The earthquake in China has once again shaken it. Earthquake tremors occurred in Guangxi, southern region of China, in the early hours of Monday (May 18). The intensity of the earthquake was 5.2 on the Richter scale. Many buildings have suffered heavy damage due to the earthquake. So far, 2 people have died due to the earthquake and many are missing.

Earthquake tremors were felt in Guangxi, causing fear among the people. The local administration has evacuated more than seven thousand people to safe places and emergency service personnel are continuously carrying out relief and rescue operations. Many people are feared trapped in buildings.

13 buildings destroyed
According to China’s state media CCTV, at least 13 buildings have been destroyed by the earthquake and many people have been injured, but there is no news of anyone being seriously injured. Of the injured, 4 people have been admitted to the hospital. Two people have died due to the devastation caused by the earthquake. Public transport in the area has been affected due to the earthquake. Especially the rail traffic will be restored only after investigation.

people are being searched
This earthquake has not caused much damage and power lines, water supply, gas services and road traffic are running normally. The local administration has advised people to stay away from the affected buildings. Many buildings have been evacuated. The administration has intensified relief and rescue operations. People are being searched in the destroyed buildings.

Train movement affected
Chinese Railway officials said that after the earthquake, safety checks are being done regarding the strength of the railway lines. Due to this, the movement of some trains may be affected and passengers may have to face delays. China’s Disaster Management Department has increased surveillance in the area and people have been appealed to remain alert in view of the possibility of aftershocks.

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Indian Railway Helpline: While traveling by train, people often fear that their important belongings like bag, purse, mobile, documents and tickets will be lost or stolen. Many times luggage falls out of a moving train. In such a situation, people get scared and immediately pull the chain of the train. But they do not know that the chain is not pulled for every reason and doing so is against the railway rules.

Railways can take action against you and can also impose fine. Therefore, keep in mind that if your valuables have fallen from a moving train due to some reason, then you should take some important steps.

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Under what circumstances can the alarm chain be pulled?

For this, Railways has given permission to pull the alarm chain only in certain circumstances like…

• If any passenger or child is left at the station.
• There may be a fire in the train.
• Elderly or handicapped passengers are boarding and the train starts moving.
• A passenger’s health suddenly deteriorates.
• Apart from these circumstances, pulling the chain is considered wrong.

If your bag, purse, mobile, document or ticket falls out of the moving train, then first of all do not panic.

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What to do if luggage falls?

Note down the poll number immediately- Look carefully at the number written on the electric pole nearby where your luggage has fallen.

Call RPF helpline-Inform the Railway Protection Force by calling the place where the goods have fallen.

Give correct information about station and location- It will be important to tell which station was the place where your luggage fell.

Railway team will search- As soon as the information is received, the railway team will try to find the goods at that place. If the goods are found, they can be taken back by showing the identity card.

Remember this helpline number

RPF Helpline: 182
GRP Helpline: 1512
Railway Helpline: 138

Railway New Ticket Booking System: Lakhs of people travel by train every day. Many people book tickets several months in advance so that they can get a confirmed ticket, but it has been seen many times that passengers face many problems due to which they are not able to get the ticket like slow server, not getting information about ticket confirmation, but now to overcome these problems, Indian Railways is going to completely change its 40 year old Passenger Reservation System i.e. PRS. This new system will be equipped with AI technology, which will make ticket booking faster and easier than before.

There will be a big change in the 40 year old system
According to Railways, the current reservation system was started in the year 1986. Although, small changes have been made in it from time to time, but now it is being completely upgraded. Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnav has instructed officials to shift trains to the new system from August.

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Why was the new system necessary?

Ever since online ticket booking started, the pressure on the old system had increased considerably due to its excessive use.

• About 88 percent of ticket booking in the country is being done online.
• Because of this the old system becomes slow in high traffic.
• Also, passengers face difficulty in getting real time updates.

Increasing popularity of RailOne app

• Now RailOne app of Indian Railways is rapidly becoming famous among the people.
• This app was launched last July.
• And till now it has been downloaded more than 3.5 crores.
• Not only this, facility of both ticket booking and complaint resolution is available.

Know the special features of the new system

• Now AI will tell whether the ticket will be confirmed or not.
• Will work on the basis of historical data.

