Ten workers are critical after being electrocuted while working near Barh Railway Station West. It is said that these labours were working to fix the high extension cables when the iron ladder which was being used by them, came in contact with electricity. All of the grievously injured ten workers[Read More…]
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Mumbai: 22 killed, many hurt in stampede at Elphinstone station footbridge
At least 22 commuters were killed and 39 others were injured in a stampede on a foot overbridge at Elphinstone Road railway station in Mumbai on Friday. President Ram Nath Kovind expressed sorrow over the death of 22 people. He said, “Anguished by the loss of lives in the stampede[Read More…]
Buxar District Magistrate Mukesh Pandey commits suicide at railway station
District Magistrate of Bihar’s Buxar, Mukesh Pandey committed suicide at a railway station in Uttar Pradesh‘s Ghaziabad area on Friday. Reports said that Mukesh Pandey had left Buxar two days ago, informing the officials that he would be visiting Patna. The Bihar state secretariat was unaware of his presence in[Read More…]
Volunteers painting Ghaziabad junction walls with ‘stress-free paintings’
In a unique effort, painters and artists of an NGO are adorning the old walls of the Ghaziabad railway junction with ‘stress-free paintings.’ According to a Hindustan Times report, old arches, corridors and the pedestrian bridge at the station complex are being painted, to do away with the sight of[Read More…]
Odisha: Maoists attack railway station; trigger blasts
A blast was triggered by suspected Maoists at Doikallu railway station in Rayagada district. They also abducted a couple of railway officials and snatched a few walkie-talkies used by the railway employees. However, no railway staff or local people were hurt. “Around 15-20 Maoists arrived at Doikallu railway station in[Read More…]
Railways rethink free Wi-Fi plans after Patna porn embarrassment
Earlier this week, a RailTel official had announced that the Patna railway station made the most of the free Wi-Fi with most of it being principally used to watch and download porn. The embarrassment has made the Railways rethink the move of putting up the service on premium trains like[Read More…]
Kejriwal mobbed at railway station by protesting BJP women workers
As Aam Admi Party supremo and Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday departed from New Delhi railway station to campaign for the party in Punjab, he was met with protests by workers of BJP’s women wing. Police officers were seen frantically scrambling around him to provide him with security cover as BJP[Read More…]