Central Railway renames Usmanabad station in Maharashtra as Dharashiv
Mumbai (PTI): The Usmanabad railway station in central Maharashtra has been renamed as `Dharashiv', officials said on Friday.
The station previously known as Usmanabad, with the station code UMD, has now been officially renamed Dharashiv, with the new station code DRSV, the Central Railway said in a release.
The Maharashtra government has already changed the name of Osmanabad city and district (locally pronounced as `Usmanabad') as Dharashiv and the proposal to change the name of the station was pending with the railways.
"The new station name and code have been approved by the Indian Railways Conference Association," the release stated.
To implement the name change, the Mumbai Passenger Reservation System (PRS) will be temporarily shut down from 11:45 pm to 01:30 am on June 1, 2025.
Osmanabad/Usmanabad was named for a 20th century ruler of the princely state of Hyderabad. Dharashiv is the name of an 8th century cave complex in the area.
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Brothers awaiting board exam results drown in canal
Erode (Tamil Nadu) (PTI): Minor brothers who were awaiting their board exam results have drowned in a canal in this district while spending their Summer holidays at their aunt's place, police said.
According to Arachalure Police, Santhosh, aged 17, and his younger brother Sanjai, aged 15, natives of Musiri village in Tiruchirapalli district, came to Gopaliparai hamlet near Arachalure to their Aunt's house a couple of days ago after writing their annual 12th and 10th examinations, respectively.
The police said on Friday that both boys went to the nearby Lower Bhavani Project canal to take a bath. It was alleged that while taking a bath, both boys went to a deeper area of the canal and went missing.
As they didn't return home, even two hours after they left, their aunt grew suspicious and informed the Fire and Rescue Services, Chennimalai. A rescue team from the department rushed to the spot. After a few minutes of searching, they located the dead bodies of the brothers and sent them to the hospital. Arachalure police registered a case of death due to drowning and are investigating.
