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India.com
7 hours ago
- Entertainment
- India.com
This actor did over 300 films; Dilip Kumar used to get nervous after…, would sweat while working with him, he is…
Even the best actors would get nervous in front of Bollywood's legendary actor Dilip Kumar. But, there has been one actor in front of whom Dilip Kumar himself would get nervous and break into a sweat. That name is Om Prakash. Om Prakash has been a famous Bollywood actor. Om Prakash, who used to play side roles in films, had done many big films. Om Prakash has also appeared with Dilip Kumar on the big screen. Om Prakash also played comedy, negative and family man roles in films. He ruled the hearts of people as a side actor in the Hindi film industry by playing many roles like friend, brother, grandfather, father. Dilip Kumar used to get nervous in front of Om Prakash Dilip Kumar worked in Bollywood for 56 years, while Om Prakash's career also lasted for more than 50 years. Dilip Kumar has been an idol for many actors. However, Dilip himself used to underestimate himself while working with Om Prakash. He once said about Om Prakash that I used to get nervous while working with Om Prakash. Dilip had praised Om and said that he is a very great and capable actor. Started learning classical music from the age of 12 Om Prakash was born on 19 December 1919 in Jammu and Kashmir. Om, who was a master of acting, started learning classical music at the age of just 12. However, he also had an inclination towards acting. When he grew up, he became an actor. Om made his Bollywood debut with the 1944 film 'Dasi'. Veteran actor Pran also worked in it. Worked in more than 300 films After starting his career with 'Dasi', Om worked in many great films like 'Howrah Bridge', 'Das Lakh', 'Pyar Kiye Ja', 'Padosan', 'Budhha Mil Gaya Chupke Chupke', 'Namak Halal', 'Gol Maal', 'Chameli Ki Shaadi', 'Sharaabi' and 'Laawaris'. He did 310 films in his career. He was also the director of films like 'Sanjog' and 'Gateway of India'. This legendary personality died in 1998 at the age of 78.
The Hindu
2 days ago
- Business
- The Hindu
Uneconomical, impractical: Experts on Railway's decision to cap passenger waiting list at 25%
The Railway's decision to limit the passenger waiting list to 25% of the capacity of each class has been flagged by reservation supervisors, ticket booking clerks and some senior commercial officers as uneconomical for the railways and inconvenient for travellers. The Ministry of Railways, however, has justified the decision, saying less than one-fourth of the total number of waiting passengers get confirmed berths on an average and the 25% cap has been placed in view of that. "The decision was made after meticulously studying the waiting list confirmation pattern," said Dilip Kumar the Executive Director of Information and Publicity, Railway Board. He highlighted that earlier, there was an allegation that the Railways allowed a lot of passengers to book berths in the waiting category which led to crowding in trains. "It was also alleged that the Railways earned money on ticket cancellation." Refuting the charge, Mr. Kumar stressed the Railways was more concerned about passenger comfort than monetary benefits. The Centre for Railway Information Systems (CRIS) implemented the 25% cap decision on June 16 for trains with reservation facilities. This come around two months after the Ministry, through a circular, conveyed its decision on the matter to all principal chief commercial managers and the CRIS managing director. The April 17 circular stated, "The matter has been reviewed and it has been decided that the maximum current waiting list limit will be revised to 25% of the redefined capacity of each class available at originating as well as roadside stations." It added, "This logic will also be applicable for issuing of waitlisted tickets from remote locations as well as tickets booked under Tatkal scheme. This waiting list limit shall, however, not be applicable to the tickets issued on concessional fares, warrants etc." The circular directed CRIS to "make necessary modifications in the software and inform the date of effect to all zonal Railways." Railway officials said such a cap was in place earlier as well but more and more people were allowed to reserve seats/berths in the waiting category. For more stories on India Railways According to a 2013 circular, the waiting list cap on AC/EC and 2 AC classes was 30 and 100 respectively. Similarly, the first class, 3AC/Chair Car and sleeper class had 30, 300 and 400 waiting limits, respectively. Over a week after the implementation of new waiting norms, a section of experts as well as reservation officials termed the decision "impractical." "Waiting lists give a demand trend based on which we make decisions to run special trains. How will we do it now when the waiting lists of all trains will be capped at 25%?" said a retired senior railway commercial officer who termed waiting lists valuable data to make future decisions. Reservation supervisors said there have been cases in which owing to bulk cancellations, trains departed with some available seats and despite giving confirmed berths to all waiting list passengers, some remained vacant causing a loss to the Railways. "On one hand seats/berths remain vacant and on the other needy people are unable to travel," a supervisor said. "Agents often do bulk booking on routes high on demand. They go for cancellations before 48 hours of a train's departure so that they have to pay just the nominal cancellation charges. In such cases, there is a high possibility that availability of seats/berths will be created before the train's