Konkan Railways collects Rs 1.95cr in fine from 6,675 passengers travelling without tickets in Dec
Udupi: Konkan Railways has collected more than Rs 1.95 crore as fine from as many as 6,675 passengers for traveling without tickets in December 2023, with the ticket checking system implemented recently in the trains to provide information to concerned authorities on such violations by passengers, the Konkan Railways officials have said, in a recent press release.
In the last quarter of the current financial year, between October and December 2023, Konkan Railways collected a fine amount of about Rs 5.61 crore from 18,466 passengers for ticketless journey in the trains, the press release added.
Urging passengers to unfailingly purchase tickets for their respective journeys to also help the Konkan Railways prevent any sort of inconvenience to passengers due to violation of the rule to travel with tickets, the officials have stated in the press release that Konkan Railways will retain the system to regularly check the tickets of passengers traveling in its trains.
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Annpurna Devi expresses anguish over girl's rape in TN, urges NCW to act
New Delhi (PTI): Union Minister for Women and Child Development Annpurna Devi on Tuesday expressed her anguish over the alleged gang rape of a girl in Tamil Nadu and urged the National Commission for Women to take immediate cognisance of the matter.
In a post on X, Devi said, "Deeply anguished by this horrific incident. I urge the NCW to take immediate cognisance and act swiftly in coordination with the concerned authorities to ensure the strictest action against all culprits."
Devi said, "Justice must be swift and unsparing — the accused must be brought to book without delay," adding, "the safety, dignity, and justice of every daughter of India remain our highest priority."
"We stand firmly with the survivor and her family in this difficult hour," she said.
Reacting to a post by former Tamil Nadu BJP president K Annamalai, who flagged concerns over the law and order situation in the state, Devi said such incidents "expose grave concerns" under the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam government.
Annamalai, in his post, alleged that a 15-year-old girl from Kanchipuram, who had come to participate in a temple festival near Seyyaru in Tiruvannamalai district, was gangraped.
He said the incident was "deeply shocking and enraging" to him and alleged that such crimes point to a "complete failure" of law and order in Tamil Nadu.
Annamalai demanded immediate arrest of all those involved and the "harshest punishments" for the accused.
He also called for full protection and mental health counselling for the survivor and her family.
