A freight train derailment occurred on Tuesday morning at 11 AM between Khongsara and Bhanwartank stations on the Bilaspur railway division of the South East Central Railway (SECR). The derailment caused coal to spill onto the tracks, damaging the line and disrupting train services. Several trains, including the Amarkantak...
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Express, had their routes diverted. The Katni-Bilaspur MEMU was terminated at Shahdol station. Trains like the Utkal Express, Udhampur Express, Sarnath Express, and Hirakund Express were rerouted via alternative paths involving Bilaspur, Gondia, Jabalpur, and Katni Murwara. Some passenger trains were cancelled. Helpline numbers for Bilaspur are 9752441105 and 1072. 'May I Help You' booths are established at major stations including Bilaspur, Raigarh, Anuppur, Shahdol, Uslapur, Durg, Raipur, and Gondia.

On Tuesday, a goods train derailed near Bhanwartank in Chhattisgarh, South East Central Railway's Bilaspur division. Around 11:11 AM, 22 carriages of a long-haul freight train derailed between Khongsara and Bhanwartank stations on the Bilaspur-Katni rail line. The derailment damaged tracks and high-tension lines, disrupting both up and down...
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lines. Restoration work is underway, but will take time. Four trains were cancelled (18258, 18257, 18242, 18241), two were halted en route (08739, 08748), and nine were rerouted. Help desks were set up in Bilaspur, Raigarh, Anuppur, Shahdol, Uslapur, Durg, Raipur, and Gondia. Helpline numbers 9752441105 and 1072 were also provided in Bilaspur.

Due to pre-non interlocking and non-interlocking work for the commissioning of the third line at Naurajabad station on the Shahdol-New Katni rail section of the South East Central Railway, the 12535 Lucknow-Raipur Express (bi-weekly) departing Lucknow Junction on November 25th and 28th, and the 12536 Raipur-Lucknow Express (bi-weekly) departing Raipur on...
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November 26th and 29th, will be cancelled.

A 30-year-old kiosk bank operator, Ashish Tripathi, committed suicide by jumping in front of a train in Budhar, Madhya Pradesh, after alleging harassment by Union Bank of India employees. In a video posted on his WhatsApp status, Ashish claimed that he was being mentally tortured by Shivendra Shah and Amit, employees...
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of the Union Bank of India's Budhar branch, for a loan of 11.8 lakh rupees. He also accused them of blackmailing him for 13 lakh rupees. The incident occurred on Friday at the Budhar railway station, and the Anuppur RPF is investigating the case. In a separate incident, the body of a 22-year-old college student was found hanging from a tree near the Chundi River, two days after she left home for college. The police are investigating the cause of her death.

On August 18, in Shahdol, Madhya Pradesh, two separate incidents of suicide attempts occurred. Suresh Lahorani, a medicine merchant and owner of Chitra Medical Store, committed suicide by jumping in front of a goods train near the Devganwa gate in Naurozabad. He was reportedly on his way to Jabalpur for his...
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nephew's cancer treatment, and was facing family tension due to the rising medical expenses. Meanwhile, Golu Verma attempted self-immolation near the Collectorate premises, but was stopped by his family. He alleged harassment by the Khairaha police who had arrested his father for theft.