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Trial run of Kochi Metro in February
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Kochi: The trial run of the Rs.5,180 crore Kochi Metro project, expected to resolve the travel woes in Kerala’s commercial capital, is likely in February 2016, an official said on Saturday.
Kochi Metro MD Elias George told reporters here that they are working overtime to ensure that all things fall into place.
“The coaches will arrive later this month and the trial run is planned to take place in February,” said George.
Once ready, Kochi Metro will find its place in the record books as the fastest to be completed. It will run 25 km from Alwaye to Petta.
“L&T, entrusted with Kochi Metro project, have to speed up their work but we are confident of having the trial run in February,” added George.
The entire project is being managed by the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) with its principal advisor E. Sreedharan overseeing it.
The central government’s share of funds in the project is close to Rs.1,000 crore, with the rest coming from loans the state government has availed from funding agencies.
Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy is credited for conceiving this project first in 2005 when he was the chief minister but later it went into limbo, only to return to full steam when he assumed office in 2011.
Chandy is determined to have the trial run conducted as the assembly polls are likely to be held in April/May next year and he wishes to list this as one of his major achievements while approaching the electorate.
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What monkey fled with a bag containing evidence in it: Read full story
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The court, generally, considers a person who commit a crime and the one who destroys the evidence, as criminals in the eyes of law. But what if an animal destroys the evidence of a crime committed by a human.
In a peculiar incident in Rajasthan, a monkey fled away with the evidence collected by the police in a murder case. The stolen evidence included the murder weapon (a blood-stained knife).
The incident came to light when the police appeared before the court and they had to provide the evidence in the hearing.
The hearing was about the crime which took place in September 2016, in which a person named Shashikant Sharma died at a primary health center under Chandwaji police station. After the body was found, the deceased’s relatives blocked the Jaipur-Delhi highway, demanding an inquiry into the matter.
Following the investigation, the police had arrested Rahul Kandera and Mohanlal Kandera, residents of Chandwaji in relation to the murder. But, when the time came to produce the evidence related to the case, it was found that the police had no evidence with them because a monkey had stolen it from them.
In the court, the police said that the knife, which was the primary evidence, was also taken by the monkey. The cops informed that the evidence of the case was kept in a bag, which was being taken to the court.
The evidence bag contained the knife and 15 other important evidences. However, due to the lack of space in the malkhana, a bag full of evidence was kept under a tree, which led to the incident.