Dhigawara (Rajasthan): “Tea will be sold in environment-friendly ‘Kulhads’ (earthen cups) in place of plastic cups at all Railway Stations across the country,” said Railway Minister Piyush Goyal yesterday. Addressing the gathering at an event organised at the Dhigawara Railway Station in Rajasthan’s Alwar district to mark the inauguration of the newly electrified Dhigawara-Bandikui section…
Help Desk at Railway Station
March 17, 2020Mysuru/Mysore: In a bid to prevent spread of Coronavirus and to educate people about the precautions to be taken, the South Western Railways (SWR) has opened Special Medical Help Desks at all important Railway Stations including Mysuru Railway Station. Apart from Mysuru Railway Station, similar Help Desks are opened at Railway Stations in Bengaluru, Hubballi,…
Railway seeks Congress Office land
January 23, 2020Mysuru/Mysore: A new controversy over land is brewing in the heart of the city as the South Western Railway (SWR) Divisional Office in Mysuru is eyeing the two-acre prime land adjacent to the Railway Station for its expansion plans. This issue has, however, ruffled the feathers of Congressmen as the land has been leased out…
Heritage Panel halts Railway Station works
May 13, 2019Mysuru: The controversy surrounding the refurbishment of the historical Mysuru City Railway Station received a twist this morning with the Mysuru Deputy Commissioner Abhiram G. Sankar issuing orders to immediately stop all kinds of renovation, repair and restoration works at the Railway Station, a heritage structure. The DC’s order came at a meeting of District…
Tourism Minister wants City Railway Station Development stopped after 60% works done !
March 14, 2019Mysuru: Even as almost 60 per cent of the Rs.15 crore re-development work at the City Railway Station has been completed under the Central Government fund, the State Tourism Minister S.R. Mahesh, who visited the spot on Mar.11, asked the Railway authorities to stop the work immediately claiming that they were affecting the heritage structure….
Move to improve quality of life around Railway Stations
September 10, 2018Mysuru: The Ministry of Railways, in order to build a positive image, has embarked upon an initiative to improve the quality of life benefiting the communities and economic well-being of the local populace, in and around Railway Stations. In Mysuru Division, Chamarajanagar has been selected, where Railways’ contribution in social welfare can have maximum impact…
Security in Railway Stations: Let Train Captains monitor CCTV cameras
August 19, 2018Sir, Recent e-mails on security of trains during night journey is due to lack of security in Railway Stations. It is very vaguely secured and monitored. Mysuru for example is totally insecure from CFTRI side. Anyone can walk down from CFTRI or down the track into Railway Station and get into trains. I had a…
City woman dies after falling from train in Bengaluru
August 6, 2018Mysuru: A woman from city, who had been to Bengaluru, died after falling from a train at the Railway Station in Bengaluru yesterday. The deceased has been identified as Mary Fathima (63), wife of Henry and a resident of Vijayanagar 1st Stage in city. Mary’s son, who is working in Maldives, had come to city…
Assembly polls: Random checking at Railway Station, Bus Stands
April 30, 2018Mysuru: Even as only 12 days are left for the countdown to the May 12 Assembly elections in Karnataka, the Election Commission of India (ECI) is leaving no stone unturned to curb electoral malpractices. As one more step in this direction, it has asked the Police Department to start random checking at Railway Stations, Suburban…
Modi to address poll rally in city at 3 pm
February 19, 2018Mysuru: If last week was the turn of All India Congress Committee (AICC) President Rahul Gandhi, who took on the BJP at a series of ‘Janashirvad Yatra’ in North Karnataka, this week is the turn of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to take on the Congress in Mysuru, Chief Minister Siddharamaiah’s home turf — the place where…
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