The Palamu MP, Vishnu Dayal Ram, met with the Railway Minister, Ashwini Vaishnaw, to request the introduction of a Vande Bharat Express train on the Tata-Varanasi route. He suggested that the train should operate via Muri, Ranchi, and DaltonGanj, arguing that it would benefit a large number of passengers in the...
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area. The MP also requested the initiation of the Barwadih-Chirimiri and Gaya-Sherghati railway line projects, highlighting their significance in reducing travel distances. He further requested the resumption of the Barwadih-Chopan-Chunar passenger train (53351/53352), the inclusion of Meral station as a stop for the Patna-Singrauli Link Express (23347/23348) and Shaktipuंज Express (11448/11449), and the inclusion of Nagar Untari (Shri Banshidhar Nagar) as a stop for the Ranchi-New Delhi Rajdhani Express (12453/12454). Other demands included increasing the frequency of the Ranchi-New Delhi Rajdhani Express to four days a week, increasing the frequency of the Ranchi-New Delhi Garib Rath Express to six days a week, adding a stop for the Garib Rath Express at Mohammadganj station, adding a two-minute stop for the Garib Rath Express at Aligarh Junction, extending the Ranchi-Varanasi Intercity Express (18311/18611) to Gorakhpur, extending the Howrah-Jabalpur Shaktipuंज Express (11447/11448) to Mumbai, adding a stop for the Palamu Express (13347/13348) at Rajhara station, restarting the Ranchi-Gorakhpur train, increasing the number of AC chair cars and GS coaches on the Ranchi-Sasaram Intercity Express (18635/18636), and constructing Low Height Subways at various locations to address the inconvenience caused by the closure of unmanned railway crossings.

On Tuesday evening, a 24-year-old man named Suraj Bhuian, resident of Barora, committed suicide by jumping in front of the Shaktipunj Express train near pole number DK 13/3 on platform number one at Katras railway station under Dhanbad Railway Division. A crowd gathered at the scene after the incident. Katras GRP...
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took possession of the body and sent it to Dhanbad Rail Hospital for postmortem. According to family members, Suraj was under stress for the past few days. He worked as a driver but had quit his job a few days ago. In another news, the Sadar SDO distributed voter slips among voters in Ranchi. Annpurna Devi cautioned voters against the 'self-serving' CPI(ML).

On April 22, 2024, passengers aboard the 11448 Down Shaktipunj Express traveling from Howrah to Jabalpur faced discomfort due to an AC malfunction in a coach. A passenger reported the issue via @RailMadad, resulting in the AC being restored at Dhanbad Junction around 5:50 PM. The AC malfunction started...
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around 1:10 PM in coach B-3, leaving passengers to endure the heat. Despite the AC being turned on, it failed to function. Passengers, including Dipayan Mukherjee and Alo Ganguly, complained to the TTE. After receiving a tweet from Dipayan Mukherjee, railway officials addressed the issue, and the AC was repaired by the time the train reached Barkakana at 8:55 PM. However, Dipayan Mukherjee argued for a refund due to the inconvenience caused by the malfunction.