Two trains cancelled
The Hindu
The Railways has cancelled two trains on the Konkan Railway network, including Yeshwantpur-Karwar-Yeshwantpur tri-weekly day special express, temporarily due to reduced passenger patronage in view of
The Railways has cancelled two trains on the Konkan Railway network, including Yeshwantpur-Karwar-Yeshwantpur tri-weekly day special express, temporarily due to reduced passenger patronage in view of the surge in COVID-19 cases. A release from KRCL here said that Train Nos 06211/06212 Yeshwantpur-Karwar-Yeshwantpur was partially cancelled between Mangaluru Junction and Karwar. The train would operate out of Mangaluru Junction to and from Yeshwantpur from Monday till further advice. Similarly Train Nos 09260/09259 Bhavnagar-Kochuveli-Bhavnagar Special Weekly Express would be fully cancelled from Tuesday from Bhavnagar and from Thursday from Kochuveli.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.