MPs raise a host of issues at meeting with railway officials
The Hindu
The meeting of Members of Parliament representing various constituencies falling under Tiruchi railway division with Southern Railway officials here on Friday covered various aspects related to train
The meeting of Members of Parliament representing various constituencies falling under Tiruchi railway division with Southern Railway officials here on Friday covered various aspects related to train services, stoppages, passenger facilities and expeditious completion of railway projects.
Conducted by Southern Railway General Manager (in charge) B. G. Mallya, the meeting was attended by Principal Heads of the Departments of the Southern Railway and Tiruchi divisional railway officials. The MPs were informed about various works undertaken by the railways in Tiruchi division, especially in respect of new lines, ongoing projects, cleanliness of railway premises, station development, the dedicated service of the railway employees during the pandemic lockdown, operation of Shramik Special trains for transporting the migrant workers to their respective home States during the COVID-19 pandemic and the operation of cargo express trains carrying essential commodities across the Southern Railway zone to serve the public.
A crowd comprising farmers, researchers, professors, students, and horticulture enthusiasts thronged the ICAR-Indian Institute of Horticultural Research (IIHR), Hesaraghatta, Bengaluru, on Friday for the inaugural ceremony of the Triphal Diversity Show which showcased 300 mango, 100 jackfruit, and 100 banana genotypes in collaboration with ICAR-National Research Centre for Banana, Tiruchirappalli.
The State government on Friday constituted a Special Investigation Team (SIT), headed by Additional Director-General of Police, Manish Kharbikar of the Economic Offences division of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) to probe the alleged multi-crore scam in the government-run Maharshi Valmiki Scheduled Tribes Development Corporation.