The 101 kilometer doubling work under the Hatia-Bandomunda doubling project has been completed. This includes the transformation of 10 stations: Balsiring, Lodma, Karra, Govindpur, Bakspur, Pokla, Pakra, Kurkura, Mahabuang, and Bano. Work on Kanrwa, Tati, and Orga stations is in its final phase. The doubling project was completed over the past...
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financial year with 24 kilometers added. Several stations are being developed under the Amrit Bharat Station scheme, including the Lodma-Piska link, which will allow trains from Lodma to directly access Piska station without passing through Hatia. This will reduce traffic at Hatia and allow goods trains to directly travel from Lodma to Piska. Bakspur and Kurkura stations, previously lacking basic amenities, have been upgraded with new three-story buildings, seating areas, ticket counters, toilets, foot-over bridges, and porticoes. The stations are also accessible to disabled individuals. Pokla and Pakra stations are now three-story buildings with improved facilities for passengers. Bano station boasts a lift, waiting hall, station building, platform shade, toilets, and ticket counter. Work on Kanrwa and Tati stations is almost complete while work on Parbatonia and Orga stations is in progress and expected to be finished by the end of the year.

On Monday, police recovered two bodies from railway tracks in Karra at two different locations. The first, a disfigured body, was found near Dehkela village in the Zariagadh police station area. The identity of the deceased could not be established. It is suspected that the young man died due to falling...
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from a moving train. The Zariagadh police station is investigating the case and has sent the body for postmortem. The second body was found near Govindpur station. The deceased was identified as Chandan Kumar Rawani, a resident of Shahrazam village in the Itkhori police station area of Chatra district. The Hatia GRP recovered the body and sent it to RIMS for postmortem. Chandan Kumar Rawani's head was severed from his body due to being hit by a train. The police identified the body through an Aadhaar card found in his pocket. The Itkhori police have been informed about the incident.

The water cooler at Karra railway station is out of order, causing inconvenience to passengers, particularly during the hot weather. The lack of a functional hand pump in the Karra Chowk area is also causing difficulties for shopkeepers and residents, who are forced to buy bottled water. A new water cooler...
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has been installed in front of the Karra Community Health Center, providing some relief to the people.

A 32-year-old man, Taj Ahmed, died after falling from a train between Karra and Lodhma railway stations in Karra police station area. The incident occurred late Friday night. Ahmed was returning home to Bokaro from Bengaluru when he fell from the train, sustaining severe injuries to his head and waist. The...
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Karra police conducted a post-mortem on Saturday and handed over the body to his family.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the beautification project of Govindpur Road Railway Station in Karra Block on Monday via online ceremony. The event was attended by Kochhe Munda, MLA of Torpa and Chandra Shekhar Gupta, District President. Munda highlighted PM Modi's commitment to modernizing railway stations and fulfilling the needs of...
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the people, leading to India's development. He also emphasized the need for passenger trains on this route to facilitate education and benefit farmers. Earlier, students from TCI Govindpur presented a colorful cultural program. This follows a competition held on February 10th by the Ranchi Railway Division at TCI DAV Public School, Jamhar, where students were awarded for their English essay and other competitions.