The loss to the Railways is nothing compared to the agony of unfortunate ladies who were raped.In addition to causing trauma to many unfortunate ladies who were raped! :mad2:
Jat stir cost Pune railway division Rs one crore
The Jat quota stir, which crippled transport in much of northern state of Haryana, has also taken a toll on the revenue of Pune Division of the Indian Railways. According to officials with the commercial department of Pune Division, it may have lost a revenue of about Rs 1 crore due to cancellation of North-bound trains in the last 10 days during which the agitators blocked train tracks. Gaurav Jha, Senior Divisional Commercial Manager, Pune Division, said the Railways had to refund a total of Rs 71 lakh to passengers who had booked tickets in trains such as Jhelum Express and Goa Express as the trains did not ply.
The unprecedented rain in Tamilnadu might be due to La Nina; but the unprecedented Chennai flood was due to lethargic and casual attitude of the Government!!Whether it was due to El Nino or La Nina, the recent Chennai flood was a deluge without a doubt! :fear:
Local factors, not global, behind rains in Chennai, Kashmir
The opposite of El Nino, a condition called La Nina, is known to aid the monsoon rainfall. Global warming is also expected to increase the moisture-holding capacity of the atmosphere, thereby leading to more intense, heavy rains.
The Indian Express
[h=3]Another elephant rampage in Kerala caught on camera[/h] How much damage can a single elephant do? In yet another case of an elephant running amok in Kerala, a single angry elephant ended up completely demolishing a series of modes of transport. The incident reportedly took place in Kongad, Palakkad district of Kerala.
[h=3]Spurred by Jat stir, Gujarat moves to seal deal with Hardik Patel[/h] Under pressure after the BJP governments in Haryana and the Centre agreed to look into the quota demands of Jats, Gujarat appears to be closing in on a compromise with jailed Patidar leader Hardik Patel on the reservation demands of his community. On Saturday, BJP MP from Porbandar, Vitthal Radadiya, who is considered close to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, met Patel at the Lajpore jail for the second time in five days and claimed that the Patidar agitation would end soon. “Hardik Patel will come out of jail soon and the agitation will also come to an end.
[h=3]Indian-origin filmmaker Asif Kapadia wins Oscar for Amy[/h] A proud moment!!!
[h=3]FIR filed, but Haryana Police suspect this Murthal rape case result of family dispute[/h] A resident of Narela, Delhi on Sunday lodged a complaint with the Haryana police in Sonepat alleging gangrape by her brothers-in-law and their five accomplices. The crime, according to the complainant, took place on the National Highway-1 near Murthal on the night intervening February 22-23. Based on her complaint, the Sonepat police registered an FIR on charges of gangrape against seven persons, including her two brothers-in-law.
[h=3]Saving Siachen’s Soldiers[/h] The country mourned when braveheart Lance Naik Hanumanthappa breathed his last. It has become urgent for the government to consider the withdrawal of forces from Siachen during the harsh winter. If we can make this arrangement with China in Ladakh, why can’t it be done with Pakistan in Siachen?
[h=3]Why it isn’t ‘depraved’ to look at Mahishasura as the victim[/h] What is the controversy over the myth of Mahishasura, the half-Asura, half-buffalo demon that Goddess Durga slayed? On February 24, HRD Minister Smriti Irani referred to a pamphlet pasted in JNU commemorating “Mahishasura Martyrdom Day”.
