Mysuru: Nine members of the Hakki Pikki tribal community from Mysuru and Shivamogga, who were arrested by law-enforcement authorities in Ivory Coast, a West African country, have been released following intervention by the Indian Embassy and state govt.Now experts are demanding an awareness drive among the community members besides a dedicated department to handle these…
Mysuru/Chikkamagaluru: The Karnataka Hakki Pikki Tribal Organisation has approached Chikkamagaluru police alleging that a young woman from the community was sold in Senegal, West Africa, by her parents and is now seeking govt assistance to return to India.The organisation president Puneeth Kumar R told TOI that the woman travelled to Senegal with her parents four…
Patna: Railway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Friday flagged off a WDG4G diesel locomotive from the Marhaura locomotive factory in Saran district for export to the Republic of Guinea. It was the 51st locomotive exported from the factory, built by Wabtec Locomotive Pvt Ltd under a Rs 3,000-crore contract to supply 150 Evolution Series ES43ACmi locomotives…
