Maoist Train Attack

• Bengal train mishap: Honeymoon couple still missing

  A young couple from Nagpur, who were returning by the ill-fated Gyaneshwari Express after a honeymoon vacation to Darjeeling, are yet to be traced.Amit Gajbhiye, an employee at a private firm, and his wife Anita, a school teacher, were among the passengers who boarded the Kurla-bound train at Howrah station.Both had spoken to their parents before l...

• Bengal train derailment: Over 148 dead, more bodies trapped

  The toll in the Mumbai-bound Gyaneshwari Express derailment rose to over 148 today as more bodies were pulled out from the wreckage of the mangled coaches.

• No night trains in Jharkhand for next four days

  A day after more than a 100 passengers were killed when 13 coaches of Mumbai-bound Gyaneshwari Express derailed in West Bengal's West Midnapore district, the Railways has decided not to run trains in Jharkhand during the night for the next four days. Trains that ply through the Maoist belt in West Bengal at night have also been rescheduled.Top rail...

• Night trains rescheduled in West Bengal

  A day after close to 100 passengers were killed when 13 coaches of Mumbai-bound Gyaneshwari Express derailed in West Bengal's West Midnapore district, several trains that ply through the Maoist belt at night have been rescheduled in the state. Meanwhile in Jharkhand, no trains will run during the night for next four days.South Eastern Railways' dec...

• Train derailment: Chidambaram suspects sabotage

  Home Minister P Chidambaram on Friday said the train derailment in West Midnapore appeared to be an act of sabotage but it was not yet clear whether explosives were used to blast the tracks. "It appears to be a case of sabotage where a portion of the railway track was removed. Whether explosives were used is not yet clear," he said in a statem...

• PM to Rail Ministry: Ensure all help

  Prime Minister Manmohan Singh expressed grief over the loss of lives in the Gyaneshwari Express derailment in West Midnapore district on Friday after a blast by Maoists sabotaged the train tracks. The PM has announced a compensation of Rs two lakh to the kin of the deceased and Rs 50,000 for each of those seriously injured in the incident.He aske...

• Gyaneshwari Express derails, hit by goods train in Bengal; 71 dead, 200 injured

  At least 71 passengers were killed and 200 injured when 13 coaches of Mumbai-bound Gyaneshwari Express derailed in West Bengal's West Midnapore district early on Friday. Five of these coaches were also hit by a speeding goods train. (See Pics)The incident occurred at 1:30 am when the train was running between Khemasoli and Sardiya stations, about ...

• Gyaneshwari Express derails in West Bengal: List of trains affected

  At least 65 passengers were killed and 200 injured when 13 coaches of Mumbai-bound Gyaneshwari express train derailed in West Midnapore district early on Friday after Maoists sabotaged the train tracks. Five of these coaches were also hit by a speeding goods train.Following the mishap, a number of trains in the region have been cancelled and some h...

• Chronology of Maoists' targeting trains in West Bengal, Jharkhand and Bihar

  Following is the chronology of Maoists' targeting trains in West Bengal, Jharkhand and Bihar.April 22, 2006 - Maoists lay siege to a passenger train in Latehar for eight hours.May 2008 - Maoists lay siege to a passenger train in Latehar for five hours.November 2009 - Maoists blow up railway tracks in Simdega district in Jharkhand derailing a passen...