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PURI: Over two million devotees thronged Puri to witness the Suna Besha of the Trinity atop their respective chariots on Sunday. The process for Suna Besha ritual began at 4 pm. Under tight security, the Mekapa servitors retrieved three sets of ornaments from a temporary strong room relocated from the Bahar Ratna Bhandar, and handed those over to the dressers on the chariots, which were placed under a five-tier security cordon. The Trinity was adorned with a stunning array of ornaments, includ ...Read More >
BERHAMPUR: The Railway Protection Force (RPF) of Balangir on Saturday detained two minors for performing stunts on railway tracks and filming videos in Boudh district. The incident took place at Dalupali village near Purnapani railway station in Manmunda area within Baunsuni police limits recently. In the now viral video, one of the boys can be seen lying flat on the railway track while a train passes over him, as the other records the stunt on a mobile phone. The video, which was later upload ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: East Coast Railway (ECoR) has launched an urgent awareness campaign after minors filmed a dangerous stunt on railway tracks in Boudh district.The video, which went viral on social media, shows a minor boy lying between the tracks while a train passes over him, with two others directing and filming the stunt. The incident occurred near Dalupali, close to Purunapani station. Nobody was injured."This is an extremely dangerous act that could have resulted in fatality," said a railway sp ...Read More >
BHUBANESHWAR: The Railway Protection Force (RPF) registered a case against two minor boys for performing and filming a dangerous stunt on railway tracks in Odisha's Boudh district.The action came after a video surfaced on social media, showing one of the minors, aged 12, lying between the tracks near Talupali, close to Purunapani station, while a train passes over him on June 29. His 15-year-old friend was filming the stunt.The video showed another minor standing near the tracks. He was not invo ...Read More >
BHUBANESWAR: Even as three persons were killed in a stampede near Gundicha temple in the wee hours of Sunday, Government Railway Police (GRP) and Railway Protection Force (RPF) managed to prevent a similar situation that occurred at the Puri railway station owing to the huge rush of passengers for Rath Yatra on Friday. As soon as the chariot-pulling of the deities came to a halt, thousands of devotees rushed to the railway station to board their respective trains. This led to a sudden and overw ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: The Railway Protection Force (RPF) has arrested one person in connection with a stone-pelting incident on the Howrah-bound 12074 Jan Shatabdi Express, officials said Saturday. According to East Coast Railway (ECoR) sources, the incident occurred between Randia Boudpur and Bhadrak stations on the night of June 27. A windowpane in coach number D/13 was reportedly damaged by a stone, though no injuries were reported. Following a complaint to the Divisional Security Control at Khurda ...Read More >
HYDERABAD: In an early morning incident that unfolded like a scene from a thriller, a 34-year-old mentally unstable woman drove her hatchback for nearly seven kilometres on railway tracks, causing a temporary shutdown of train traffic between Nagulapally and Shankarpally stations, near Hyderabad, on Thursday.The woman, a former IT employee from Lucknow, was intercepted near Shankarpally by startled railway staff after her vehicle got lodged at a track switching point. Wearing a face mask, she em ...Read More >
Hyderabad: In a security breach, a woman reportedly in an inebriated condition drove a car onto railway tracks at Secunderabad - Vikarabad line between Nagulapally and Shankarpally railway stations on Thursday, causing chaos and disrupting train services for several hours on the route. According to officials, the woman was seen driving a white car on the railway tracks near the NC 20 gate between Nagulapally and Shankarpally and headed towards Nagulapally. Despite their repeated attempts to st ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jun 26 (PTI) The Delhi government plans to honour the legacy of Guru Tegh Bahadur with series of cultural and educational initiatives, which will include a daily light and sound show and the renovation of his memorial near the Singhu Border here. The announcement was made following a consultative meeting chaired by Art and Culture Minister Kapil Mishra and Environment Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa with prominent community leaders and members of the Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Com ...Read More >
