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Indian Railway, as part of fastening trains connecting the four metro cities of Kolkata, Chennai, Mumbai and Delhi (Quadrilateral) has asked the concerned authorities to improve the existing infrastructure. The new move came after the officials come to know that the existing services lacked speed. The ministry also said that the trains should improve the current speed of 60 kmph to 130kmph. Top officials of the Indian railway had sent letters to the General Managers of Indian Railway.  On ensuring necessary steps to fasten the lines connecting the golden quadrilateral. “A review of the maximum permissible speed of the section ... Read more

The American based Walt Disney World Resorts is all about to replace smart keys using mobile phones in their hotels. The new project comes under My Disney Experience app, in which all the features starting from hotel room reservation to itineraries would be featured in under one umbrella. The smart keys once operational, opens the possibility of unlocking gyms, pools, elevators, club lounges and room straight from the airport. The new feature would exclusively be inaugurated at Disney’s Wilderness Lodge, and later would be expanded to further hotel chains. Disney also features new possibilities namely Disney’s Magical Express Luggage Delivery, in ... Read more

പൊതുഗതാഗത ശൃംഖല വിപുലപ്പെടുത്തുന്നതിനായി ദുബായ് റോഡ്സ് ആന്‍ഡ് ട്രാന്‍സ്പോര്‍ട്ട് അതോറിറ്റി 316 പുതിയ ബസുകള്‍ കൂടി വാങ്ങുന്നു. 465 ദശലക്ഷം ദിര്‍ഹമാണ് ഇതിനായി ചെലവിടുന്നത്. പരിസ്ഥിതി സൗഹൃദമായ യൂറോപ്യന്‍ എമിഷന്‍ സ്റ്റാന്‍ഡേര്‍ഡ് സര്‍ട്ടിഫിക്കേഷനുള്ള യൂറോ അഞ്ച്, ആറ് സാങ്കേതിക വിദ്യകളോടെയും അത്യാധുനിക സൗകര്യങ്ങളോടെയുമുള്ള കോച്ചുകളായിരിക്കും ഇവ. അടുത്ത വര്‍ഷത്തോടെ എല്ലാ ബസുകളും എത്തിച്ചേരും. ഇതോടെ 2019-ല്‍ ദുബായ് ആര്‍.ടി.എ.യുടെ ബസുകളുടെ എണ്ണം 2085 ആയി വര്‍ധിക്കും. ചെയര്‍മാന്‍ മത്തര്‍ അല്‍ തായറുടെ അധ്യക്ഷതയില്‍ ചേര്‍ന്ന ആര്‍.ടി.എ.യുടെ ഡയറക്ടര്‍ ബോര്‍ഡ് യോഗമാണ് ഈ തീരുമാനമെടുത്തത്. പുതുതായി വാങ്ങുന്ന ബസുകളില്‍ 143 എണ്ണം ഡീലക്സ് ഇന്റര്‍സിറ്റി കോച്ചുകളായിരിക്കും. 79 ഡബിള്‍ ഡെക്കര്‍ ബസുകളും 94 എണ്ണം ഇടത്തരം ബസുകളുമായിരിക്കും. ലോകനിലവാരത്തിലുള്ള പൊതുഗതാഗതം ദുബായിലും സജ്ജമാക്കുക എന്ന ലക്ഷ്യത്തോടെയാണ് പുതിയ ബസുകള്‍ വാങ്ങാനുള്ള തീരുമാനമെന്ന് ചെയര്‍മാന്‍ അല്‍ തായര്‍ വിശദീകരിച്ചു. 2030 ആവുമ്പോഴേക്കും ദുബായിലെ വാഹനഗതാഗതത്തിലെ മുപ്പത് ശതമാനവും പൊതുസംവിധാനത്തിലാക്കി മാറ്റുക എന്ന ലക്ഷ്യത്തോടെയാണ് ഈ ... Read more

National Rail Museum is all set to open heritage steam loco operated trains, exclusively for the tourist in the next years. The steam engines used way back in 1856 years, were the oldest ageing 150 years. The 1920 loco model Phoenix, RamGoti 1865 and Fireless Locomotive made in 1951 is under restoration by the engineers. All the engines are said to undergo durability test before opening it for the tourist, added railway. “We are restoring them for tourism purposes. The first one to be ready by this year-end is the Fireless loco and is likely to be in the NRM ... Read more

Rajasthan tourism marks a remarkable increase in tourist arrival, as in 2017 around 475.27 lakh, tourists visited the state which is higher in number when compared with the previous statistics. Around 16.10 lakhs arrivals, out of the total number were foreign tourists with the other half being domestic tourists. More foreign tourists are getting attracted to the state, which is filled with rich heritage and history in the form of forts, arts, festivals and architecture. The data further reveals that most of the foreign arrivals were reported from France 2.02 lakh, followed by the United Kingdom 1.56 lakh and USA’s ... Read more

Tourist locations in all around the state are turning into nightmares, as risky selfies becomes a common practice among the youngsters. Kottayam, on the other side blessed with most of the scenic attractions reports a wide number of selfie death. Meanwhile, the Centre government has issued strict instructions for the state government to locate no-selfie zones at various dangerous locations. Death incidents are also reported with tourist falling off from the houseboat, selfies with animals during festivals, falling off from slippery rocks, stunt practices on railway tracks. Tourist spots such as Illikkal Kallu in Kottayam needs strict warnings signs to ... Read more

