Matunga becomes India’s first railway station run by women
Matunga suburban railway station in Mumbai has become the first station in India to be run by an all-women staff.
A total of 30 women staffers, including eleven booking clerks, five Railway Protection Force (RPF) personnel and seven ticket checkers are working under station manager Mamta Kulkarni, who was the first female station master in Central Railway’s Mumbai division.
India celebrated Falun Gong
Falun Gong, the ancient Chinese holistic system that is banned in China, wascelebrated in India on July 15 with a parade and Human Word Formation in the capital.
Organisers of the event, Falun Dafa Association of India, which has been teaching Falun Gong in India, said the event would highlight the persecution against the practitioners in China.
Apart from the parade of July 15, the group will hold events and public interactions at Gandhi Smriti, Rajghat on July 14 and 15.