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Southern Railway recruitment 2020: Vacancies for 197 paramedical staff open in Chennai hospital; apply before 22 April
Trendingdesk •The vacancies are in the Southern Railway Headquarters Hospital in Perambur, Chennai
IRCTC releases Indian Railways' list of summer special trains 2019 as holiday season approaches
Fp Staff •The IRCTC released a list of Summer Special trains that will be run by Indian Railways to clear the extra rush during the holiday season and facilitate hassle-free trips for travellers
Tamil Nadu transport strike enters 4th day: Agitating unions misleading about wage hike, says transport minister
•Agitating transport unions have been mislead about the wage hike, Tamil Nadu transport minister MR Vijayabhaskar said, as the indefinite strike call given by them entered its fourth day on Monday
Indian Railways announces new timetable for 500 trains in order to cut travel time; halt time reduced from 1 Nov
Fp Staff •In order to reduce the running time of close to 500 trains across zones, the Indian Railways recently announced a new timetable which will be applicable from 1 November.
Tamil Nadu commuters face a horrid time as buses remain off road due to striking unions
•Many buses continued to remain off the roads with commuters forced to opt for other modes of travel, as the indefinite stir by ten transport unions in Tamil Nadu entered the third day on Tuesday
CBI registers four cases related to underweighing 'scam' in Railways
Fp Archives •CBI has registered four cases - one in Karnataka and three in Tamil Nadu - in connection with alleged under-reporting of actual weight of loaded goods wagons through manipulation of software by Railway officials in what is suspected to be a Rs 4,000 crore scam.
Mangalore-Madgaon daily superfast express from 23 Feb
Fp Archives •Days after announcing new trains in the Railway Budget, Railway Minister Mallikarjun Kharge will flag-off a new daily superfast intercity express train service between Mangalore Central and Madgaon on February 23.
Image: Train derailment in Arakkonam kills two passengers
Fp Archives •Eleven coaches of the Muzaffarpur-Yesvantpur Express bound for Yesvantpur derailed at about 05.50 am. Two passengers were killed in the mishap, while the injured were admitted to the hospitals by the rescue teams of the Southern Railway.