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CHENNAI: The Chennai Railway Division has suspended two gatekeepers -- Karthikeyan and Ashish Kumar -- for sleeping while on duty at Level Crossing (LC) gates 40 and 45 between Thakkolam and Thirumalpur railway stations on the Chengalpattu-Arakkonam section between 12.30 am and 1 am on Thursday. They were found to be asleep during an inspection by a team of officials from the divisional engineering department. The inspection was part of the 15-day safety drive initiated at LC gates, following t ...Read More >
Cuddalore, Jul 9 (PTI) A new gatekeeper assumed charge here at the Semmankuppam manned level crossing where a train hit a van killing 3 school-going children on July 8. The new appointee, Anand Raj told reporters he has been working in the railways for the past 2 years and he has now been posted to Semmankuppam to man Level Crossing No 170, a non-interlocked, manned crossing. Also Read | Delhi-NCR Rains: Waterlogging and Traffic Disruptions in Several Areas As Sudden Spell of Heavy Rain Batter ...Read More >
Cuddalore, Jul 9 (PTI) A new gatekeeper assumed charge here at the Semmankuppam manned level crossing where a train hit a van killing 3 school-going children on July 8. The new appointee, Anand Raj told reporters he has been working in the railways for the past 2 years and he has now been posted to Semmankuppam to man Level Crossing No 170, a non-interlocked, manned crossing. "Interlocking" refers to locking the railway boom at the level crossing by linking it to the signalling system, which e ...Read More >
CHENNAI: Eyewitness accounts from Semmankuppam revealing that gatekeeper Pankaj Sharma dozed off, leaving the gate open unattended, might not hold water if official records come into play in the ongoing investigations into the Cuddalore train tragedy that killed three school kids. Highly placed railway sources disclosed to DT Next that gatekeeper Pankaj Sharma shared the Private Number Exchange (PNE) with the Station Master about the train approaching Alappakkam station at 7.04 am on Tuesday. ...Read More >
New Delhi, July 9 (SocialNews.XYZ) Prime Minister Narendra Modi has emplaned for Namibia -- the final stop of his five-nation visit -- after wrapping up his State Visit to Brasilia where he met Brazil President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and also attended the 17th BRICS Summit in the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro. Taking to X, the PMO wrote: "PM @narendramodi has boarded for Namibia, the final destination of his tour" Also, External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Randir Jaiswal wrote on X: "P ...Read More >
CUDDALORE, July 8: Three school students were killed in this district on Tuesday when the van they were travelling in collided with a passenger train, even as different versions of the tragic incident surfaced. The gatekeeper posted at the level crossing in question has been suspended and arrested, Southern Railway, which apologised for the "unfortunate incident," said. Around 7.45 am, the school van carrying the students attempted to cross the railway level crossing Gate No. 170 (a non-interl ...Read More >
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