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Mumbai News: Ram Karan Yadav Takes Over As General Manager Of Central Railway

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Ram Karan Yadav has taken over as the new General Manager of Central Railway on 01st December 2023. 

He is a senior officer of the Indian Railways Service of Engineers (IRSE) of 1986 exam batch. Before taking over as General Manager, Central Railway, he was working as Director General, Indian Railways Institute Of Civil Engineering (IRICEN), Pune. He succeeds  Naresh Lalwani.

About Yadav’s Academic Background

Yadav did his BE (Civil) with Honors from IIT Roorkee in 1985 and received Uttar Pradesh P.W.D. Centenary Gold Medal and University Silver Medal for standing first in Transportation Engineering. He did his M.Tech (Soil Mechanics & Foundation Engineering) from IIT Delhi in 1987. He joined Railways in March 1988. He has a very rich and vast experience of having worked on Infrastructure projects. He has served on various posts in field as well as in Hd.Qrs. on Western Railway, North Eastern Railway, Central Railway, Eastern Railway, IRICEN Pune, RITES and Delhi Metro Rail Corporation.

During his tenure as Director General, IRICEN, Pune he was involved in Organising and planning training for officers of Civil Engineering, Preparation of Question papers promotion to Group B, Revision of Codes and Manuals of Civil Engineering.

Yadav’s Career Background

As Chief Administrative Officer (Construction) on Western Railway, highest ever commissioning of New Line, Gauge Conversion and doubling on WR in a year was done. Six projects of Gauge Conversion and Doubling which were pending since long time were completed. Work of 6th line between Khar and Borivali on Western Rly Mumbai suburban also picked up pace during his tenure. Work on major Station Development of Udhna, Sabarmati and Bhuj also commenced.

As Chief administrative Officer (Construction) on North Eastern Railway he has Commissioned 245 RKM of Railway Electrification, 53 km of Doubling with Electrification and 42 km of Gauge Conversion. Out of this 125 RKM of Electrification was commissioned in one go which is the highest ever achievement by any construction unit of Indian Railways. After critical review of various ongoing projects of Doubling and Gauge Conversion a saving of more than Rs 350 Cr was achieved. 

As Chief Project Director (Station Development) on Central Railway he was involved in development and approval of plan of Inter Modal Station at Ajni, Nagpur, Integration of station with Metro station at Ghatkopar, Remodelling of Thane, Kalyan and CSMT Mumbai Stations and monetisation of Railway land at Matunga station.

While working as Divisional Railway Manager, Bhusawal led a multidisciplinary team of more than 17000 staff. Apart from overall improvements in infrastructure and operational parameters he has taken removal of encroachments from Railway land as a mission and succeeded in removal of 80% of the encroachments from Railway land on the division. In one of the biggest drive of removal of encroachments on Indian Railways carried out from 15th to 17th Nov 2018, more than 3000 houses (hutment/Pucca houses) and approximately 350 shops were removed from Railway’s land at Bhusawal and more than 120 acres of precious land was reclaimed. In March, 2019 he received Leadership & Performance Excellence award from Minister of Railways for providing strong leadership and performance excellence directed towards improving delivery on Indian Railways as Divisional Railway Manager, Bhusawal.

While working as head of the Property Business Department of Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) total earning of Property Business Cell increased from Rs 158.88 Cr (during year 2014-15)  to Rs 230.78 Cr (during year 2016-17) i.e. 45% increase.  Earning (NFR) of Airport Line increased from Rs 10.27 Cr (during year 2014-15) to Rs 40 Cr (during year 2016-17), thus taking out operationally loss making Airport Metro Line to operationally profit making line.

He has also worked as Chief Engineer (Construction) on Eastern Railway and executed New Line and Doubling works. As GM/Urban Transport/RITES Mumbai he has carried out feasibility study of Elevated Corridor along Western Railway sub-urban routes. He has worked as Independent Safety Officer in execution of Mumbai Metro One. 

At IRICEN Pune as Senior faculty he has conducted various courses on Contract and Arbitration at Institute as well as on various zonal Railways. He was also involved in organising training courses for civil engineers of Indian Railways; delivering lectures on various subjects like Long Welded Rails, Curves, Track Maintenance, Rehabilitation of Bridges, Mechanised Track Maintenance, Contract & Arbitration; writing articles and editing articles for IRICEN Journal and organizing and conducting track seminar for Chief Track Engineers of Indian Railways.

Yadav’s Achievements

He has received General Manager’s award in 1999 for excellent planning and execution of 12m wide foot over bridge (FOB) with PSC girders at Dadar Station which is the widest FOB on Railway system. Also during his tenure as Senior Divisional Engineer (Co-ord.), Pune Division has received Engineering Efficiency Shield of Central Railway in 2004 for excellent planning and execution of Engineering Works on the division.

