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Grand changes are in the offing in the Railways and it has a plan to introduce 400 semi-high speed, air-conditioned trains across the country connecting different parts. The trains are supposed to start their operations by 2023. According to the Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman, it is a new generation train which will offer greater efficiency and better travelling experiences to the passengers. Two factors are propelling Railways to introduce the new variety -- improvement of Railway finances and operational efficiency. This will also strengthen the 'Make in India' initiative of the government. Revealed in 2018, these trains are called Vande Bharat trains, also known as Train 18. It can run at 180 kmph, fully air-conditioned, with chair car sitting arrangements and...

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Railway Recruitment Row: Distressed Youth Sets Train On Fire In Gaya, Bihar

Sonia SolankiJanuary 27, 20220

Youngsters in Gaya, Bihar, went berserk in a massive protest over the recruitment services exam by the Railway Recruitment Board's Non-Technical Popular Categories (RRB-NTPC). The protest was to oppose the decision of Railways to hold the exam in two stages. As per students, the decision to conduct another round of exams for those who have already cleared the first stage was found unreasonable. The results for the first stage were declared on January 15, 2022. In a rage, students and youngsters first stopped the trains and later they set a passenger train on fire. In the early hours of Republic Day, reports about the protest started pouring in. Stones were thrown at one of the passenger trains and as the protest started escalating the other train was set on fire. Soon t...