Bantwal: Two including young boy die after drowning at quarry; locals stage protest
Bantwal: Two people including one young boy died after drowning at a pond here in Narikombu of Bantwal Taluk on Friday evening.
The deceased have been identified as Jagadish (45), and Nidhish (16).
Nidhish is reportedly a student of PU 1 at a private college on BC Road and had been to his sister’s house when the incident took place.
According to the reports, the two had gone for swimming in the evening when they reportedly drowned. Their dead bodies were later recovered.
Locals alleged there was illegal mining of stones happening at the spot leading to the formation of pond. They protested and added that they would not take the dead bodies before Deputy Commissioner and Tahsildar would visit the spot.
Local police, fire brigade teams have also reached the spot.
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After fake ID crackdown, IRCTC daily new accounts down to 5000 from one lakh: Railways
New Delhi (PTI): With a new, stringent system to establish user identity, the number of new user IDs being added daily on the IRCTC website has declined to about 5,000 from nearly one lakh, officials said on Saturday.
Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw noted that the crackdown by Indian Railways on train ticket booking through fake identities is yielding positive results, according to a press note.
Before the latest reforms, this number had touched nearly one lakh new user IDs per day, it said.
"Following the introduction of a stringent system to establish user identity and detect fake IDs, about 5,000 new user IDs are now being added daily on the IRCTC website," the note said.
The officials stated that these steps have already helped Indian Railways deactivate 3.03 crore fake accounts.
"Another 2.7 crore user IDs have either been temporarily suspended or identified for suspension based on the suspicious activities they are indulging in," they said.
The Union minister directed officials to ensure that the ticketing system is reformed to a level where all travellers are able to book tickets easily through a real and genuine user ID, the press note added.
Additionally, Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw has directed officials to provide local cuisine of the region in Vande Bharat trains.
Introducing local cuisine that reflects the culture and tastes of the regions being traversed will significantly enhance the passenger experience, officials said.
This facility will be expanded to all the trains progressively in future, they added.
