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Guwahati, July 7: Train services to Tripura, Manipur, Mizoram, and southern Assam have been disrupted after a landslide blocked railway tracks in the Lumding-Badarpur hill section of the Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR), an official statement said on Monday. "Services of trains running in the Lumding-Badarpur Hill section got disrupted due to a landslide at KM- 51/1-2 between Mupa-Dihakho stations of Lumding Division. Due to which train movement along the affected stretch has been suspended until boulders and debris are cleared from the tracks," the NFR said. Several trains have been cancelled, short-terminated, rescheduled, or regulated due to the disruption. Among the fully cancelled trains are the Guwahati-Silchar Express, Rangiya-Silchar-Rangiya Express, Guwahati-Dullabcherra Express, and Silchar-Naharlagun Express. The partially cancelled trains include the Silchar-Guwahati Express, Secunderabad-Silchar Express, and Kolkata-Agartala Express. At least seven other trains have been rescheduled or regulated, the release added. To assist passengers, help desks have been set up at Guwahati, Lumding, Silchar, Badarpur, and Agartala stations. Earlier, restoration work began on Sunday morning, soon after train services were suspended in the Lumding-Badarpur section. Officials reported that a massive boulder had fallen onto the tracks near kilometre 61/1-2, between Dihakho and Mupa, further complicating the situation. The latest incident, reportedly triggered by fresh soil movement in the area, has once more crippled the sole rail link connecting Barak Valley to the rest of Assam and the country. The latest disruption has once again drawn attention to the fragile geological conditions of this hill section, which remains highly vulnerable to landslides during the monsoon season.
Haridwar: A woman politician has been arrested for allegedly letting her boyfriend and others repeatedly rape her 13-year-old daughter in Haridwar, Uttarakhand. The horrifying crime, which occurred between January and March, was exposed when the minor bravely confided in her father, prompting a police investigation that led to the arrest of the accused. The accused was arrested with her boyfriend and one more. According to police reports, the minor was gang-raped multiple times, often in the presence of her mother. The minor, who had been living with her father following her parents' separat ...Read More >
It has brought Aizawl onto India's railway map after overcoming unprecedented challenges. ShowQuick Read Summary is AI-generated, newsroom-reviewed * The Bairabi-Sairang railway line in Mizoram is ready for operation after 26 years of planning * The 51.38 km line includes 48 tunnels and over 40 bridges, crossing difficult terrain * Travel time between Guwahati and Aizawl will reduce from 18 to under 12 hours by rail Did our AI summary help? Let us know. A railway, first conceptualised 26 ...Read More >
Guwahati, June 30 (SocialNews.XYZ) After a week of disruption due to landslides, regular train services between South Assam, Tripura, Manipur, Mizoram, and the rest of the country via Guwahati fully resumed on Monday, officials said. The vital train services in the Lumding-Badarpur Hill Section of the Lumding division have been disrupted since June 23 after landslides badly affected the railway track in the mountainous areas under Assam's Dima Hasao district. A senior official of Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) said on Monday that both goods train and the passenger train are being operated ...Read More >
Silchar: Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Friday visited the flood-ravaged districts of Hailakandi and Sribhumi in the Barak Valley. He assured affected residents of providing timely disbursement of rehabilitation grants and swift repair of damaged infrastructure.This marks Sarma's second visit to the flood-hit region within four days, underscoring the gravity of the situation. Speaking to the media in Sribhumi after inspecting multiple relief camps, the CM said, "Flood-related problems may persist till July. I will return before Durga Puja to ensure that roads and infrastructure ar ...Read More >
Guwahati, June 29 (SocialNews.XYZ) After a week of disruption due to landslides, the train services between south Assam, Tripura, Manipur, and Mizoram and the rest of the country via Guwahati partially resumed on Sunday, officials said. The train services in the Lumding-Badarpur Hill Section of the Lumding division have been disrupted since June 23 after huge landslides badly affected the railway track in the mountainous areas under Assam's Dima Hasao district. Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) Chief Public Relations Officer (CPRO) Kapinjal Kishore Sharma said on Sunday that the first goods t ...Read More >
Guwahati, July 7 (SocialNews.XYZ) Railway services between South Assam, Tripura, Manipur, Mizoram, and the rest of the country via Guwahati were once again disrupted on Monday due to landslides in the Lumding-Badarpur Hill section, officials said. Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) Chief Public Relations Officer (CPRO) Kapinjal Kishore Sharma said that trains running in the Lumding - Badarpur Hill section got disrupted due to a landslide between Mupa-Dihakho stations of Lumding Division. As a result of the landslide, the track has been suspended until clearance of boulders and earth that have ...Read More >
Assam continues to face a severe flood crisis, affecting nearly seven lakh people across 21 districts. The death toll from the first wave of floods and landslides has risen to 19, with one person missing in Cachar district. Nine major rivers, including the Brahmaputra and Barak, are flowing above danger levels, causing widespread inundation. A total of 1,494 villages across 66 revenue circles have been affected, with Sribhumi district hardest hit, impacting over 2.5 lakh people. Floodwaters have ...Read More >
Guwahati: Six days after severe landslides in Assam's Lumding-Badarpur hill section of the Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) snapped vital rail connectivity, partial train services have resumed to Tripura, Manipur, Mizoram, and southern Assam. Officials reported on Sunday that limited operations are currently underway, with a full return to normalcy anticipated by Monday, June 30, 2025. Ready for a challenge? Click here to take our quiz and show off your knowledge! Notably, the disruptions in rail connectivity, triggered by heavy rainfall, primarily affected the railway section between KM 10 ...Read More >
Guwahati: The flood situation across Assam remained critical on Thursday, June 5, 2025, as incessant rainfall continued to swell major rivers, impacting nearly seven lakh people across 21 districts. Officials confirmed that the death toll in the first wave of floods and landslides this monsoon season has climbed to 19, with two fatalities reported on Wednesday. Additionally, one person remains missing in the Cachar district. Ready for a challenge? Click here to take our quiz and show off your knowledge! According to officials, nine major rivers are currently flowing above the danger mark ac ...Read More >
