Thiruvananthapuram: From Thursday to 31 (09.03.2023-31.03.2023) there will be train control from Kollam to Thrissur. Due to the construction work going on at various places, there will be restrictions on the train services.

12082 Thiruvananthapuram Central -Kannur Janshatabdi, 06018 Ernakulam Junction-Shornur Junction Memu, 06448 Ernakulam Junction-Guruvayur Express, and 12081 Kannur-Thiruvananthapuram Central Janshatabdi Express were canceled on 27th.

06442 Kollam Junction-Eranakulam Junction MEMU 9, 13, 17, 19 canceled between Kayamkulam and Kollam. The train departs from Kayamkulam. 16306 Kannur- Ernakulam Junction Express will terminate at Thrissur on the 26th.

12623MGR Chennai Central-Thiruvananthapuram Central Mail will reach Thrissur on the 26th. 12624 Thiruvananthapuram Central-MGR Chennai Central Mail will depart from Thrissur on the 26th. 16325 Nilambur Road-Kottayam Express will run from 12 to 31 to Ernakulam Town. On the 19th and 26th, the service will be as usual till Kottayam.

06441 Ernakulam Junction – Kollam Junction MEMU will terminate at Kayamkulam Junction from the 9th to the 31st. Service will be as usual on Wednesdays. 161227 Chennai Egmore – Guruvayur Express will be delayed by 15 to 30 minutes and 22114 Kochuveli – Lokmanya Tilak 9th between Kottayam and Mulanthurthi will be delayed by one hour.

Kochi: Kochi Metro Rail Limited has become the first metro to accept the central bank digital currency issued by the RBI. Kochi Metro has prepared a system to pay parking charges in e-rupees. The service will initially be available at the parking lot adjacent to Thaikudam Metro Station. Later, the facility will be extended to other station parking lots as well.

Technology start-up Anantham Online has made this service available at Kochi Metro Parking in collaboration with IDFC First Bank. The public can make money transactions through digital wallets of banks providing e-rupee service. KMRL MD Loknath Behra will inaugurate this service tomorrow at 10.30 am at the Thaikudam Metro station parking lot. Representatives of RBI, IDFC First Bank, and Anantham Online will also attend the function.

Thiruvananthapuram: Transfer of District Collectors in the state. Ernakulam Collector Renu Raj has been transferred to Wayanad. NSK Umesh is the new collector of Ernakulam. Thrissur Collector Haritha V Kumar has been transferred to Alappuzha, Wayanad Collector A Geetha has been transferred to Kozhikode and Alappuzha Collector Krishna Teja has been transferred to Thrissur.

The government has issued an order to retrench four District Collectors at the IAS level.NSK Umesh, who was a staff officer in the Chief Secretary’s office, is the new Ernakulam District Collector. Haritha V Kumar, who was Thrissur Collector, has been transferred to Alappuzha. VRK Teja, who was Alappuzha Collector, is in charge of Thrissur. Geeta A, who was Wayanad Collector, became Kozhikode Collector. Snehil Kumar Singh has been appointed as the Chief Officer in the Office of the Chief Secretary. Mohammad Y Safairullah, a special officer in the finance department, has also been given full charge of eHealth.

Thiruvananthapuram: SSLC exam will start tomorrow. 4.19 lakh students are appearing for the exam this year. SSLC exam preparations are over. The exam will start at 9.30 am. A total of 2,960 examination centers have been set up. The exam will end on March 29. The evaluation will be completed in 70 camps from April 3 to 26. The exam result will be published in the second week of May.

Varkala: Varkala Police has temporarily banned paragliding in Varkala. The action was taken in the event of an accident while paragliding. At the same time, the police and fire force will check whether there was a security breach on the part of the private organization that conducted the paragliding.

A young woman from Coimbatore and her instructor got stuck while paragliding in Varkala Papanasam beach at around 3 pm today. After two hours, they were brought down safely through the efforts made by the police and fire force.

The instructor stated that the cause of the accident was the change in the direction of the wind. But there is an allegation that the paragliding organization did not take necessary measures for rescue operations at the time of the accident. It also needs to be clarified whether the organization has taken necessary safety precautions while paragliding. A team of police and fire force will check all these matters tomorrow.