Karnataka's second Vande Bharat Express between Bengaluru and Dharwad flagged off
Dharwad (K'taka) (PTI): The second ultra luxury semi high speed Vande Bharat Express between Bengaluru and Dharwad chugged out on Tuesday after Prime Minister Narendra Modi flagged it off virtually from Rani Kamalapati Railway Station in Bhopal.
Karnataka Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot, Union Minister for Coal and Mines Pralhad Joshi, South Western Railway (SWR) General Manager Sanjeev Kishore and Hubballi Divisional Railway Manager Harsh Khare were among those present on the occasion here.
Gehlot and Joshi led the flagging off ceremony on behalf of the Prime Minister here.
The journey from Bengaluru to Dharwad in AC Chair car will cost Rs 1,165 and executive class Rs 2,210.
The return trip will be costlier by Rs 230 since it includes lunch and snacks on board.
"In Dharwad to Bengaluru direction, lunch is also included in addition to snacks in ticket itself whereas in Bengaluru to Dharwad direction lunch is not available. Only Breakfast/Snacks will be served," a Railway officer said.
According to the SWR authorities, the inaugural run will have stoppages at Hubballi, Haveri, Ranebennur, Harihar, Davangere, Chikkajajur, Birur, Arasikere, Tiptur, Ammasandra, Tumakuru, Doddabele, Chikkabanavara, and Yashwanthpur before reaching its final destination.
The Vande Bharat express train will depart from KSR Bengaluru City Railway Station (SBC) at 5.45 am and reach Dharwad at 12.10 pm.
On its return journey, the train will start at 1.15 pm and arrive in Bengaluru by 7.45 pm.
This is the second Vande Bharat train in Karnataka. The first one is running between Mysuru and Chennai via Bengaluru.
A large number of school students also boarded the train to experience their maiden journey in the ultra-luxury train.
With a broad smile on their faces, they were holding placards, which greeted the Railways and those travelling in the train.
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MP: Woman, lover conspire to get husband killed; police looking for contract killer
Dhar (MP) (PTI): A 25-year-old woman and her lover have been arrested in the district for allegedly conspiring to kill her husband by hiring a contract killer, police said on Thursday.
The case was solved within 36 hours of the murder though the woman initially tried to mislead the police by claiming that robbers killed her husband, an official said.
Dev Krishna Purohit (28) was stabbed to death on the intervening night of Monday and Tuesday at his house in Gondikheda Charan village, about 60 km from here.
Superintendent of Police Mayank Awasthi told reporters that accused Priyanka Purohit (25) was married to Dev Krishna when she was around 15 years old. Priyanka moved to her matrimonial home after attaining adulthood but was unwilling to live with her husband, leading to frequent disputes between them.
During investigation, it emerged that she was in a relationship with Kamlesh (32), the SP said.
The duo allegedly hatched a plan to kill Dev Krishna and hired a man identified as Surendra for Rs 1 lakh do the job, he said
After Dev Krishna was killed, Priyanka told police that unidentified persons broke into the house, attacked her husband with a sharp weapon while holding her captive in another room, and fled with valuables.
But the inconsistencies in her statements raised suspicion, and eventually she confessed to hatching the murder conspiracy, the SP said.
While she and Kamlesh were arrested, police are looking for the contract killer, the official added.
