Tuesday, May 7, 2024

Topic: Railway

Odisha tragedy: Resign from post, Opposition leaders appeal to Railway minister

Several Opposition leaders on Saturday demanded the resignation of Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw in view of the Odisha train accident.

Farmers block trains across India, demand union minister’s removal over farmers’ killing

Pressing for Union Minister Ajay Mishra's dismissal and arrest over farmers' killings in Lakhimpur in Uttar Pradesh, in which his son Ashish Mishra has been arrested, the Samyukta Kisan Morcha, an umbrella body of farmers' unions has called for a six-hour-long nationwide ''Rail roko'' agitation today.

Watch: Mumbai railway official risked his life to save a child from being run over by a train

Mayur Shelkhe, who works as a pointsman with the Central Railway Mumbai division, risked his life to save a child from being run over by a train at Vangani railway station. The incident took place around 5 pm on 17 April