Saamana, the official mouthpiece of the Shiv Sena (UBT), raised questions on the functioning of the Indian Railways and passenger safety after 21 coaches of the North-East Express derailed in Bihar's Buxar district on Wednesday night, leaving four passengers dead and over 30 injured.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed his condolences to the people who lost their lives in the tragic train derailment incident in Bihar's Buxar district on Wednesday night.
Hours after 21 coaches of the North East Express train derailed near Raghunathpur station in Buxar district of Bihar on Wednesday night, rescue efforts and work on restiration of the tracks continued overnight.
Kharge posted, "This is the second major derailment accident after the Balasore train accident of June 2023. Accountability of the Railway Ministry and the Central Government should be fixed."
A special train carrying 1006 passengers on Thursday morning left from Raghunathpur station in Bihar's Buxar following the derailment of several coaches of the Anand Vihar-Kamakhya North-East Express train a day ago.
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said he was closely monitoring the aftermath of the derailment of North East Express train and was in contact with the district authorities in Bihar's Buxar district and other agencies involved in the rescue work.
Reacting to the caste survey, which was recently conducted in Bihar, Himachal Pradesh governor Shiv Pratap Shukla on Wednesday said that there are some forces in the country that are trying to "divide" the nation in the name of "caste".
Union Minister and Rashtriya Lok Janshakti Party (RLJP) Pasupati Kumar Paras on Sunday paid tribute to former Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) Chief Ram Vilas Paswan on the occasion of his death anniversary in Bihar's Patna.
Chhattisgarh Deputy Chief Minister TS Singh Deo on Saturday informed that a caste-based census will be carried out in the state adding that the government is unaware of the economic levels of the various categories in the state.