Uttar Pradesh Minister Rajni Tiwari has said that 24 people have been injured in the lintel collapse at Kannauj railway station and those guilty of negligence will be punished after a probe.
Speaking on the preparations for the Maha Kumbh, the Chief Public Relations Officer (CPRO) of North Central Railway, Shashikant Tripathi told ANI, "... The Civil Administration has given us an estimate that around 40 crore people will reach Prayagraj during the Kumbh Mela... Crowd managem
An advisory was issued to avoid flying kites near Railway stations, yards and railway tracks ahead of the Makar Sankranti festival. South Central Railway CPRO, A Sridhar said that if the kite entangles with the railway overhead equipment and the thread is wet then the people holding it might
Shashikant Tripathi, Chief Public Relations Officer (CPRO) of North Central Railway, said that the motive for setting up such a desk was to assist children who have been separated from their families in the crowd. The help desk will aim to avoid cases where children face ill-treatment.
North Central Railway's CPRO, Shashi Kant Tripathi, confirms 21 level-crossing gates will be eliminated in Prayagraj before the Maha Kumbh to ease congestion. The project, costing around Rs 450 Crores, will ensure smooth road and train movements.
According to Pranab Jyoti Goswami, CPRO of Assam police, "Acting on intelligence input, a team of STF conducted a raid inside ISBT, Betkuchi under Gorchuk police station on Wednesday and apprehended a drug peddler while he was trying to smuggle contraband."
Pranab Jyoti Goswami, Chief Public Relations Officer (CPRO) of Assam police said that, source information was received that narcotics would be transported in a vehicle from Silchar to Barpeta.
The Northeast Frontier Railway has set up a new laundry care centre in Guwahati with a capacity of 32,000 bedrolls per day to provide hygienic and good-quality linen to all passengers.
North Western Railway CPRO Captain Shashi Kiran on Wednesday confirmed that the station superintendent at Hanumangarh received a bomb threat letter on the previous day.
A major tragedy was averted on Sunday after a 5-litre empty gas cylinder was found on the railway track in the Kanpur district of Uttar Pradesh. Soon after spotting the cylinder on the track, the loco pilot promptly applied the brake to avert the incident.