South Central Railway to resume unreserved train services from Monday
Mangaluru, Jul 18: The South Central Railway (SCR) zone will resume unreserved train services for the benefit of intra-state passengers from Monday.
This was in line with the gradual and phased resumption of train services in the Covid pandemic, a release from the SCR said.
These trains will be operated on par with express trains as unreserved express trains to cut down on travel time.
The railway zone undertook major track strengthening works over the past one year, which will now result in raising the maximum permissible speed at which the trains can chug.
These trains will be operated as unreserved express train services to pass on the benefit of the track enhancement works to the passenger in terms of reduced travel time, the release said.
Initially, 82 trains will resume operations across the entire network of SCR.
SCR to resume Unreserved Train Services from 19th July 2021.
— South Central Railway (@SCRailwayIndia) July 17, 2021
- These trains will be run on par with Express Trains.
- Passengers to benefit from faster speed of the trains @RailMinIndia pic.twitter.com/fAk03vmLY9
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Man arrested with Rs 2.54-crore heroin in Mumbai
Mumbai (PTI): Police have arrested a man and seized over 500 grams of heroin worth Rs 2.54 crore in the illicit market from him in Mumbai, officials said on Friday.
The police's Anti-Narcotics Cell (ANC) made the drug seizure in Santacruz in the western suburbs. The operation was conducted by the Kandivali unit of the ANC on Thursday as part of a special crackdown against drug trafficking in the area, they said.
Acting on specific inputs, an ANC team conducted a raid in Santacruz (East) and intercepted a man. During a search, the team recovered 508 grams of high-grade heroin from his possession, an official said.
The seized contraband, a highly addictive, opioid drug derived from morphine, is estimated to be worth Rs 2.54 crore in the international market, he informed.
Following the seizure, a case was registered against the man under relevant sections of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985, and he was formally placed under arrest in the early hours of Friday.
The police are currently investigating the source of the drug and trying to identify the intended recipients of the consignment, he said.
