Narrow escape for mother and son caught between platform and rushing train in Kalaburagi
Kalaburagi: A woman and her son, who were crossing a railway track to reach a platform, had a hair breadth’s escape from a speeding train as they huddled up close to the wall of the railway platform.
The incident occurred on Tuesday evening and a video, which has gone viral on social media, shows the mother and child hugging each other in sheer fear for life.
The duo was crossing the railway track between platforms one and three of the city railway station, when a goods train came down the track. Since the mother was ahead of him, the boy is seen in the video rushing towards her, apparently as the mother was in danger of being overrun by the train.
The mother and the son did not have time to climb up the platform for safety and sat by the wall, waiting with bated breath for the rushing train to pass.
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Make polling hours 6am-7pm for May 7 LS polls, Karnataka BJP urges EC citing heatwave
Bengaluru, May 3: Citing the ongoing heatwave in the state, Karnataka BJP on Friday petitioned the Election Commission with a request to modify the polling hours to the 6am-7pm period in the 14 parliamentary constituencies in the state that goes to polls on May 7.
Polling is currently scheduled to be held in the second phase in the state in 14 segments in the northern districts between 7am to 6pm on May 7.
"It has become hard to come out and vote between hours 10.00 to 17.00 due to uncontrollable heat. The average heat in those parts (north Karnataka) covering 14 parliamentary constituencies are between 37 and 42 degree (Celsius). The mercury is rising at an alarming level and it would become hard for the electors to come out and vote," BJP's petition said.
The petition highlighted the alarming rise in temperatures, which are expected to go beyond 40 degree Celsius, and also stated that the number of voters over the age of 40 is high and that they are vulnerable to the heatwave.
"To keep up the good spirit of voting, necessary action should be taken," the BJP petition urged the Election Commission, saying, "In this background, it is requested to modify the time of voting in the 14 parliamentary constituencies from 06.00 to 19.00 hours on May 7".
Polling was held between 7 am and 6 pm during Karnataka's first phase of the Lok Sabha polls in 14 constituencies on April 26.
