The Indian Railways has decided to replace the conventional coaches with modern LHB (Linke Hofmann Busch) design coaches in all long-distance trains to provide crashworthiness features in these coaches.
The Union Ministry of Human Resource Development constituted a task force, headed by psychiatrist Dr. Jitendra Nagpal, to look into the circumstances leading to the suicidal deaths of students residing in the hostels of JNV (Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas).
Kevin Sweeney, the chief of staff of the US Department of Defence, resigned from his position recently.
The Secunderabad Railway Station, in Hyderabad, became the first railway station of South-Central Railway (SCR) zone to hoist a huge tricolour on a 100-foot tall pole. This was done according to the Railway Board’s order.