The Ernakulam block committee of the Kerala Students Union on Monday staged a protest at the metro rail construction site near Maharaja’s College ground accusing the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) of failing to keep its promises while occupying the land. The protestors alleged that DMRC had promised to renovate the college ground and a hostel while taking over 16 cents of land belonging to the college. Construction works of the metro railway were disrupted for some time following the protest.
Special trains
Taking into consideration the extra rush of traffic between Kochi and Chennai, the Southern Railway will operate special trains in the sector on three days of the ongoing month. As per this, Train No.00605 Chennai Central–Ernakulam Junction ‘Suvidha’ special train will leave Chennai Central at 22.30 on September 4 and reach Ernakulam Junction at 11.15 the next day. Train No.00606 Ernakulam Junction – Chennai Central ‘Suvidha’ special train will leave Ernakulam Jn. at 19.00 on September 6 and 29{+t}{+h}and reach Chennai Central at 08.15 the next day. The trains will have stoppages at Katpadi, Erode, Coimbatore, Palakkad and Thrissur.
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M.P. Dinesh, the present district police chief of Kottayam, will take charge as the new commissioner of Kochi city. Dinesh is replacing K.G. James who on Monday retired as the city police commissioner. The new commissioner is slated to assume charge next week.