Railways plans new Vande Bharat train from Mumbai-Mangaluru
Mumbai: Indian Railways is planning to introduce a new Vande Bharat train service connecting Mumbai and Mangaluru.
According to Mathrabhumi, The plan involves merging the existing Mumbai-Goa and Mangaluru-Goa routes to create a direct service, allowing passengers to travel between Mumbai and Mangaluru in about 12 hours.
Currently, the Mumbai-Goa and Mangaluru-Goa Vande Bharat trains operate separately, with average passenger occupancy of around 70 percent.
However, the Mangaluru-Goa route has struggled with low demand, with occupancy below 40 percent. To improve efficiency and attract more passengers, Railways had initially considered extending the train to Kozhikode, but this idea was dropped due to opposition from political leaders in Karnataka.
The Mumbai-Goa Vande Bharat train initially had a high occupancy rate of around 90 percent, but this has now reduced to about 70 percent. Railways believe that combining the two services into a single Mumbai-Mangaluru route will help increase demand and ensure full occupancy.
There has been strong demand for better train connectivity between Mumbai and Mangaluru, and this new service is expected to benefit passengers by offering a faster and more efficient travel option.
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BSEB declares result of STET, 57.96 per cent candidates qualify in examination
Patna (PTI): The Bihar School Examination Board (BSEB) on Monday declared the results of the Secondary Teacher Eligibility Test, with 57.96 per cent of the candidates qualifying in the test.
According to a statement issued by the Board, the exams were conducted from October 14 to November 16 last year through computer-based test (CBT).
Talking to reporters here, BSEB chairman Anand Kishore said, "Out of 4,42,214 candidates in both Paper 1 and Paper 2, a total of 2,56,301 candidates - 1,04,167 females and 1,52,134 males - passed the exams, culminating in a pass percentage of 57.96 per cent."
A total of 2,46,415 candidates appeared for Paper 1 of STET, which tests the eligibility of teachers for Class 9-10, and 1,95,799 candidates appeared for Paper 2, which tests the eligibility of teachers for Class 11-12, the statement said.
The exam for Paper 1 was conducted for 16 subjects, in which 1,54,145 candidates passed, which is 62.56 per cent of the total candidates. Along with this, the exam for 29 subjects for Paper 2 was also conducted, in which 1,02,156 candidates passed, that is 52.17 per cent, he said.
The numbers of female candidates for Papers 1 and 2 were 1,07,229 and 71,178, respectively, while the numbers of male candidates for Paper 1 and 2 were 1,39,186 and 1,24,621, respectively.
The chairman said that candidates who participated in this exam took the tests at 23 centres in nine districts of Bihar.
"I would like to extend my heartiest congratulations to all candidates who passed this exam, and I encourage those who were unsuccessful to prepare thoroughly and perform better in future exams," he said.
