Ash-mixed rain in Udupi
Udupi, August 03: There were reports that various places in the district including Udupi received ash and salt-mixed rain between 3 pm and 4 pm on Friday.
After the rain, people found white colour ash and salt-mixed water on the vehicles parked in many places. The newspaper office received calls from Kota, Kundapura and other places about the acid rain. But the reason for such acid rain or ash-mixed rain is not yet known. Some people suspect that it was because of the UPCL thermal power plant at Nandikur in Padubidri, the places received such rain.
The UPCL was closed for the last 15 days for annual maintenance and it has resumed its work just three days back. But whether the thermal power plant was the main reason for such acid rain or not is not yet ascertained.
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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.
