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  Indian Railways News  / Two minors found abandoned

Ambala: Two minor girls were found abandoned in a train near Ambala City here this morning. The passengers noticed the two and handed them over to the railway police after the train stopped at the Ambala City railway station.The elder girl disclosed her name as Nagma (5) while the younger girl who seems to be around 3 years old could not tell anything. The identity of their parents could not be confirmed so far. The passengers were of the view that the parents might have deliberately left the girls. The railway police has shifted the girls to child line society (CLS) volunteers.According to information, initially the girls would be kept at Mother Teresa House in Ambala Cantonment. Thereafter, they will be produced before the Deputy Commissioner on Sunday and further action will be taken as per his direction.The railway police post incharge, Avtar Singh Ahluwalia, said some of the passengers of Haridwar-Ganganagar Express had handed over the duo to him this morning. It could not be revealed from which station the girls boarded in the train.He said that the station master of Ambala Cantt, Haridwar and few other stations where the train has its stoppage were informed in this regard.

  Indian Railways News  / More rains expected soon;will ask the centre to provide the stretch of land along both sides of rail

AHMEDABAD: Some cheer might rain from heavens on Sunday as weather officials have predicted moderate to heavy rains in north, east, central and south Gujarat.In times of extreme scarcity, any rainfall is good news as Gujarat state is battling with 68 per cent rain deficiency this season. The situation is critical in Saurashtra and Kutch where the rain deficit is 82 per cent. In Gujarat region which includes east, central, north and south Gujarat as per Indian Meteorology Department (IMD) demarcation has received 58 per cent deficient rains."Moderate to heavy rains is expected in Gujarat region on Saturday night and Sunday due to upper air cyclonic circulation. The rain is expected to become lesser on Monday," said senior meteorologist at IMD (Gujarat) Manorama Mohanty.Meanwhile, the state government has activated the administration to implement an advance and out of the box model of scarcity management as part of the relief operations. Officials have been asked to do away with old fashioned relief manuals and plan relief measures for scarcity areas considering the availability of Narmada waters.The state government will ask the centre to provide the stretch of land along both sides of railway tracks for cultivating fodder, he informed. CM Modi said that gaushalas, panjrapols and other animal welfare organizations in the state can be encouraged in growing fodder in such lands. Using waste water treatment management model for cultivating vegetables should also be encouraged.

  Indian Railways News  / More rains expected soon;will ask the centre to provide the stretch of land along both sides of rail

AHMEDABAD: Some cheer might rain from heavens on Sunday as weather officials have predicted moderate to heavy rains in north, east, central and south Gujarat.In times of extreme scarcity, any rainfall is good news as Gujarat state is battling with 68 per cent rain deficiency this season. The situation is critical in Saurashtra and Kutch where the rain deficit is 82 per cent. In Gujarat region which includes east, central, north and south Gujarat as per Indian Meteorology Department (IMD) demarcation has received 58 per cent deficient rains."Moderate to heavy rains is expected in Gujarat region on Saturday night and Sunday due to upper air cyclonic circulation. The rain is expected to become lesser on Monday," said senior meteorologist at IMD (Gujarat) Manorama Mohanty.Meanwhile, the state government has activated the administration to implement an advance and out of the box model of scarcity management as part of the relief operations. Officials have been asked to do away with old fashioned relief manuals and plan relief measures for scarcity areas considering the availability of Narmada waters.The state government will ask the centre to provide the stretch of land along both sides of railway tracks for cultivating fodder, he informed. CM Modi said that gaushalas, panjrapols and other animal welfare organizations in the state can be encouraged in growing fodder in such lands. Using waste water treatment management model for cultivating vegetables should also be encouraged.

  Indian Railways News  / Vigil up across Kanyakumari

The police have intensified vigil throughout Kanyakumari district in view of the Independence Day celebrations on August 15.

According to police sources, around 800 police personnel would be deployed in important junctions, markets, and coastal areas to prevent untoward incidents. The people in the coastal areas had been asked to report about suspicious movement of strangers to the nearest police station. The police had been conducting vehicle checks on National and State Highways, besides rural roads, till August 15. They would also carry out checks in lodges in Kanyakumari, Nagercoil and Marthandam.

Vehicle checks were conducted at Nagercoil, Chettikulam, Kottar, Marthandam, Suchindrum, Thuckalay, Colachel and Kanyakumari from the midnight of Saturday to early hours of Sunday. The Nagercoil division police registered cases against 24 persons who violated traffic rules including drunken driving, driving without driving license, over speed etc., 52 persons in Thuckalay division, 48 persons in Colachel division, and 52 persons in Kanyakumari division.

The police also detained 24 persons who were moving in a suspicious manner during late night hours. They were released after taking their thumb impression.

Similarly the Railway Protection Force intensified their vigil in Nagercoil, Kanyakumari, Eraniel and Kuzhithurai railway stations. The passengers would be subjected to through check before entering and leaving the railway stations. The Southern Railway has banned transporting parcels through trains for three days from Monday as part of precautionary measures.

  Indian Railways News  / Bomb hoax on railway station

NAGPUR: Railway police's bomb detection and disposal squad (BDDS) was pressed into action after a hoax caller raised a false alarm at city police's control room on Sunday evening. The caller, making a call from a cell phone, claimed that a bomb had been planted on a train scheduled at 8.40pm.Apart from the call, the address of the SIM card had left the cops intrigued when it came to fore that the buyer had furnished the information that he resided at the regional police training school at Laxmi Nagar. The address is now being verified. Police said the caller switched off the cell phone later.Following the false alert, Mumbai-bound trains like Duronto Express and Sewagram express were checked but nothing was found. Due to the ongoing issue of riots in the Muslims' protest rally in Mumbai over ethnic clash in Assam, city and railway security agencies are already on high alert.