AI will tell whether the ticket will be confirmed or not

AI based prediction feature has been added in the new system. Also, this feature will tell on the basis of old booking data and trends what is the probability of waiting ticket being confirmed. According to Railways, its accuracy will be up to 94 percent.

Now booking will be 5 times faster

If we talk about booking, the new system will be able to book tickets at a speed of 1.25 lakh tickets per minute. The capacity of the current system is 25 thousand tickets per minute. This will also reduce the pressure on the server and will help in stopping brokers and illegal software.

Will be able to change the date of travel without cancellation fee

Now under the new system, passengers will be able to change the date of their journey without canceling the confirmed ticket. The most important thing is that no cancellation fee will have to be paid for this.

Aadhaar is necessary for tatkal ticket

To prevent irregularities in Tatkal ticket booking, Railways has now made Aadhaar verification mandatory for online Tatkal booking.

What will be the benefit to the passengers?

• Now ticket booking will be faster.
• There will be accurate information about waiting tickets.
• Also, passengers will face less server problems.
• Passengers will get easy and reliable service.

Indian Railway Tips: In train, bus or metro, people often see small children sitting on the seats and then try to remove them and sit there themselves. Due to this many times fighting starts between people over seats. If you also travel in a train and someone forcibly picks up your child and sits on his own, then in such a situation, you should take some steps without any fight, so that the passenger occupying the moving seat is forced to vacate the seat, that too without any fight.

Do this work first?

• If your child’s ticket is confirmed then only he has the right on that seat.
• If someone picks up your child and occupies the seat, first show him/her your ticket and tell him/her that this is my seat.
• Many times people sit by mistake, so first of all one should talk calmly.

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If the person does not vacate the seat

• If the person in front refuses to vacate the seat, then you do not have to argue.
• In such a situation, first of all call the TTE present in the train and seek his help.
• The work of TTE is to ensure that the right passenger gets his seat.

What to do if TTE is not passed?

• In such a situation, you do not need to panic, because you can send your complaint to the Railways.
• For this you can send a message to number 139.
• Write the message like this Seat PNR Number Seat Number OCCUPIED BY UNKNOWN PASSENGER

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Another easy way

Apart from this, if you want, you can also file a complaint through RailMadad app or portal. With this your problem reaches the Railways directly.

What do the railway rules say?

According to railway rules, if a person sits on someone else’s reserved seat without a ticket or without authority and refuses to move, then he can be removed from there and if necessary, a fine can also be imposed on him.

Indian Railway Helpline: People often fear that their luggage will be stolen or lost while traveling by train. If your purse suddenly falls down while traveling in a train, there is no need to panic. In such a situation, many people think of stopping the train by pulling its alarm chain, but doing so may prove costly for you.

According to railway rules, stopping a train without valid reason can lead to fine and if the matter is serious, it can even lead to jail. Many passengers are not aware of this rule, but Railway Protection Force i.e. RPF keeps an eye on such incidents. Therefore, in such a situation, it is important to try to get your belongings back by adopting the right method.

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In what situations can the alarm chain be pulled?

Keep in mind that you cannot pull the alarm chain under any such circumstances. Because Railways has given permission to pull the alarm chain only in certain circumstances like…

• If any passenger or child is left behind at the station.
• If there is a fire in the train.
• Elderly or disabled passengers are boarding the train and the train starts running.
• Also, if a passenger’s health suddenly deteriorates, such as a heart attack and then a seizure.
• Keep in mind that pulling the chain for any other reason other than these circumstances is considered wrong.

What to do if purse falls?

If your purse has fallen from a moving train, then in such a situation, first of all you should not panic. Instead of looking at the purse, first of all note the number written on the electric pole immediately in front of you. After this, call the RPF helpline and tell between which two stations and near which pole number your purse has fallen. Because this will help the railway team in finding the purse. Then the railway team will reach that place and search your purse. If your purse is found, you can go to the concerned station and take it back by showing your identity card.

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Remember this helpline number

Important thing: If you face any kind of problem while traveling by train, these numbers can help you.

RPF Security Helpline: 182
GRP Helpline: 1512
Rail Passenger Helpline: 138

Along with this, you can immediately give information to the train captain, TTE, RPF escort, coach attendant or any railway staff. The sooner you report the incident, the greater are the chances of getting your purse back.

