Rajdhani Express forced to stop in Assam, but not because of tech issue: Train waits as herd of elephants, including young calves, crosses railway tracksA Rajdhani Express was briefly halted at Hawaipur in Assam's Hojai district after a herd of elephants, including young calves, began crossi...
21 Sep, 2026, 08.22 PM IST
Karnataka college tour rules: Govt bans selfies & reels during trips; 5-day cap, police intimation and certified experts for trekkingKarnataka has introduced stricter safety rules for educational tours organised by government first-grade colleges, banning selfies and reel...
19 Sep, 2026, 08.50 PM IST
Rajdhani Express stops for 90 elephants near Habaipur station, ensuring safe passageA herd of ninety elephants, mostly calves, prompted the Rajdhani Express to stop. Forest personnel alerted railways, ensuring the herd's sa...
20 Aug, 2026, 02.10 PM IST
Only trains don't kill gentle giantsTrain-elephant collisions continue to claim jumbo lives across India. A recent tragedy in Assam saw eight elephants killed. Experts point t...
24 Dec, 2025, 11.15 PM IST
Assam Floods: 131 wild animals dead, 97 rescued in Kaziranga National ParkAt least 131 wild animals have died in floods in Kaziranga National Park, with 96 others rescued. Dead animals include six rhinos, 117 hog ...
08 Jul, 2024, 11.40 AM IST
Kanchanjunga Express accident: Probe underway to determine why goods train breached speed limit, says NFR officialAn investigation is ongoing to determine why a goods train driver exceeded the speed limit, leading to a collision with the Kanchanjunga Ex...
20 Jun, 2024, 03.24 PM IST
NHRC to revive the open hearing mechanism in different statesDuring open hearings, the concerned officers are asked to be present so that appropriate relief could be recommended to the victims of huma...
26 Nov, 2021, 12.28 AM IST
Chartered Bike to deploy over 2,000 electric bikes, 200 charging stations in MumbaiAdani Electricity is supporting the company in providing space and power supply and Speed Bike is capitalising on using that to help delive...
22 Nov, 2021, 07.29 PM IST
Over speeding a major cause of road accidents in Assam: GovernmentAssam Transport Minister Chandra Mohan Patowary in a statement said, "75.30% of the cause of 2,629 deaths in 2020 in Assam was due to over ...
13 Aug, 2021, 10.47 PM IST
Assam tea workers want new chief minister to speed up Covid testing, vaccinationThere are around 10 lakh workers engaged in Assam’s gardens that produce 700-750 million kilograms of black tea annually. The producers are...
10 May, 2021, 05.18 PM IST
Assam seizes locomotive for ‘murdering’ elephantsAssam forest officials “seized” on Tuesday the engine of a goods train that had mowed down a mother elephant and her calf inside Lumding Re...
21 Oct, 2020, 12.49 PM IST
Assam flood: Priyanka Chopra 'devastated', Akshay Kumar donates Rs 2 cr, Hima Das gives half-a-month’s pay to CM Relief FundDirector Jyoti Kapur Das also requested her fans to donate.
18 Jul, 2019, 10.52 AM IST
Floods wreak havoc in Bihar and Assam; Army assures quick responseThe Army has taken stock of the situation in both states and assured quick response if requisitioned for deployment in affected areas.
17 Jul, 2019, 12.22 PM IST
Over 140 animals found dead in flood-hit Kaziranga ParkForest department is fixing hoardings, posters, banners to restrict speed limit of vehicles on the NH-37 passing through the park between 2...
18 Aug, 2017, 10.27 AM IST
BJP readies Mission Northeast, forms Northeast Democratic allianceBJP leader Himanta Biswa Sarma is made convenor of the NEDA. Political analyst view this development as preparing Himanta for a larger role.
25 May, 2016, 07.35 PM IST
‘Railways Killer track’ again kills 7 elephants in West BengalSeven elephants died and many more got injured on a rail track after collision with an approaching train on Wednesday evening.
14 Nov, 2013, 12.23 PM IST
- Seven elephants killed by speeding train
Seven elephants were killed and one injured when a speeding goods train hit the animals while they were crossing the railway tracks near Bi...
23 Sep, 2010, 11.21 AM IST