The Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) announced the seizure of approximately 60 kg of ganja from various railway stations and the arrest of three individuals during operations aimed at curbing drug trafficking.
A six-year-old girl was allegedly killed by her father on a train at Silanibari station in Assam's Lakhimpur district. The father has been arrested, and an investigation is underway to determine the motive.
One of the underground lines will head towards Bagdogra, a location of strategic importance due to its role in India's air defence infrastructure.
At least seven elephants were killed, and one was injured after a herd of jumbos was hit by the Sairang-New Delhi Rajdhani Express in Assam's Hojai district early Saturday, officials said.
A controversy erupted after a train with dilapidated and dirty coaches was provided to ferry Border Security Force (BSF) personnel from Tripura for deployment during the Amarnath Yatra in Kashmir, with Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw suspending four officials and ordering an inquiry.
The labourers, who are said to be of Nepali origin, were engaged in the construction of a hotel.
In its probe report into the June 17 accident in West Bengal's Darjeeling district that left 10 persons dead, including the loco pilot of the goods train, the Commissioner of Railway Safety (CRS) also recommended implementation of the Automatic Train-protection system (KAVACH) on top priority.
Twelve coaches of the Bikaner-Guwahati Express train had derailed and some of them capsized near Domohani in Jalpaiguri district on Thursday.
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Friday said it has asked Manipur government to pay Rs 10 lakh compensation each within four weeks to the next of kin of all the people who died in ethnic clashes since May.
Vaishnaw said that the actual reason behind the accident could be ascertained only after dismantling the engine's equipment.
Of the 612 trains affected, 602 trains were cancelled, including 223 mail and express trains and 379 passengers trains, the Railways said in a statement.
A brief information of trains that have been cancelled or partially cancelled or short-terminated on Friday and Saturday.
The drive met with opposition in Tinsukia in upper Assam leading to lathicharge by the security forces, while in Sonitpur the alleged illegal settlers claimed that it was launched about a week before the stipulated date.
The glass door of coach number C13 of 22303 Vande Bharat Express was damaged in the incident.
"Since some of them are in a critical condition, the death toll may go up," Jalpaiguri DM Moumita Godara Basu said, adding rescuers thoroughly searched each coach for survivors and bodies through darkness and thick fog.
The Imphal Valley in Manipur, which remained peaceful for most of Friday, witnessed sporadic clashes later in the day as more security forces were rushed in from other states by road and air to calm down a state which had witnessed bloody ethnic rioting over the last 48 hours.
Security presence which has been bolstered by flying in more army troops and rapid action force and central police forces was clearly visible at all major areas and roads.
Meet to devise strategy to minimise elephant deaths due to train-hits. K Anurag reports
The Assam government has requested the Northeast Frontier Railway authorities in Guwahati to arrange for special trains to transport persons from the state and other NE states who had recently fled their work place in Southern States and Maharashtra out of fear of persecution as threatened through SMSs that were doing rounds in those areas.
The Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) will run a special train to Bangalore on September 1 to ferry people back, who had fled from many parts of south India in panic over rumoured threats.
The Northeast Frontier Railway has resorted to massive cancellation/rescheduling/short-termination at least 40 trains, both long distance and locals services in response to security concerns over possible terrorist strike on railway property as raised by security agencies in the wake of Independence Day on August 15.
The Northeast Frontier Railway authority has denied reports in a section of the media that it was in the process of closing down an old Assamese medium primary school at Hijuguri in Tinsukia district.
After a gap of 75 days, the North East Frontier Railway has decided to resume passenger train service along the Lumding-Badarpur hill section that passes through the insurgency ravaged North Cachar Hill district after Assam government assured proper security along the route.
The Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) today cancelled trains in the militant-infested Haflong-Badarpur hill section following today's attack, a Railway source informed. One CRPF man was killed and 17 others were injured in another attack on a passenger train along the same route yesterday.
At least five people were killed and four others injured in a bomb blast in a New Delhi-bound Rajdhani Express in Assam's Golaghat district early Thursday morning.
At least two persons were killed and over 10 injured when suspected ULFA militants triggered a blast at a market area near the Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) headquarters at Maligaon at around 6:30pm on Friday.
Train services were severely hit in middle Assam after Special Police Officers' took out a march along the railway tracks protesting against alleged wage cut, though the government said their salaries would not be reduced.
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