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    Thane Railway Station: Man Suffers Severe Injuries

    Thane, April 1 A 30-year-old passenger lost both legs after falling under a moving train while trying to disembark at Thane railway station in Maharashtra, police said on Wednesday.The incident occurred at 9:50 pm on Tuesday on platform number six.While the Indrayani Express was departing...
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    Kannur Executive Express: Passenger Injured by Stones

    Kozhikode (Kerala), March 31 A woman passenger sustained serious injuries after unidentified individuals threw stones at the Kannur Executive Express here, police said on Tuesday.The injured woman, identified as Aiswarya Ramakrishnan (22) from Vadakara, lost three teeth and suffered injuries...
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    Delhi HC Rejects Compensation Plea After Questioning Train Incident

    New Delhi, March 29 The Delhi High Court has rejected a compensation plea by a railway passenger who was forced to undergo amputation of both his hands after allegedly falling from a train in 2015.Justice Manoj Kumar Ohri said the discrepancy regarding the location of the incident in the...
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    Train Derails in Punjab, Injuring 25

    Lahore, March 25 At least 25 people were injured when seven coaches of a train derailed in the Punjab province of Pakistan, officials said on Wednesday.The incident, which occurred in Lodhran, about 400 km from Lahore, late Tuesday night, prompted railway officials to suspend traffic on the...
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    Ashwini Vaishnaw: Railway Expansion and Safety Improvements

    Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw stated that approximately 1,024 new trains have been introduced across the country since the COVID period.Responding to supplementary questions during Question Hour in the Lok Sabha today, Mr. Vaishnaw added that, in addition, 4,651 new coaches have also...
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    Family to Receive Separate Compensation for Fetus Following High Court Ruling

    Lucknow, March 20 The Allahabad High Court ruled on Friday that a fetus over five months old would be considered a "person" under the law, and its death in an accident would entitle the family to separate compensation.Justice Prashant Kumar of the court's Lucknow bench delivered the judgment...
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    Cargo Train, College Bus Collide – Safety Concerns Raised

    Karur, (Tamil Nadu), March 15 The Southern Railway on Sunday said that the collision between a goods train and a college bus on March 14 was caused by the bus driver attempting to cross an unmanned level crossing, without observing the movement of the oncoming train.According to an SR press...
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    Railway Accident Victim's Appeal Dismissed Over Alcohol Consumption

    Mumbai, February 12 "First you take a drink, then the drink takes a drink, then the drink takes you," a quote by American novelist F. Scott Fitzgerald, was cited by the Bombay High Court while refusing compensation to a man who was intoxicated and injured in a railway accident.A single bench...
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