A leopard was spotted crossing the railway tracks near Ghatera and Golapatti stations on the Katni-Bina rail section by the loco pilot of a goods train. The incident occurred around 4 am and triggered an alarm in the forest and railway departments. The leopard was seen crossing the tracks from the...
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forest towards the villages, narrowly avoiding a collision with the goods train. The railway department informed the Damoh control room, which then alerted the forest department and the Banwar police. The forest department team is searching the area and has advised the residents of nearby villages to be cautious and not let their livestock roam in the forest. They are also requesting villagers to report any sighting of the leopard to the forest department.

A coal-laden goods train caught fire in a bogie at Ghatera railway station on the Katni-Bina section. The train was stopped on the up line at Ghatera station and senior officials were informed. Efforts to extinguish the fire continued throughout the day with fire brigades from Patera and Damoh dispatched to...
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the site. However, the fire could not be controlled due to insufficient water supply (only 3000 liters available), a short pipe, and a pipe rupture preventing water from reaching the bogie directly. The Damoh fire brigade was called in to assist, but they were unable to control the fire due to a faulty water supply system. A fire brigade was called from Hatta, but it had not arrived by the time the report was written. The Damoh RPF station in-charge, JD Mishra, and the TRD team continued their efforts to extinguish the fire. The fire was eventually extinguished late in the evening. The train was travelling from Singrauli to Jhansi. The Patera CMO, Sundarlal Soni, acknowledged that the pressure pipe was faulty and would be replaced.