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Metro Railway Kolkata to evacuate stranded rakes from tunnels using battery power

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Metro Railway Kolkata to evacuate stranded rakes from tunnels using battery power

Kolkata, Feb 16 (IANS) Travel in the underground section of Metro Railway’s Blue Line in Kolkata promises to get safer from May this year, with authorities working towards installing a battery-operated system that will enable a rake with passengers, stranded inside a tunnel, to the nearest station in case of a power failure. There was … Read more

Massive 300-km traffic jam on route to Maha Kumbh leaves lakhs of pilgrims stranded

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Massive 300-km traffic jam on route to Maha Kumbh leaves lakhs of pilgrims stranded

Prayagraj, Feb 10 (IANS) A sea of vehicles stretching up to 300 kilometres turned the roads leading to the Maha Kumbh Mela in Uttar Pradesh’s Prayagraj into a massive parking lot, leaving lakhs of devotees stranded for hours, unable to reach the world’s largest religious gathering. The unprecedented congestion forced many to remain stuck in … Read more