Now book rail ticket from your mobile
- An internet-enabled mobile owner is required to register with the Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) and download its software. With that, he can book a ticket from a place and time of his convenience.
- Upon booking a ticket, the passenger will receive a reservation message or virtual ticket with journey details.This message will be treated as proof of booking and the passenger need not carry a printed copy for the journey.
State government hands over land for Rs.1,260-crore neutrino observatory
- The TN government has handed over 26.85 hectares of land for setting up the Rs.1,260-crore India-based Neutrino Observatory (INO) project in Theni district.
- The underground observatory is a multi-institution project coming up at Bodi West Hills in Theni district and it has received the environment and forest clearances from the Central government
- The Department of Atomic Energy, along with 25 leading institutions, is spearheading this project with the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai, as the nodal institution.
- A huge neutrino magnetised detector will be built in a cavern inside a rock mass after drilling a tunnel.