Hajis to fly to Madina from Mangaluru from July 21
Mangaluru, June 19: All the hajis (pilgrims) of Dakshina Kannada, Udupi, Kodagu, Chikmagalur and Hassan districts who were booked and selected in a draw from the Indian Haj Committee would leave for Madina from Mangaluru airport.
The Central Haj Committee has already announced the dates of tours. The pilgrims would leave for Madina in three teams for three days from July 21 to 23. After completing their religious rituals at Macca and Madina, the hajis would return to India through Jeddah airport. They would return from Madina in three teams from September 1 to 3 and reach Mangaluru airport, according to a statement from Dakshina Kannada district Wakf Committee member Rasheed Vittla.
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Railways created world record in derailments: Mamata Banerjee
Kolkata, Sep 24: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday mocked the Indian Railways, asserting that it has created a “world record” in derailments.
Banerjee’s comments came hours after a few wagons of an empty goods train jumped tracks in the state’s Jalpaiguri district.
"What is happening with the Railways? Even today, there is the news of derailment. The Railways has created a world record in derailments. But, nobody says anything?" she told reporters after an administrative review meeting in Birbhum.
"People's safety and security is in danger, and they are scared of travelling in trains. Where is the railway minister? Only asking for votes during elections will not help, you have to be by the side of people when they are in danger," Banerjee said.
Five wagons of an empty goods train derailed at New Maynaguri railway station in Jalpaiguri district on Tuesday morning.
No injuries were reported in the incident that occurred around 6.20 am, officials said.
Banerjee, who had served as railway minister twice, claimed that she had run the department smoothly and allocated several projects for West Bengal.
"As the railway minister, I had sanctioned projects worth Rs 2 lakh crore for Bengal," the CM said.
The Railways, in a recent report, had mentioned there were 18 attempts to derail trains across the country since August.