Hyderabad: In an early morning incident that unfolded like a scene from a thriller, a 34-year-old mentally unstable woman drove her hatchback for nearly 7km on railway tracks, causing a temporary shutdown of train traffic between Nagulapally and Shankarpally stations, near Hyderabad, on Thursday.The woman, a former IT employee from Lucknow, was intercepted near Shankarpally by startled railway staff after her vehicle got lodged at a track switching point. Wearing a face mask, she emerged from th ...Read More >
Some members of the community were holding a protest on rail tracks and stalled a passenger train in Bharatpur district on Sunday afternoon after taking part in a Mahapanchayat to press their various demands, including on reservation. The agitators had kept the rail services halted for over three hours between Fateh Singhpura and Dungeria stations, affecting about 10 to 12 trains on the route, the officials said. The protesters had gathered on the railway tracks and stopped the 54794 Mathura-S ...Read More >
Patna: Railway officials led by Danapur divisional railway manager (DRM) Jayant Kumar Choudhary took out a cycle rally as part of the ongoing 'Fit India Freedom Run' initiative at Khagaul on Sunday. The event which witnessed enthusiastic participation from railway officials, RPF personnel and local community, was aimed to create awareness about the importance of fitness for personal well-being and broader development of society.The cycle rally was kicked off on the DRM's office premises around 7 ...Read More >
Jaipur, Jun 8 (PTI) The Gurjar community's Mahapanchayat concluded on Sunday at Karwari Shaheed Memorial in Rajasthan's Bharatpur following a consensus over the state government's response to their demands, though a section of the community briefly disrupted train services in protest. The Mahapanchayat was convened by the Gurjar Aarakshan Sangharsh Samiti in the Pilupura area of Bayana. Gurjar leader Vijay Bainsla read out the state government's response before the gathering, which included th ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Leaving no scope for security lapses, the Ministry of Railways has deployed 32 CORAS commandos to ensure the safety of passengers aboard the specially designed Vande Bharat trains. These trains were flagged off by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 6 June, operating from Katra to Srinagar and vice versa. The CORAS commando unit is a specially constituted unit of the Railway Protection Force (RPF), trained to safeguard passengers and trains during any form of criminal activity. The Katra ...Read More >
Nagpur: More than 260 children have found their way back home over the past 16 months thanks to Operation Nanhe Farishte, an initiative run by Railway Protection Force (RPF) under the Central Railway's Nagpur division. The initiative focuses on spotting and saving children who've run away, been trafficked, gone missing, or been abandoned at railway platforms and trains.From January 2024 to April 2025, RPF teams rescued 239 children -- 116 boys and 85 girls in 2024, and 15 boys and 23 girls so fa ...Read More >
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has charged five individuals, including goldy Brar, in relation to the 2024 Gurugram club bombing plot, as revealed in a recently filed chargesheet. This case involves a conspiracy to bomb two clubs, aiming to disrupt communal harmony in Haryana, with the banned terrorist group Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) implicated. The NIA's investigation highlights the severity of the plot. Those charged include satinderjit Singh (Goldy Brar), Sachin Talian, An ...Read More >
Katra Srinagar Vande Bharat: The Katra-Srinagar Vande Bharat train has started for passengers. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has flagged off the train on June 6 before Bakrid. It is the first train connection between the Kashmir Valley and the Jammu region. Now, passengers will reach Srinagar from Katra in just 3 hours. If you are worried about the security during the travel to a sensitive place like Kashmir, then don't worry because this Vande Bharat Train will operate with high security. The I ...Read More >
MUMBAI: The fire in a fast food stall at Churchgate railway terminus on Thursday evening has raised safety concerns for the Western Railway (WR). The railway and the Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) have initiated a fire safety audit at Churchgate as well as Mumbai Central stations, where all food stalls are being inspected. In a second phase, stalls selling edibles along the railway's entire suburban stretch will be audited for fire safety. Also, a five-member committee ...Read More >