He has attended Executive Leadership Program (for DRMs) at SDA Bocconi School of Management, Milan, Italy and  Advance Management Training Program at INSEAD Singapore and ICLIF, Malaysia. He has also attended Strategic Management Work shop at ISB Hyderabad and Leadership Enhancement Development Program at ISB Mohali.

Maharashtra

Gadchiroli : After the surrender of commander Bhupati alias Sanu and 60 Maoists with weapons, the Naxalites got a shock, confidence in government was restored : Devendra Fadnavis

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Mumbai: The end of Maoists in Maharashtra is near. In Gudchiroli, a prominent Maoist, Venugopal Malujo alias Bhupati alias Sonu, who was active in many places, has surrendered along with his associates. 60 Maoists have surrendered before the Gudchiroli police, which is a big success for the Maharashtra Police. Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has said that the Naxalites have been eliminated from the state’s Gadchiroli area and many Maoists have surrendered and they have returned to the right path and normal life. Their faith in the Constitution of India and the administration has been restored. It is a great blessing that the Naxalites have been eliminated from the state. Soon, the 10 to 15 Maoists who are hiding in the forests will also surrender. He said that Bhupati had expressed his desire to surrender. The police were in touch with him and then he expressed his desire that he wanted to surrender to me. So I said that I am ready to go to the forest too. But Bhupati was brought here and today Bhupati has surrendered. This is a big success. With the efforts of the central and state governments, the Naxalites have now become unstable and weak, which is why many Naxalites have surrendered before.

Fadnavis has said that the red terror has ended, the surrender of Naxalites from the borders around Gudchiroli is certain, due to the crackdown on Maoists from Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka and other borders, Maoists have either surrendered or repented from Naxalism to a large extent. He said that under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah’s dream of a Pakistan-India relationship with the Naxalites is being realized in shame. Bhupati was a Maoist who was the backbone and ideological ideology of the Maoists. His surrender will further strengthen the police operation. He said that it is the result of the hard work of all the senior officers including Maharashtra Police DGP Rashmi Shukla and the officers involved in the Naxal operation that the Maoists’ back has been broken today. Fadnavis said that there was a reward of Rs 6 crore on the Naxalites and now this Maoist has been brought back to the right path.

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Firing in Ghatkopar : Armed man enters Darshan Jewellers, creating sensation in the area, police are actively searching for the accused.

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Mumbai: A shooting incident in Ghatkopar, Mumbai has created a sensation. A shooting incident was carried out here for robbery, after which the police reached the spot and conducted a panchanama. An armed man entered a shop in Ghatkopar Darshan Jewellers to commit a robbery. There, he put a knife to the throat of the complainant and fled. The police have started an investigation into the matter and have started searching for the unknown robbers. DCP Rakesh Ola said that an armed man had entered the shop and threatened the complainant by putting a knife to his throat. After the entry of armed unknown persons into Darshan Jewellers, a sensation spread in the area and questions have been raised about law and order. The shooting at 10:30 am has caused panic in the area. The police have formed teams in this matter and have started searching for the unknown robbers. So far, no one has been arrested in this case. At present, the police have refused to say anything more about this. DCP Rakesh Ola denied the shooting incident and said that the gunman at Darshan Jewellers had targeted the complainant and put a knife to his throat. The police are investigating the matter further.

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Hafiz Tauseef Ansari arrested for links to Pakistani terrorist organization, other terrorist organizations mislead and trap youth: Investigative agencies claim

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After a raid by the Andhra Police ATS and the local police station in Malegaon, Mumbai, the police have claimed to have arrested a suspected youth from the Nomani Nagar area. The above-mentioned youth was active on social media and along with his activities on social media, he was in contact with the enemy country Pakistani terrorist organization. The accused has been arrested on this allegation. Along with this, a case has also been registered against the accused in the Dharmapur Town Police Station in Andhra. Maharashtra ATS and intelligence agencies have also interrogated him. The accused has been identified as Hafiz Tauseef Aslam Ansari. He is a tailor by profession and was also active on social media. Whether he came in contact with the Pakistani terrorist organization knowingly or intentionally, or he knew about it, the police are investigating him. The arrest of Hafiz Tauseef has created a sensation in Malegaon. After the arrest of Tauseef in Malegaon, the police have also seized his mobile phone and other documents and have also expanded the scope of the investigation. An investigation is underway to determine whether he has any criminal case registered against him, along with his suspicious activities and the number of times he has provided information related to India to terrorist organizations. His social media accounts are also being examined and monitored. Earlier, the Maharashtra ATS had arrested several youths, including a young PIO on charges of having links with Pakistani intelligence operatives. Many youths have also been trapped in the PIO’s honey trap. The PIO’s method is such that first the PIO regularly talks to an Indian citizen and the girl then makes her pictures and pornographic videos public. After threatening to make the pornographic chat public, they lure him with money and transfer money to the account. In such a situation, the intelligence agencies are obliged to take action against such youths. There are many youths who unknowingly fall for this misleading propaganda and get badly trapped. Therefore, one should remain alert and avoid the misuse of social media.

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