Two killed as car rams into tree in Haveri
Haveri: Two people were killed on the spot as the car they were travelling in hit a tree by the road near Ranebennur after the driver lost control over the vehicle.
The deceased have been identified as Vithal (47) and Jayanthi (50), residents of Hulekal village in Sirsi taluk of Uttara Kannada district.
The accident occurred when they were returning by car to Sirsi from Bengaluru on Tuesday evening, after dropping Jayanthi’s daughter, who was travelling to Dubai, at the Kempegowda Airport in Bengaluru.
Vithal, who was driving the car, lost control over it near Ranebennur at around 6 pm and the car hit a big tamarind tree by the road, said the police, adding that Vithal and Jayanthi, who were seriously injured, died on the spot.
A case has been registered at the Halageri Police Station.
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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.