departure," another reservation supervisor said. He added, "This will create opportunities for brokers and touts operating at the current booking window at stations to mint money for passengers as they have prior information of berth positions due to their nexus with lower-level ticket booking staff." Some experts wondered how the Railways arrived at the 25% cap for roadside stations where the berth quota is two or three seats and supposed that it was decided randomly. "It is an ill-conceived decision to minimise the perception of crowding in trains by capping the waiting limits. Even if the aim of it is to minimise crowd in AC classes, it will not help as a prospective passenger can buy a general counter ticket and travel in AC classes. Normally, e-ticket waiting list passengers do the same," a senior commercial officer said. He added, "The Railways should introduce more trains on busy routes rather than bringing all these measures to hide actual demand of travellers."
The Print
2 days ago
- Politics
- The Print
Uneconomical, impractical: Experts on Railway decision to cap passenger waiting list at 25 pc
'The decision was made after meticulously studying the waiting list confirmation pattern,' said Dilip Kumar the Executive Director of Information and Publicity, Railway Board. The ministry, however, has justified the decision, saying less than one-fourth of the total number of waiting passengers get confirmed berths on an average and the 25 per cent cap has been placed in view of that. New Delhi, Jun 28 (PTI) The Railway's decision to limit the passenger waiting list to 25 per cent of the capacity of each class has been flagged by reservation supervisors, ticket booking clerks and some senior commercial officers as uneconomical for the railways and inconvenient for travellers. He highlighted that earlier, there was an allegation that the Railways allowed a lot of passengers to book berths in the waiting category which led to crowding in trains. 'It was also alleged that the Railways earned money on ticket cancellation.' Refuting the charge, Kumar stressed the Railways was more concerned about passenger comfort than monetary benefits. The Centre for Railway Information Systems (CRIS) implemented the 25 per cent cap decision on June 16 for trains with reservation facilities. This come around two months after the ministry, through a circular, conveyed its decision on the matter to all principal chief commercial managers and the CRIS managing director. The April 17 circular stated, 'The matter has been reviewed and it has been decided that the maximum current waiting list limit will be revised to 25 per cent of the redefined capacity of each class available at originating as well as roadside stations.' It added, 'This logic will also be applicable for issuing of waitlisted tickets from remote locations as well as tickets booked under Tatkal scheme. This waiting list limit shall, however, not be applicable to the tickets issued on concessional fares, warrants etc.' The circular directed CRIS to 'make necessary modifications in the software and inform the date of effect to all zonal Railways'. Railway officials said such a cap was in place earlier as well but more and more people were allowed to reserve seats/berths in the waiting category. According to a 2013 circular, the waiting list cap on AC/EC and 2 AC classes was 30 and 100 respectively. Similarly, the first class, 3AC/Chair Car and sleeper class had 30, 300 and 400 waiting limits, respectively. Over a week after the implementation of new waiting norms, a section of experts as well as reservation officials termed the decision 'impractical'. 'Waiting lists give a demand trend based on which we make decisions to run special trains. How will we do it now when the waiting lists of all trains will be capped at 25 per cent?' said a retired senior railway commercial officer who termed waiting lists valuable data to make future decisions. Reservation supervisors said there have been cases in which due to bulk cancellations, trains departed with some available seats and despite giving confirmed berths to all waiting list passengers, some remained vacant causing a loss to the Railways. 'On one hand seats/berths remain vacant and on the other needy people are unable to travel,' a supervisor said. 'Agents often do bulk booking on routes high on demand. They go for cancellations before 48 hours of a train's departure so that they have to pay just the nominal cancellation charges. In such cases, there is a high possibility that availability of seats/berths will be created before the train's departure,' another reservation supervisor said. He added, 'This will create opportunities for brokers and touts operating at the current booking window at stations to mint money for passengers as they have prior information of berth positions due to their nexus with lower-level ticket booking staff.' Some experts wondered how the Railways arrived at the 25 per cent cap for roadside stations where the berth quota is two or three seats and supposed that it was decided randomly. 'It is an ill-conceived decision to minimise the perception of crowding in trains by capping the waiting limits. Even if the aim of it is to minimise crowd in AC classes, it will not help as a prospective passenger can buy a general counter ticket and travel in AC classes. Normally, E-ticket waiting list passengers do the same,' a senior commercial officer said. He added, 'The Railways should introduce more trains on busy routes rather than bringing all these measures to hide actual demand of travellers.' PTI JP JP NSD NSD This report is auto-generated from PTI news service. ThePrint holds no responsibility for its content.
