Journalism of Courage
Tri-weekly Duronto flagged off
Pune: The tri-weekly Pune-Ahmedabad Duronto train was flagged off on Sunday evening. Pune MP Suresh Kalmadi,Divisional Railway Manager Vishal Agarawal and representatives of commuter groups were present on the occasion. The fully air-conditioned train has10 passenger coaches including seven III-tier,two II-tier and one I-tier coach.
The train will depart from Pune on every Mondays,Thursdays and Saturdays at 9.45 pm and reach Ahmedabad the next day at 6.20 am. For return journey,the train will leave Ahmedabad on every Tuesdays,Fridays and Sundays at 10.30 pm and will reach Pune at 7 am the next day.
Locks of rooms at ward office broken
Pune: Sealed locks of two rooms at Ghole Road ward office of Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) were found broken on Monday morning. Officials said nothing was stolen from the rooms,nevertheless a police complaint was registered at Shivajinagar Police Station. The incident came to light this morning when a staff went to these rooms,which house the election office and census office. Pravin Ashtikar,deputy commissioner with PMC said,We immediately got in touch with the police after the incident came to light. The police have conducted their investigations. This seems to be a theft attempt.
