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Kochi Water Metro commences commercial operations; over 6,500 people ride on first day

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Kochi: The Kerala government’s ambitious Kochi Water Metro service, a first in the country and launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi a day ago, commenced its commercial operations on Wednesday on a single route which witnessed an “overwhelming” response with a ridership of over 6,500.
On the first day of its commercial operations, Kochi Water Metro ran boats between the Kerala High Court and Vypin terminals from 7 AM onwards and saw a ridership of 6,559 passengers, Kochi Water Metro Ltd (KWML) said in a statement.
KWML said the public response on the first day was “overwhelming”.

“Boats were operated every 15 minutes from 7 AM to 8 PM in the High Court -Vypin route from both the terminals,” it said.
On Thursday, commercial operations would commence on the second route from Vytilla to Kakkanad.
“It is expected that this route will be beneficial to the people of Kakkanad and for those working in Infopark. In the initial days, the Kochi Water Metro would be operating in this route during peak hours.
“The boats will operate from 8 AM to 11 AM and from 4 PM to 7 PM. There will be 3 trips each in the morning and evening hours. The ticket rate for this route would be Rs 30,” KWLML said in the statement.
The estimated travel time from Vyttila water metro terminal to Kakkanad terminal is around 25 minutes and to ensure last mile connectivity, feeder buses and autos have been arranged from Kakkanad Water Metro Terminal to Infopark.

The flagship water metro project of the Left front government, set up at a cost of Rs 1,136.83 crore in the port city, will connect 10 islands using 78 electric boats and 38 terminals, once fully operational.
Initially, 15 electric air-conditioned catamaran boats will ferry city residents across eight water routes. There are 15 proposed water routes.
A group of differently-abled children enjoyed the inaugural trip of the water metro on the first day. The vessels and the terminals are disabled-friendly.
The ticket rate for the High Court-Vypin route is Rs 20.
During peak hours, there will be boat service every 15 minutes on this route and services will continue till 8 PM, the KWML statement said.
It said the country’s first Water Metro service will provide safe, affordable and pocket-friendly travel for people in and around Kochi and also the tourists from across the world.
The eco-friendly vessels can ferry up to 100 people each across the proposed 76-km-long routes at a speed of eight to ten knots.
The boat had also won Gussies International Electric Boat awards, 2022.
Metro officials said the vessels are fitted with the most advanced and safest battery technology, which is capable of supercharging in 15 to 20 minutes.
The vessels are also equipped with life-saving equipment and technology to prevent overcrowding.
Apart from having an automatic boat location tracking system and a night navigation equipment, the panoramic windows of the vessels provide a visual treat of the scenic backwaters of Kochi.
The solar-powered electric vessels with zero emissions have recyclable aluminum alloy hull bodies and the engines produce near to zero sound and vibration while running.
The Kochi Water Metro service is fully funded by the Kerala government and KfW, a German funding agency.
The terminals are built with state-of-the-art facilities and the jetties have floating pontoons with automatic docking system technology. The Water Metro is expected to ferry 34,000 passengers everyday when fully operational.
The integrated ticketing system allows passengers seamless travel on water metro and metro rail using the Kochi One card.
For the future, KMRL plans to make the smart card usable for travel on feeder buses and auto-rickshaws.
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( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

April 26, 2023
Telangana: Bhatti Vikramarka commences padayatra in Adilabad

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Hyderabad: Senior Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka on Thursday began his ‘Haath Se Haath Jodo Yatra’ at Pipri village, Boath Assembly constituency in the Adilabad district.
Vikramarka started the yatra by paying his tributes to tribal leader Kumram Bheem and later interacted with residents of the village.
He joins the list of other senior congress leaders who began their own yatras in the state including TPCC chief A Revanth Reddy.
All India Congress Committee Telangana In-charge Manikrao Thakre, Manthani MLA D Sridhar Babu, former PCC president V Hanumanth Rao, Badrachalam MLA P Veeraiah and other leaders were present.
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March 16, 2023
Pahalgam Set To Shine On Tamil Cinema: Shooting Commences

