law on prosecution of pirates soon, SC told
New Delhi: The Centre on Friday informed the Supreme Court that it will soon bring a legislation to ensure effective prosecution of pirates and taking all possible steps to bring back Indian seamen who are being held hostages. In an affidavit filed in the apex court, External Affairs Ministry said that the Piracy Bill 2012, prepared by it in consultation with the ministries of Shipping, Defence, Home Affairs and law & Justice, has been approved by the Cabinet.
New assignment for rly’s GM Subodh Jain
New Delhi: Central Railways’ General Manager Subodh Jain on Friday took over as new Member Engineering of the Railway Board. As General Manager, the 1975 batch of Indian Railway Service of Engineers oversaw several innovative projects in Central Railway like introducing 15-Car suburban services, pioneering the first private freight terminal on Indian Railways, introducing shuttle services between Matheran and Aman lodge and implementing the novel concept of single line mega block for asset maintenance in a double line sector on a major trunk route. Jain is a Graduate in Civil Engineering from University of Roorkee (now IIT Roorkie).
First Railway station in Meghalaya soon
Shillong: The first railway station in Meghalaya at Mendipathar in North Garo Hills would be inaugurated soon, Chief Minister Mukul Sangma said. Stating that there was a lot of support for first railway station from people, NGOs and social organisations in the Garo Hills, Sangma told the Assembly that this was needed in the Khasi-Jaintia Hills for implementing a similar long pending central project.