Railways to release final chart 24 hours before train departure
New Delhi: In a move aimed at providing greater clarity to passengers, Indian Railways is working on to release the confirmed status chart of waiting list 24 hours before a train’s departure, instead of the current practice of doing so just four hours prior.
“We have started this pilot project in the Bikaner Division, where charts are being prepared 24 hours before the train departure. The current practice is doing so before 4 hours,” Deccan Herald quoted Dilip Kumar, Executive Director, Information and Publicity, Railway Board, as saying.
Kumar emphasised that the trial aims to address the uncertainty faced by passengers with waitlisted tickets. “By knowing 24 hours in advance whether their tickets are confirmed, passengers will have a better opportunity to plan their travel,” he added.
The 24-hour announcement of the reservation chart will also assist passengers coming from long distances to reach the station on time. Additionally, it will provide clarity to those with long waitlists about the likelihood of their tickets being confirmed, DH quoted an official in the railways as saying. This early release will also allow passengers to make alternative travel arrangements if their seats remain unconfirmed.
Currently, Indian Railways releases reservation charts in two stages. The first chart is generated four hours before the train’s scheduled departure, and the final chart is released about 30 minutes before departure.
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23-year-old woman found dead at Delhi home; suicide suspected
New Delhi (PTI): A 23-year-old woman was found dead in her house in Delhi's Prem Nagar area, with police suspecting it to be a case of suicide, an official said on Tuesday.
The deceased, identified as Anjali Singh, was found motionless in her room on Monday by her sister and her neighbour.
Police said her father, Vinod Kumar Singh (51), told them that he and his wife were away at work at the time of the incident, while their son and the other daughter were also not at home at the time of the incident.
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According to the family, the room in which Anjali was found was locked from the inside. The door was later forcibly opened by a neighbour and her sister with the help of a crowbar.
Her body was found lying on the bed inside the room, police said.
Preliminary inquiry revealed that Anjali had allegedly hanged herself using a piece of cloth tied to the ceiling fan.
It is suspected that the noose eventually might have loosened or torn off, resulting in her being found lying on the bed.
Family members informed the police that Anjali was a final-year student of a librarian science course from Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU). About a week ago, her final-year examination results were declared, and she had failed, following which she had been under depression, they said.
The family has not raised any allegation of foul play, police said, adding that no suicide note or external injury marks were found on the body during the initial inspection.
Inquest proceedings have been initiated in the matter as per the law. The body has been sent for post-mortem examination to ascertain the exact cause of death, and further investigation is underway, police added.
