Prakash Lodhi and Vimlendra Kumar Mishra were arrested for allegedly defrauding unemployed youth by offering them fake appointment letters for jobs in the Indian Railways. The main accused, Vikram Bathm, is still at large. Police have seized 16 fake appointment letters from a laptop and are planning to freeze their bank...
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accounts. The arrests were made after a tip-off about the duo operating from a hotel in Ratlam. The duo were apprehended with forged documents, including fake ID cards, and were remanded to judicial custody. Investigations revealed that Vikram Bathm, previously involved in similar fraud cases in Mandsaur and Bhopal, had recruited Vimlendra to create fake documents.

The Mumbai-Indore Avantika Express arrived in Indore at 1:26 PM, four hours and 16 minutes late due to a derailment of two goods train wagons in the Ratlam division late Thursday night. The train was initially held at Ratlam for four hours and departed for Indore around 10 AM. The Avantika...
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Express's departure from Indore to Mumbai was also delayed by two hours and 20 minutes, leaving at 8 PM instead of its scheduled 5:40 PM departure, due to primary maintenance.

On October 4, 2024, three wagons carrying petroleum products from a goods train derailed near the Ratlam railway station, disrupting train traffic on the Delhi-Mumbai route. The derailment occurred around 10 p.m. on October 3rd near E Cabin, about 1 km from the station, while the train was heading towards Bakania-Bhouri...
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near Bhopal from Rajkot. Train traffic was restored around 10 a.m. on October 4th, affecting the timings of 14 to 15 trains. The Divisional Railway Manager of Ratlam, Rajnish Kumar, has ordered a probe into the derailment, and the traffic on the down line for trains to Ujjain and Kota has been restored.

A freight train carrying petrol derailed near Ratlam railway station on Thursday night, causing minor disruption to train services. Two wagons carrying petrol derailed on the down line of the Delhi Mumbai rail route near the Ghatla area. Rail authorities took immediate action by separating the remaining wagons of the...
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train and sending them to the Mangrol IOC terminal. The derailed wagons were brought back onto the track by an accident relief train. Train services were affected on the down line, with trains being routed through the up line. Relief work continued until 11 pm. In other news, a special train will operate between Udhana and Barauni from October 10th to November 28th to cater to the increased passenger traffic during the festive season. The 09067 Udhana-Barauni Special will depart from Udhana every Thursday at 5:30 am and arrive in Barauni on Friday at 10:15 pm. The 09068 Barauni-Udhana Special will depart from Barauni on Friday at 11:45 pm and arrive in Udhana on Sunday at 2:30 pm. The train will make stops at Surat, Bharuch, Ratlam, Nagda, Ujjain, Maksi, Shajapur, Biaora Rajgarh, Ruthiyai, Guna, Shivpuri, Gwalior, Soni, Bhind, Etawah, Govindpuri, Fatehpur, Prayagraj, Gyanpur Road, Banaras, Varanasi, Ghazipur City, Ballia, Chhapra, Sonpur, Hajipur, Muzaffarpur, and Samastipur stations. Bookings for the 09067 train will begin on October 5th at all passenger reservation centers and on the IRCTC website. Passengers can check the train's schedule, arrival/departure times, and coach composition at www.enquiry.indianrail.gov.in.

Indian Railways is focusing on passenger safety and comfort. Passengers can now pay for tickets using QR codes at ticket counters. Security is enhanced with police and ticket checkers on trains. A 'Meri Saheli' program provides support to female passengers. The article answers various questions about ticket cancellation policies, travel for...
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senior citizens and people with disabilities, and ticket reservation procedures. It emphasizes the importance of booking tickets in advance for guaranteed seats and highlights the availability of online ticketing options.