Landslide, heavy rain delay Konkan Railway trainsOctober 2nd, 2009 PANAJI - A minor mudslide and heavy rain in Goa and north Karnataka have disrupted Konkan Railway services, with four trains including a Delhi-bound Rajdhani Express being "delayed temporarily", a railway spokesperson said. Three Goa-bound trains from Karnataka and Kerala, and the Delhi-bound Thiruvananthapuram-New Delhi Rajdhani express have been halted at the Bhatkal railway station in north Karnataka.
Train engine derails in Haryana, no injury reportedOctober 2nd, 2009 KURUKSHETRA - A passenger train derailed in this Haryana district Friday, disrupting rail traffic on the busy Ambala-Delhi route, officials said. No one was injured in the incident.
Haryana seeks central aid to tackle drought-like conditionsAugust 16th, 2009 CHANDIGARH - Haryana Sunday urged the central government to provide it Rs. 3,168.75 crore to tackle drought-like conditions.
Haryana wants more power allocation to beat droughtAugust 12th, 2009 CHANDIGARH - In the wake of a poor monsoon in Haryana, Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda Wednesday urged the central government to allocate 400 MW additional power from the unallocated pool of central generation. In response to our earlier request, the central government had allocated only 100 MW of additional power for Haryana.
Banerjee flags off women-only suburban special trainAugust 5th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee Wednesday flagged off the the first "Ladies Special" train here for women commuters from Delhi to Palwal in Haryana and said the service would be extended to other nearby cities Sonepat, Aligarh and Ghaziabad soon. "More 'Ladies Special' trains will be provided in the other suburban areas like Sonepat, Aligarh and Ghaziabad," Banerjee said.
Late own goal lets Real Salt Lake tie Earthquakes 1-1July 4th, 2009 Real Salt Lake ties Earthquakes 1-1SANDY, Utah — San Jose kicked in an own-goal in second-half injury time, allowing Real Salt Lake to tie the Earthquakes 1-1 on Friday night. Real Salt Lake (5-6-5) extended its undefeated streak to five matches (2-0-3), tying a franchise record last done Sept.
At least seven dead as bus falls on rail tracksJuly 4th, 2009 KOLKATA - At least seven people died after the bus in which they were travelling fell off a bridge on the rail tracks near the Howrah station in West Bengal Saturday, police said here. The accident took place around 4 p.m.
Metro: Red line trains to resume normal speeds over July 4 weekend for first time since crashJuly 3rd, 2009 Metro red line trains to resume normal speedsWASHINGTON — Metro officials say red line trains in greater Washington, D.C., will return to regular speeds this holiday weekend for the first time since a deadly crash. Nine people were killed and more than 70 injured June 22 when one train slammed into another train stopped on tracks.
Huge cache of arms seized in PanchkulaJune 7th, 2009 PANCHKULA - Haryana police on Saturday seized a huge cache of arms and ammunition and arrested three persons in Panchkula. Most of the weapons were stolen from a gun depot in Hoshiarpur, Punjab.
Trains torched in BiharJune 1st, 2009 PATNA - Coaches of two passenger trains were set ablaze and the Khusrupur railway station in Bihar's Patna district was ransacked by a mob Monday to protest the East Central Railway's decision to not halt any express rain at the station. Police said hundreds of people set fire to three coaches of the Danapur-Jainagar Intercity Express and one bogie of Rajgir Danapur Express in Khusrupur, about 35 km from here.
Spurious milk meant for Delhi seized in HaryanaMay 29th, 2009 GURGAON/CHANDIGARH - Thousands of litres of spurious milk, including milk meant to be supplied under the Delhi Milk Scheme to residents of the national capital, have been seized following raids at various places in Haryana, police officials said Friday. Led by Inspector General of Police (Crime) Mahender Lal, police parties and health officials raided places across Haryana over the last two days to burst the well-organised racket of manufacturing spurious milk.
After the water runs, sand remains: ND, Minn. officials ponder future of 6 million sandbagsMay 10th, 2009 After Fargo's flood, 6 million sandbags remainFARGO, N.D. — Millions of bags filled with sand were used to battle record flood crests in Fargo and neighboring Moorhead, Minn.
Agitators block rail and road traffic in HaryanaMarch 20th, 2009 ROHTAK - Charging the police with harassing the people, agitators in this Haryana town Thursday blocked rail and road traffic for over four hours. Protesters blocked National Highway No.
Trains in Mumbai resume after hours of blockadeFebruary 3rd, 2009 MUMBAI - Trains in Mumbai resumed following hours of disruption Wednesday morning after some protesting commuters demanding better services blocked suburban railway traffic on the western sector causing inconvenience to hundreds of thousands of daily travellers. Several trains were either delayed or cancelled during the almost five hours of blockade, according to a Western Railway spokesperson.
Plea on late-running trains dismissedJanuary 20th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Dismissing a public interest petition on trains often running late, the Delhi High court Wednesday said it does not have a magic wand to solve all problems. A division bench headed by Chief Justice Ajit Prakash Shah pulled up the petitioner who was seeking directions to the government to run trains on time.
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