Election Commission seizes cash, other items worth Rs. 75 crore
Bengaluru: In less than a month after the model code of conduct came into force, the election officials have seized nearly Rs. 75 crore worth of cash, vehicles, jewellery, and freebies being used to induce voters across the State.
Officials have seized Rs. 38.43 crore in cash, Rs. 16.95 crore worth of liquor, and 7.7 kg of jewellery worth Rs. 1.76 crore. According to a release by the office of the Chief Electoral Officer, freebies worth Rs. 15.16 crore that includes saris, blouse pieces, cookers, laptops, stoves and election-related paraphernalia have been seized. Vehicles worth Rs. 1.93 crore that were used to transport freebies and cash are also part of the seizure.
In all, 536 FIRs have been filed for poll code violations.
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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.
