Train traffic hit for about eight hours due to rail fracture near Kulashekara
The Hindu
Train traffic between Mangaluru Junction Station and Konkan Railway route was affected for about eight hours due to a rail fracture detected near Kulashekara early on Wednesday.Traffic, which was disr
Train traffic between Mangaluru Junction Station and Konkan Railway route was affected for about eight hours due to a rail fracture detected near Kulashekara early on Wednesday. Traffic, which was disrupted at 1.10 a.m., was restored at 9.04 a.m., Palakkad Division of Southern Railway said in a release. Track Maintainer Chandankumar, who was on patrolling duty, noticed that that some clips between Kulashekara and Padil were broken at 1.10 a.m. Hence, Train No 06098 Yog Nagari Rishikesh-Kochuveli Express Special was stopped on the section.The election authorities are gearing up for the counting of votes cast in the simultaneous elections to Lok Sabha and Assembly seats in Andhra Pradesh, scheduled to be held on June 4. The Collectors and Election Officers of Visakhapatnam, Anakapalli and Alluri Sitharama Raju (ASR) districts said on May 23 (Thursday) that their teams were ready for the counting of votes.
Responding to the prolonged water scarcity, the residents of the area took to the streets in protest on Wednesday. The protest, which drew attention to their plight, stopped only after the intervention of the police. It was not until 1.30 p.m. that a 4000-litre tanker was finally delivered by BWSSB, providing relief to the water-starved residents.