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Kerala Railway Police registers 72 cases to enhance passenger safety

Thiruvananthapuram, Nov 8 (UNI) The Kerala Railway Police has registered 72 cases across the state as part of a special safety drive titled “Operation Rakshita”, launched to strengthen the security of train passengers, particularly women.
The joint initiative by the Kerala Railway Police and the Railway Protection Force (RPF) follows a recent incident in which a young woman was assaulted and pushed from a moving train, sustaining injuries.
The inspections are being carried out under the direct supervision of Railway Police Superintendent Shahanshah K S Over the past few days, extensive checks have been held inside trains and in station premises across Kerala.
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Shivakumar slams apartment member, rejects intimidation

14 Dec 2025 | 2:04 AM

Bengaluru, Dec 13 (UNI) Deputy Chief Minister and Bengaluru Development Minister, DK Shivakumar, today asserted that the Congress-led government in Karnataka would not yield to intimidation, declaring that threats and warnings had no place in democratic engagement.

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MoS Bhupathiraju to flag off Narsapur–MGR Chennai Central Vande Bharat Express from AP

14 Dec 2025 | 1:51 AM

Hyderabad, Dec 13 (UNI) union Minister of State of Heavy Industries and Steel Bhupthiraju Srinivasa Varma, will flag off the extended Narsapur–MGR Chennai Central Vande Bharat Express on Monday from Narsapur Railway stationin Andhra Pradesh.

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Union Minister Srinivasa Varma to flag off Vande Bharat Express in West Godavari

14 Dec 2025 | 1:49 AM

Bhimavaram, Dec 13 (UNI) union Minister of State for Heavy Industries Bhupathiraju Srinivasa Varma will flag off the Vande Bharat Express train on December 15 at Narsapur railway station in West Godavari district.

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Hyderabad to host Niri9 Intl Film Festival 2025 by January next, Strengthening North East–Telangana Cultural Exchange

14 Dec 2025 | 1:41 AM

Hyderabad, Dec 13 (UNI) The Niri9 International Film Festival is set to return with its third edition here on January 10 and 11, 2026, marking a significant moment of cultural convergence between the North Eastern region and Telangana.
Organised with the cooperation of the Governor of Telangana, and the Telangana Cultural Department, the festival reflects the state’s growing interest in deepening artistic and cultural linkages with the North East.

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Tirumal: TTD plans ‘divine plantation project’ on 100 acres to grow sacred temple trees

14 Dec 2025 | 1:21 AM

Tirumala, Dec 13 (UNI) The Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD), which manages the world-renowned hill shrine of Sri Venkateswara Swamy at Tirumala, is planning a unique sacred and ecological initiative titled the Divine Plantation Project, to be developed over 100 acres of land,
TTD Trust Board Chairman B.R. Naidu announced here this evening and said the project aims to cultivate Agama-approved “Temple Trees” to produce Dwajasthambhams—the sacred flag masts that occupy a central.

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