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Concrete action is only way might be, the thaw in bilateral passenger comfort and intro-
to deal with financial frauds relations, that have been mutu- duce newer trains such as Train
With reference to the online report “Vijay Mallya ally destructive, needs to be 18 but it appears to be a mirage.
officially tagged as fugitive economic offender” welcomed. I wish to highlight the travails
(January 5)
The move to declare Vijay Mallya The relentless efforts of peace passengers on 12626 Kerala
a fugitive economic offender activists to usher in some peace Express 3 Tier AC Coach B2 (New
should lead to concrete ac- between the warring neigh- Delhi to Thiruvananthapuram
tion against other such alleged bours seems to have paid off to route) underwent on December
economic offenders. It is also some extent. 31. All the 3AC coaches have a
hoped that the government will It cannot be refuted that new type of bio-toilet installed.
make public the names of all many of the prisoners are in- But in B2, for example, one
major bank defaulters and initi- nocent fishermen who have toilet remained locked right
ate strict recovery proceedings, unwittingly strayed into enemy from departure because, as we
including legal action where territory. learnt from coach staff, it had
applicable. nalini VijayaRaghaVan developed an air lock, a problem
associated with the new version.
a Mohan
Both countries should consider A passenger also ended up
Trump’s bid to mock library releasing undertrials if there is getting herself and her clothes
building shows his intellect no threat. Rather than this being soiled when she tried to use the
It is typical of US President Don- a one-time move, this should toilet as the water flow was not
ald Trump, an anti-intellectual happen often. Carrying hatred as it was meant to be.
preoccupied with military might for years is not going to do any Long distance trains must
as a means of shaping a better good to both countries. have all amenities in working
world, to mock the building t anand Raj order. It was a different matter
of a library. It is in recognition that the ticket examiner was
of such a mindset that Nobel India’s long-forgotten “Neigh- indifferent and that unauthor-
Laureate Malala Yousafzai bourhood first” policy now gets ised hawkers had a free run of
requested world leaders to send a push when seen together with the coach.
books to war-torn countries like positive developments in India- Radha SeShadRi
Afghanistan instead of guns. The Maldives and India-Bangladesh
Indian Prime Minister clearly ties as well. We need to keep The Indian Railways recently
responded to that call. Trump the spirits high and not just called for applications for about
can’t seem to think outside of the solely focus on larger and distant 63,000 vacancies and drew a
old militaristic paradigm. Hence, nations. response of over 1.9 crore people
his infantile reaction to Modi’s anjali BhaVana for jobs such as “helper, porter,
initiative. cleaner, gateman, track main-
Rajend naidu Now that there is significant tainer and assistant switchman”.
development on the exchange of In India, the paradox is that
Release of prisoners from information on prisoners, India though it is one of the fastest
both sides must be hailed must make an earnest effort to growing global economies, it is
With reference to the online report “Mumbai find out the fate, in Pakistan, of unable to generate enough jobs,
man freed by Pakistan meets Sushma Swaraj” Indian prisoners of war of 1971 let alone good ones.
(December 20, 2018) — nearly 60 personnel. Much Right now, demonetisation
Amid escalating India-Pakistan has been written about them has created endless problems,
hostilities, it comes as a whiff of but little is known about their and it is all the more important
fresh air that as a follow-up to well-being. Their families need that these are addressed espe-
the release of India’s Hamid An- to know what happened. cially with more numbers of
sari and Pakistan’s Imran Warsi, daRiuS khaMBata educated young people entering
in December 2018, the estranged the workforce.
South Asian neighbours have Long distance trains must Growth has proved elusive
decided to herald in 2019 with a not have faulty amenities with unemployment, infla-
goodwill gesture of exchanging With reference to the online report “PM Narendra tion and lower growth rates,
lists of prisoners. Modi inaugurates India’s longest rail-cum-road however much we may wish to
However small or fragile the bridge in Assam, flags off first passenger train” sanitise the facts. Quotas are not
(December 25, 2018)
olive branch extended to each The Indian Railways claims to be the answer.
other by India and Pakistan making efforts to ensure greater hn RaMakRiShna

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