Summer Special Train: April is about to end and children’s school holidays start in May and in the meantime, many people think of traveling or going to their homes, due to which the train gets crowded and the journey becomes difficult, but now Indian Railways has taken a big decision for the passengers in view of the increasing crowd during summer holidays. According to Indian Railways, a total of 18 thousand 262 summer special train trips have been announced to run between 15 April to 15 July 2026. This will make it easier for passengers to get confirmed tickets and will also reduce crowding in trains.

According to Railways, these special trains are being run especially keeping the peak season in mind. As of now, 11 thousand 878 trips have been announced so far and information about the remaining trains will also be released soon. Ministry of Railways says that this time the plan has been made with full preparation, which includes increasing the number of coaches and improving the time table.

Hon’ble MR Shri @AshwiniVaishnaw reviews the operation of Summer Special Trains in New Delhi, as Indian Railways plans 18,262 special train trips during the peak summer travel period to ease passenger movement and strengthen connectivity across high-demand routes.

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— Ministry of Railways (@RailMinIndia) April 24, 2026

Which cities will get the benefit?

With these special trains, travel between big and small cities of the country will be easy like…

• New Delhi
• Mumbai
• Surat
• Ahmedabad
• Bangalore

There will be special arrangements at stations

Along with this, Railways has also made many improvements at the stations for the convenience of the passengers. Western Railway has started a real-time crowd management system at Udhna Railway Station, so that the crowd on the platform can be controlled.

Apart from this like…

• Railway Protection Force (RPF) personnel are helping the passengers to board the train safely.
• The crowd is being controlled on the platform.
• The boarding and seating process has been streamlined.
• Better guidance and assistance is being provided to the passengers.

Luggage Lost in Train: Lakhs of people travel by train every day. Many times, passengers’ luggage gets stolen or is left behind in the train due to haste. In such a situation, people get scared and do not understand how to get their luggage now. But Indian Railways has found a solution for this problem also. If your luggage, purse or any important thing is left behind in the train, then to get it back you just have to file the complaint in the right way.

How to get your left luggage?

• For this you will first have to give information to the Railways.
• For which you can use Rail Madad app.
• First of all, open the app, then enter the PNR number.
• After that give information about the goods and lodge a complaint.

Apart from this, if you do not want to use the app, you can also complain online by going to Rail Madad Portal. Important thing is that the sooner you complain, the sooner the process of finding your luggage will start.

Another method is also helpful

Along with this, you can also go to the station where the train stopped or go to the next big station and give information to the station master or lost property counter. Keep in mind that it is also necessary to inform the Railway Protection Force (RPF). Because if the goods are not found immediately then an FIR will have to be lodged in the RPF, after which the Railways starts a search on the entire route and in most of the cases the goods are found.

What are the benefits of Rail Madad App?

• It has the facility to lodge complaints 24/7.
• Also, all the problems like ticketing, security, cleanliness etc. will be solved.
• ACTION AND FEEDBACK SYSTEM AFTER COMPLAINT.

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Indian Railways Rule: These days, due to increasing tension in the Middle East, there are reports of shortage of LPG gas cylinders and petrol and diesel in many countries. If we talk about India, there has not been much impact on the supply in India and people are getting gas cylinders albeit with some delay, but in the meantime an important question arises that can you travel with LPG gas cylinder in the train?

Can we take cylinder in train?

The clear answer to this would be no, you cannot take LPG cylinder in the train. According to the rules of Indian Railways, passengers are not allowed to carry flammable materials. Sections 67,154,164 and 165 of the Indian Railways Act 1989 apply to this, which prohibit carrying such dangerous goods.

Why can’t the cylinder be taken?

There are many reasons behind this like…

• LPG gas is very flammable.
• There is also a danger of the cylinder bursting.
• If gas leaks, a major accident can occur.

For all these reasons, keeping in mind the safety of the passengers, a strict ban has been imposed on it.

What fine can be imposed?

Yes, if a person travels in a train carrying an LPG cylinder and is caught, then a fine of up to Rs 1000 can be imposed on him. The important thing is that it is not limited to just fines. Breaking the rules can result in a jail sentence of up to 3 years. Safety is the most important thing while traveling in a train, hence one should avoid carrying dangerous items like LPG gas cylinder, so that the journey of you and others remains safe and no incident happens.

