Western Railway completed the metal barrier fencing on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad Railways route on March 13. The fencing has been done to curb the cattle run-over incidents. While speaking to the ANI, Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said that after the installation of the fence, the risk of cattle getting killed will be zero. "This is a very innovative design of fencing which has been put up from Mumbai to Ahmedabad. After the installation of this fence, cattle will not be able to come on the track and the risk of cattle getting killed will practically be zero. This innovation has been accepted by people as well. Due to this fence, the trains running between Mumbai to Ahmedabad can be taken to 160 km/hour,” said Ashwini Vaishnaw. The metal beam fencing is very robust as it consists of two W-beams. A W-beam type stands for wide flanges, which are thicker, and aid in resisting bend stress. Such fencing is used in highways & expressways, especially in accident-prone areas to protect vehicles as well as pedestrians.
13 March,2024 07:54 PM IST
A boat carrying children capsized in Vadodara's Harni Motnath Lake on January 18. 12 school children and two teachers were killed due to a boat capsizing incident. School children were on a picnic in Vadodara's Harni Motnath Lake when the mishap took place. The NDRF team is carrying out the rescue operations and rescued 20 people so far. Prime Minister Modi condoled the loss of lives due to a boat capsizing in Vadodara. He also announced an ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakh each to the next of kin of the deceased. Meanwhile, Gujarat CM Bhupendra Patel reached the incident site and inspected the rescue operations. The CM has ordered a strong inquiry and relevant sections of IPC have been invoked against accused. FIR has been registered and 9 teams have been formed to arrest the accused. CM Bhupendra Patel also visited the postmortem centre located at SSG Hospital in Vadodara. He also met the families of the children who lost their lives in the boat capsize incident. State Govt has announced Rs 4 Lakhs each for the next of kin of deceased, Rs 50,000 for injured.
19 January,2024 10:41 AM IST | Mumbai
Thirty-six people died and 19 others were injured after a bus fell into a gorge in Jammu and Kashmir's Doda on November 15. Union Minister Jitendra Singh confirmed in a post on X about the 36 deaths and said that out of those injured six people were said to be in critical condition. Talking about the Doda Bus accident, the Sarpanch of the Assar area said alleged the administration of being least bothered about frequent accidents in the area. He said that there have been around 10 such incidents but the administration pays no heed. “36 people died on spot. It is being said that some people died among the ones who were critically injured… there have been around 10 such incidents but the administration pays no heed. Since the road has been constructed, we are just carrying dead bodies,” said Assar Sarpanch.
16 November,2023 04:21 PM IST
Drone visuals have emerged from the Assar region of Doda where at least 36 people died and 19 others were injured in a bus accident. The visuals give a view of the deep gorge into which the bus fell. 25 bodies have been recovered so far. Union Minister Jitendra Singh said that a helicopter service was being arranged to transport the injured. The injured were shifted to District Hospital Kishtwar and GMC Doda. PM Modi expressed his condolences and also announced ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakh from PMNRF to the next of kin of each deceased in the Doda bus accident. Rs. 50,000 would be given to the injured.
15 November,2023 05:03 PM IST
At least 36 people died in a bus accident in the Assar region of Doda in Jammu & Kashmir on November 15. The injured were rushed to District Hospital Kishtwar and GMC Doda. They have been shifted to nearby health facilities for immediate treatment. Death toll in Doda bus accident rises to 36 with 19 injured. 25 bodies recovered so far. Further details are awaited. “The bus accident in Doda, Jammu and Kashmir is distressing,” PM Modi tweeted. PM Modi also announced ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakh from PMNRF to the next of kin of each deceased in the Doda bus accident.
15 November,2023 04:39 PM IST
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on April 02 took a dig at Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar over Ram Navami’s clashes on March 31.
02 April,2023 10:49 PM IST | Mumbai
Rangoli display on the occasion of International Women's Day. Along with Holi, March 08 is also International Women's Day. Various things are being done to make this day special for women. Similarly, Rangoli display has been organized by Sahaj Rangoli Group in Vadodara. In which the figure of great women of India has been depicted through colours. The names of Swar Kokila Lata Mangeshkar, Kiran Bedi, Madhubala, Sudha Murty, Nirmala Sitharaman are included in this list.
08 March,2023 03:32 PM IST | Mumbai
Indian cricketer Akshar Patel along with his wife Meha attended the bhasmarti of Baba Mahakal which is held in the early hours of Monday. At the Mahakal temple in Ujjain, Patel performed pooja and sought blessings of Mahakal. Akshar Patel got married to Meha Patel on Jaunary 26 in Vadodara. The cricketer had shared pictures of his dreamy wedding on social media.
27 February,2023 03:16 PM IST
Ahmedabad- born Kshama Bindu, who will marry herself on June 11, stunned her parents when she shared her sologamy plan with them. “They asked me if I had lost my mind, but later understood my feelings,” said the 24-year-old woman, who lives in Vadodara. It’s all about self-love," said Kshama, who has made elaborate arrangements for her wedding.
03 June,2022 02:13 PM IST | Mumbai
In view of Western Railway (WR) restoring monthly season tickets (MST) for a few inter-city unreserved trains along the Surat, Vadodara and Rajkot stretch, commuters have demanded that a similar move was needed for trains on the Mumbai-Pune and Nashik routes. However, Central Railway (CR) officials said that they might not be able to implement it immediately because of the existing restrictions in the state, but could surely take up the issue with the government.
16 September,2021 12:00 AM ISTADVERTISEMENT