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Business Standard
2 days ago
- Business
- Business Standard
Experts call 25% cap on railway waiting list 'uneconomical, impractical'
The Railway's decision to limit the passenger waiting list to 25 per cent of the capacity of each class has been flagged by reservation supervisors, ticket booking clerks and some senior commercial officers as uneconomical for the railways and inconvenient for travellers. The ministry, however, has justified the decision, saying less than one-fourth of the total number of waiting passengers get confirmed berths on an average and the 25 per cent cap has been placed in view of that. "The decision was made after meticulously studying the waiting list confirmation pattern," said Dilip Kumar the Executive Director of Information and Publicity, Railway Board. He highlighted that earlier, there was an allegation that the Railways allowed a lot of passengers to book berths in the waiting category which led to crowding in trains. "It was also alleged that the Railways earned money on ticket cancellation." Refuting the charge, Kumar stressed the Railways was more concerned about passenger comfort than monetary benefits. The Centre for Railway Information Systems (CRIS) implemented the 25 per cent cap decision on June 16 for trains with reservation facilities. This come around two months after the ministry, through a circular, conveyed its decision on the matter to all principal chief commercial managers and the CRIS managing director. The April 17 circular stated, "The matter has been reviewed and it has been decided that the maximum current waiting list limit will be revised to 25 per cent of the redefined capacity of each class available at originating as well as roadside stations." It added, "This logic will also be applicable for issuing of waitlisted tickets from remote locations as well as tickets booked under Tatkal scheme. This waiting list limit shall, however, not be applicable to the tickets issued on concessional fares, warrants etc." The circular directed CRIS to "make necessary modifications in the software and inform the date of effect to all zonal Railways". Railway officials said such a cap was in place earlier as well but more and more people were allowed to reserve seats/berths in the waiting category. According to a 2013 circular, the waiting list cap on AC/EC and 2 AC classes was 30 and 100 respectively. Similarly, the first class, 3AC/Chair Car and sleeper class had 30, 300 and 400 waiting limits, respectively. Over a week after the implementation of new waiting norms, a section of experts as well as reservation officials termed the decision "impractical". "Waiting lists give a demand trend based on which we make decisions to run special trains. How will we do it now when the waiting lists of all trains will be capped at 25 per cent?" said a retired senior railway commercial officer who termed waiting lists valuable data to make future decisions. Reservation supervisors said there have been cases in which due to bulk cancellations, trains departed with some available seats and despite giving confirmed berths to all waiting list passengers, some remained vacant causing a loss to the Railways. "On one hand seats/berths remain vacant and on the other needy people are unable to travel," a supervisor said. "Agents often do bulk booking on routes high on demand. They go for cancellations before 48 hours of a train's departure so that they have to pay just the nominal cancellation charges. In such cases, there is a high possibility that availability of seats/berths will be created before the train's departure," another reservation supervisor said. He added, "This will create opportunities for brokers and touts operating at the current booking window at stations to mint money for passengers as they have prior information of berth positions due to their nexus with lower-level ticket booking staff." Some experts wondered how the Railways arrived at the 25 per cent cap for roadside stations where the berth quota is two or three seats and supposed that it was decided randomly. "It is an ill-conceived decision to minimise the perception of crowding in trains by capping the waiting limits. Even if the aim of it is to minimise crowd in AC classes, it will not help as a prospective passenger can buy a general counter ticket and travel in AC classes. Normally, E-ticket waiting list passengers do the same," a senior commercial officer said. He added, "The Railways should introduce more trains on busy routes rather than bringing all these measures to hide actual demand of travellers. (Only the headline and picture of this report may have been reworked by the Business Standard staff; the rest of the content is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)
Time of India
2 days ago
- Business
- Time of India
