South Asian Railway News
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Pakistan
Common People and Partition of India Tue, 31 Aug 2010 17:56:53 -0700
Narrated by M. Tufail Uppal Edited by Nasim Hassan, Delaware, USA My name is Mohammed Tufail Uppal. I was born in a town- Raja Sansi India on December 20th 1921. This town is located about eleven kilometers north-west from the city of Amritsar on Ajnala road.
Pak intelligence agencies warn of terrorist attacks in Lahore Tue, 31 Aug 2010 03:51:14 -0700
Lahore, Aug 31 : Pakistan's intelligence agencies have warned that the National College of Arts (NCA), sensitive installations, railway stations, shrines, imambargahs and other worship places in Lahore are at the risk of potential terrorist attacks during the last 10 days of Ramazan.
Hard for government to go for power tariff hike Thu, 26 Aug 2010 16:23:40 -0700
ISLAMABAD (August 27 2010): The government is finding it extremely difficult to consider any increase in power tariff despite immense pressure to eliminate subsidy and reduce the existing 33 percent gap between power production cost and tariff, sources in the Finance Ministry said.
Exodus as floods threaten more areas Sat, 21 Aug 2010 15:22:20 -0700
THATTA : Hundreds of thousands of people were fleeing areas of southern Sindh on Saturday as rising floodwaters breached more defences and inundated towns. For nearly a month torrential monsoon rains have triggered massive floods, moving steadily fr ....
Mass evacuation in Pak Punjab as authorities issue red alert on floods Mon, 09 Aug 2010 22:02:41 -0700
Muzaffargarh, Aug 10 : Thousands of residents are evacuating Muzaffargarh city in Pakistan's Punjab province after local authorities issued an urgent flood warning.
Pix: Pak floods far worse than tsunami, says UN Mon, 09 Aug 2010 23:04:19 -0700
The flood situation in Pakistan continues to be grim.
Take-off together, less safe than twin Sun, 08 Aug 2010 14:24:05 -0700
Islamabad, Aug. 8: Last month’s Islamabad plane tragedy that killed 152 people has swivelled focus to a sphere in Pakistan that rarely occupies Indian mindspace: the western neighbour’s private airlines.
England v Pakistan: Tourists' batting is helpless, hapless and a sad betrayal of a glorious past Fri, 06 Aug 2010 16:02:01 -0700
Collapse of technique against moving ball reflects game's domestic decline.
ACT Appeal: Emergency Assistance to Flood-Affected in Pakistan Thu, 05 Aug 2010 00:19:04 -0700
ACT Alliance - Switzerland Appeal Pakistan Emergency Assistance to Flood-Affected in Pakistan (PAK102) Appeal Target: US$ 1,598,912 912 Balance Requested: US$ 1,240,358 Geneva, 4 August 2010 Since July ...
Sri Lanka
Power sets to steam long distance travel Wed, 01 Sep 2010 12:51:44 -0700
The first out of 20 power sets imported from India is due to arrive in Sri Lanka this month. This will strengthen long distance travel on the Southern railway line from Colombo to Matara.
Railways GM interdicted Fri, 27 Aug 2010 12:51:33 -0700
Sri Lanka Railways General Manager PP Wijesekara has been interdicted for misappropriating Rs 8.8 million from the Railway Department, Transport Minister Kumara Welgama said.
Commercial agreement for Northern railway line signed Tue, 17 Aug 2010 12:52:27 -0700
The commercial agreement for the construction of the Northern Railway Line between Medawachciya and Madhu Road was signed yesterday at the Ministry of Transport in the presence of the Transport Minister Kumar Welgama and Indian High Commissioner Ashok K. Kantha.
Satellite technology for better train service Tue, 10 Aug 2010 12:52:37 -0700
Sri Lanka Railways will implement trial runs of five trains installing new technical devices of satellite technology for train operations, initially for eight weeks.
Satellite technology to improve railway transport management Sun, 08 Aug 2010 12:53:23 -0700
The ICT Agency of Sri Lanka (ICTA) and the Sri Lanka Railway Department (SLR) have jointly taken action to use satellite technology to improve railway transport management.
Container handling up in first half Sun, 08 Aug 2010 12:45:21 -0700
There is a significant growth in container (TEUs) handling in Colombo port during fist six months of this year. There has been a growth in the volumes by 25 percent for the first six months compared to the corresponding period last year.