Curfew clamped in Odisha’s Balasore town following clash between two groups

Balasore, 18/6: Curfew has been clamped in Odisha’s Balasore town following a clash between two groups, police said on Tuesday. The district administration has also suspended internet service in certain sensitive areas of the town and urged people to stay in their homes and not to step out. Curfew was clamped from midnight of June…

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Bengal train accident: Documents show goods train driver not at fault, allowed to pass red signals

New Delhi: The goods train that rammed into the Kanchanjunga Express between Ranipatra Railway Station and Chattar Hat Junction in West Bengal on Monday was allowed to cross all red signals as the automatic signalling had “failed”, internal documents. The document, a written authority called TA 912, was issued to the driver of the goods…

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Kanchanjungha Express accident: Railway Board says goods train driver disregarded signal

New Delhi, 17/6:  The Monday morning collision near New Jalpaiguri happened because a goods train disregarded the signal and hit the Kanchanjungha Express, which was on way to Sealdah from Agartala, the Chairperson of the Railway Board has said. According to chairperson Jaya Varma Sinha, five people died in the incident, however, some local reports…

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CM Holds Meeting With Water Resources Department Officers

Bhubaneswar, 17/6: Chief Minister Shri Mohan Charan Majhi has directed the water resources officials today for timely completion of the ongoing projects.    He also asked top officers of the department to manage water efficiently during the delayed monsoon. He advised the department to be in a state of preparedness for managing possible flood situation…

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