Three boys drown in sea in Udupi, one rescued
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Udupi (PTI): Three minor boys drowned while one was rescued after they went swimming in the sea in this district, police said on Wednesday
The deceased have been identified as Sanketh (16), Suraj (15) and Ashish (14), they said.
The incident occurred on Tuesday evening when the victims ventured into deep waters along the coastline in Koderi Hosahithlu near Kirimanjeshwara village in Byndoor taluk, police said.
Of the four minors, three were unable to return and drowned. "We recovered three bodies and rescued one child, who is now receiving medical attention," a police officer said.
The rescued child, whose identity is yet to be ascertained, has been admitted to a nearby hospital and is reported to be stable, police added.
Local police have cordoned off the area and are recording statements of witnesses. The families of the deceased were informed and it is being ascertained whether lack of warnings or supervision led to the mishap, they said.
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SWR announces special trains for passengers stranded by large-scale IndiGo cancellations
Bengaluru (PTI): The South Western Railway on Saturday announced a series of special trains, in coordination with Central, South Eastern and Southern Railways, to clear stranded passengers following large-scale IndiGo flight cancellations across the country.
The special services will operate between December 6 and 10 on high-demand routes, including Bengaluru–Chennai, Bengaluru–Pune, Yesvantpur–Hazrat Nizamuddin, Shalimar–Yelahanka and Ernakulam–Yelahanka, officials said.
According to an official statement, SWR will run Train No. 06255/06256 between Chennai Egmore and KSR Bengaluru, 06257/06258 between Bengaluru and MGR Chennai Central, 06259/06260 between Yesvantpur and Hazrat Nizamuddin, and 06263/06264 between Bengaluru and Pune.
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Central Railway will operate Train No. 01413/01414 between Pune and Bengaluru, while South Eastern Railway will run Train No. 08073/08074 between Shalimar and Yelahanka. Southern Railway will operate Train No. 06147/06148 between Ernakulam and Yelahanka, the statement said.
Railways has advised passengers to check updated timings on its official channels and arrive early at stations.
For at least five days in a row, IndiGo flight operations have been significantly disrupted, with a large number of cancellations and delays causing hardships to thousands of passengers. In many cases, baggage has been misplaced.
