Guwahati Train Accident

The death count in yesterday's train accident in north Bengal has climbed to nine and 36 people are in hospitals as officials said no more passengers are trapped in the derailed coaches.

"A heavy jerk followed a loud sound, I fell from my berth and everything went blank," said a survivor of the Bikaner-Guwahati Express train, which derailed in West Bengal's New Jalpaiguri district on Thursday, leading to the death of five people.

A rail accident was averted near the Ambala Cantt railway station today as the loco pilot of a Amritsar - Guwahati parcel train applied emergency brakes after noticing repair works on the tracks, officials said.

An elephant died between Titabar and Mariani stations early Wednesday after being hit by an express train, which derailed after the incident, a Railways official said.

One person was killed and three others were critically injured on Tuesday after a train hit them near Thakurbari in Chandrapur area on the outskirts of Guwahati, police said. The deceased and the injured were all employees of the Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR).

Three alleged members an ethnic insurgent outfit, which has claimed responsibility for the July 10 derailment of the Guwahati-Puri Jagannath Express, were arrested today from Assam's Baksa district.

The Prime Minister reportedly told the Minister of State for Railways, Mukul Roy, to visit the site of a major train accident in Assam. Given that more than 40 people were injured, the minister's presence would be a given, one would expect. But this morning, Mr Roy, who is from the Trinamool Congress, told NDTV, "There is no need for me to go ...

The death count in yesterday's train accident in north Bengal has climbed to nine and 36 people are in hospitals as officials said no more passengers are trapped in the derailed coaches.

"A heavy jerk followed a loud sound, I fell from my berth and everything went blank," said a survivor of the Bikaner-Guwahati Express train, which derailed in West Bengal's New Jalpaiguri district on Thursday, leading to the death of five people.

A rail accident was averted near the Ambala Cantt railway station today as the loco pilot of a Amritsar - Guwahati parcel train applied emergency brakes after noticing repair works on the tracks, officials said.

An elephant died between Titabar and Mariani stations early Wednesday after being hit by an express train, which derailed after the incident, a Railways official said.

One person was killed and three others were critically injured on Tuesday after a train hit them near Thakurbari in Chandrapur area on the outskirts of Guwahati, police said. The deceased and the injured were all employees of the Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR).

Three alleged members an ethnic insurgent outfit, which has claimed responsibility for the July 10 derailment of the Guwahati-Puri Jagannath Express, were arrested today from Assam's Baksa district.

The Prime Minister reportedly told the Minister of State for Railways, Mukul Roy, to visit the site of a major train accident in Assam. Given that more than 40 people were injured, the minister's presence would be a given, one would expect. But this morning, Mr Roy, who is from the Trinamool Congress, told NDTV, "There is no need for me to go ...