Girls run away to Dharmasthala after being scolded by father, reunited with parents
Use free tickets under Shakti yojana to reach Dharmasthala
Bengaluru: Two girls, aged 13 and 10 years who went missing on Saturday, were rescued on Sunday afternoon by the Konanakunte police, reports Deccan Herald
The girls travelled to Dharmasthala in KSRTC bus when a woman in the bus noticed them without their guardian and questioned them, she informed their parents, after which the police requested the women to keep them in her custody, picked them up from Nelamangala, and reunited them with their parents.
The girls were upset with their father for scolding them for going to the supermarket to buy chocolates. So they decided to run away to Dharmasthala by availing the free ticket for women, said police.
P Krishnakant,DCP (South) said,police registered a kidnapping case after the girls’ parents lodged a missing complaint on Saturday evening.
The police after verifying the CCTV footage, learnt that the girls had boarded a bus to Dharmasthala from Kempegowda Bus Station (Majestic bus stand)
"Our team was trying to trace them. Meanwhile, a woman travelling in a KSRTC bus found the girls without parents or guardians. The woman suspected something fishy and questioned the girls. She rang up their parents. Subsequently, the Konankunte police were informed that the girls were travelling in the bus," Krishnakant said.
The police accompanied the children and reunited them with their parents.
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13 lakh litres of 'Rail Neer' supplied to train passengers daily: Government
New Delhi (PTI): Approximately 13 lakh litres of packaged drinking water -- 'Rail Neer' -- are being supplied to train passengers across the railway network daily, the government informed the Lok Sabha in a written reply on Wednesday.
Apprising the Lower House about the Indian Railways' endeavour to provide safe and potable drinking water facilities at all stations, the government also provided zone-wise details of the water vending machines (WVMs) installed there.
"To ensure the quality of drinking water being made available at the railway stations, instructions exist for periodical checking and required corrective action to be taken.
"Regular inspection and maintenance of drinking water facilities is carried out and complaints are attended to promptly," Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said while responding to a question raised by BJP MP Anup Sanjay Dhotre seeking to know the supply of drinking water at railway stations across the country
"Complaints regarding deficiency in services, including water supply, are received through various channels such as public complaints, web portals, social media, etc. These complaints are received at various levels, including the Railway Board, zonal railways, division office, etc.," Vaishnaw said.
"The complaints so received are forwarded to the concerned wings of Railways and necessary action is taken to check and address them. As receipt of such complaints and action taken thereon is a continuous and dynamic process, a centralised compendium of these is not maintained," he added.
Providing zone-wise details of water vending machines, the minister said 954 such machines have been installed across railway stations.
"The Indian Railways also provides safe and affordable packaged drinking water bottles -- Rail Neer -- approved by the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) in trains and at stations," Vaishnaw said.
"Approximately, 13 lakh litres of Rail Neer are being supplied per day to the travelling passengers in trains and at stations across the Indian Railways network," he added.
