The recent budget allocated funds for expanding existing railway projects in Jharkhand. This includes a 40km extension of the Goilkera-Manoharpur third line costing ₹1000 crore, a 58km expansion of the Bondamunda-Ranchi line costing ₹250 crore, and an expansion of the Rajkharsawan-Sini third line. The budget also allocated a record ₹2,62,200 crore...
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to Indian Railways, up from ₹35,000 crore in 2014. ₹108 crore will be spent on railway safety, including track renewal, signaling, rail bridges, and Kavach. The budget is seen as a boost for Indian Railways, which is a primary mode of transportation for the lower and middle classes. With increased demand for general class travel, the railways have seen 700 crore people travel via train this financial year.

The Indian Budget 2024, presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, allocated significant funds for railway projects in Jharkhand. The budget includes the expansion of the Goilkera-Manoharpur third line by 40 kilometers with an investment of 1000 crores, the extension of the Bondamunda-Ranchi rail line by 58 kilometers costing 250 crores, and...
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the expansion of the Ranchi-Lohardaga-Tori line by 113 kilometers with an investment of 9.50 crores. Additionally, the Muri-Badkakhna 58 kilometer rail line will be doubled and the Rajkharsawa-Sini third line will be expanded. This budget prioritizes employment, the middle class, MSMEs, and skill training, with a focus on empowering the poor, women, youth, and farmers.

Ram Uraon, a 22-year-old resident of Chund village in the police station area, died after falling from a train at Bondamunda station near Rourkela on July 18th. He was returning home from Gujarat where he worked in a tire factory. He fell from the train while it was moving. His body...
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was brought to the village late Friday evening, and his funeral was held. He was the sole breadwinner for his family, which consists of two married sisters. Ram had gone to Gujarat to work two years ago. His mother is devastated by his death.

A delegation from the South Eastern Railway Men's Union met with senior railway officials in Chakradharpur to discuss various issues, including the upcoming election for the Railway Urban Bank. The delegation raised concerns about water supply in the DPS lobby, pending CTG allowance for loco pilots and assistant loco pilots, overtime...
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allowance, and other issues. The officials assured them that the payments would be made this month. The delegation also discussed the ongoing quarter survey in Jamshedpur and other stations in the division, including Adityapur, Rourkela, Bondamunda, and Jharsuguda. The survey aims to identify dilapidated quarters for either allocation or renovation. The Urban Bank election in Chakradharpur will have 81 delegates selected from over 15,000 voters. Nominations began on July 4th, will continue until July 10th, and the voting will take place on July 24th and 25th.

Voting for the Urban Bank elections will take place at five locations within the Chakradharpur Railway Division. The Senior DPO has released a list of these locations and appointed polling and presiding officers for each. The voting will be supervised by these officers. The polling locations and the appointed officers are...
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as follows: * **PFO Tata:** Polling Officer - C.N. Singh (S & W Tata), Presiding Officer - M.D. Ibrar (APO Traffic Chakradharpur) * **PFO Jharsuguda:** Polling Officer - Vikas Kumar Hansda (C & W One Jharsuguda), Presiding Officer - Gautam Biswas (APO Mechanical Chakradharpur) * **PFO Bondamunda:** Polling Officer - B.K. Sinha (C N W Bondamunda), Presiding Officer - APO (Running Chakradharpur) * **Zonal Training School Sini:** Polling Officer - M.D. Furkon (C N W Sini), Presiding Officer - P. Ravi Kiran (APO Engineering Chakradharpur) * **Chakradharpur Senior DPO Office:** Polling Officer - Mansoor Alam (C N W Chakradharpur), Presiding Officer - S. Hembram (APO Electrical Chakradharpur) The election for 81 delegates of the Railway Urban Bank will be held on July 24th and 25th. Nominations began on July 4th and the last date for nomination is July 10th. Around 15,000 members of the Railway Division will participate in the election.