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Puri Rath Yatra 2024: Indian Railways deploys 315 special trains; govt announces two-day holiday

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The Puri Rath Yatra is a significant Hindu festival celebrated for nine days in honour of Lord Jagannath. The yatra takes place every year on the second day of the bright fortnight in the month of Ashadha.On this occasion, the chariots of Lord Jagannath, Balabhadra and Goddess Subhadra are pulled through the streets of Puri. The idols are then returned to the Jagannath Temple on the ninth day. Every year, thousands of devotees flock to Puri, Odisha, for a glimpse of Lord Jagannath. In preparation for the world-famous yatra, the Indian Railways has announced the deployment of 315 special trains…

Kanchanjunga Express Accident: North East Frontier Railways Initiated ‘Kavach’ Installation Process in May

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Amidst renewed discussions over ‘Kavach’, the anti-collision device, following the Rangapani accident, a senior Railway official confirmed to News18 that the installation of Kavach in the North East Frontier (NF) railways began in May. According to the official, the railways conducted surveys across divisions and zones for the installation of Kavach devices. The collision between a goods train and Kanchanjunga Express in Rangapani left at least nine people dead on Monday.In May, the North East Frontier (NF) railways, in an official communication, said, “High Density Network (HDN) and Highly Used Network (HUN) routes over N. F. Railway has been identified…

MP news: Drunk soldier urinates on berth, wets woman passenger sleeping on lower seat

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Travelling in a train turned into a nightmare for a woman passenger after a drunken soldier's urine fell on her while she was sleeping in her berth in an AC coach of the Gondwana Express. According to a Times of India report, the woman alleged that a drunken soldier urinated in his berth and it fell on her while she was sleeping. The woman was travelling with her child from Delhi's Hazrat Nizamuddin station to Chhattisgarh's Durg. Soon after the incident, the woman and her husband complained to the on-duty Railway Police Force (RPF) official. However, they were forced to…