Provide new inter-city rail services to Kalyana K'taka, MLC Namoshi urges Railways minister Somanna
Kalaburagi: BJP leader and Member of the Karnataka Legislative Council Shashil G Namoshi has requested Union Minister of State for Railways V Somanna to provide Kalyana Karnataka new inter-city rail services to improve connectivity in the region.
Handing over a memorandum to the minister on Sunday, June 1, the MLC pointed out that the region was also experiencing a growing necessity for connection between Kalaburagi and other prominent urban centres, including Yadgir, Bidar, Raichur and Ballari. Namoshi added in his letter that the cities play prominent roles in agriculture, commerce, education, and health services and better connectivity between the cities would greatly support the farmers, teachers, traders, and students in the region.
Appreciating the Union government for upgrading the infrastructure of railway stations in rural areas over the past 12 years, the MLC expressed dissatisfaction that inter-city trains do not often stop at rural stations. He said that, as a result, the upgrades fail to prove beneficial for regular passengers.
The MLC further explained how inter-city trains that halt at smaller rural stations would provide transport accessibility and reduce the local farmers’ dependence on expensive or irregular private transport. The connectivity would also provide better access to markets to the farmers, Namoshi added.
Speaking about the education sector, the legislator said that inter-city trains with reliable scheduling and rural stops would support efficiency in education services especially for teachers who commute between rural areas and cities on a daily basis.
Namoshi, on the occasion, reiterated his long-standing demand for the authorities to provide an inter-city train service between Solapur and Hyderabad via Kalaburagi. He explained that thousands of people travel through the route for various purposes including business and advanced medical treatment.
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At UN, India flags concerns over targeting of vessels in Strait of Hormuz
United Nations (PTI): Targeting commercial shipping, endangering civilian crew and impeding freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz is "unacceptable", India’s Permanent Representative to the UN Parvathaneni Harish has said.
Harish's remarks at a special meeting of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (UNECOSOC) on safeguarding energy and supply flows came days after an India-flagged commercial vessel came under attack off the coast of Oman.
Omani authorities rescued all 14 crew members of the vessel sailing from Somalia, but it was not immediately known who carried out the strike.
In a post on X on Sunday, Harish said that at the UNECOSOC meeting, he shared India's approach to the recent energy and fertiliser crisis caused by the West Asia conflict.
"A combination of short-term and structural measures alongside international cooperation are essential to respond to the crisis," he said.
"Reiterated that targeting of commercial shipping, endangering civilian crew and impeding freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz, are unacceptable. International law in this regard must be fully respected," he added.
The attack on the India-flagged vessel on May 13 took place amid the fragile situation in the Strait of Hormuz, a narrow waterway close to the coast of Oman through which roughly one-fifth of the world's energy supplies pass.
It has been severely disrupted by the conflict in West Asia that started on February 28, with the US and Israel launching joint attacks on Iran, triggering retaliatory strikes.
Earlier, India had described the attack as "unacceptable".
At least two other Indian-flagged ships have been attacked since the conflict broke out.
According to the UNECOSOC website, the meeting, which took place on Friday, focused on “Safeguarding energy and supply flows: Supporting global development through international cooperation”.
