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Five people were killed and one person was injured after a train rammed into some vehicles at a manned level crossing here whose gates were allegedly not closed at the time of the incident, police said. Additional Superintendent of Police (Rural) Sanjeev Bajpai said the locomotive of Lucknow-Chandigarh Superfast (5012-down) got derailed after hitting the vehicles, disrupting rail traffic in both directions. The incident took place after the train crossed Meeranpur Katra Railway Station this ...

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Homes are evacuated as a train transporting fuel burns, sending black smoke billowing into the sky.

Veteran Konkani writer Gratian Pius D’Silva, 66, passes away News Network February 23, 2021 Mangaluru, Feb 23: Veteran Konkani writer Gratian Pius D’Silva who was popular as Herolpius, passed away Monday night. He was 67 and survived by his wife and two children. He was a former Immigration Director of Mangaluru International Airport. Gratian had authored 10 novels, 170 short stories and about 200 poems. He had to his credit over 300 articles and 1200 humorous write-ups. Gratian was the rec...

SWR GM inspects track, rail infrastructure Updated: Updated: Share Article AAA The broad gauge line of Talaguppa-Birur section of Mysuru Division of South Western Railway was inspected by SWR General Manager A.K. Singh on Friday. A release said the focus of the annual inspection was on the operational safety of the section. Major and minor stations including Talaguppa, Sagara Jambagaru, Arsalu, Shivamogga Town, and Birur were inspected after which there as a review of the performance of the Di...

RUB between Titlagarh, Kesinga stns to ease traffic snarl Bhubaneswar: The construction of a 36-metre long road under bridge (RUB) between Titlagarh and Kesinga stations in Sambalpur has been completed, putting an end to the inconvenience faced by the locals due to the frequent closure of the level crossing on the National Highway-26. There was a long standing demand for the RUB at Level Crossing No- RV-172. The RUB work was completed with seven hours of traffic block for insertion of 48 pre-ca...

Sambalpur-Talcher Doubling Work in Full Swing 177 Bhubaneswar: Doubling of 13.5 km track between Kerajang and Angul, which is part of doubling of Sambulpur-Talcher link, is going on with full swing.  The commissioning of this line may be done by first week of January 2021. As a part of the doubling work, a traffic block was taken at Level crossing gate No. ST-100 for four and half hours during night time. The night block is unique of its kind. This Level Crossing gate is very busy with Traffi...

The chemical in the tanks producing hydrogen cyanide when it burns. that is the same chemical that used to be used in death row gas chambers. officials dont know how long the tanker will burn because they cant get close enough to tell how much liquid is still coming out. it looks like a broken axel is to blame for the descent. this shows a level crossing torn up and train wheels nearby. officials believe when the axel broke it punctured the tanker and sparks from the grinding metal ignited the f...

South of knoxville. csx says the train was carrying a hazardous material used for taking industrial plastics. the fire and fumes forcing at least 5,000 people to evacuate from their homes. our senior national correspondent john roberts is live in atlanta with the latest. john. >> this happened at a beautiful part of the state of tennessee, really the gateway to the smoky mountains, almost right in downtown mariville. if anybody has been there, they know how beautiful it is. csx says the train or...

Itself out. theres a huge danger in first responders getting too close to the fumes because the chemical in the tank produces hydrogen cyanide, the same chemical used in death row gas chambers. csx doesnt know what caused the accident. officials tell me an axle broke as the train was passing over a level crossing. you can see how the crossing is torn up and train wheels are sitting on the ground. the axle ethunder punked the tanker. note now how long it will take for the fire to burn itself out ...