CWG-Railway employees make country proud-News

THE HINDU
Monday, Oct 18, 2010
Two Railway employees make country proud
Staff Correspondent
Hubli: Employees of the Railways added 23 medals to the Indian medal tally at the recently concluded Commonwealth Games.
Four South Western Railway employees M.A. Prajusha, A.C. Ashwini, Sahana Kumari and G.G. Pramila represented India in the Commonwealth Games in which 76 countries participated. Two of them won medals for the country.
According to a release, A.C. Ashwini was part of the gold medal winning team in the 4x400 meters relay; M.A. Prajusha won silver medal in long jump and she also secured the fourth place in triple jump event with a jump of 13.72 meters (a new national record).
Both Ashwini (Karnataka) and Prajusha (Kerala) are serving as junior clerks in the office of the Divisional Railway Manager in Bangalore. Sahana Kumari and G.G. Pramila represented India in high jump and heptathlon respectively.
The Ministry of the Railways has announced Special Minister's Awards for railway players winning medals in the Commonwealth Games.