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Train stopped in nick of time: Forest staffer's quick thinking averted possible tragedy when elephant herd approached railway tracks; video wins hearts onlineA forest staffer, Akash Kerketta, helped save a herd of elephants in West Bengal by waving a red flag to alert an approaching Sikkim Mahana...- Train passengers, take note: 100% electrified ER faces safety focus as Railway Board checks electrical failures and OHE wire snapsEastern Railway is stepping up railway safety and electrical maintenance as Railway Board official Ramendra Kumar Tewari inspected key loca...
- Assam: Seven elephants killed, calf injured in collision with Sairang-New Delhi Rajdhani ExpressThe Sairang-New Delhi Rajdhani Express struck a herd of elephants, resulting in the derailment of the locomotive and five coaches.
- Sairang-New Delhi Rajdhani Exp mows down 7 elephants in Assam, 5 coaches derailedA herd of elephants was struck by the Sairang-New Delhi Rajdhani Express in Assam's Hojai district early Saturday. At least seven elephants...
- Intrusion Detection System will detect elephants approaching railway tracks: OfficialsThe East Coast of Railway is introducing an Intrusion Detection System for elephant movement areas to avoid accidents between trains and el...
- Mother elephant, calf die after being hit by Rajdhani Express in AssamThe accident happened when a herd of elephants were crossing the railway tracks on Sunday night near Kharikatia railway station in Jorhat d...
- Elephant deaths in train accidents: Sensitive points across 1,800 km of railway tracks identifiedOn a trial basis, the geo-coordinates of around 15 to 20 sensitive points have been shared with the railways which will take preventive mea...
- Joint patrolling to save elephants in Berhampur forest circleRailway officials of Khurda division held a separate meeting with forest officers on steps to be taken to prevent accidents involving eleph...
- 37 elephants, wild animals fell victim to speeding trainsAs many as 37 elephants and wild animals have come under speeding trains since 2013, the Rajya Sabha was told today.
- SC: Use radars to stop jumbo deaths on tracksThe apex court asked the ministries to make optimum use of available technology to detect presence of elephants on tracks and forewarn trai...
- Existing arrangements to control elephant deaths failed: CAGThe WB forest dept has failed to review and notify elephant corridors to combat frequent death of wild elephants in train accidents, the CA...
- Odisha signs MoU with Wildlife Trust of India to save elephants from train hitsIn a bid to check growing number of cases of elephants being fatally hit by trains, Odisha government today signed an MoU with the Wildlife...
- Solar fencing to prevent elephants being run over by trainsThe move comes after at least six elephants were crushed to death by an express train near Subalaya a place within the five km railway line...
- Odisha seeks speed restriction of trains to save elephantsOdisha government today asked the railway board to revisit its advisories on prevention of train accidents involving the animals.
- Elephant run over by trainA 9-year-old male elephant was crushed to death and another female elephant injured on Sunday when the Jan Shatabdi Express hit them near D...
- Elephants' death: Railway claims it was informed about just after mishapRejecting Odisha government's claim that railway was alerted about movement of elephants near Subalaya in Ganjam district where six pachyde...
- Five elephants crushed under speeding train in OdishaA herd of five elephants and a foetus were mowed down after being hit by a speeding train near Subalaya in Ganjam district, about 50 km fro...
- Death of seven elephants, matter taken up at high levelWith a speeding goods train killing seven elephants in West Bengal's Jalpaiguri district, the matter has been taken up with environment and...
- Goods train mows downs 7 elephantsA goods train speeding at 70kmph through the Dooars in Jalpaiguri, ploughed into a herd of elephants, killing seven of them - the highest n...
- Jumbo deaths on tracks: Kerala asks WTI to submit proposalsThe Kerala government has asked a New Delhi-based conservation organisation to submit detailed proposals to prevent elephants from being ru...
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