Mangaluru central railway station gets monumental national flag
Mangaluru, Mar 25: Mangaluru central railway station has joined the group of other important railway stations in the country to sport the monumental national flag.
A 20 ft by 30 ft national flag has been hoisted on a 100 ft tall mast in front of the station with the aim of enhancing the aesthetics of the station and to promote patriotism.
The Railways Ministry launched the programme of hoisting monumental national flags at important railway stations across the country in 2018.
Railway stations in places of tourist importance are getting such flags.
The ministry has instructed that such flags should be placed in the premises of stations and its security should be the responsibility of the railway protection force.
Directions were also given to ensure proper lighting around the flag mast during the nights.
The flag is made of knitted polyester and printed in accordance with the national flag code using UV protected colours, railway sources said.
The monumental national flag is not required to be lowered at dusk.
Mangaluru central is the second station to have such a flag after Kozhikode in the Palakkad railway division of Southern Railway, the sources said.
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Agra man arrested for harassing, touching inappropriately Czech tourist visiting Taj Mahal
Agra, Apr 6 (PTI): A man was arrested for allegedly harassing and touching inappropriately a tourist from the Czech Republic visiting the Taj Mahal, police said on Sunday.
The alleged incident occurred on April 3 and the arrest was made after a thorough investigation, they said.
In a written complaint at the Tourist police station, the woman alleged that she was "touched inappropriately and harassed" while walking along the Shamshan Ghat Road around 1 pm, they added.
The police registered a case and began a probe, deploying multiple teams to nab the accused.
Assistant Commissioner of Police (Taj Security) Syed Areeb Ahmed said, "A case was registered on the complaint of the foreign woman. Several teams were deployed to search for the accused. (Footage from) several CCTV cameras covering the area was scanned. After investigation, the accused Karan Rathore was arrested on Sunday."
The woman has identified Rathore as the accused and he has been taken into custody, the officer said.
