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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.

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.

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

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.

"Five passengers have died and 20-25 injured in the accident. The situation is serious. The incident occurred when a goods train rammed into Kanchenjunga Express," said Abhishek Roy, Additional Superintendant of Police (SP) Darjeeling Police.

In a tragic incident, at least 12 persons died and several others injured after they were run over by a train in Jamtara in Jharkhand.

Railway Protection Force (RPF) Jhansi station arrested the youth under Section 145 of the Railways Act.

The arrested railway employees have been charged with culpable homicide not amounting to murder and destruction of evidence.

Seven railway employees have been suspended in connection with the Balasore train accident case.

After refusing to take part in the 6th round of talks yesterday, the 'farmer leaders' rejected the government's written proposal.