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Two minor-intensity bomb blasts today rocked the Guwahati-Bangalore Express at the Central Railway station here claiming a woman’s life and leaving 13 others injured, as police detained a suspect in this connection.

A 22-year-old woman passenger, identified as Swathi, bound for Guntur via Vijaywada, was killed in the explosions that occurred in the S4 and S5 coaches in quick succession.
The injured, including two grievously hurt, have been rushed to the state-run Rajiv Gandhi Hospital, where doctors said the injured were “out of danger”.

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J.Jayalalithaa, Governor K.Rosaiah, and other political leaders Thursday condoled the death of a young woman in the twin bomb blasts on a train.

Strongly condemning the bomb blasts, Jayalalithaa expressed her grief at the death of 22-year-old Swathi and injuries to 14 others.

In a statement issued here, Jayalalithaa said she was grieved on hearing the death of one person and injuries to 14 others in the twin bomb blasts on Bangalore-Guwahati train stationed at Chennai Central Station here.

A police complaint was lodged against senior Congress leader Narayan Dutt Tiwari’s security personnel by Ujjwala Sharma, the mother of his son Rohit Shekhar, for trying to create a wedge between them for property.

A few days back, Sharma was stopped by security personnel from accompanying the former Uttar Pradesh chief minister following which she lodged a police complaint against the officer on special duty (OSD) Bhawani Bhatt.

The 70-year-old retired lecturer of the Daulat Ram College in New Delhi told IANS that all she wanted was to look after Tiwari in old age.

An alert has been sounded across Kerala after the twin blasts aboard a train at Chennai railway station Thursday morning, a state minister said.

State Home Minister Ramesh Chennithala said there was no need for any anxiety or panic in the state.

“We have sounded an alert in the state and the police are doing their job. Also, the security has been beefed up at all places,” said Chennithala.

One passenger was killed and 14 were injured Thursday morning in two bomb blasts in two coaches of the Guwahati-Bangalore train, minutes after it entered the Chennai railway station.

–IANS

Four persons accused in the riots here have been arrested while properties of two absconding accused have been attached, police said on Thursday.

Ompal, Sachin, Lala and Bala — accused of murder and rioting in Bahawdi village during last year’s violence in the district — were arrested in Bahawdi village in the district yesterday, they said.

Meanwhile, properties of two other accused in Bahawdi village violence case, who are absconding, have been attached.

Security has been stepped up at airports, railway stations, bus-terminals and key installations in the state, including the Kalapakkam Atomic Power Plant here, in the wake of the bomb blasts on the Bangalore-Guwahati Express.

Police said security has been beefed up at the airports, railway stations, bus stations and other vulnerable areas.

“As you know Bharatiya Nabhikiya Vidyut Nigam Ltd (BHAVINI) and Madras Atomic Power Station (MAPS) are already under security blanket, we have told our security personnel to increase security”, BHAVINI Project Director Prabhat Kumar told PTI.

A curfew was imposed in some parts of the Srinagar city to maintain law and order following a youth’s killing in firing by security forces here Wednesday, an official said Thursday.

“A curfew will remain in force today (Thursday) in Khanyar, Rainawari, Nowhatta, Safa Kadal, Zadibal, M.R. Gunj and Kralkhud areas,” a senior police officer told IANS.