The festive period saw a surge in travel, and CSMIA managed a total of 516,562 passenger movements from November 11th to 13th. Among these, 354,541 passengers travelled on domestic routes, while 162,021 embarked on international journeys, Mumbai airport authorities said in a statement.
In anticipation of the increased passenger demand during Chhath Puja, the East Coast Railway (ECoR) has introduced a special train service between Puri and Patna.
Keeping in view the additional rush of passengers in regular trains and for the convenience of passengers, East Coast Railway of Indian Railways has decided to run a special train between Puri and Patna for upcoming Chhat Puja.
In order to control the extra rush of passengers and better crowd management on the occasion of Diwali and Chhat, the sale of platform tickets at New Delhi and Anand Vihar railway stations has been discontinued temporarily.
"On the basis of profiling done by AIU batch intercepted one lady passenger, Jossy from Kozhikode, at the green channel, who arrived from Italy to Cochin via Doha vide Flight QR516," said officials.
"This is an unfortunate and unprecedented incident. One bus coming from Calcutta and going to Odisha caught fire and one person died due to burn injuries while others were injured. Our SP came on the spot along with his force. Fire brigades rushed to the spot and fire was controlled," the We
In the travel advisory issued by SVPI Airport, passengers were urged to allocate additional time for travel-related formalities and mandatory security protocols.
Passenger vehicles sold 3,89,714 units, representing a 15.9 per cent increase over the previous year. This segment witnessed an outstanding 42.1 per cent growth, with sales reaching about 76,940 units.
The Rangiya and Mariani Railway Stations of Northeast Frontier Railway at Assam have been awarded 'Eat Right Station' certification by FSSAI (Food Safety and Standards Authority of India) in recognition of providing high-quality, nutritious food to passengers.
The Indian Army extricated two individuals trapped inside the vehicles after a passenger van met with an accident with load-carrying vehicles along National Highway 15 in Assam.
MEMU passenger train derailed after hitting a cow while travelling on the Sarla-Sambalpur section in Odisha's Sambalpur district on Wednesday, East Coast Railway officials said.