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SRINAGAR: Days after the famous Bollywood duo Ranveer Singh and Alia Bhat landed in the world-famous ski resort of Gulmarg to shoot one of the movie’s songs, filmmakers of Tamil industry – Kollywood, reached south Kashmir’s Pahalgam to shoot for their upcoming action movie.
People with the knowhow of things said that two famous super-stars of the Tamil film industry, Vijay Chandrasekhar and Trisha Krishnan are shooting in the health resort Pahalgam for their upcoming movie “Leo” – a gangster action film directed by Lokesh Kanagaraj.
One of the crew members talking exclusively to GNS confirmed the shooting of the movie and praised the people of Kashmir, terming them hard-working, hospitable, loveable, and helpful.
He said we struggled a bit while shooting in minus 13-14 degrees, but it was people of this area who cooperated with us in making our shoot smooth and now it is working all fine for us.
“Each early morning, they join us”, he said, adding they are hard workers and we are happy to work with them.
Terming Kashmir as the best location for shooting, he said that filmmakers across India should switch to this beautiful place to shoot their movies, songs, and other work as this place has all the potential one needs in the industry.
In a message to filmmakers, he said, “The union territory of Jammu and Kashmir, with its breathtaking beauty and an incredible landscape dotted with meadows, valleys, high altitude passes, dense forests, lakes, apple orchards, and snow-capped peaks, provides just the picture-perfect setting for shooting a film.”(GNS)

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( With inputs from : kashmirlife.net )

March 8, 2023
Nok Air commences flights from Hyderabad Airport to Bangkok

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Hyderabad: The popular airline of Thailand Nok Air has recently commenced operating non-stop flights between Hyderabad Airport and Bangkok, offering a convenient travel option for passengers. On February 22, the first flight departed from Telangana’s capital to Bangkok.
The airline will operate three weekly flights from its hub at Don Mueang International Airport in Bangkok to Telangana’s capital during the Winter 2023 schedule. The airline plans to increase the frequency of flights to four non-stop flights per week during the Summer 2023 schedule.
New flight route makes traveling from Hyderabad Airport to Bangkok easy
In order to operate on the new route, the state-of-the-art Boeing 737-800 aircraft with 189 economy-class seats will be used.
As of now, Hyderabad is the only destination that Nok Air serves in India.
With this new flight route, passengers from Hyderabad can easily travel to Bangkok, a popular tourist destination known for its rich culture, and scenic beauty.
The move by Nok Air is expected to further strengthen the cultural and economic ties between India and Thailand, while also providing a convenient and comfortable travel option for passengers.
Nok Air
It is a low-cost Thailand airline. Established in 2004, it serves the largest number of domestic routes within the country.
Earlier, it started flight between Guwahati and Bangkok. However, it was terminated later.

It operates flights from Thailand to China, India, Japan, Laos, Myanmar, and Vietnam. From India, it only offers flights from Hyderabad to Bangkok.
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( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

February 27, 2023
Online Registration commences for AGNIVEER Recruitment Rally-2023 for UT of J&K and Ladakh

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Srinagar, Feb 16 (GNS): Online registration for enrolment to Indian Army as AGNIVEER has commenced from today.
An announcement in this regard was made by the Indian Army on 15 February and the registration process shall close on 15 March, 2023.
As per guidelines, all eligible unmarried male candidates born between 01 October, 2002 to 01 April, 2006 (both dates inclusive) with requisite educational qualifications from UT of J&K belonging to Srinagar, Anantnag, Baramulla, Pulwama, Badgam, Kupwara, Shopian, Ganderbal, Bandipora and Kulgam districts and UT of Ladakh belonging to Leh and Kargil districts.
The eligible can apply for enrolment under categories of Agniveer General Duty, Agniveer Technical, Agniveer Clerk/Store Keeper Technical and Agniveer Tradesmen.
The recruitment rally by Army Recruiting Office, Srinagar is tentatively scheduled to be conducted in June 2023 at Anantnag High Ground, South Kashmir, UT of J & K.
Candidates are advised to register online at website www.joinindianarmy.nic.in at the earliest.
Indian Army further amplified that this would be the first recruitment under the new procedure introduced with the written examination being scheduled before the physical and medical test.
Army Recruiting Office, Srinagar has advised that recruitment is a free service and selection is fair and purely based on merit. No money is required to be paid to anyone.

Meanwhile, details in this regard can be obtained on Email ID- arosrinagar123@gmail.com and Landline Nos 0194-2311282 and 0194-2310164. Additional information has been made available as videos in Urdu and can be accessed by scanning the barcode in the notice published by ARO Srinagar.(GNS)
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( With inputs from : thegnskashmir.com )

February 16, 2023