Professor Shankar, Founder of Shankar IAS Academy, found dead in Chennai
Chennai, Oct 12: Shankar Devarajan, Founder and CEO of Shankar IAS Academy, a popular civil services coaching institute in Tamil Nadu, was found dead at his residence in Mylapore, Chennai on Thursday. The 45-year-old professor took his own life allegedly due to personal reasons.
Shankar was rushed to St. Isabel's hospital in Mylapore, late on Thursday night, where he was declared dead. His body was then taken to Royapettah Government Hospital for post-mortem.
This news has shocked many of his students across the country and condolences have been pouring in. Shankar who hails from Krishnagiri began the institute in 2004 in Anna Nagar, Chennai. His academy was the first in the state that aimed to train IAS and IPS aspirants. His academy is of national repute and has churned out hundreds of officers who are placed is different states in India. The Academy had recently opened a bigger building in the city.
"He was a very sincere and knowledgeable youngster. In just a short while, he built his academy into a successful enterprise. He had failed and exhausted all his attempts in an effort to clear the civil exams. But he learnt from this failure and decided to impart the knowledge that he had to help other students - especially those from the backward communities. More than a teacher, he was a friend and guide to his students. His absence is definitely a blow for aspiring students,” says MLA R Natraj, who has taken classes at the academy since 2010.
Very sad News:
— G.sundarrajan (@SundarrajanG) October 12, 2018
Shankar Ias Guru founder of shankar ias academy passed away. Promising youngster who gave hopes to lot of people.
Our heartfelt condolences
Shocking new in the morning.
— மகாராஜா ® (@maharaja_2020) October 12, 2018
Shankar Sir , Fonder of SHANKAR IAS ACADEMY passed away.
Who dreamt for more IAS Officers from tamilnadu and done in a short period.
REST IN PEACE SIR. pic.twitter.com/OOWnsoA1df
Shankar is survived by his wife Vaishnavi and two daughters.
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After fake ID crackdown, IRCTC daily new accounts down to 5000 from one lakh: Railways
New Delhi (PTI): With a new, stringent system to establish user identity, the number of new user IDs being added daily on the IRCTC website has declined to about 5,000 from nearly one lakh, officials said on Saturday.
Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw noted that the crackdown by Indian Railways on train ticket booking through fake identities is yielding positive results, according to a press note.
Before the latest reforms, this number had touched nearly one lakh new user IDs per day, it said.
"Following the introduction of a stringent system to establish user identity and detect fake IDs, about 5,000 new user IDs are now being added daily on the IRCTC website," the note said.
The officials stated that these steps have already helped Indian Railways deactivate 3.03 crore fake accounts.
"Another 2.7 crore user IDs have either been temporarily suspended or identified for suspension based on the suspicious activities they are indulging in," they said.
The Union minister directed officials to ensure that the ticketing system is reformed to a level where all travellers are able to book tickets easily through a real and genuine user ID, the press note added.
Additionally, Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw has directed officials to provide local cuisine of the region in Vande Bharat trains.
Introducing local cuisine that reflects the culture and tastes of the regions being traversed will significantly enhance the passenger experience, officials said.
This facility will be expanded to all the trains progressively in future, they added.
