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A cleanliness awareness rally was organized at Tatanagar railway station in Jamshedpur on Thursday as part of the Cleanliness Fortnight. The rally was led by Abhishek Singhal, Regional Railway Manager of Tatanagar. The event included station cleaning staff, supervisors, and officers. Officials stated that a painting and essay competition will be...
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organized for schoolchildren focusing on cleanliness.

On Wednesday, railway employees at the Guwa railway station celebrated Vishwakarma Puja under the supervision of the station master. After the puja, prasad was distributed among the employees and a khichdi bhog was organized. Several railway employees including Sudhir Kumar, Rahul Kumar, Narayan Sahu, Sunil Hessa, Salakhun Marandi, Kumud Kumar, Deepak...
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Kumar, Kamal Kumar, Haldhar Mandal, Ajit Kumar, and Satyarajan Kumar were present.

The railway ticket counter at the down end of Madhupur station was reopened on Wednesday after being closed during the COVID-19 pandemic. The counter had been closed for years, causing inconvenience to residents of nearby villages. The decision to reopen the counter was made after the DRM Asansol received requests from...
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the Anumandal Press Club Madhupur. The counter will be open from 5 am to 10 am and from 2 pm to 5 pm.

The East Central Railway Employees Union held a gate meeting at the Diesel Shed, Patratu on Wednesday. The Union discussed the problems of the Patratu Railway Hospital and assured that the Divisional Railway Manager will be met to address these issues. The Union met with employees as part of an outreach...
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campaign at the Patratu Railway Hospital and learned about the problems of the hospital. The Union leaders assured that they will meet the Divisional Railway Manager to resolve the problems. They highlighted that the Patratu Sub Divisional Hospital is currently operating only in one shift and there are several problems. The union leaders contacted Dr. Halder regarding the problems. Dr. Sanjeev Halder confirmed that the CMD has been informed about the shortcomings in the hospital. He added that the OPS is better than the NPS and the union has been fighting for a long time for the OPS. The government is providing pensions under the UPS which is better than the NPS. The leaders clarified that the door is still open and the union is fighting for it. They did not rule out the possibility of improvement. The meeting was attended by branch secretaries R.N. Choudhary, Ajit Kumar, Lalbabu Mahato, Prem Raj Patel, Suresh Prasad, Amit Singh, P.K. Verma, Hiralal Choudhary, Nandu Yadav and other railway employees.

The Kharagpur Division of the South Eastern Railway is installing water vending machines at Ghatsila and Jhargram railway stations in Kolhan, Jharkhand, to provide passengers with filtered, chilled water for ₹5 per litre. This is part of a larger effort to improve passenger amenities at various stations within the zone, with...
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six stations receiving new machines, in addition to the eight already present at Tatanagar.