Platform ticket rate reduced in Tiruchi Division
The Hindu
The Tiruchi Railway Division on Thursday announced reduction in the rate of platform ticket over the Division. A press release here said as part of easing in restrictions that was imposed due to COVID
The Tiruchi Railway Division on Thursday announced reduction in the rate of platform ticket over the Division. A press release here said as part of easing in restrictions that was imposed due to COVID-19 pandemic, it has been decided by the competent authority to roll back the increase in the rate of platform ticket.
Accordingly, the existing rate of platform ticket is reduced from ₹50 to ₹10 for all stations over Tiruchi Division. The reduced rate will come into effect from November 26. The release requested passengers to follow COVID-19 protocols and prevent the spread of the viral infection.
Hampi, the UNESCO-recognised historical site, was the capital of the Vijayanagara empire from 1336 to 1565. Foreign travellers from Persia, Europe and other parts of the world have chronicled the wealth of the place and the unique cultural mores of this kingdom built on the banks of the Tungabhadra river. There are fine descriptions to be found of its temples, farms, markets and trading links, remnants of which one can see in the ruins now. The Literature, architecture of this era continue inspire awe.
Unfurling the zine handed to us at the start of the walk, we use brightly-coloured markers to draw squiggly cables across the page, starting from a sepia-toned vintage photograph of the telegraph office. Iz, who goes by the pronouns they/them, explains, “This building is still standing, though it shut down in 2013,” they say, pointing out that telegraphy, which started in Bengaluru in 1854, was an instrument of colonial power and control. “The British colonised lands via telegraph cables, something known as the All Red Line.”