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As part of the ‘Vigilance awareness week-2019’, divisional railway manager (DRM) u subba rao administered the integrity pledge to officers and employees on the divisional office premises on Wednesday.

Defence experts at DefSat2026 stressed India's need for a robust space capability amidst global military space infrastructure growth. Discussions highlighted that persistent space power is now vital for national security, not just an ambition. The conference also saw significant B2B collaborations, with six MoUs signed, underscoring private sector confidence in India's defence space sector.

SWR general manager Sanjeev Kishore has said the automatic coach washing plant and the augmented facilities at the coaching depot at the Mysuru station yard will ensure better water utilisation, manpower, besides saving time.

Southern Railway's Salem division has announced that the Karur-Salem DEMU (diesel–electric multiple unit) passenger special train service will be extended for six more months.

Train No 12676 Coimbatore -Chennai Kovai Express will stop at Danishpet for a minute on May 19 in view of the annual conference of the Friends Missionary Prayer Band, said Salem divisional railway manager u subba rao.

Train number 22641 Thiruvananthapuram-Shalimar Express train is cancelled on May 2 in view of cyclone Fan.

Salem divisional railway manager (DRM) u subba rao has come out with an action plan to bring down the train run over cases by 50% by 2020. In an exclusive interview to TOI, he said officials attached to the security wing have been taking out special drives to put an end to footboard travel. “As of May this year, we conducted 120 such drives. We have apprehended 95 people in this connection and collected from a total fine of Rs48,000.”

Commuters arriving at the Coimbatore Junction would soon be able to check on their fitness levels, thanks to two body mass index (BMI) kiosks that will soon be installed at the station.

Railway officials in Salem division appreciated the sincerity of two travelling ticket examiners (TTEs) who recovered and returned a suitcase -- containing 168 grams of gold and Rs 14,000 in cash -- of a train passenger.

The sheer medical brilliance of a senior neuro-physician, professor Dr Vemuri Rama Taraknath (Tarak) of Guntur city, in diagnosing “slow-poisoning” has helped police crack an international conspiracy behind a murder and plans to eliminate the entire family of estranged wife.

Andhra Cricket Association president appealed to all educational institutes in the city to encourage their students to watch the ongoing international U-19 quadrangular tournament.

Ten police officials — two from Telangana and eight from Andhra Pradesh — who joined the department as sub-inspectors have been conferred Indian Police Service rank.

The Salem Railway Division undertook ticket checking drives on a regular basis from June 1 till 30 and collected Rs 76 lakh from 17,855 passengers for travelling without tickets.