On the night of February 15, a devastating stampede at New Delhi Railway Station led to the tragic loss of 18 lives. The incident unfolded around 10 pm as a massive influx of thousands of devotees poured into the station, all on their way to Mahakumbh in Prayagraj.
A fire broke out in an old building near Godhra railway station on Monday night. The fire was doused after an effort of 5 to 6 hours by fire tender vehicles.
The discussions focused on the progress of the electrification of railway lines, the introduction of electric passenger trains from Badarpur to Sabroom, the conversion of the single-line railway track to a double-line track, the introduction of the Agartala-Guwahati intercity rail service, t
The stampede occurred at the New Delhi Railway Station on February 15, which claimed the lives of 18 people. The tragedy occurred at 10 p.m. as lakhs of devotees were heading to Prayagraj for the Maha Kumbh 2025 festival, causing significant overcrowding at the station.
Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw inspected the Ahmedabad Railway Station Redevelopment Project on Saturday and announced that 360 km of the Bullet Train project has been completed, with the Maharashtra section making significant progress.
Yadav said that two minutes of silence should have been observed in memory of those who lost their lives. Thirty people lost their lives due to a stampede in the Sangam area of Maha Kumbh on January 29, and 18 people died due to a stampede at the New Delhi railway station earlier this month.
Speaking to ANI after inspecting the station ahead of Maha Shivaratri on Tuesday, Vaishnaw emphasised that the passengers were happy with the arrangement.
The officials of Commissioner's Task Force, North Zone Team, Hyderabad City, along with Police Ramgopalpet, Secunderabad, apprehended seven ganja peddlers in the parking area of Junction Street Railway Station.
BJP leader Tamilisai Soundarajan hit out at Chief Minister MK Stalin after Hindi words were erased from signboards with black tar at Trichy Railway station by Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) workers and said that the ruling party cannot encash on language politics anymore.
"Several steps have been taken for crowd control at the New Delhi Railway station. If passengers have reserved tickets, they can go directly inside the station. Those who do not have tickets will first go to the holding area and get the tickets... passengers can only go inside when the train