The Northeast Frontier Railway has suspended night running of train services in Lumding-Badarpur section in Assam that traverses through the insurgency ravaged North Cachar Hills where Black Widow militants have triggered fresh violence. The attacks have sparked sharp protests from Railway staff and labourers working in Lumding-Badarpur section. The workers have threatened to stop operation of trains unless they are provided adequate security cover by the state government.
Projects having loans with floating interest to take the hit. Hindustan Construction Company, GVK Group and other construction firms may have to settle for lower returns from their projects as rising interest rates are expected to hurt profitability of roads, power, ports and airports.
Threat from militants belonging to the banned Dima Halam Daogah (Jewel Garlosa) or the Black Widow group has forced the Railways authority to stop train services in the Lumding- Badarpur Hill Section in the night.A spokesman of the Northeast Frontier Railway informed that the Railway decided to do away with train services in the night fearing attacks by Black Widow militants active in the area.This is not the first time that train services have been disrupted.
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Infamous bikers gang leader Om Prakash alias Bunty, who spread terror in Delhi by allegedly shooting and robbing people, was killed in a gun battle with the police early on Monday morning.The action came after police received information that Bunty and his associates were hiding in a building in Badarpur. "On seeing the police team, the accused started firing from inside and in retaliatory firing, two were killed," a official said.
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Three members of the notorious bikers gang, which allegedly killed five people in four recent attacks, were arrested in Delhi.Two of the gang members, including their leader Om Prakash alias Bunty, are still absconding. The Delhi police had declared a reward of Rs 50,000 each on the five members of the gang.The gang has been involved in four shootings in south and east Delhi.
Seven people, including five women, were killed in New Delhi's Badarpur area on Sunday morning when an over-speeding Blueline bus rammed into pedestrians crossing a road. The incident triggered protests among angry onlookers, who set the bus on fire. The driver of the bus has been arrested, police said. Senior police officials have rushed to the spot and a large number of police personnel have been deployed in the area to avoid any untoward incidents.
As pollution levels worsened in Delhi, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday said schools in the city will remain closed till Wednesday and announced a raft of "emergency" measures to deal with the situation including ban on construction and demolition activities for next five days and temporary closure of Badarpur Power Plant.
A road in Delhi was on Tuesday named after slain Bharatiya Janata Party leader Pramod Mahajan on his 59th birth anniversary.
The deal will let India draw upon the resources of the Federal Aviation Administration to modernise its infrastructure.
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The doctors have also demanded enhanced security outside and within the hospitals where the Markaz evacuees have been admitted. A doctor said some patients evacuated from Nizamuddin Markaz, the headquarters of Tabligh-e-Jamaat in south Delhi, don't follow instructions from doctors and are reluctant to take medicines.
Ahead of the prime minister's visit, the administration is busy working on roads and ensuring cleanliness. Fire engines have also been deployed inside the railway station for cleaning of trees on its premises.
Hisar-Dadri and Hissar-Bawana transmission lines tripped causing problems in transmission of electricity from Badarpur thermal and Indraprastha gas power plants.
'The Modi government must tell us what this person's connection with the BJP is.'
Police used batons and teargas shells to disperse the violent mob, but denied firing at them.
The national capital is facing the worst smog in 17 years, the Centre for Science and Environment had said on Thursday.
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Cops ruled out any Naxal hand in the kidnapping.
Residents said that the Congress leader was a spitting image of her grand mother and her entrance into politics had lent fresh energy to the party.
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As Congress President Sonia Gandhi turned 67 on Monday, the usually buzzing party office on Akbar Road and her 10 Janpath Road residence bore a deserted look with hardly any kind of celebrations that are seen every year.
Delhi will become the first such city in India to have such a scheme and the only one after Beijing in Asia.
The poll body also observed that the investigation had 'political connotations' and Deo's conduct has 'consequences' for 'free and fair elections'.
Commuters were hit hard for the second day on Tuesday due to Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's dharna in the heart of the capital with authorities shutting down four metro stations and buses being diverted.
'In difficult times as now, the call of the village is all that these migrants can hear,' observes Vijaya Pushkarna.
Former President A P J Abdul Kalam was among a large number of voters in several constituencies in Delhi who on Wednesday faced problems while exercising their franchise because of the malfunctioning of Electronic Voting Machines.
The protesting students clashed with cops after were they stopped at the varsity gate and prevented from carrying out their march.
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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The situation has improved marginally in Tripura and Mizoram in the past 24 hours.
A high-level meeting, chaired by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, also decided to enforce the restrictions date-wise as even numbered cars will be allowed to ply on even dates and odd-numbered ones will ply on odd dates.
Controversial Congress MLA Rumi Nath, who was arrested for her alleged links with a pan-India car theft racket, was on Wednesday sent to judicial custody.
