih's Naxal-infested Pirtand area here on Sunday night. The Maoists have dared to take up posters at a time when several officials, including the IG have been campaigning two days ago, in the area. The CPI (Maoist)’s Dumri Area Committee has stepped up its poster campaign to muster support for the ongoing Maoist organization's Guerrilla Army Week. On Tuesday, the second day, the Maoist organization PLGA made its organization presence by putting posters in several government schools in Matiobeda and Purbanchal areas of Dumri in Giridih.
Team RD Narayan registers win
The election of the management committee for the Ashok Nagar Chintan and Devalaya site was completed. Elections are held every three years for a new management committee. There were mainly two teams in the election, one team was led by RD Narayan and the other team was led by VK Mishra. In this election, all the candidates of Team RD Narayan won. Voters did not choose any of Team VK Mishra's candidates. In such elections, it is rarely seen that all the members of the same team won the elections. The temple has around 350 members who vote. In the new management committee, Chairman RD Narayan, Vice Chairman Mukesh Kumar, Secretary VK Sinha, Joint Secretary Voters elected Krishna Srivastava, Manjula Jaiswal, Rajiv Ranjan, Sanjay Sharan and Manoranjan Kunwar as members of the management committee.