Railways to roll out another 10,000 non-AC coaches for common man

by Utkalika Mohanty

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The Ministry of Railways has drawn up plans to manufacture another 10,000 non-AC coaches in 2024-25 and 2025-26 to cater to the increasing demand and enhance passenger comfort for the common man on its network.

New Delhi, July 5: The Ministry of Railways has drawn up plans to manufacture another 10,000 non-AC coaches in 2024-25 and 2025-26 to cater to the increasing demand and enhance passenger comfort for the common man on its network.

A senior official unveiled the Ministry’s plan of ramping up production to roll out 4,485 non-AC coaches in the ongoing financial year (2024-25) and another 5,444 of these in 2025-26.

Additionally, the Railways plan to roll out more than 5,300 general coaches to significantly enhance the capacity of its rolling stock.

A senior official of Indian Railways elaborating this ambitious plan on Thursday said in the current fiscal year, Indian Railway is set to manufacture 2,605 general coaches, which includes specialised Amrit Bharat general coaches designed to enhance passenger amenities.

Alongside these, 1,470 non-AC sleeper coaches and 323 SLR (Sitting-cum-Luggage Rake) coaches, including the coaches of Amrit Bharat coaches, 32 high-capacity parcel vans and 55 pantry cars, would be manufactured to cater to diverse passenger needs and logistical requirements.

In fiscal year 2025-26, Indian Railways aims to further augment its fleet with 2,710 general coaches, continuing the inclusion of Amrit Bharat general coaches known for their advanced features.

The production targets for this period also include 1,910 non-AC sleeper coaches including Amrit Bharat general coaches and 514 SLR coaches including Amrit Bharat sleeper coaches.

--IANS

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Three Of A Family Killed As Car Rams Into Parked Truck In Andhra

by Utkalika Mohanty

Amaravati, July 8: Three members of a family were killed and two others injured when a car in which they were travelling rammed into a parked container truck in Andhra Pradesh's Eluru district on Monday, police said.

The accident occurred on the highway near Laxminagar in Dwaraka Tirumala mandal when the car hit the truck, which was parked on the roadside.

A young woman techie, who was returning home after appearing in an interview at a software company in Hyderabad, her mother and son were killed.

Rachabattuni Bhagyashree (26) along with her family was returning to Rajavolu in East Godavari district. Her two-year-old son, Rachabattuni Naga Nithin Kumar, and mother Bomma Kamaladevi (53) also died on the spot.

Bhagyashree’s other son Naga Shanmukh and driver Vamshi were injured and both were admitted to a hospital at Eluru.

Police registered a case and took up an investigation.

--IANS

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X manually reviewing users’ direct messages, Musk has no clear answer

by Utkalika Mohanty

New Delhi, July 8: In a worrying trend, Elon Musk-owned X is manually reviewing certain users’ direct messages (DMs) to investigate reported violations and misuse of its service, “or to comply with laws or governmental requests”.

When an X user with @kimdotcom account posted this policy update, the tech billionaire on Monday did not provide a clear answer to the query, which goes against the policy of providing end-to-end encryption to every content on the platform.

“It currently works in a clunky way for one to one messages (if you turn it on). We’re working on making it easy to use and apply to group messages too,” Musk replied.

“X audio and video calls are automatically encrypted,” he added.

Several users raised an alarm over X apparently manually reviewing DMs.

“Is it me or did Elon not understand the question of Kim? Kim was worried about reviewing the DMs by government request,” an X user posted.

Another user commented: “You didn’t address the root on the concern. Why is X collaborating with governments to sift through our private DMs?”

--IANS

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Great To Be Back On Winning Note Again: Shubman Gill

by Shambhu Datta Mishra

Harare, July 8: Skipper Shubman Gill credited the blistering knocks of Abhishek Sharma and Ruturaj Gaikwad as India outclassed Zimbabwe by 100 runs in the second T20I Sunday. Gill said it was great to be back on a winning note as India levelled the series 1-1 after losing the opening match.

After a sloppy performance in the series opener, Indian batters displayed their attacking skills as Abhishek slammed a 46-ball century while Gaikwad scored an unbeaten 77 to power the side to 234/2 in 20 overs.

In reply, Avesh Khan and Mukesh Kumar bagged three wickets each while Ravi Bishnoi clinched two scalps to bundle out the hosts for 134 in 18.4 overs.

"Very happy, great to be back on the winning note back again. With the way Abhishek and Rutu batted, it was not easy especially in the powerplay, with the ball moving around but Abhi and Rutu built the innings brilliantly. Yesterday, it was more about not being able to handle the pressure, it's a young side and many of them are new to international exposure," Gill said after the match.

Gill admitted they were under pressure after losing the first match of the series but were confident of their comeback abilities.

"It was actually good to have pressure in the first game and we knew what to expect coming into this game. We have got three matches to go and we are looking forward to them. It's always good to have more options rather than not having options," the opener said.

The third T20I between India and Zimbabwe will be played Wednesday.

(IANS)

Railways to roll out another 10,000 non-AC coaches for common man

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