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Mumbai: Central Railway to introduce mobile app for TCs to collect fine from ticketless travellers
Starting from Wednesday, smartphones will come into play when it comes to collecting fines from ticketless travellers on the Central Railway. With assistance from a bank, Railways has developed a mobile app that will be shared with every ticket examiner of CR’s Mumbai division. This app will be launched on Wednesday, along with the provision of bodycams to 50 ticket checkers.
Confirming the development, a senior CR official said, “The app will not only prove helpful to ticketless commuters caught by ticket checkers, but also help ticket checkers. Besides, the problem of dispensing change will be also solved and the fine collection method will become more transparent.”
Details on cases of ticketless travel
Over 18 lakh cases of ticketless travel were detected and more than Rs 100 crore was collected in fines in the last financial year by the TCs of CR’s Mumbai division. Data shows that, on average, nearly 5,000 passengers travelling without a ticket are caught by TCs in this division every day.
According to a senior ticket checker of CR’s Mumbai division, there is a perennial problem of cash and change and it is the most popular excuse that offenders come up with.
“Upon being caught, around 50 per cent of offenders give excuses of not having change or cash at hand,” he said. Another ticket checker said, “Handling cash in a jam-packed local train is also a big issue. This app will definitely help us, as well as passengers.”
To deal with liquidity and change issues, some TCs use their personal accounts. With the development of a dedicated mobile app, this problem too will be solved, it is hoped.
Bodycams to be issued to 50 TCs
Another new development for TCs of the Mumbai division, CR, is that 50 of them will be equipped with bodycams, starting from Wednesday. Under this new initiative, body cameras will be placed near the shirt pockets of the TCs on duty. According to officials, the video recorded through the cameras will be stored for about a month. If any discrepancy is found in ticket checking, or complaints are registered by passengers, senior officials will review the video footage.
Maharashtra
Mumbai: Not only Muslims but also Hindus are worried about SIR, SP national president Akhilesh Yadav criticizes UP government and Election Commission

Mumbai: Samajwadi Party National President MP Akhilesh Yadav has made it clear that not only Muslims have faced problems due to ISR, but Hindus in Uttar Pradesh have also been forced to stand in queues. Hindus are also facing problems due to SIR. The Chief Minister was also alarmed by this and said that 4 crore votes were cut from us. Those who were looking for papers of Muslims, now they have put all Hindu brothers in the queue. Hindu brothers are looking for papers. It is not the opposition that is worried about SIR in UP, but the ruling parties are worried. Fake votes were cast. The Election Commission was silent in the by-elections, and its impartiality and honesty were also questioned. Akhilesh Yadav said that the opposition has no problems due to SIR. He was addressing a summit here in Mumbai. He also predicted and claimed that Mamata Banerjee will return to West Bengal once again. Maharashtra Samajwadi Party State President Abu Asim Azmi was also present in this press conference. Akhilesh Yadav has also strongly criticized the Election Commission and the UP government and has also raised questions about the government’s methods and communalism.
Maharashtra
BMC claims to have removed lights from cars after Mayor Ritu Tavre and VIP’s car had lights on, administration clarifies

Mumbai: After the video of flashing lights on the car of Mumbai Mayor Ritu Tawde and VIP cultural of BMC officials went viral, the BMC has claimed to remove flashing lights and flashing lights from the cars of all government officials. According to the BMC, there were reports in the media about flashing lights being installed on the vehicles of municipal corporation officials. In this regard, the administration has clarified that the vehicles are provided to the officials after assuming office. As soon as the issue of flashing lights on these vehicles came to light, the flashing lights (flasher lights) installed on the vehicles of the officials were removed. It should be noted that the BMC took action when a debate broke out on social media regarding the VVIP cultural installed on Mayor Ritu Tawade’s car and now the BMC administration has clarified the issue and removed the lights from the cars. Prime Minister Narendra Modi had ordered the removal of red lights from the cars of ministers and others against the VVIP cultural. After that, criticism started over the installation of the light on the BMC Mayor’s car. Now the BMC has claimed to have removed the lights from all the cars.
Maharashtra
Minorities ignored in Maharashtra budget: Manoj Jamsutkar

Mumbai: Shiv Sena leader and MLA Manoj Jamsutkar, while commenting on the budget in the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly, termed it a contractors’ budget and said that the way major projects have been included in the budget raises doubts that this is a budget for contractors instead of the general public. Doubts also persist over the loan waiver for farmers. Although a loan waiver of Rs 2 lakh has been announced, its implementation is still in doubt. Will the schemes implemented by the state government for farmers benefit them or not? He said that minorities have been completely ignored in the budget. No new schemes have been introduced for them. There is no mention of the problems of farmers in Nandurbar in the budget. He said that a major budget has been approved in rapidly developing Maharashtra. No special attention has been paid to other public issues including health, therefore, special attention needs to be paid to it and Jamsutkar has also demanded that minorities be given a share in the budget.
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