Association seeks extension of working hours in PRS counter at Pollachi Railway Station
The Hindu
Pollachi Train Passengers Welfare Association has requested the Southern Railway authorities to extend the working hours of the passenger reservation system (PRS) counter at the Pollachi Railway Stati
Pollachi Train Passengers Welfare Association has requested the Southern Railway authorities to extend the working hours of the passenger reservation system (PRS) counter at the Pollachi Railway Station till 8 p.m. In a letter to the Divisional Railway Manager of Palakkad Division on July 7, the Association’s secretary B. Mohanraj said the PRS counter at the railway station functioned from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. every day except on Sundays and other public holidays. However, Train no. 02652 Palakkad-Chennai special train leaves at 4.40 p.m. and Train no. 06344 Madurai-Thiruvananthapuram express train leaves at 7.40 p.m. from Pollachi Junction, the letter noted.Sitting MP and DMK ally IUML’s candidate K. Navas Kani registered a remarkable victory from Ramanathapuram Lok Sabha constituency on Tuesday. While Mr. Navas Kani polled 5,09,664 votes, O. Panneerselvam, Independent candidate supported by the BJP, bagged 3,42,882 votes, AIADMK candidate Jayaperumal secured 99,780 votes and Naam Tamilar Katchi candidate Dr. Chandra Prabha Jeyapaul bagged 97,672 votes. As many as 6,275 voters pressed NOTA button.
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