Railway Station Contributes to Create Awareness on AIDS
In a unique initiative a railway station – Ongole town in Andhra Pradesh has started using its public address// and announcement system to not only broadcast arrival and departures of trains but also messages about how to prevent AIDS and the need for safe sex. Andhra Pradesh in India has high incidence of prostitution and AIDS. Says Janaiah, a 50-year-old porter "The current generatio...Telemedicine Project Implemented for Indian Railways
South Eastern Central Railway at Bilaspur, M. P. in its specialty hospital has a Telemedicine project implemented.// The project was undertaken by a Bangalore based company called Televital. Now the Bilaspur Hospital is connected with two remote Railway Hospital at Raipur and Nagpur. The Telemedicine network is implemented on Optical Fiber Cable of Railway Network. , M. P. The Indian Railway has...Lovers Latest Hang Outs – Railway Platform
Mumbai lovers prefer the most crowded railway stations and bus stops to express their romance. Ranjit Narayanan, 27, hangs around with his girlfriend at the Andheri railway station//. He meets her three times in a week and is happy about the venue. As both work, it is the most easily accessible place with lot of crowd moving up and down it is the safest place too. Initially the...Railways Not To Include Chicken & Eggs In Menu
Bird flu threat in India has pushed the Indian Railways to take off chicken and egg related dishes from the menu.// A standing instruction has been issued to all the Zonal Railways and other railway departments that cater to the passengers. An official quoted that such a decision was taken upon the public interest. As the disease itself is highly contagious, whi...Indian Railways Reverts To Serving Chicken on Menu
After the cooling down of the bird flu scare, the Indian Railways has decided to revert back to the staple diet of the non-veggies and has decided to bring back the chicken on its menu. // "Indian Railways have withdrawn the order prohibiting the serving of chickens and eggs in any form from railway static catering units or mobile catering units," the Railway ministry said in a statement...