Crores of people travel in Indian Railways every day. There are different types of compartments for passengers in long distance trains. Such as AC coach, sleeper coach and general coach. There are separate seating tickets in these coaches and each coach has its own capacity. But it often happens that the general coach of the train gets so crowded that people are forced to travel standing.

Some passengers even board the luggage coach of the train to avoid crowds or to travel quickly. However, this is completely wrong and is prohibited as per railway rules. Luggage coach is not designed for passengers to sit but to keep luggage. In such a situation, sitting in it is not only a violation of the rules, but is also a great threat to your safety. In such a situation, let us know how much fine is imposed if you travel in the luggage coach of a train.

Why do people go in luggage coach despite the crowd?

Many videos keep going viral on the internet in which people say that the train was so crowded that they had to sit in the luggage coach. This often happens when the correct coach number is not known on the platform, people are in a hurry as soon as the train opens, there is no place available in the general coach, but all these circumstances also do not give you the right to break the rules.

What is the fine for traveling in the luggage coach of a train?

Different railway zones have slightly different rules on traveling in luggage coach, but in general, according to the Railways Act, 1989, unauthorized entry is a punishable offense with a fine of Rs 500 to 1000 or jail up to 6 months. According to the official information of Railways, in such a case, a fine of 6 times the luggage fare or at least Rs 50 can be charged. As per South Western Railway rules, if you are caught traveling in a brake van or luggage van, a fee equivalent to a 1AC ticket and penalty may be charged.

Other railway rules and fines

According to railway rules, the passenger should travel in the same coach for which the ticket has been taken. If you travel without a ticket or in the wrong coach, TTE or Railway Police can charge you a fine. If you have a general ticket and you sit in a sleeper or AC coach, you may have to pay the difference in fare and penalty. If your ticket is of AC 3 Tier and you sit in AC 2 Tier or First AC, then you may have to pay the difference in fare and additional charges. Sitting in women’s coach, disabled coach or special reserved coach without eligibility is also against the rules. Railway staff can take immediate action in such a situation and you may have to pay a fine or may be sent to the right coach at the next station.

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It is extremely cold in North India these days. Due to snowfall in the hilly areas, the cold has increased further in the plains. Talking about the capital, a blanket of dense fog was seen in Delhi and surrounding areas on Sunday (January 18), due to which visibility became zero. Many flights and rail services were also delayed due to severe cold across the region. Apart from this, air pollution also continues in the capital. The air quality index (AQI) reached 439 at 7 am today.

Flights and trains affected

Due to dense fog, many airlines including Air India and Indigo have issued advisories. Due to the delay, passengers have been asked to check the status of their flights. According to flight tracking website Flightradar24, many flights have been delayed due to fog at Indira Gandhi International Airport. Dozens of trains were affected due to dense fog. Several premium trains including Rajdhani, Duronto and Garib Rath Express were also affected.

Where is there a possibility of cold wave?

According to the Meteorological Department, due to western disturbance, there is a possibility of cold wave in some areas of Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Jharkhand in the next 1-2 days. Cold day conditions may prevail in some parts of Uttarakhand, Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh and Uttar Pradesh for the next two days.

Changing weather in UP

The weather is fluctuating in Uttar Pradesh for the last three-four days. Many districts of the western regions, including the capital Lucknow, were seen wrapped in a blanket of dense fog on Saturday morning, but the weather became better after the sun came out by around 10:30. According to the Meteorological Department, dense fog is forecast in Lucknow and surrounding districts for the next two days.

Due to the effect of western disturbance, there may be sporadic rain in western Uttar Pradesh on 22 and 23 January. The effect of fog will start reducing in the central and eastern states from January 20. Senior meteorologist Atul Singh said that Barabanki was the coldest district on Saturday, the minimum temperature here reached 3.5 degrees. Hardoi stood second with a temperature of 3.6 degrees. The lowest minimum temperature of the season was recorded at 4.4 degrees in Lucknow.

According to the Meteorological Department, there is a possibility of an increase of three-four degrees Celsius in the minimum temperature after the next 48 hours. In most of the districts, the weather will become better as the fog clears up as the day progresses, but the effect of melting will remain from evening till around 10 in the morning.

Bihar weather

The weather has softened in Bihar due to the strong sunlight, but it is getting cold in the morning and evening. According to IMD, there has been an increase in the maximum temperature, but there has not been any significant increase in the minimum temperature at night. There is a possibility of moderate fog in the lowland areas.

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