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| Foundation stone of electrification of Ara-Sasaram rail route laid, which will help to minimise the traveling time between Ara and Sasaram in Bihar |
| Railways laid the foundation stone of the electrification of the 97 km Ara-Sasaram rail route, a foot overbridge at Ara, Kulhariya, Koilwar and Karisath stations in Bihar. The electrification of Ara-Sasaram rail route will not only help to minimise the time consumed in travelling from Ara to Sasaram, it will also lessen the distance between Patna and Sasaram. |
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Medication on the go: Generic Low-Cost Medicines also to be made available at multi purpose stalls in Railways
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| Ministry of Railways has decided that a policy provision will be made that existing Multi Purpose Stalls (MPS) at Railway stations to be authorized to stock generic low-cost medicines also in accordance with the Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Pariyojana (PMBJP) scheme. |
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| Railways to set up first disaster management village near Bengaluru where Railway staff will get training to handle emergency situations like train derailments, collisions & collapses of bridges |
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Railways’ first disaster management village at Hejjal village, 25 km from Bengaluru, is nearing its completion which is set to be a virtual reality centre to analyse rail accidents. This is the first time, Railways is setting up such a facility to minimise accidents in the country. |
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| World’s largest recruitment exercise by Railways; unprecedented 74% turnout of candidates reported on the first day of exam |
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On 9th August, a total of 4.83 lakh candidates were scheduled. There has been a tremendous response and an unprecedented number of more than 74% candidates have attended the examination. This attendance was a record for all RRB examinations conducted so far. |
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