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Indian Railways introduces New Tatkal guidelines to tackle tout menace
New Tatkal guidelines have been introduced by the Indian Railway to deal with the menace of touts cornering the tatkal tickets meant for common passengers. As per the new guidelines Tatkal tickets booking will start at 10 AM on the ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2012
Railways reduces ‘Tatkal’ reservation period to 1 day to check misuse
Measures taken by the Railways to prevent the misuse of Tatkal travel scheme by agents/unscrupulous elements during opening hours of the reservation counters. The Advance Reservation Period (ARP) of Tatkal scheme is reduced from two days to one day excluding ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2011
Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs
Real-time Train Information System (RTIS) launched
Real-time Train Information System (RTIS) launched by the Indian Railways for 12 key trains. Via RTIS, passengers can entrée the precise train running information. RTIS is a GPS-based train tracking system. It was jointly developed by the Research Design and ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2011
Current Affairs: November 29, 2011
Presidency University declared CIC Centre declared the prestigious Presidency University the first Cluster Innovation Centre in eastern India. The National Innovation Council has envisaged Cluster Innovation Centres (CIC) as focal points to promote innovation in and around the university system. ..