Uneconomical, impractical: Experts on Railway decision to cap passenger waiting list at 25%
Indian Railways capped waiting lists at 25 per cent. Reservation staff find this uneconomical and inconvenient. The Railway Board defends the decision, citing low confirmation rates. They aim to reduce crowding and cancellation revenue. Critics say it hinders demand assessment for special trains. Vacant berths and potential broker exploitation are concerns. Experts suggest more trains instead of caps. Tired of too many ads? Remove Ads Tired of too many ads? Remove Ads Tired of too many ads? Remove Ads The Railway's decision to limit the passenger waiting list to 25 per cent of the capacity of each class has been flagged by reservation supervisors, ticket booking clerks and some senior commercial officers as uneconomical for the railways and inconvenient for ministry, however, has justified the decision, saying less than one-fourth of the total number of waiting passengers get confirmed berths on an average and the 25 per cent cap has been placed in view of that."The decision was made after meticulously studying the waiting list confirmation pattern," said Dilip Kumar the Executive Director of Information and Publicity, Railway Board He highlighted that earlier, there was an allegation that the Railways allowed a lot of passengers to book berths in the waiting category which led to crowding in trains. "It was also alleged that the Railways earned money on ticket cancellation."Refuting the charge, Kumar stressed the Railways was more concerned about passenger comfort than monetary Centre for Railway Information Systems (CRIS) implemented the 25 per cent cap decision on June 16 for trains with reservation facilities. This come around two months after the ministry, through a circular, conveyed its decision on the matter to all principal chief commercial managers and the CRIS managing April 17 circular stated, "The matter has been reviewed and it has been decided that the maximum current waiting list limit will be revised to 25 per cent of the redefined capacity of each class available at originating as well as roadside stations."It added, "This logic will also be applicable for issuing of waitlisted tickets from remote locations as well as tickets booked under Tatkal scheme. This waiting list limit shall, however, not be applicable to the tickets issued on concessional fares, warrants etc."The circular directed CRIS to "make necessary modifications in the software and inform the date of effect to all zonal Railways".Railway officials said such a cap was in place earlier as well but more and more people were allowed to reserve seats/berths in the waiting to a 2013 circular, the waiting list cap on AC/EC and 2 AC classes was 30 and 100 respectively. Similarly, the first class, 3AC/Chair Car and sleeper class had 30, 300 and 400 waiting limits, a week after the implementation of new waiting norms, a section of experts as well as reservation officials termed the decision "impractical"."Waiting lists give a demand trend based on which we make decisions to run special trains. How will we do it now when the waiting lists of all trains will be capped at 25 per cent?" said a retired senior railway commercial officer who termed waiting lists valuable data to make future supervisors said there have been cases in which due to bulk cancellations, trains departed with some available seats and despite giving confirmed berths to all waiting list passengers, some remained vacant causing a loss to the Railways."On one hand seats/berths remain vacant and on the other needy people are unable to travel," a supervisor said."Agents often do bulk booking on routes high on demand. They go for cancellations before 48 hours of a train's departure so that they have to pay just the nominal cancellation charges. In such cases, there is a high possibility that availability of seats/berths will be created before the train's departure," another reservation supervisor added, "This will create opportunities for brokers and touts operating at the current booking window at stations to mint money for passengers as they have prior information of berth positions due to their nexus with lower-level ticket booking staff."Some experts wondered how the Railways arrived at the 25 per cent cap for roadside stations where the berth quota is two or three seats and supposed that it was decided randomly."It is an ill-conceived decision to minimise the perception of crowding in trains by capping the waiting limits. Even if the aim of it is to minimise crowd in AC classes, it will not help as a prospective passenger can buy a general counter ticket and travel in AC classes. Normally, E-ticket waiting list passengers do the same," a senior commercial officer added, "The Railways should introduce more trains on busy routes rather than bringing all these measures to hide actual demand of travellers."
