At least eight elephants were killed after the Sairang–New Delhi Rajdhani Express collided with a herd in Assam’s Hojai district early Saturday. The impact derailed the locomotive and five coaches, disrupting rail services across Northeast India. No passengers were injured.
Emphasizing the importance of the youth of the North-East and the entire region, PM Modi said, “The whole country is moving forward unitedly today to build a developed India. This is both a dream and a resolution for our youth.
The encroachers had gone to cordon off a part of the Paikan Reserved Forest. A campaign was launched here on Saturday to remove encroachment.
The Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) has launched a round-the-clock restoration operation to reopen the vital stretch:
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