Manish Thaplyal takes over as DRM, Thiruvananthapuram division
The Hindu
Manish Thaplyal assumed office as Divisional Railway Manager (DRM), Thiruvananthapuram Division in Southern Railway
Manish Thaplyal assumed office as Divisional Railway Manager (DRM), Thiruvananthapuram Division in Southern Railway on Monday.
Mr. Thaplyal succeeds S.M. Sharma. Dr. Thaplyal, an officer of the Indian Railway Services of Mechanical Engineering (IRSME) has played key roles as Executive Director (Wagon) at the Research Designs and Standards Organisation (RDSO) and Chief Mechanical Engineer (IR) in Northern Railway.
Mr. Thaplyal has also served as Group General Manager at Container Corporation of India Limited (CONCOR). He has played a pivotal role in the design of new wagons.
More than 2.6 lakh village and ward volunteers in Andhra Pradesh, once celebrated as the government’s grassroots champions for their crucial role in implementing welfare schemes, are now in a dilemma after learning that their tenure has not been renewed after August 2023 even though they have been paid honoraria till June 2024. Disowned by both YSRCP, which was in power when they were appointed, and the current ruling TDP, which made a poll promise to double their pay, these former volunteers are ruing the day they signed up for the role which they don’t know if even still exists