Bantwal: Senior RSS leader dies in road accident
Bantwal: The senior leader of the RSS died in a road accident that occurred at dawn on Tuesday. The accident is said to have happened in Polya near Kabakka near the jurisdiction of the Puttur Traffic Police Station.
The deceased has been identified as Venkataramana Holla (60), a resident of Agrabail in BC Road, and a prominent chief of rural development in the RSS Division of Mangaluru.
On Tuesday morning, Venkataramana reportedly finished an RSS sit-in meeting at Puttur and was returning to his home at Agrabail in BC Road on his bike when he met with an accident at Polya. The bike he was traveling in was found to have collided with the barricade.
Recognized as an RSS activist since youth, he attracted the attention of the national leaders of the organization. Venkataramana Holla has been a mentor and guide to the current BJP president Nalin Kumar Kateel. It was at his residence that Nalin received the education about the Sangh.
As the Mangalore Divisional Coordinator of Rural Development Committee, Venkatramana Holla had conducted job training to empower young people to become self-reliant at several places, including BC Road, Sulya, and Puttur, and thus garnered attention recently.
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High-level inquiry committee set up to probe fire in Rajdhani Express: Railway Board
New Delhi (PTI): The West Central Railway Zone has constituted a high administrative grade-level inquiry committee to investigate the fire on the Thiruvananthapuram Central-Hazrat Nizamuddin Rajdhani Express on Sunday.
The fire erupted at 5.15 am in the B-1 passenger coach of the train between Vikramgarh Alot and Lunirichha stations under the Kota Railway division, one-and-a-half hours after it left the Ratlam Junction in Madhya Pradesh, according to an official. The fire also damaged the luggage brake and generator car behind the coach.
"The committee has been nominated by the general manager of West Central Railway (WCR). It comprises senior officers from the West Central Railway, Integral Coach Factory in Chennai, and RDSO (Research Designs and Standards Organisation)," the Railway Board said in a press note.
"Principal chief safety officer, WCR, has been appointed as the convener of the committee," it said, also mentioning other committee members such as principal chief electrical engineer, principal chief mechanical engineer, principal chief security officer from the WCR zone, and principal chief mechanical engineer from the Integrated Coach Factory, among others.
As per the provisions of the Accident Manual, the committee has been directed to complete the inquiry within the stipulated timeframe.
The Board stated that the committee will conduct a detailed examination of the causes of the incident, technical aspects and safety parameters so as to prevent recurrence of such incidents in future.
"Indian Railways remains committed to ensuring the safety and security of passengers and is taking all necessary measures in this regard," it added.
