Two young men, Deepak Patwa (16) from Pendhra, Chhattisgarh, and Ayush Patwa (15) from Pithara, Mandla, were killed after being struck by a superfast train near Gotegaon. They were walking on the railway tracks after attending a wedding ceremony in Chidaouri Har when the accident occurred. Deepak was killed instantly, while...
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Ayush succumbed to his injuries during treatment in Jabalpur. Their bodies were sent to their respective villages after postmortems.

A goods train traveling from Jabalpur to Itarsi had to be stopped midway due to the sudden illness of the loco pilot. The driver experienced severe abdominal pain and informed railway officials, who then arranged an ambulance to take him to the Gotegaon Community Health Center. The train remained...
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stopped until the pilot was treated and returned to the Shriram railway station. The event has raised concerns regarding the working conditions of railway staff, who are allegedly forced to work for 14-16 hours despite regulations mandating a maximum of 9 hours. This disregard for employee well-being poses a potential risk to railway safety.

A 63-year-old man named Kanchhedialal Rakesia from Gadarwara, Narsinghpur, was caught at Jabalpur railway station by the Government Railway Police (GRP) trying to smuggle gold and jewellery. He was attempting to hide the gold and jewellery inside his tiffin box, concealed between dal (lentils) and roti (bread). The GRP found 100...
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grams of gold in a packet hidden in the dal and a gold chain and pendant wrapped inside a roti. The total value of the confiscated gold and jewellery is estimated to be around 8 lakh rupees. Rakesia was unable to provide any documentation for the gold and jewellery, and he claimed that someone had asked him to transport it to Gadarwara. The GRP is now investigating the source of the gold and where it was supposed to be delivered. The police suspect that this is an instance of illegal gold smuggling by train.

On Sunday, a broken overhead electrical wire (OHE) near Ghatpindrai on the Jabalpur-Narsinghpur rail line halted train services for almost four hours. The incident affected trains heading towards Itarsi. The Durg-Bhopal Amarkantak Express was held at the Karkabel station for four hours. The Rewa-Rani Kamalapati Vande Bharat Express was stalled at...
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Narsinghpur station for approximately two hours. Several other long-distance trains were also stopped at various stations between Jabalpur and Shridham. The disruption caused inconvenience for passengers. Repair work took roughly three to four hours, after which train traffic resumed between Jabalpur and Itarsi. The Durg-Bhopal Amarkantak Express reached Bhopal at 6:45 PM, delayed by nearly eight hours. The Rewa-Rani Kamalapati Vande Bharat Express arrived at around 3:00 PM, delayed by an hour and a half. The Danapur-Pune Superfast Express was halted at Bhitoni station for approximately two hours, arriving at Itarsi station three hours late. The Jaynagar-LTT Pawan Express was stopped between Jabalpur and Karkabel for about three hours, arriving at Itarsi three and a half hours behind schedule. The 25,000 KV OHE wire snapped in the morning, causing sparks to fly. The incident caused no injuries. According to railway officials, train operations resumed after repairs were completed. The delayed Durg-Bhopal Amarkantak Express' return trip was also affected, departing from Bhopal for Durg three hours late. As a result, the train arrived at Jabalpur station around midnight, instead of 9:30 PM, causing inconvenience for passengers traveling to Shahdol, Bilaspur, and Raipur.

A broken overhead electrical wire (OHE) near Ghat Pindrai in Narsinghpur district caused a disruption in train services, halting Vande Bharat Express train number 20174 and other trains including Amarakantek Express and Danapur Express. The incident occurred due to a broken C-5 OHE breaker wire, causing sparks and halting all trains...
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bound for Bhopal. The Vande Bharat Express was stopped for approximately two hours at Narsinghpur station, while the Amarakantek Express was halted for six hours at Karkabel and the Danapur Express for one hour at Bhitoni. Railway personnel fixed the damaged wire after about two hours, resuming train operations. Passengers faced discomfort during the delay due to the heat and lack of electricity, but all trains eventually proceeded to their destinations.