To check Oneindia News on your Mobile
go to:   http://m.oneindia.in/news/
  •  

Lalu to arrive in Jammu tomorrow

Jammu, Apr 5 (UNI) Railway Minister Lalu Prasad will arrive here tomorrow to flag off the Garib Rath Express.

The Garib Rath Express, comprising 12 coaches with 81 seats each, would operate between Jammu Tawi and Kath Godown, Uttar Pradesh.

The train is scheduled to leave Jammu at 1155 hrs every Sunday and reach Kath Godown at 1435 hrs on Monday.

''On every Monday, it will again leave from Kath Godown at 1830 hrs and reach Jammu Tawi at 0935 hrs on Tuesday initially once a week.

''The Railway authorities have provided 25 per cent discount on passenger fare on the pattern of Rajdhani Express,'' official sources told UNI.

Mr Prasad would also lay the foundation of electrification work on the Jammu-Jalandhar double rail track, they said.

UNI VBH SBC RN1854

Swat deal may harm Afghanistan's security

Kabul, Apr 15 (ANI): Afghanistan has said its own security could be hurt by a deal between the Pakistan Government and the Taliban militants to impose Islamic law in the Sawt Valley. President Asif Ali Zardari signed a regulation on Monday imposing sharia on Swat, a picturesque valley in northwest Pakistan, as part of a deal to end violence from the Taliban guerrillas.Afghanistan, fighting its own insurgency against the Taliban, has long been worried that success by the Taliban in Pakistan.....
User Comments
[ Post Comments ]
Be the first to comment on this article.
Oneindia  Oneindia Login