On a mission to curb the increasing emissions and global warming, the Scandinavian nation Norway aims to come up with electric engines in Aviation. “Many people say that we must get rid of air transport because we will never be able to deal with emissions and noise, but this is an outdated approach,” said Ketil Solvik-Olsen, Norwegian Transport Minister. Norway, the expertise in electric vehicles aims to follow zero emission by 2025. Additionally, the government within 20 years, plans to electrify all the short-haul flights using electric propellers. “In my mind, there is no doubt by 2040 Norway will be ... Read more

The Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC), has come up with a new innovative cash prize offer for the lucky passengers. To avail the offer the user has to link their respective Indian Railways user ID with a valid Aadhaar number. The offer is limited, as it is valid only from January 2018 to June 2018 ticket bookings. On the other side, users can also benefit the offer via booking tickets using government’s BHIM/UPI app. According to railway, around 5 lucky winners are chosen randomly in the second week of the month to win the cash award. Meanwhile, IRCTC also ... Read more

വനിതകള്‍ക്കു മാത്രമായുള്ള പാനിപ്പത്ത്-ഡല്‍ഹി പാസഞ്ചര്‍ ട്രെയിന്‍ പുനരാരംഭിക്കുമെന്ന് ഹരിയാന മന്ത്രി കവിത ജയിന്‍ അറിയിച്ചു. Pic Courtesy: smithsoniamag ഡല്‍ഹിയില്‍ നിന്നു പാനിപ്പത്തിലേക്കു യാത്രചെയ്യുന്ന വനിതകള്‍ക്കും കുട്ടികള്‍ക്കും ഈ ട്രെയിന്‍ പ്രയോജനപ്പെടുന്നതാണ്. എന്നാല്‍ ചില കാരണങ്ങളാല്‍ ട്രെയിന്‍ നിര്‍ത്തി വെച്ചിരിക്കുകയായിരുന്നു. ട്രെയിന്‍ നിര്‍ത്തിയതില്‍ പ്രതിഷേധിച്ചു വനിതകളുടെ നേതൃത്വത്തില്‍ പാനിപ്പത്തു സ്റ്റേഷന്‍ ഉപരോധിച്ചിരുന്നു. സമരത്തിനിടെ എത്തിയ ട്രെയിനും അവര്‍ തടഞ്ഞു. റെയില്‍ ഉദ്യോഗസ്ഥരുമായി ചര്‍ച്ച ചെയ്‌തെന്നും ട്രെയിന്‍ വീണ്ടും ആരംഭിക്കാനുള്ള നടപടികള്‍ പുരോഗമിക്കുന്നതായും അവര്‍ പറഞ്ഞു.

Photo Courtesy: smithsoniamag The special train for women passengers on the Delhi-Panipat section would be restarted soon, said Haryana Women and Child Development Minister Kavita Jain. The minister said that the move to restart the train is after observing a large number of women commute between Delhi and Panipat daily. The train is likely to be restarted within the next three to four days. “The train service was stopped due to some difficulties which has caused a lot of resentment among women passengers who faced commuting problems,” Jain said. The minister sought the intervention of Union Railways Minister Piyush Goyal and suggested ... Read more

No matter where in Europe travellers plan to explore, they can travel confidently with its new travel medical insurance, says EuropeTravel Plus. Created by Visitors Coverage, in partnership with global benefits and assistance services leader International Medical Group (IMG), EuropeTravel Plus provides international travel medical insurance coverage for non-US citizens travelling to Europe while also meeting and exceeding the EU’s published insurance requirements for the Schengen visa. The plan offers coverage up to 90 days, a $0 deductible option and minimum coverage of $50,000. In addition, the visa letter confirming coverage can be emailed directly to the customer after purchase. ... Read more

Uttar Pradesh government is planning to develop a 500-acre ‘New Ayodhya’ township on the banks of the river Sarayu. ‘New Ayodhya’, which is being planned on a stretch of land between the villages of Majha Barhata and Jaisingh Mau near the ancient city of Ayodhya, will be constructed at an estimated initial cost of around Rs 3.5 billion (Rs 350 crores). The new township will be adjoining the Lucknow-Gorakhpur expressway and will be close to the banks of the Sarayu, a tributary of the river Ganga. The ‘New Ayodhya’ project will come under the jurisdiction and administration of the Ayodhya ... Read more

There’s no one who has not complained about the insanely high prices the restaurants and eateries at the multiplexes charge from the customers. But, from now on, you can buy food and water from Mumbai multiplexes at regular prices. Noting that the cost of food and water inside multiplexes was exorbitant, the Bombay High Court observed that it should be sold at regular prices. The Maharashtra government told the court that it would soon frame a policy on the issue. A division bench of justices SM Kemkar and MS Karnik was hearing a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed by Mumbai resident ... Read more

If you are in Bengaluru and want to try out the suburban trains for a change, this multilingual app is going to help you find everything you need to know about the metro, suburban train systems. RailJini, which will cover aspects pertaining to suburban train travel, was launched earlier this week. The app will give exact train timings, update passengers on delays, send locations, and also allow them to send their location if required. The app will work in English, Kannada, Hindi, Tamil and Telugu.   More features, like Metro timings, information and last-mile connectivity (allowing you to book a cab ... Read more

A regular weekly express train between Dibrugarh and Silchar will be introduced from April 8, connecting Barak and Brahmaputra valley. The new service will be jointly flagged off by chief minister of Assam Sarbananda Sonowal and minister of state of Railways Rajen Gohain, from Dibrugarh tomorrow, informed the Northeast Frontier Railway. The regular service of the train will start from April 16 from Dibrugarh and from Silchar on April 17. The  15944 Dibrugarh – Silchar Express will leave Dibrugarh every Monday at 7 pm and arrive at Silchar at 8.40 am the next day. During the return journey, the 15943 Silchar ... Read more