Protest hits rail services in Bastar
January 17th, 2012 - 10:49 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Jan 17 (IANS) A protest launched by the Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM), the youth wing of Chhattisgarh's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), hit rail services Tuesday in ... Read more...
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Boy averts major train mishap in capital
January 15th, 2012 - 9:59 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 15 (IANS) A young boy averted a major train mishap in the capital Sunday by alerting the authorities after noticing cracks in the railway tracks, an official ... Read more...
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Two coaches of Ajmer-bound train derail in Dhanbad
January 14th, 2012 - 10:45 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Jan 14 (IANS) Two coaches of an Ajmer-bound express train derailed Saturday evening in Jharkhand's Dhanbad district, said a railway official."Two general coaches of the Kolkata-Ajmer Express derailed near ... Read more...
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Night trains on key Jharkhand section resume after 19 months
January 13th, 2012 - 3:52 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Jan 13 (IANS) Night train services on the key Tata-Kharagpur section have resumed 19 months after a horrific rail crash in Jharkhand left 148 people dead, an official said.The ... Read more...
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One dead in Bengal train collision, Railways announce compensation (Lead)
January 8th, 2012 - 2:56 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Jan 8 (IANS) One person was killed and six others injured when a local train collided with a stationary train in West Bengal's Nadia district Saturday, a railway official ... Read more...
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Foggy day, train services disrupted
January 5th, 2012 - 8:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 5 (IANS) The capital witnessed a cold day with rail services being disrupted due to dense fog in the morning. The met department has forecast rain later ... Read more...
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Fog affects 100 train services in Delhi (Lead)
January 4th, 2012 - 8:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 4 (IANS) A light blanket of fog enveloped the national through the day Wednesday, affecting close to 100 train services. The met office has forecast rain Thursday.
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Thousands without power as storm hits Britain
January 4th, 2012 - 7:13 am ICT by IANS
London, Jan 4 (IANS) Gale, snow and rain swept Britain Tuesday, killing at least one person and leaving thousands of people without power supply.Gale, with its force culminating at 160 ... Read more...
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Cyber attacks could disrupt rail services
December 30th, 2011 - 6:38 pm ICT by IANS
London, Dec 30 (IANS) Advances in switching technologies have exposed rail networks to the simplest form of cyber attacks that could be launched by inexperienced teen hackers.
Knowing how to ... Read more...
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Cold day for capital, fog hits train services (Second Lead)
December 29th, 2011 - 10:48 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 29 (IANS) It was a cold day with chilly winds for Delhiites Thursday, with thick fog in the morning making way for pleasant sunshine later in the ... Read more...
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Slight rise in Delhi temperature, fog disrupts trains (Second Lead)
December 27th, 2011 - 10:12 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 27 (IANS) Reeling under intense cold for the past few days, Delhi's residents got some respite Tuesday with a slight rise in the minimum temperature. The Met ... Read more...
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Slight rise in Delhi temperature, fog disrupts trains (Lead)
December 27th, 2011 - 8:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 27 (IANS) Reeling under intense cold for the past few days, Dehi's residents got some respite Tuesday with a slight rise in the minimum temperature. The Met ... Read more...
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Slight rise in Delhi temperature, fog disrupts trains
December 27th, 2011 - 2:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 27 (IANS) A slight rise in the minimum temperature early Tuesday morning gave relief to the residents of Delhi, experiencing extreme cold conditions for the past few ... Read more...
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Chilly day in Delhi, fog hits trains (Lead)
December 26th, 2011 - 10:03 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 26 (IANS) It was a cold day for Delhiites Monday, with mercury staying five notches below average at 3.4 degrees Celsius. A dense morning fog disrupted train ... Read more...
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Delhi records coldest day in 5 years, hits rail traffic (Lead)
December 25th, 2011 - 8:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 25 (IANS) Delhi experienced its coldest day in five years as the minimum temperature dropping to 2.9 degrees Celsius, five degrees below average, early on Christmas day ... Read more...
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Fog disrupts trains, flights (Lead)
December 24th, 2011 - 10:20 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 24 (IANS) With the capital shivering on the season's coldest day at 3.3 degrees Celsius Saturday, morning fog disrupted train services in the capital.
"While over 40 ... Read more...
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Chill tightens grip over north India, trains still fog-hit (Roundup)
December 23rd, 2011 - 7:20 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 23 (IANS) The winter chill tightened its grip over north India Friday with the mercury plumbing new lows and over 40 train services affected by the thick ... Read more...
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Alert railway gangman prevents accident
December 23rd, 2011 - 12:46 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Dec 22 (IANS) An alert gangman prevented a possible accident when he detected a rail line fracture near Cheragram Station in West Bengal, shortly before the Asansol-Howrah Agniveena Express ... Read more...
