Connecting Guwahati with New Jalpaiguri in West Bengal, the Vande Bharat Express, a semi-high-speed train built with indigenously developed technology, would cover a distance of approximately 411 kilometres within a span of 5 hours and 30 minutes.
A shopkeeper was allegedly assaulted in East Delhi's Laxmi Nagar area while he was returning home with his two sons, police said on Monday. Prima facie it appeared to be a property dispute, the police added.
"Before 2014, Railway's budget for North East was Rs 2,500 crore. Now it is more Rs 10,000 crore, which is 4X growth. All parts of the Northeast will soon be connected via the broad-gauge network. Rs 1 lakh crore is being spent on the same," he added.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday flagged off Assam's first Vande Bharat Express as a part of the move by Indian Railways to avail joy of travelling for the people of the northeast.
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma expressed anguish over the loss of lives in the road accident in Guwahati's Jalukbari area and assured of providing all possible medical assistance to the injured.
At least seven students were killed and six others were left injured after the road accident at the Jalukbari area in Assam's Guwahati on late Sunday night.
"As per the preliminary investigation, we have found that the deceased persons are students. The incident took place at Jalukbari area," Thube Prateek Vijay Kumar said.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will flag off Assam's first Vande Bharat Express today as a part of the move by Indian Railways to avail joy of travelling for the people of northeast, a government official said on Sunday.
Inaugurating a civil society consultation on Diversity, Inclusion, and Mutual Respect organised under the joint aegis of the Indigenous and Tribal Faith and Culture Department of Assam and Vivekananda Kendra Institute of Culture (VKIC) with Aaranyak as knowledge partner, the minister said, "