Early attention stayed on the Kolkata-Sairang Express derailment near Guwahati, with five to six coaches leaving the tracks and reports of up to 50 injured after cab video warned the emergency brake was not working.
Attention then moved to Kolkata airport, where a Mumbai-bound Air India flight was held after a hijack note threatening action at 11:10 was found in the lavatory.
By mid-morning coverage consolidated around Kulgam, where motorcycle-borne men fired nearly 30 rounds in 15 seconds at a CRPF patrol near Naupora, injuring three jawans, prompting search operations and CCTV circulation. Follow-ups noted a prior alert and suspicion of an LeT offshoot. Elsewhere, Amul and Mother Dairy raised milk prices, and the government cut visa categories to nine.