Rly launches SMS Gateway for PNR status
New Delhi: Indian Railways on Monday added yet another milestone by launching an innovative scheme called the ‘SMS Gateway’, which will enable passengers to get SMS alerts on the status of reserved tickets. The ‘SMS Gateway’, developed by Centre for Railway information Systems (CRIS), an autonomous organisation under the Ministry of Railways, was launched by MoS Railways Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury in the presence of Arunendra Kumar, Chairman, Railway Board, DP Pande, Member Traffic, Kul Bhushan, Member Electrical and Alok Johri, Member Mechanical, Railway Board.
‘Remain alert in Naxal-hit States’
New Delhi: The Centre has directed security forces deployed in Bihar, Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh to tighten vigil in the three States in view of Intelligence reports which suggested that Naxals would try to carry out subversive attacks in the run up to the lok Sabha polls. Worried over the plans of Maoists who may target political rallies and prominent political personalities, the Home Ministry has asked the paramilitary forces deployed in the three states to take maximum precautions and work in close coordination with the State police.
SC issues notice to Tripura Govt
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday issued a notice to Tripura Government on a PIl seeking a CBI probe in alleged gross “irregularities and illegalities” in procuring sub-standard medicines by its health department. A bench, headed by Justice AK Patnaik, agreed to hear the PIl seeking a probe into the issue and sought a response from the State.
‘Manipulated opinion polls are paid news’
New Delhi: Terming manipulated opinion polls as “paid news”, CPI on Monday sought reasonable restrictions to ensure that such surveys are not misused.
Rajiv killers: SC to hear plea of victims’ families
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear the plea of the families of victims of the 1991 blast that killed former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi challenging Tamil Nadu Government’s decision to release the seven convicts in the case.
Kalyan Singh appointed BJP vice-president
New Delhi: BJP president Rajnath Singh appointed former Uttar Pradesh CM Kalyan Singh as the party’s vice-president “with immediate effect”, just a day after he formally returned to the BJP fold.