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The Railways found itself caught on the wrong side of the model code of conduct yet again when passengers on Friday reported that tea was being served in paper cups with "main bhi chowkidaar" ('I'm also watchman') written on them.

As the image of the paper cup tweeted by a passenger on Kathgodam Shatabdi went viral, the railways said its has withdrawn the cup and penalised the contractor.

It has been claimed that tea was served in these cups twice. The advertisement on the cup was by Sankalp Foundation, an NGO.

This issue comes days after the railways was found in violation of the poll code for issuing tickets with Prime Minister Narendra Modi's pictures on them. Later, the railways said that it was an "unintentional and inadvertent mistake".

"Reports that tea has been served in cups labelled as "main bhi chowkidar" have been investigated. This was without any prior approval of IRCTC. Explanation has been sought from supervisor/pantry Incharges over dereliction of duty.

"A fine of Rs 1 lakh fine has been imposed on the service provider. A showcause notice has also been served to the service provider for this misconduct," an IRCTC spokesperson told PTI. Read More

Rahul Gandhi: Congress will launch ‘surgical strike’ on poverty

Jaipur, Mar 26 Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday guaranteed a “surgical strike” on neediness and said his party had been chipping away at how to kill it throughout the last half year.

Addressing a rally in Suratgarh a day after declaring his party would roll out a minimum income guarantee scheme for the poorest 20 percent households if voted to power, Gandhi said just the rich could…

“बेरोज़गार न होते तो चौकीदार थोड़े ही होते साहब”

देश भर में चौकीदार पर राजनीति चल रही है. चौकीदार शब्द का जमकर महिमामंडन हो रहा है. पर इस राजनीति में चौकीदार शब्द के इस्तेमाल से थोड़ा ही सही चौकीदारों का भला ज़रूर हुआ है. चौकीदारों की समस्या पर भी दबे छिपे बात हो रही है. बीबीसी ने बाकायदा चौकीदारों से बात की है.

“मैं इस मार्केट की सुरक्षा में तैनात हूं. चौकीदारी का मतलब है यहां नज़र रखना और जहां तक मेरी नज़र जाती है उसकी रखवाली करना. कुछ…

PM Narendra Modi: Congress obstructing Ayodhya case

New Delhi, Jan 12 Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday delivered the concluding speech at two-day national committee meet of Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) at New Delhi’s historic Ramlila Maidan.

The main agenda of the meet, which was gone to all top leaders of the BJP, was social justice and farmer outreach. In any case, experts claim that the national council meet should be seen as BJP’s…

Smriti Irani Hits Out At Rahul Gandhi’s Chowkidaar A Thief” Remark

Smriti Irani said people of the country know that Rahul Gandhi lacks vision. (File)

Jaipur: 

Union Textile Minister Smriti Irani yesterday slammed Congress president Rahul Gandhi for his comments on Prime Minister, saying he is desperate to attract attention.

Earlier in the day, Mr Gandhi had said at a public meeting in Dungarpur district that people now thought that the country’s “watchman” is…