Train derails, Sealdah-Bongaon services hit
One coach of an EMU local derailed near Bamongachi station in Sealdah-Bongaon section disrupting train services in the busy route.
By Press Trust of India | None, Kolkata
UPDATED ON MAY 30, 2006 03:54 PM IST
One coach of an EMU local derailed near Bamongachi station in Sealdah-Bongaon section on Tuesday disrupting train services in the busy route.
The coach of the Sealdah-bound train derailed at 11.35 am, but there was no news of any casualty, Eastern Railway sources said.
Railway officials have rushed to the spot, the sources said.
Trains were operating between Barasat and Sealdah at present, the sources added.
Second phase of panchayat polls in Himachal Pradesh today
By hindustantimes.com | Edited by Amit Chaturvedi
PUBLISHED ON JAN 19, 2021 08:14 AM IST
In the first phase, 1,227 panchayats went to polls on Sunday. Electoral Officer Sanjeev Mahajan said a voter turnout of over 70 per cent was recorded in the first round.
Bird flu confirmed in 5 states for poultry, culling operations underway
By hindustantimes.com | Written by Kanishka Sarkar, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON JAN 19, 2021 08:13 AM IST
The central team formed for monitoring the situation in the affected areas of the country is visiting the bird flu affected sites.
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By HT Correspondent | Edited by Smriti Sinha
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PUBLISHED ON JAN 19, 2021 08:08 AM IST
The AQI in Delhi on Monday was 372, categorised as "very poor", a minor increase from 347 the previous day, according to Central Pollution Control Board
Supreme Court-appointed panel on farm laws to hold first meeting on Tuesday
By hindustantimes.com | Edited by Amit Chaturvedi
UPDATED ON JAN 19, 2021 07:47 AM IST
The Supreme Court had on January 12 stayed the implementation of the three laws, against which farmers are protesting at Delhi borders for over 50 days now.
13 killed as truck runs over them in Gujarat's Surat
By hindustantimes.com | Edited by Shivani
UPDATED ON JAN 19, 2021 08:01 AM IST
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By Abraham Thomas, New Delhi
UPDATED ON JAN 19, 2021 07:05 AM IST
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By hindustantimes.com
UPDATED ON JAN 19, 2021 06:45 AM IST
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Kerala: Minor rape survivor reveals she was sexually abused by 38 men
By HT Correspondent, Thiruvananthapuram
PUBLISHED ON JAN 19, 2021 06:15 AM IST
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By HT Correspondent, New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON JAN 19, 2021 05:57 AM IST
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ANI
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By Zia Haq, New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON JAN 19, 2021 05:51 AM IST
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