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Bhubaneswar: Rail traffic was briefly disrupted Monday morning after three wagons of a goods train derailed near Cuttack Railway Station in Odisha. The incident occurred at 8.43 am while the empty freight train was en route to Paradip. According to East Coast Railway (ECoR) sources, the derailment happened on Route No. 8 (loop line) within the Cuttack Yard, likely during a track change. Fortunately, no injuries or casualties were reported. Although the derailment happened close to the station, passenger train operations remained largely unaffected, as the mishap occurred within the yard section. However, several goods trains from the Paradip side were temporarily halted. Restoration work began promptly, with senior railway officials and technical teams rushing to the site. ECoR confirmed that efforts to clear and repair the affected tracks are being carried out on a priority basis. "The mainline connecting Cuttack to Bhadrak and Visakhapatnam remains operational, as does the route towards Paradip," officials said. A formal inquiry has been initiated to determine the precise cause of the derailment. The East Coast Railway assured that all safety protocols are being strictly followed and that overall train services continue without disruption.
Bhubaneswar, Jul 17 (PTI) Normal life came to a standstill in Odisha on Thursday as opposition Congress and seven other political parties enforced a 12-hour bandh over the death of a college student who set herself on fire after being denied justice in an alleged sexual harassment incident. Though over six hours had passed since the strike began, there were no reports of violence or untoward incidents from any part of the state, a senior home department official said, adding that the bandh has mostly affected transport and business sectors. The bandh, however, affected coal and mineral trans ...Read More >
Odisha: Opposition enforces 12-hour bandh over death of college student Though there were no reports of violence or untoward incidents from any part of the state, the bandh has mostly affected transport and business sectors, a senior home department official said. The bandh affected coal and mineral transportation from mines Normal life came to a standstill in Odisha on Thursday as Opposition Congress and seven other political parties enforced a 12-hour bandh over the death of a college student who set herself on fire after being denied justice in an alleged sexual harassment incident. Thou ...Read More >
Mumbai, Jul 18 (PTI) A three-storey chawl collapsed in the western suburb of Bandra here in the early hours of Friday, with at least 10 people feared trapped in the debris, civic officials said. As many as seven people have been rescued from the debris so far and admitted to the civic-run Bhabha Hospital, they said. According to preliminary information, chawl number 37 in the Bharat Nagar area of Bandra East collapsed around 5.56 am. Eight fire engines are at the spot along with teams from the Mumbai police and the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation's local ward machinery, an official from ...Read More >
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. The Ministry of Railways has sanctioned the 4th line between Ranital Link Cabin and Bhadrak station, a stretch of 5.06 km, at an estimated cost of Rs 149.32 crore in Odisha, officials said on Thursday. Bhubaneswar, Jul 17 (PTI) The Ministry of Railways has sanctioned the 4th line between Ranital Link Cabin and Bhadrak station, a stretch of 5.06 km, at an estimated cost of Rs 149.32 crore in Odisha, officials said on Thursday. The Ranital Lin ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar, July 17: Normal life came to a standstill in Odisha on Thursday as opposition Congress and seven other political parties enforced a 12-hour bandh over the death of a college student who set herself on fire after being denied justice in an alleged sexual harassment incident. Though over six hours had passed since the strike began, there were no reports of violence or untoward incidents from any part of the state, a senior home department official said, adding that the bandh has mostly affected transport and business sectors. The bandh, however, affected coal and mineral transport ...Read More >
JAMMU, July 17: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah congratulated BJP leader Kavinder Gupta on his appointment as Lieutenant Governor of the Union Territory of Ladakh, and said that he will need to keep in mind that, just like in Jammu and Kashmir, one has to maintain a balance and be sensitive to the sentiments of the people of Leh and Kargil regions. Follow the Daily Excelsior channel on WhatsApp "My best wishes to Kavinder Gupta on being appointed as the Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh. But this responsibility is not easy. Working in high-altitude areas is challenging," Omar told reporters during ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: Rain lashed eight southern Odisha districts as cyclone 'Montha' in the Bay of Bengal intensified into a severe cyclonic storm on Tuesday morning, IMD said. Keeping in view the impending situation, the Odisha government has evacuated people from low-lying areas and also hilly terrain prone to landslides in the eight districts of Malkangiri, Koraput, Rayagada, Gajapati, Ganjam, Nabarangpur, Kalahandi and Kandhamal and deployed 140 rescue teams (over 5,000 personnel) of NDRF, ODRAF and Fire Service.The administration has already announced the closure of schools and anganwadi centres ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar, Oct 28 (PTI) The severe cyclonic storm Montha on Tuesday brought heavy rain in coastal and southern Odisha districts, causing landslides and damaging houses besides uprooting trees, officials said. The landfall of Montha started Kakinada in neighbouring Andhra Pradesh about 7 pm and the process will continue for three to four hours, the Met office said. The preliminary reports of damages were received from eight southern Odisha districts of Malkangiri, Koraput, Rayagada, Gajapati, Ganjam, Kandhamal, Kalahandi and Nabarangpur. Normal life, however, was affected in a total of 15 ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar, Jul 17 (PTI) The Ministry of Railways has sanctioned the 4th line between Ranital Link Cabin and Bhadrak station, a stretch of 5.06 km, at an estimated cost of Rs 149.32 crore in Odisha, officials said on Thursday. The Ranital Link Cabin-Bhadrak section is part of the Howrah-Chennai High-Density Network (HDN), one of the busiest railway corridors in the country, East Coast Railway (ECoR) said in a statement. This vital project will significantly boost the capacity and efficiency of train operations along the Howrah-Chennai mainline and improve freight connectivity to Dhamra and ...Read More >