Dussehra celebrations taking place at accident site for over 20 years: locals
6 years, 2 months ago

Dussehra celebrations taking place at accident site for over 20 years: locals

Deccan Chronicle  

Amritsar: For more than 20 years, people from adjoining villages would gather at the vacant plot at Joda Phatak, barely 50 metres from railway tracks, to witness the burning of Ravana effigy as part of Dussehra celebrations. Locals said that the train tragedy took place around 7.10 pm on Friday when railway tracks were packed with people who were watching the burning of Ravana effigy. At least 61 people were killed and 72 injured Friday evening after a crowd of Dussehra revellers that had spilled onto railway tracks while watching burning of Ravana effigy was run over by a train near here, officials said. The train was coming from Jalandhar when the accident occurred at Joda Phatak near Amritsar, where at least 300 people were watching 'Ravana dahan' at a ground adjacent to the tracks.

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Dussehra Ravan Dahan Timing 2022: Check time, place in Delhi, Ayodhya, Patna And Other Cities
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India TV News  

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Hindustan Times  

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India TV News  

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Yamunanagar: Major accident averted during Ravan dahan after effigy falls on people gathered | Video

India TV News  

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At many places in Kanpur, Ravana’s effigy is not burnt
2 years, 3 months ago

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Hindustan Times  

Kanpur: Dussehra is celebrated across the country, burning the effigies of demon King Ravana. Similarly, the effigy is not burnt in Kanjihari in Kanpur Deht where Ram Leela goes on for nine days minus the part of Lord Rama shooting the arrow at Ravana. Ram Kumar Dixit, 80, said this Ram Leela was 300-years-old and never in its history was …

Jharkhand: Despite No From Admin, Locals Burn Ravana Effigy; Two Cops Hurt in Ensuing Clash
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Jharkhand: Despite No From Admin, Locals Burn Ravana Effigy; Two Cops Hurt in Ensuing Clash

News 18  

Two police officers – a deputy superintendent of police and the in-charge of the police station here were injured in a clash with locals over burning of Ravana’s effigy at Ramgarh district of Jharkhand on Saturday evening, an official said. So when the locals of Barkipona village under Rajrappa police sought permission to do it on Dussehra on Friday, the …

Amritsar Tragedy: Dussehra event was held without permission, organisers showed gross neglect, says state probe
6 years, 1 month ago

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Op India  

Dussehra this year was marred by a tragic train accident in Amritsar where 60 people were killed. The probe report has pointed out that the organisers of the event, including councillor’s Vijay Madan’s son Mithu Madan, who is a close aide of the Navjot Sidhu, did not undertake proper safety measures and showed extreme negligence while managing crowd. It was …

‘People’s negligence’, says Centre, clears railways for Amritsar train tragedy that killed 61
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Hindustan Times  

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Amritsar train accident: NHRC issues notice to Punjab government, Railway Board; seeks report in four weeks
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India TV News  

The National Human Rights Commission on Monday issued notices to the government of Punjab and the Railway Board Chairman over the Amritsar train accident, which claimed the lives of 60 people during Dussehra celebrations on Friday. It cannot be said to be a "sane act by people" to sit on the railway tracks, at the same time, the negligence on …

Amritsar train tragedy: Event organiser says taken all permissions, alerted crowd not to stand on tracks
6 years, 2 months ago

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Firstpost  

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India TV News  

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Amritsar train tragedy: Youth hold protest near accident asks Punjab govt to trace missing people, provide compensation
6 years, 2 months ago

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Firstpost  

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6 years, 2 months ago

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Deccan Chronicle  

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Op India  

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Op India  

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Op India  

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Firstpost  

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Deccan Chronicle  

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Deccan Chronicle  

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Deccan Chronicle  

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6 years, 2 months ago

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Hindustan Times  

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ABP News  

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6 years, 2 months ago

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Firstpost  

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6 years, 2 months ago

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Hindustan Times  

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India TV News  

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News 18  

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