Guwahati, Jun 29 (PTI) The railway link to Tripura, Manipur, Mizoram and southern Assam was partially restored on Sunday, six days after it was snapped due to landslides in the Lumding-Badarpur hill section of the Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR), officials said. Limited train operations are being allowed for the time being, with normalisation of movement expected by Monday, they said. "The first goods train and first passenger train (Kanchenjunga Express) crossed the landslide-affected location at Jatinga Lampur after restoration," an NFR spokesperson said. An NFR statement on Saturday eve ...Read More >
Guwahati, Jul 4 (PTI) Train services to Tripura, Mizoram, Manipur and Assam's Barak Valley were restored on Friday, a day after disruptions due to a landslide in Dima Hasao district, an official statement said. A Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) release said services on the Lumding-Badarpur hill section were successfully restored in the morning. "Train operations through the section resumed this morning from about 09:42 hours. The first train to pass through the restored section was Train No 12520 (Agartala-Lokmanya Tilak Terminus) Express," the statement said. Services were disrupted betwe ...Read More >
Silchar: Train services on the Lumding-Silchar Hill section under Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) were disrupted on Thursday afternoon after a fresh landslide between Dihaku and Mupa stations blocked the tracks. The incident comes just days after the railway resumed operations on June 29, following a six-day suspension caused by a major landslide in the Jatinga Lampur area.Railway officials said restoration efforts are underway, but all train movements on the Lumding-Badarpur Hills section remain suspended until further notice. The landslide occurred at kilometre 51/2-3, where falling boulder ...Read More >
Guwahati, June 28: The train movement over the affected portion between KM 108/6-8, via Jatinga Lumpur-New Haflong in the Lumding-Badarpur Hill Section of Lumding division will be partially restored from Sunday. Restoration efforts at the affected location are progressing rapidly to normalize train movement. Limited train operations are planned between 12:00 and 18:00 hours tomorrow (29.06.2025), with full-fledged train services expected to resume from Monday, according to a Press release. Goods trains carrying petroleum products and food grains bound for the state of Tripura and the Barak V ...Read More >
Guwahati, June 28 (SocialNews.XYZ) After a week of disruption, the train services between south Assam, Tripura, Manipur, and Mizoram and the rest of the country via Guwahati would be partially restored from June 29, an official said on Saturday. The train services in the Lumding-Badarpur Hill Section of the Lumding division have been disrupted since June 23 after huge landslides badly affected the railway track in the mountainous areas. Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) Chief Public Relations Officer (CPRO) Kapinjal Kishore Sharma said on Saturday night that the train movement over the affect ...Read More >
Guwahati: After a week of disruption due to landslides, regular train services between South Assam, Tripura, Manipur, Mizoram, and the rest of the country via Guwahati fully resumed on Monday, officials said. The vital train services in the Lumding-Badarpur Hill Section of the Lumding division have been disrupted since June 23 after landslides badly affected the railway track in the mountainous areas under Assam's Dima Hasao district. A senior official of Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) said on Monday that both goods train and the passenger train are being operated normally in the landslide ...Read More >
Guwahati: After a week-long suspension caused by landslides, regular train services connecting South Assam, Tripura, Manipur, Mizoram, and the rest of the country via Guwahati resumed fully on Monday, officials from the Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) confirmed. The disruption began on June 23, when heavy rainfall triggered massive landslides in Assam's Dima Hasao district, severely damaging the railway tracks in the Lumding-Badarpur Hill Section of the Lumding division. Ready for a challenge? Click here to take our quiz and show off your knowledge! According to a senior NFR official, both ...Read More >
Hyderabad: International Asteroid Day (IAD) is observed on June 30 every year to raise public awareness of asteroids and the importance of defending Earth against potential threats from the asteroid belts. This day has been sanctioned by the United Nations. Asteroids are small, rocky objects that orbit the sun. Even though these rocky remnants are the leftovers from the formation of our solar system that occurred about 4.6 billion years ago, they still orbit around the sun like planets. There are lots of asteroids in our solar system, and most of them live in the main asteroid belt, which is ...Read More >
Bengaluru: A letter written by the DCP of the Vidhana Soudha security division to the state government has revealed serious concerns over organising a felicitation ceremony for Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) players at the iconic steps of the Karnataka state legislature. The DCP warned that the rushed planning of the event could jeopardise security arrangements due to the expected massive turnout of fans. Following a request from the Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA) to host a felicitation ceremony for the RCB team at the Vidhana Soudha, the government sought inputs from the secur ...Read More >
Bengaluru: After Delhi, nearly 40 schools in Bengaluru received bomb threats via e-mail on Friday morning, leading to panic among students, teachers and parents. Police teams have rushed to all locations and search operations are underway. Schools in R R Nagar and Kengeri were among those targeted, the police said. Cyber experts are making all efforts to trace the sender of the mail. Sources revealed that the sender could be suffering from mental health issues. In the mail, he has spoken about how psychiatrists or psychologists were unable to cure him. The sender also said that a/he would ta ...Read More >
The Bairabi-Sairang railway is more than steel and stone. It is a lifeline that promises a new identity for Mizoram Mizoram has been regarded as one of India's most beautiful yet remote states in India's northeast -- green hills fading into the mist, endless bamboo forests, and vibrant cultural communities cut off by geography. Reaching its capital, Aizawl, once meant a five-hour drive through narrow highways that often collapsed during the monsoon. That reality will soon change for good. A 51. ...Read More >