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Indian Railway passengers to get 25 per cent discount on these premium trains Indian Railway passengers will now pay less on fares in premium trains, including Shatabdi, Tejas, Gatimaan, Double Decker and Intercity trains as the national transporter decided to give a discount of 25 per cent on fares if seats in these trains remain empty. The decision to this effect has been taken after noticing that less than 50 per cent seats were occupied on the separate routes in the last few months. Keeping this in mind, Railways has empowered the Principal Chief Commercial Manager of all the zones to extend 25 per cent discount on the fares, according to an official statement. Only trains with monthly occupancy of less than 50% in the previous year are eligible for discount. The statement said that "Discount to be offered can be upto 25% of the base fare. Reservation fee, superfast charge, GST, etc., as applicable will be separate. Discount can be given for the first leg an...

Your WhatsApp account will be deactivated if you use these apps WhatsApp is currently issuing warnings and urging its users to not use third-party clones such as GB WhatsApp or WhatsApp Plus. The Facebook-owned messaging app has more than a billion users and it is not easy to keep them hooked to this app. WhatsApp has issued a strict warning saying that those who are using WhatsApp’s clones are at a safety risk as the company cannot validate security practices. WhatsApp has stated that those who are using the clone of its app their accounts will be temporarily banned. If a user’s account is blocked, they are advised to download the official version of WhatsApp in order to resume the app. Users must also save their chat history before they download the official WhatsApp app. This is in case they are using anything other than GB WhatsApp or WhatsApp Plus. WhatsApp spokesperson told Indian Express that WhatsApp cares deeply about the safety of our users. To protect the ...

PM-KMY Registrations open check other details Government has started registrations process for the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Maan-Dhan Yojana (PM-KMY), which was announced during the Budget 2019-20. Under this scheme, a monthly pension of Rs 3,000 will be provided to eligible farmers on attaining the age of 60. Addressing a press conference here at Krishi Bhawan today, Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar appealed to farmers across the country to join the old age pension Scheme, adding that it has been envisioned with an aim to improve the life of small and marginal farmers of the country. The Minister said that the operational guidelines have been shared with the states and Agriculture Secretary Sanjay Agarwal conducted a Video Conference with States in this regard to ensure proper information dissemination and speedy implementation of the Scheme. Tomar elucidated the salient features of scheme given here:  1. According to the minister, the scheme is vol...

Now Pay Hefty Fines For Traffic Violations From Sep 1 The ministry of road transport and highways recently notified that the provisions of the Motor Vehicles Amendment Act 2019 that will be applicable with effect from September 1, 2019. These provisions require no further amendments in the Central Motor Vehicles Rules 1989.  It may be noted that two years after its introduction in the Parliament, the Rajya Sabha passed the Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Bill, 2019 earlier this year to amend the 30-year old motor vehicle law in order to improve road safety, raise penalties for traffic violations, curb Regional Transport Office (RTO) corruption and more.  The bill focused on increasing penalty for traffic violations by five to ten times, depending upon the nature of the offence. Under the amendments, significant penalties for manufacturers failing to comply with vehicle standards can go up to Rs 100 crore and a year in jail.  Among the provisions, the mos...

Indian Railways Tatkal Ticket Charges. Indian Railways’ Tatkal Ticket Charges: Timings, Charges For AC, Sleeper Classes Tatkal ticket bookings are allowed in all classes except First AC, said Indian Railways. Indian Railways offers the facility of booking Tatkal tickets both online and offline. A Tatkal ticket is meant for passengers who do not have a reserved accommodation and are looking to travel at a short notice. A Tatkal ticket booking is available on payment of premium charges on a first-come-first-served basis, according to IRCTC’s official website – irctc.co.in. IRCTC (Indian Railways Catering and Tourism Corporation) is the e-ticketing arm of Indian Railways. Tatkal ticket bookings are allowed in all classes except First AC. Tatkal booking window opens at 10 am for AC classes and 11 am for non-AC classes, one before the actual date of journey. Here are 5 things to know about Indian Railways’ Tatkal ticket charges: 1. Tatkal ticket charges have been fixed as...