Agneepath Protest: All Trains Cancelled in Telangana
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SCR to Cancel Some MMTS Trains Due To Maintainence Works
Hyderabad: Following the violence at Secunderabad Railway Station on Friday, the South Central Railway (SCR) has set up a special help desk for passengers.
“In view of the agitation at Secunderabad Railway Station, a special help desk has been set up. Passengers can reach out to help desk no 040-27786666 for updates on train cancellations, diversions, and partial cancellations of trains,” SCR said in a release.
Tension prevailed in the Secunderabad Railway Station in the morning when several youngsters staged a protest against the Central government’s Armed Forces recruitment scheme ‘Agnipath.’
Hundreds of protestors barged into the railway tracks and platforms damaging the food stalls, luggages, and partially torching a goods compartment. A few two-wheelers too were set on fire.
The Union Home Minister has alerted the states of the country in the wake of the Indo-Pak War. The Telangana government and police, which were immediately alerted, took preemptive measures. Security has been tightened in Hyderabad.
Thirty-two airports across northern and western parts of the country, including Srinagar and Amritsar, have been closed for civilian flight operations till May 15, according to the civil aviation regulator.
In view of the ongoing high alert across India and intensified security arrangements in Hyderabad and Secunderabad, the city police have issued a ban on bursting firecrackers or fireworks in public spaces, particularly near military cantonment areas.
India responded strongly to Pakistan’s repeated drone and missile attacks and hit at least eight military targets inside Pakistan on Friday night with precision, thereby causing significant damage, the Centre told the media, as part of a special briefing on ‘Operation Sindoor’.
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