Bikaner-Guwahati Express tragedy: Death toll mounts to 9

The death toll in the tragic Bikaner-Guwahati Express derailment incident in Jalpaiguri, West Bengal has mounted to 9. Several others remain critically injured. The deceased have been identified as Lalu Kumar (56), Chiranjit Barman (23), SahidaKhatun (17), Subhesh Roy (38), Sumen Dey (36), and Shantana Devi Patn. The identities of two others are yet to […]

2 Rohingya migrants arrested in Assam

2 Rohingya immigrants were arrested by the police in Assam’s Hailakandi. The duo has been booked under various sections of the Indian Penal Code besides section 14-A of the Foreigners Act. This comes within a week of 5 Rohingyas being arrested from the Guwahati Railway station while they were trying to board a train to […]

5 Rohingyas arrested from Guwahati Railway station

The Railway Protection Force and the Government Railway Police arrested 5 Rohingyas including a woman from the Guwahati Railway station on Tuesday. According to reports, the Rohingyas were on their way to New Delhi after boarding the train in Manipur’s capital city Imphal. A GRP team during routine check found the woman carrying a court […]

Huge quantity of explosives recovered from Guwahati Railway station

As many as 4 bags containing explosives were recovered from the Guwahati Railway Station on Monday. While three bags containing detonators and gelatin sticks were found abandoned on a platform at the station early this morning, another bag of explosives was later found inside the Awadh Assam Express. Police found 440 pieces of gelatin sticks […]