Goods train derails, resumes its journey after 10-hr operation
Padubidri, June 17: A goods train derailed near the Nandikoor railway station on Sunday, but resumed its journey after 10 hours of operation.
The goods train with 50 coaches, was carrying rice from Mallyut in Muktsar district in Punjab to Maddur in Mandya district. It was derailed at Nandikur while joining the engines. Two coaches and an engine derailed in the incident. But no casualties were reported.
Technical staff of Mangaluru and Udupi division of Konkan Railways rushed to the spot and restored the rails. As it is a double track, the train services were not hampered because of this incident. Konkan Railway Mangaluru division PRO Sudha Krishnamurthy said that it was happened because it was the linking place of two rails.
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Man held with Rs 6.23 lakh drugs in Palghar
Palghar (PTI): Police have arrested a man after seizing drugs valued at Rs 6.23 lakh from his possession in Maharashtra's Palghar district, officials said on Sunday.
Based on intelligence inputs, the police conducted a raid at Dhaniv Bagh in the Nalasopara area on December 4 and apprehended the man.
During a search, they recovered brown sugar valued at Rs 6 lakh and Nitrazepam (a psychotropic drug) tablets costing Rs 23,628 from his possession, a police release said.
The accused, identified as Salim Bagion alias Sardar Chacha (40), was arrested and booked under provisions of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, the release said.
The accused is a habitual offender. He has 12 previous cases registered against him, including three under the NDPS Act, the police said.
