Mangaluru central railway station gets monumental national flag
Mangaluru, Mar 25: Mangaluru central railway station has joined the group of other important railway stations in the country to sport the monumental national flag.
A 20 ft by 30 ft national flag has been hoisted on a 100 ft tall mast in front of the station with the aim of enhancing the aesthetics of the station and to promote patriotism.
The Railways Ministry launched the programme of hoisting monumental national flags at important railway stations across the country in 2018.
Railway stations in places of tourist importance are getting such flags.
The ministry has instructed that such flags should be placed in the premises of stations and its security should be the responsibility of the railway protection force.
Directions were also given to ensure proper lighting around the flag mast during the nights.
The flag is made of knitted polyester and printed in accordance with the national flag code using UV protected colours, railway sources said.
The monumental national flag is not required to be lowered at dusk.
Mangaluru central is the second station to have such a flag after Kozhikode in the Palakkad railway division of Southern Railway, the sources said.
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Mangaluru: Bajpe police arrests young man for alleged derogatory posts against police
Bajpe: Police have arrested a youth for allegedly posting derogatory and defamatory content against the Bajpe police on social media.
The arrested accused has been identified as Abhishek M. (23), a resident of Katipalla, Surathkal.
According to the police, Abhishek posted a photograph of Bajpe Nisarga Hotel on his Instagram account mr_a_titude_22, alleging that accused persons in a murder case under the jurisdiction of the Bajpe police station were being treated “like royalty” by the police and were being served beef meals from the hotel every day. In his post, he further accused the police of colluding with criminals and misusing their authority, stating that public trust in the police was being betrayed.
Following which, the Bajpe police registered a case and arrested the accused.
Police records reveal that Abhishek is already facing multiple criminal cases. A case of murder, attempt to murder, assault and robbery has been registered against him at the Surathkal police station. At the same time, a robbery case has also been registered at the Kaup police station.
After his arrest, Abhishek was handed over to the custody of the CEN police for further investigation. He was later produced before a court, police said.
