Blast on rail tracks in Jharkhand derails diesel locomotive
The Hindu
Sources suspect this as a a Naxal-related incident.
An explosion ripped off a part of a railway track in Jharkhand's Dhanbad division derailing a diesel locomotive in the early hours of Saturday, November 20, 2021.
The Railways said it was a "bomb blast" which occurred between Garwa Road and Barkana section in the Dhanbad division.
"Unusual incidence of bomb blast by miscreant causing derailment of diesel loco on Dhanbad Division," the Railways said.
The election authorities are gearing up for the counting of votes cast in the simultaneous elections to Lok Sabha and Assembly seats in Andhra Pradesh, scheduled to be held on June 4. The Collectors and Election Officers of Visakhapatnam, Anakapalli and Alluri Sitharama Raju (ASR) districts said on May 23 (Thursday) that their teams were ready for the counting of votes.
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