Tremors felt in Sullia again, second time in three days
Sulya: The locals at Sullia Taluk have described their experience of going through yet another episode of earth tremors. On Tuesday around 7.44 am, 7.45 am, the region is said to have experienced slight earth tremors. Reportedly, the ground shook for a couple of seconds’ accompanied by peculiar sounds. The people who were alarmed by this ran out of their homes during the occurrence.
The kitchen utensils and other household items were shaking due to the tremors on the ground, while the roofing sheets also quavered during the incident. The locals have revealed that the ground shook in places including Sulya, Sampaje, Goonadka, and Guttigaru among other regions.
According to town panchayat president Vinaykumar Kandadka, even an occupied chair had shaken during the occurrence accompanied by a loud sound that lasted for 4-5 seconds. Sampaje gram panchayat president G.K Hameed said, “While I was seated on the bike, I experienced the vehicle shaking suddenly”, he described.
“The table and chairs inside the house were all shaking. We also heard an unusually loud noise while this was happening”, he said.
A resident of the Guttigaru region identified as Bitti B Nedunilam said, “In the area around Guttigaru, the ground shook for 5 seconds accompanied by a loud sound. The noise felt like as if a JCB was approaching”, he said.
Another individual named Deepu P.S said, “Around the Sulya circle region, we clearly experienced the ground shake for several seconds”, he described.
On Sunday, the Richter scale had recorded an earthquake of 2.3 magnitude near Karike and as an aftereffect of that phenomenon, the areas in the Sulya region experienced ground tremors on Tuesday.
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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.
