Afcons Infrastructure has emerged as the successful bidder for a major rail project in Croatia, a landmark step into Europe. The contract, worth over 677 million euros, will see the company reconstruct an existing track and build a second line, with civil works, electrification, and signaling included. Afcons says it is its largest international order to date.
Police say a suspected IED blast late Monday night damaged a stretch of the Dedicated Freight Corridor in Punjab’s Patiala district, temporarily halting freight traffic. The man killed has been identified as Jagroop Singh. Investigators believe an undetonated device led to his death, and an undamaged phone played a key role in confirming his identity.
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Punjab Police say an attempted detonation on railway tracks near Shambhu in Patiala killed the person trying to trigger the blast. Officers recovered a SIM card from the scene and have started a technical investigation to trace responsibility and connections. The incident comes after an earlier blast reported on a freight corridor track in Fatehgarh Sahib.
A low-intensity explosion on the railway track between Rajpura and Shambhu in Punjab’s Patiala district late Monday night killed one man, police said. The blast occurred around 10 PM near Bathonia village. Investigators, including multiple agencies and forensic teams, are probing the explosion’s exact nature and confirming the identity and intent of the deceased.
Two trains collided in Denmark early Thursday morning near Hillerød, roughly 35–40 kilometers north of Copenhagen, triggering a major emergency response. Police described it as a serious accident, but the number of injuries was not immediately clear as rescue teams mobilized. Authorities are still working to understand what caused the crash.
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