Bangalore, October 22: The Chennai-bound Kaveri Express derailed in the early hours on Monday near Kuppam, Chittoor in Andhra Pradesh.
More than 20 people are reportedly hurt in the accident.
Four bogies including the engine of Kaveri Express train went off the track. Rescue operations are hindered by heavy rains in the region.
The injured are admitted to Chittoor hospital. Special buses have been arranged for the stranded passengers.
Thiruvananthapuram, Jul 22:An accused in a case registered under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act jumped into the sea on Wednesday morning when he was taken for evidence collection at Kasaba in Kasargode district, police said.
Accused Mahesh was arrested following a complaint by his neighbour on Tuesday evening.
The police said that they took the accused to the seashore to collect evidence in the case when Mahesh jumped into the sea. Two police officials too jumped in after him to catch hold of him but could not locate Mahesh.
Later, swimmers were deployed to try and locate the missing man.
Kochi, Feb 6: A 46-year-old Thailand national was allegedly raped by two men here, following which they were arrested, police said on Thursday.
The accused hailing from a north Kerala district have been arrested on the basis of a complaint lodged by the woman.
Police said the accused-- Mohammed Insaf and his friend Ansaruddin from Kondotty in Malappuram district were arrested after recording the statement of the victim.
The woman from Thailand had been a Facebook friend of Insaf for the last seven months after she enrolled her child in a school in Malappuram district.
The woman who came from Bangkok recently to visit her child and was staying in a hotel here.
When Insaf came to meet the woman, he was accompanied by his friend Ansaruddin and both allegedly raped the woman at the hotel room, police said.
All formalities including medical examination of the woman were completed, police said.
The accused will be produced before the court on Thursday, they added.
Pilibhit, Apr 3: Two men were mauled to death by a tiger in the vicinity of Pilibhit Tiger Reserve here, an official said on Friday.
The incident happened in Richhaula Chowki of Gajraula area in the district on Thursday night when Ninder Singh (50) and his servant Dorilal (28) were sleeping on their agricultural field, Pilibhit Tiger Reserve Deputy Director Naveen Khandelwal told reporters.
The tiger also dragged them for over 500 metres, he said.
The forest department came to know about the incident when they were informed about it by Ninder's brother after which teams of police, district administration and forest department reached there.
The tiger was tranquillised on Friday by the forest department team and will be sent to Lucknow Zoo.
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