SALGANDAN (RAMBAN): Commando forces of the Railway Protection Force (RPF), popularly known as CORAS, have been deployed for the security of Vande Bharat trains on the Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla railway line, ferrying passengers between the Kashmir Valley and Katra, the base camp of the Mata Vaishno Devi shrine in Jammu and Kashmir. Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday flagged off the Vande Bharat train service between Katra and Srinagar in J&K -- the first train connection between the Kashmi ...Read More >
Salgandan (Ramban), Jun 6 (PTI) Commando forces of the Railway Protection Force (RPF), popularly known as CORAS, have been deployed for the security of Vande Bharat trains on the Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla railway line, ferrying passengers between the Kashmir Valley and Katra, the base camp of the Mata Vaishno Devi shrine in Jammu and Kashmir. Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday flagged off the Vande Bharat train service between Katra and Srinagar in J-K -- the first train connection betwee ...Read More >
CUTTACK: Prompt action by a Railway Protection Force (RPF) constable helped save the life of a passenger who slipped while trying to board a moving train at Cuttack railway station here on Thursday morning. The incident occurred at around 8.05 am on platform no 1. Forty-four-year-old Md Mujahir of Mirjapur in West Bengal was attempting to board the departing Kanyakumari-Dibrugarh train when he lost his footing and was lodged in the gap between the platform edge and the train. Constable Tulu Be ...Read More >
Jabalpur (Madhya Pradesh) [India], February 10 (ANI): The West Central Railway has made special arrangements for passengers travelling to MahaKumbh in Prayagraj, with around 40 special trains operating from Jabalpur on February 9 and 10, officials said. To manage the rush, unreserved trains are also running, and additional ticketing counters, food and water facilities, RPF deployment, and help desks have been set up at stations, said West Central Railway's Chief PRO Harshit Srivastava. Also Re ...Read More >
Mumbai: Chief Minister of Maharashtra Devendra Fadnavis said the probe in the Saif Ali Khan attack case was moving in the right direction. Fadnavis, while addressing reporters in Mumbai on Monday, said, "The cops are probing the case well and it's moving in the right direction. Police have got all the things and they will take it to the final stage." Fadnavis said he would ask the Mumbai Police Commissioner Vivek Phansalkar to give everyone all the latest updates on the case. "Want Justice As ...Read More >
Kolkata, Jan 27 (PTI) The Calcutta High Court on Monday reserved its order on the admission of two appeals, one by the West Bengal government and the other by the CBI, challenging a trial court order which sentenced RG Kar hospital rape-murder convict Sanjay Roy to life imprisonment till death. Both the CBI and the state government separately prayed for capital punishment for the convict. The court's division bench, presided by Justice Debangsu Basak, heard both the state government and the CB ...Read More >
The incident was reported on Monday afternoon at the Ghatkopar railway station. Railway police officials said the man is mentally unstable. Passengers in the women's compartment of a suburban train in Mumbai were left shocked when a naked man climbed on board and had to be removed by a railway staff. The incident was reported on Monday afternoon at the Ghatkopar railway station, when the man climbed the Kalyan-bound AC local train. Despite women passengers raising an alarm, the man did not de ...Read More >
Alongside safeguarding railway passengers, passenger areas in stations and railway property, the Railway Protection Force has reached out to schools in Tiruchi to creating awareness among students of a host of safety-related aspects and safe travel in trains. The campaigns at the school level are being organised under the 'Jan Jagaran' initiative of the RPF to drive home a host of safety-related messages to the students. An awareness programme organised at Government Middle School in Muthukulam ...Read More >
Hyderabad: A man was arrested on Monday, November 25, for illegally selling railway tickets in Secunderabad. The Railway Protection Force (RPF) arrested the tout and seized three live tickets worth Rs 21,000 and 52 old tickets worth Rs 2.09 lakh. South Central Railway (SCR) authorities cautioned passengers against purchasing tickets from touts or travelling ticketless in trains. Even when in doubt, do not buy your ticket from a tout, they said. "A special drive to catch the touts and control ...Read More >
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