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Central Railway to run 90 Holi special trains this festive season; see full list here

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In a move to clear extra rush of passengers during the upcoming Holi festival, Central Railway has decided  to run additional 34 Holi special trains between Lokmanya Tilak Terminus – Samastipur/Madgaon, Pune – Danapur/Ajni/Karmali and Panvel – Karmali.

With the announcement of 6 Holi specials between Mumbai and Jaynagar by East Central Railway, the total number of Holi specials announced this year is 90 (Central Railway 84 and East Central Railway 6).

Central Railway had earlier announced running of 6 Holi special trains between Mumbai and Surathkal; 34 Holi Specials between Dadar and Ballia/Gorakhpur and 10 Holiday specials between Nagpur and Madgaon.

Lokmanya Tilak Terminus-Samastipur Bi-weekly superfast specials (4 services)*

01043 special will leave Lokmanya Tilak Terminus at 12.15 hrs on 02.03.2023 and 05.03.2023 (2 trips) and arrive at Samastipur at 21.15 hrs next day.

01044 Special will leave Samastipur at 23.20 hrs on 03.03.2023 and 06.03.2023 (02 Trips) and arrive at Lokmanya Tilak Terminus at 07.40 hrs on Third day.

Halts: Kalyan, Nashik Road, Bhusaval, Itarsi, Pipariya, Jabalpur, Katni, Maihar, Satna, Manikpur, Prayagraj Chheoki, Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyay Jn., Buxar, Ara, Danapur, Patliputra, Hajipur and Muzaffarpur

Composition: Three AC-2 Tier, Three AC-3 Tier, 4 Second Class seating and 9 General Second Class including one Luggage cum Guard’s Brake Van and one generator van.

Pune – Danapur weekly Holi specials (2 services)

01123 special will leave Pune at 19.55 hrs on 04.03.2023 and will arrive at Danapur  at 04.30 hrs on the third day.

01124 special will leave Danapur at 06.30 hrs on 06.03.2023 (1 trip) and will arrive Pune at 18.45 hrs next day.

Halts: Daund Chord Line,  Ahmednagar, Belapur, Kopargaon, Manmad, Bhusaval, Itarsi, Pipariya, Jabalpur, Katni, Maihar, Satna, Manikpur, Prayagraj Chheoki, Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Jn., Buxar, Ara.

Composition: Two AC 2-Tier, 6 AC 3-Tier, 10 Sleeper class, 5 General Second Class including 2 Luggage cum Guard’s Brake Vans

Pune-Ajni weekly AC Superfast specials (6 services)*

01443 special will leave Pune at 15.15 on every Tuesday from 28.02.2023 to 14.03.2023 and will arrive Ajni at 04.50 hrs next day.

01444 special will leave Ajni at 19.50 hrs on every Wednesday from 01.03.2023 to 15.03.2023 and will arrive Pune at 11.35 hrs next day.

Halts: Daund Chord Line, Kopargaon, Manmad, Bhusaval, Nandura, Akola, Badnera, Dhamangaon and Wardha.

Composition: 13 AC-3 Tier, one luggage cum guard’s brake van and one Generator car.

Lokmanya Tilak Terminus- Madgaon weekly specials (6 services)*

01459 special will leave Lokmanya Tilak Terminus at 22.15 hrs on every Sunday from 26.02.2023 to 12.03.2023  and arrive Madgaon at 10.30 hrs next day.

01460 Special will leave Madgaon at 11.30 hrs on every Monday from 27.02.2023 to 13.03.2023 and arrive Lokmanya Tilak Terminus at 23.45 hrs same day.

Halts: Thane, Panvel, Roha, Mangaon, Veer, Khed, Chiplun, Savarda, Sangameshwar Road, Ratnagiri, Adavali, Rajapur Road, Vaibhavwadi Road, Kankavali, Sindhudurg, Kudal, Sawantwadi Road, Thivim and Karmali.

Composition: One AC 2 Tier, Three AC-3 Tier, 8 Sleeper class and 5 General Second Class including 2 luggage cum guard’s brake vans.

Pune-Karmali weekly specials (8 services)*

01445 special will leave Pune at 17.30 hrs on every Friday from 24.02.2023 to 17.03.2023 and will arrive Karmali at 08.30 hrs next day.

01446 special will leave Karmali at 09.20 hrs on every Sunday from 26.02.2023 to 19.03.2023 and will arrive Pune at 23.35 hrs same day.

Halts: Lonavala, Kalyan, Panvel, Roha, Mangaon, Veer, Khed, Chiplun, Savarda, Sangameshwar Road, Ratnagiri, Adavali, Rajapur Road, Vaibhavwadi Road, Kankavali, Sindhudurg, Kudal, Sawantwadi Road and Thivim.

Composition: One AC 2 Tier, Four AC-3 Tier, 11 Sleeper class and 6 General Second Class including 2 luggage cum guard’s brake vans.

Panvel-Karmali weekly specials (8 services)*

01447 weekly special will leave Panvel at 22.00 hrs on every Saturday from 25.02.2023 to 18.03.2023 and will arrive Karmali at 08.30 hrs next day.