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Fog derails train services as winter onslaught continues (Roundup)
December 22nd, 2011 - 6:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 22 (IANS) The winter chill continued its relentless assault on north India Thursday with the cold winds showing no signs of subsiding. The dense morning fog again ... Read more...
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Fog disrupts train services in Delhi, flights unaffected (Lead)
December 21st, 2011 - 11:54 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 21 (IANS) A fog blanket over large parts of northern India hit railway traffic, delaying 50 trains, but air traffic was largely unaffected."There is a heavy backlog ... Read more...
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Some respite from chill, train services still fog-hit (Roundup)
December 21st, 2011 - 6:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 21 (IANS) People in parts of north India Wednesday got some relief from the bone-chilling winds of last few days but the early morning fog continued to ... Read more...
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Fog disrupts train services in Delhi (Lead)
December 21st, 2011 - 1:15 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 21 (IANS) A foggy Wednesday morning gave way to a clear day in Delhi, but not before delaying 50 trains.The weather condition in Delhi is better, but ... Read more...
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Fog disrupts train services in Delhi (Lead)
December 21st, 2011 - 1:15 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 21 (IANS) A foggy Wednesday morning gave way to a clear day in Delhi, but not before delaying 50 trains.The weather condition in Delhi is better, but ... Read more...
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Fog disrupts train services in chilly Delhi (Second Lead)
December 20th, 2011 - 10:51 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 20 (IANS) Despite a slight respite from three days of heavy fog, over 70 trains got delayed due to poor visibility in Delhi, which experienced a chilly ... Read more...
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Thick fog in Delhi disrupts road, train services (Lead)
December 19th, 2011 - 2:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 19 (IANS) A dense fog cover enveloped the national capital Monday morning, with low visibility level slowing down vehicular movement on roads. Train services were also disrupted ... Read more...
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Bengal’s no defers resumption of night train services
December 11th, 2011 - 7:17 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Dec 11 (IANS) Night train services of the East Coast Railways, halted since May last year, were to resume Sunday but have been further deferred after the West Bengal ... Read more...
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Punjab farmers end agitation; road, rail blockade ends
December 11th, 2011 - 5:34 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Dec 11 (IANS) Road and railway traffic limped back to normal across Punjab Sunday as agitating farmers, demanding waiving of power bills among other things, lifted their blockade of ... Read more...
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Farmers block rail, road traffic in Punjab
December 8th, 2011 - 4:16 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Dec 8 (IANS) Road and railway traffic was affected in various parts of Punjab Thursday as hundreds of farmers blocked railway tracks and highways to press their demands, ... Read more...
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Jharkhand BJP demands resumption of night trains
November 27th, 2011 - 10:14 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Nov 27 (IANS) Railway services were affected for four hours in the Jamshedpur region of Jharkhand as Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) workers enforced a blockade to demand resumption ... Read more...
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Kashmir rail services back on track
November 24th, 2011 - 4:49 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Nov 24 (IANS) A day after 20 people sustained minor injuries in a derailment in Jammu and Kashmir, rail services in the valley resumed Thursday as per schedule, ... Read more...
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Two train accidents injure 21
November 23rd, 2011 - 5:00 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar/Bhubaneswar, Nov 23 (IANS) At least 21 people were injured in two rail accidents Wednesday -- a train derailment in Kashmir and a collision between two trains in Odisha ... Read more...
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10 bombs found on Assam railway bridge
November 9th, 2011 - 1:59 am ICT by IANS
Silchar (Assam), Nov 9 (IANS) A railway official Tuesday averted a possible tragedy when he found 10 crude bombs along with blasting devices from a railway bridge on the Lumding-Badarpur ... Read more...
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Extra Metro trips on Bhai Dooj
October 27th, 2011 - 8:27 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 27 (IANS) Anticipating large crowds on the occasion of Bhai Dooj Friday, the Delhi Metro will run 200 extra trips on the day, an official said."The metro ... Read more...
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Parts of northeast cut-off, train services disrupted
October 22nd, 2011 - 9:39 pm ICT by IANS
Silchar (Assam)/Agartala, Oct 22 (IANS) Train services in parts of northeast were disrupted for the second day Saturday as locals blocked the railway line in southern Assam to protest the ... Read more...
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Telangana shutdown total, train services restored
October 17th, 2011 - 8:30 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Oct 17 (IANS) Yet another shutdown in Telangana region of Andhra Pradesh hit normal life Monday even as train services were restored after a two-day "rail blockade" to ... Read more...
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