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CBI busts East Central Railway paper leak scam, 26 railway officials arrested

OpIndia Staff - 5 March, 2025

Overall, 26 Railway officials have been arrested in this case so far, CBI said. Searches were conducted at 8 locations, which resulted in the recovery of Rs. 1.17 crore in cash.

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Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis says he will speak with Railways for a solution after temple issued removal notice for Dadar station expansion

ANI - 14 December, 2024

Amid controversy over a removal notice to a temple in Mumbai's Dadar area, CM Devendra Fadnavis said that the state government will hold discussions with the railways to find a solution

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Railway minister writes to Kerala CM saying projects worth ₹12,350 crore are stalled in the state due to land acquisition delays

ANI - 27 November, 2024

Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw has written to Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan, highlighting delays in land acquisition for major railway projects in the state.

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Indian Railways accelerates deployment of Kavach 4.0, 10,000 locomotives and over 14,375 km tracks to be equipped with the Automatic Train Protection System

OpIndia Staff - 15 November, 2024

Indian Railways is accelerating the deployment of the advanced Kavach 4.0 automatic train protection system across 10,000 locomotives and over 14,375 route kilometres (RKM) of tracks

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Army Special Train narrowly averts sabotage attempt in Burhanpur: Read why railway employee Sabir had placed 10 detonators on tracks

OpIndia Staff - 27 September, 2024

A railway employee named Sabir was arrested for placing ten detonators on tracks near Sagphata between Nepanagar and Khandwa stations in the Bhusawal division.

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Another attempt to derail train: LPG cylinder found on railway track in Kanpur, loco pilot applies brake in time to avert major tragedy

ANI - 22 September, 2024

A major tragedy was averted on Sunday after a 5-litre empty gas cylinder was found on the railway track in the Kanpur district of Uttar Pradesh.

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18 train derailment incidents in last 50 days: Rail Ministry hints at a larger conspiracy to derail trains

Siddhi Somani - 10 September, 2024

From June 2023 till date, there have been 24 such incidents, with authorities finding various kinds of objects placed on rail tracks, including LPG cylinders, bicycles, iron rods and cement blocks.

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Terror conspiracy in Sabarmati Express derailment case, ATS joins investigation: Pieces of broken railway track were placed to derail the train

OpIndia Staff - 18 August, 2024

It has been said in the FIR that a broken piece of track was kept on the Railway line. Sabarmati Express derailed after colliding with it. Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw had also said the same thing.

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‘They are also human beings’: SC asks govt to come out with rehabilitation scheme before removing encroachments on Haldwani railway land

ANI - 24 July, 2024

The SC on Wednesday asked the Centre and state govt to come up with a rehabilitation scheme for encroachers in Uttarakhand's Haldwani area.

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Kanchenjunga Express train accident: Rescue work completed, focus on restoration of line

ANI - 17 June, 2024

The accident took place at Ruidhasa near Rangapani station in the Katihar Railway Division ahead of New Jalpaiguri Junction at around 8:45 am today. The area falls in the Siliguri subdivision of Darjeeling district.

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