01448 special will leave Karmali at 09.20 on every Saturday from 25.02.2023 to 18.03.2023 hrs and will arrive Panvel at 20.15 hrs same day.

Halts: Roha, Mangaon, Veer, Khed, Chiplun, Savarda, Sangameshwar Road, Ratnagiri, Adavali, Rajapur Road, Vaibhavwadi Road, Kankavali, Sindhudurg, Kudal, Sawantwadi Road and Thivim.

Composition: One AC 2 Tier, Four AC-3 Tier, 11 Sleeper class and 6 General Second Class including 2 luggage cum guard’s brake vans

Reservation: Bookings for special trains no. 01043, 01123, 01443/01444, 01459/01460 and 01447/01448 on special charges will open on 24.02.2023 and for 01445/01446 is already open at all computerised reservation centres and on website www.irctc.co.in.

For detailed timings at halts of these special trains one can visit www.enquiry.indianrail.gov.in or download NTES App.

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Maharashtra Cabinet Approves 66-km Nashik Ring Road Ahead Of 2027 Kumbh Mela

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Nashik: The 66.15-km Nashik ring road, envisioned as a parikrama marg ahead of the 2027 Kumbh Mela, is expected to cost around Rs 8,000 crore. The State Cabinet Committee on Infrastructure, which recently approved the project, assigned its execution to the Maharashtra State Infrastructure Development Corporation (MSIDC), instead of the previously expected Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation (MSRDC).

The committee has approved land acquisition costs of Rs 3,659.47 crore. Negotiations with the Centre are ongoing regarding the civil works component, estimated at Rs 4,262.64 crore, for which the state has already granted approval.

Funds for land acquisition will be provided through the Nashik–Trimbakeshwar Kumbh Mela Authority, according to a Government Resolution (GR) issued on Friday. Once discussions with the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) conclude, a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) will be signed between the state and the Centre.

The ring road is designed to ease congestion in Nashik and improve the movement of people and goods, supporting industrial growth, logistics, and tourism. Nearly 2 crore devotees and tourists are expected to visit Nashik during the 2027 Kumbh Mela, highlighting the urgency of completing the project.

To recover project costs, the option of levying tolls has been kept open, with revenue-sharing arrangements between the state and the Centre.

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Mumbai robbery fugitive arrested from police station after 20 years

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Mumbai: Police has claimed to have arrested a wanted accused in a robbery case after 20 years. A case of robbery was registered against Javed Yusuf Shaikh, 47, in the limits of Mumbai’s Rafi Ahmed Kidwai Marg RA police station in 2005. During this time, the police had also arrested him and he was on bail and did not appear in court proceedings, after which the sessions court issued a warrant against him and declared him a fugitive accused. After the warrant was issued against him, the police arrested him during a search for the fugitive accused. In this regard, the Zone 4 and the police received information that he was staying in a rented house in the police station. The police arrested him from the police station and complied with the court order. The court had earlier issued non-bailable warrants against him and now the police took action after the court order declaring him a fugitive and arrested him. This action was carried out by DCP Zone 4 Ragasudha R on the instructions of Mumbai Police Commissioner Deven Bharti.

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Samajwadi Party MLA Raees Shaikh criticism of BJP’s hostility towards Urdu

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Mumbai: The campaign for the Nagar Panchayat and Municipal Council elections in the state has reached its peak and BJP leaders have published booklets in Urdu to promote their candidates. Samajwadi Party MLA from ‘Bhiwandi East’ Raees Shaikh has welcomed the BJP’s Urdu booklet. MLA Shaikh claimed that the BJP has realised, albeit belatedly, that Urdu is not the language of any single religion.

BJP MLA from ‘Aran’ in Raigad district Mahesh Baldi’s workers are distributing booklets in Urdu during the Municipal Council elections. Pointing out this, MLA Raees Shaikh said that ‘on one hand they hate Muslims on the basis of religion and when their votes are needed, they resort to Urdu language’, which is a double-edged sword of the BJP. State Fisheries and Ports Minister Nitish Rane should express his feelings about the printing of BJP’s campaign booklets in Urdu.

The state has an Urdu Sahitya Academy. However, this academy is considered an institution working for Muslims. The condition of the Urdu Academy is such that there is no fund, no office, no staff. Urdu language centers, Urdu schools, Urdu speaking teachers, Urdu homes are not given funds and space. The BJP government has closed the Urdu monthly ‘Lok Rajya’, which has been running for five decades. MLA Raees Shaikh has asked why the BJP, which is so hostile to the Urdu language and Muslims, should regret the Urdu Muslim votes at the time of elections? Urdu is not the language of any religion. Urdu speaking writers and lyricists have contributed a lot to the development of Bollywood. There are 75 lakh Urdu speakers in the state and 25 Urdu dailies are published in the state daily. MLA Raees Shaikh has advised the BJP to curb its conspiracy to spread hatred on the basis of language and religion for selfish politics.

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