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Guwahati, Apr 3 (PTI) A six-year-old girl was killed allegedly by her father inside a train at Silanibari station in Assam's Lakhimpur district on Friday, a Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) spokesperson said. Security personnel have arrested the accused, he said. The spokesperson said the incident took place inside a general coach of the 15813 Dekargaon- Murkongselek Express around 9.15 am. "Railway Police Force and Government Railway Police personnel immediately reached the spot. The accused has been arrested," he said. "After recording statements of eyewitnesses and taking custody of the body by police authorities, the train departed from Silonibari at 10.58 am," the spokesperson added. The motive behind the murder was not immediately known. PTI SSG SSG MNB
Aizawl, Sep 13 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday inaugurated Mizoram's first railway line and flagged off the state's maiden Rajdhani Express connecting Aizawl with Delhi. The Rs 8,070-crore Bairabi-Sairang railway line, considered one of the most challenging in Indian Railways' history, was sanctioned in 2008-09 and construction began in 2015. The line includes 45 tunnels, 55 major bridges and 87 minor bridges. Bridge No 144, near Sairang, is taller than Qutub Minar at 114 metres. It is the tallest pier railway bridge in the country, an official of the Northeast Frontier Railw ...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 >
A 45-year-old man was arrested in Assam's North Lakhimpur on Friday for allegedly killing his seven-year-old daughter with a machete aboard a train. Police said the incident occurred around 9 am, when the train, the Dekargaon-Murkongselek Express, was halfway through its 345km journey. The accused, identified as Sunil Murmu, reportedly attacked the child near the toilet and attempted to throw her from the train before being overpowered by co-passengers. Railway Police (GRP) detained Murmu at Si ...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 >
Agartala, Jun 30 (PTI) In a major relief to the people of Tripura, a railway wagon carrying fuel entered the state following the restoration of the Agartala-Guwahati railway line, officials from the state transport department said on Monday. Earlier, Transport Minister Sushanta Chowdhury had assured the public that food grain stocks were adequate, though the state was experiencing a temporary fuel shortage. With the arrival of the fuel-laden wagon on Sunday night and additional goods trains carrying essential commodities such as food grains en route, authorities declared the state "free from ...Read More >
Northeast Frontier Railway is rolling out advanced acoustic technology to save elephants. This system detects elephant movement near tracks, alerting train drivers. Trials are successful in key sections. The project aims for full functionality by April 2026. This initiative protects wildlife and ensures safe train operations across elephant corridors. Guwahati: The Northeast Frontier Railway has decided to roll out a high-end acoustic-based technology in its network by April next year to prevent ...Read More >
Guwahati, Jun 5 (PTI) The flood situation in Assam improved on Thursday even though two more people lost their lives and over 5.5 lakh people across 12 districts are reeling under the deluge, an official bulletin said. According to the daily flood report of the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA), one person each died in Hailakandi and Sribhumi districts. With this, the total number of people losing their lives in this year's flood and landslide has increased to 21. The report said more than 5.6 lakh people are affected by floods in Biswanath, Cachar, Dhemaji, Dibrugarh, Goalp ...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 >
Guwahati, Jun 27 (PTI) Rail services to Tripura, Mizoram, Manipur and parts of southern Assam remained suspended for the fifth consecutive day on Friday, even as the Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) claimed steady progress in restoring the affected Lumding-Badarpur hill section. NFR general manager Chetan Kumar Shrivastava visited the site to review the situation and assess the progress, an official statement said. Also Read | Lohardaga Shocker: Woman Strangulated, Teen Grandson Hacked to Death in Sleep in Jharkhand, Family Feud Suspected. "Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) is progressing ra ...Read More >