The 13 Kannara Bridge (Pathimoonu Kannara Bridge) is a 112-year-old British-era bridge with 13 arches. It is a significant landmark on the Kollam-Sengottai railway route. The bridge joins two hillocks and is supported by thirteen granite pillars that are about 100 feet tall each.Kollam-Shenkottai National Highway on one side and the River Kazhuthurutti on the other measures 102.72 metres (337.0 feet) in length and 5.18 metres (17.0 feet) in height.
In 1904, the British built the bridge to move commodities from Kollam then Quilon.The bridge was made entirely of rocks, limestone, and surkhi construction.
In 2011, the metre gauge railway system was replaced by a broad gauge railway system to allow newer, standard locomotives.
Sengottai-Kollam railway line reopened after eight years in 2018. Considered as one of the most scenic railway routes in the country, the stretch was the sole gateway between Kerala and Tamil Nadu through Tirunelveli. A special fare train, connecting Tambaram (Chennai) and Kollam in Kerala, traversed the converted (meter gauge to broad) railway stretch between Sengottai and Punalur.
Prominent Chinese rights lawyer Lu Siwei, who was arrested and deported from Laos in 2023, was sentenced behind closed doors in China to 11 months in prison on Friday, his wife told Radio Free Asia.
After her participation in the so-called “deodorant challenge,” which has been making the rounds on TikTok, an eight-year-old girl in Brazil died on April 13.Police said, Sarah Raíssa Pereira de Castro was hospitalized in the Federal District on April 10,when she inhaled the gas from a spray deodorant while participating in the challenge.
Maintaining your pet’s weight is one advantage of regular exercise for pets. helping your dog in relaxing and improving their sleeping pattern. Regular exercise also maintains your dog’s mobility and wellness.It also reduces digestive issues and constipation and establishing a relationship with your pet and winning their confidence.Ir decreases undesired behaviors such as jumping up, gnawing, barking, and predatory behavior.
Under the Commissions for Protection of Child Rights (CPCR) Act, 2005, the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) takes complaints about any violation of children’s rights using the online Complaint Management System, Ebaalnidan.
Sri Lankan police on Thursday blocked Vietnamese Buddhist monk Thich Minh Tue from continuing his barefoot journey around the South Asian island until he changes his visa, a witness told Radio Free Asia.
North Korean forces deployed in Russia’s Kursk region may soon be sent into annexed regions of Ukraine that remain fiercely contested by Russian and Ukrainian forces, a senior Ukrainian official said.
The first-time parents are two Galapagos tortoises at the Philadelphia Zoo,United States,that are about 100 years old and highly endangered.
Choosing a range of fresh ingredients and avoiding the artificial additives, preservatives, and fillers frequently found in conventional pet diets, homemade dog food allows one to choose nutrition of guaranteed quality.
