Kolkata, June 6 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government on Saturday decided to take action in the wake of the violence during the anti-Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) protests in West Bengal. In 2019, there were allegations of vandalism and arson at various places in the state during the anti-CAA protests.Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari has directed the West Bengal Director General Siddh Nath Gupta to investigate the allegations.In December 2019, the Citizenship Amendment Bill was pas…
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Patna, May 18 (IANS) A massive fire broke out in one of the coaches of a passenger train bound for Patna. No injuries have been reported, officials said on Monday.The incident occurred on the Sasaram-Patna fast passenger train near the Bihar’s Sasaram railway station at around 6 a.m. According to the preliminary investigation, the fire was caused by a suspected short circuit, officials said. The coach caught fire while it was at the Sasaram railway station shortly before it was scheduled to depa…
Kolkata, May 17 (IANS) The railway administration conducted a major anti-encroachment drive outside Howrah Station in West Bengal, using bulldozers to clear illegal shops and structures.A notice had been issued earlier to clear the area. As the illegal encroachment remained, Railway Police used bulldozers to evict illegal shops from outside the Howrah station. The action was carried out late Saturday night.Those who used to do small businesses on the streets and footpaths outside the station wit…
Jaipur, May 15 (IANS) A tragic road accident reported on National Highway-48 in Rajasthan’s Bhilwara district on Friday claimed the lives of three people, including two Railway Police personnel and an accused they were escorting.The horrific crash occurred near the Mandal Chowk flyover under the Mandal police station area, leaving the motorcycle completely mangled and triggering chaos on the busy highway.The deceased policemen have been identified as Head Constable Lekhraj Bagri (55), a reside…
Thiruvananthapuram, April 25 (IANS) A major twist has emerged in the attempted murder case filed against Kerala Students’ Union (KSU) workers over the black flag protest against Health Minister Veena George at Kannur Railway Station in the last week of February, with the minister’s own statement weakening the prosecution’s core charge.In her deposition to the police probe team, recorded nearly two months after the incident, Veena George stated that only pushing and jostling occurred during t…
Patna, April 18 (IANS) In a major breakthrough, the Railway Police in Bihar’s Rohtas district have arrested a key accused in a sensational robbery case from Madhya Pradesh, recovering cash and gold worth lakhs during the operation. The arrest was made at Dehri-on-Sone railway station by the Railway Protection Force (RPF), which apprehended Kamlesh Kumar while he was allegedly attempting to flee on Saturday.According to Railway ASP Alok Kumar Singh, the accused tried to escape after spott…
Kolkata, March 2 (IANS) Three Bangladeshi women were arrested for allegedly entering India without valid documents, Railway Police sources said on Monday.The women were detained from the Guwahati-Bengaluru Express on Sunday. They had boarded the train from New Jalpaiguri (NJP) station in north Bengal and were intercepted at Malda station.During questioning, police confirmed that all three were residents of Bangladesh and did not possess valid travel documents. They were formally arrested late on…
Quetta, Jan 20 (IANS) A main railway track near Dera Murad Jamali in Pakistan’s Balochistan was blown up by unidentified assailants, suspending train link between Quetta and the rest of the country for few hours, local media reported on Tuesday. According to police, some unknown assailants planted an explosive device at the main railway track in Dera Murad Jamali on Monday and detonated it, Pakistan’s leading daily Dawn reported.Police officials said, “Around two-foot-long portion of the track w…
Kannur, Dec 25 (IANS) A reckless bid to shoot a social media reel brought train services to a brief halt in Kannur early on Thursday, after a red signal was deliberately shown to stop a running passenger train. The incident has triggered serious safety concerns, with railway authorities terming it a grave violation that could have led to a major accident.The incident occurred in the early hours between Thalassery and Mahe, when the Ernakulam–Pune Okha Express was forced to stop after a red lig…