The East Central Railway Mens Congress (ECRMC) General Secretary Prem Shankar Chaturvedi, at a conference in Dhanbad, highlighted the priority of including railway track maintainers in a different department under the LDCE. The National Federation of Indian Railwaymen (NFIR) is continuously pressuring the Railway Board for this. The matter of upgrading...
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track maintainers to 4200 grade pay is pending in the Board's PNM. Other key points raised were opposition to the UPS (Unified Pension Scheme) by the NFIR, with objections raised on four points including the 50% pension on salary. The second meeting on restructuring the railway workers' cadre has been held and is expected to be implemented soon. A letter has been sent to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the formation of the 8th Pay Commission. The restructuring of the Pointsman category has been approved by the Railway Board and sent to the Finance Ministry for final approval to grant 4200 grade pay. The conference was attended by BK Singh, BK Mahajan, B Shukla, Anil Singh, and NK Sinha.

On Monday around 10 AM, Rupesh Kumar Gupta, a resident of Dhanbad Bank Mod, fell from the Shalimar Kurla Express near Adityapur station in Jamshedpur and sustained injuries. The train was halted due to the incident. Locals rushed him to MGM hospital for treatment. Rupesh stated he was standing by the...
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gate of the third AC coach when he suddenly felt dizzy and fell onto the tracks. His nephew, who arrived from Dhanbad, later transferred him to TMH for further treatment. In a separate incident, an unidentified passenger fell and became unconscious near Tatanagar. Station staff admitted the injured passenger to Tatanagar Railway Hospital.