Mangaluru: One held for allegedly following MLA Harish Poonja's car, flashing sword at him
It was a case of road rage, no other angle to it, says DK SP
Bantwal: Local Police on Friday arrested one person for allegedly chasing the car of Belthangady MLA Harish Poonja and flashing a sword at his car on Thursday evening in Bantwal.
The arrested accused has been identified as Riyaz (38), a resident of Falnir in the city. The Scorpio car in which he chased the MLA’s car has also been seized by the police. The accused and the car have both been identified by the complainant, the police said.
According to the reports, Harish Poonja’s car driver Naveen had filed a police complaint on Thursday evening at the Bantwal Police Station alleging that an unidentified man had chased their car and had flashed swords from his Scorpio car on Thursday.
Dakshina Kannada Superintendent of Police on Friday said that there was no criminal case registered against the accused in any police station and no weapon/sword was recovered from him. The SP further added that the incident took place when the accused was overtaking MLA’s car and a verbal altercation ensued over not letting him overtake and move further.
"It was a matter of road rage. There is no other angle to this and no weapon has been recovered from the accused." the SP said.
In the complaint, the driver had alleged while returning from Bengaluru and heading towards Belthangady, a Scorpio car followed MLA’s vehicle and shouted at them before flashing swords and fleeing near Firangepete.
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13 lakh litres of 'Rail Neer' supplied to train passengers daily: Government
New Delhi (PTI): Approximately 13 lakh litres of packaged drinking water -- 'Rail Neer' -- are being supplied to train passengers across the railway network daily, the government informed the Lok Sabha in a written reply on Wednesday.
Apprising the Lower House about the Indian Railways' endeavour to provide safe and potable drinking water facilities at all stations, the government also provided zone-wise details of the water vending machines (WVMs) installed there.
"To ensure the quality of drinking water being made available at the railway stations, instructions exist for periodical checking and required corrective action to be taken.
"Regular inspection and maintenance of drinking water facilities is carried out and complaints are attended to promptly," Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said while responding to a question raised by BJP MP Anup Sanjay Dhotre seeking to know the supply of drinking water at railway stations across the country
"Complaints regarding deficiency in services, including water supply, are received through various channels such as public complaints, web portals, social media, etc. These complaints are received at various levels, including the Railway Board, zonal railways, division office, etc.," Vaishnaw said.
"The complaints so received are forwarded to the concerned wings of Railways and necessary action is taken to check and address them. As receipt of such complaints and action taken thereon is a continuous and dynamic process, a centralised compendium of these is not maintained," he added.
Providing zone-wise details of water vending machines, the minister said 954 such machines have been installed across railway stations.
"The Indian Railways also provides safe and affordable packaged drinking water bottles -- Rail Neer -- approved by the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) in trains and at stations," Vaishnaw said.
"Approximately, 13 lakh litres of Rail Neer are being supplied per day to the travelling passengers in trains and at stations across the Indian Railways network," he added.
