Balasore train accident | 12 Opposition parties demand SC-monitored SIT
1 year, 6 months ago

Balasore train accident | 12 Opposition parties demand SC-monitored SIT

The Hindu  

Twelve Opposition political parties on Monday demanded an independent inquiry into the Balasore train accident of June 2 that left 288 persons dead and 1,200 injured by a Special Investigation Team under the direct supervision of the Supreme Court. The parties said the alleged disappearance of 119 railway passengers from Bihar and West Bengal made the situation critical and it was grave concern that attempts were being made to “suppress the facts”. The 12 parties, including the Congress, the CPI, the CPI, the CPI-ML, the All India Forward Bloc, the Aam Aadmi Party, the Nationalist Congress Party, the Socialist Party, the Rashtriya Janata Dal and the Samata Kranti Dal, held an agitation in front of the Raj Bhavan on Monday. The accident happened due to the “careless traffic management” of the Indian Railways and infrequent maintenance, the parties said, adding that the warning given in the CAG report on the vulnerability of railway infrastructure was completely ignored.

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Railway Authorities Criticized for Train Accident in Balasore, Odisha: High Court
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Railway Authorities Criticized for Train Accident in Balasore, Odisha: High Court

The Hindu  

The Orissa High Court has ruled that the one of India's deadliest train accidents, which claimed lives of 296 passengers in Balasore district last year, was caused by composite negligence by the railway authorities who failed to upkeep, maintain, and properly function the signal system at the Bahanaga station.

MPs raise concerns over rail safety, services during Budget discussion
4 months, 3 weeks ago

MPs raise concerns over rail safety, services during Budget discussion

The Hindu  

During the discussion on the Union Railway Budget on Wednesday, Members of Parliament in Lok Sabha raised concerns over the rising number of rail accidents and plight of rail services across the country. Manickam Tagore, Congress MP from Virudhunagar constituency in Tamil Nadu, pointed out that there had been a spate of railway accidents in 2024 on January 20, February …

Train Accidents In India: 20 Lives Lost In 45 days. What's Making Train Journey A Death Ride?
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Train Accidents In India: 20 Lives Lost In 45 days. What's Making Train Journey A Death Ride?

ABP News  

Train Accident News: The frequent train tragedies continue to raise serious safety concerns. July 30: Howrah-Mumbai Mail Derailed Early Tuesday morning, as many as 18 coaches of the Howrah-Mumbai passenger train derailed close to the Charadharpur division of Jharkhand, resulting in at least two deaths and 20 injuries. The Indian Railways has created an in-house Automatic Train Protection and Warning …

UP Gonda train accident: Opposition parties question Modi government over lapses in rail safety measures
5 months ago

UP Gonda train accident: Opposition parties question Modi government over lapses in rail safety measures

The Hindu  

In the wake of derailment of the Chandigarh-Dibrugarh Express in Uttar Pradesh, the Opposition parties launched a near-unified attack on the Modi government, questioning the lapses in safety measures. Follow LIVE updates from the Chandigarh-Dibrugarh Express in Uttar Pradesh While expressing condolences to the family of the bereaved, Mr. Kharge said: “Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Railway Ministers, who …

PM, Railway Minister Must Take Responsibility for 'Lapses': Congress on Train Derailment in UP
5 months ago

PM, Railway Minister Must Take Responsibility for 'Lapses': Congress on Train Derailment in UP

News 18  

In the wake of the Chandigarh-Dibrugarh Express derailment, the Congress on Thursday demanded that Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw must take responsibility of the ”massive lapses” and the Kavach anti-collision system should be installed expeditiously on all routes. Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge said the derailment of Chandigarh-Dibrugarh Express in Uttar Pradesh is yet another instance of …

What does India need to do to make its railways safer? | In Focus podcast
5 months, 3 weeks ago

What does India need to do to make its railways safer? | In Focus podcast

The Hindu  

Earlier this month, a train accident in West Bengal killed 10 people and injured over 40. Railway accidents have decreased significantly over the past decade - only 0.03 accidents took place per million km in both 2020-21 and 2021-22. But this number loses meaning in light of the numbers of lives lost in rail accidents over the past couple of …

What can the Railways do to stop accidents? | Explained
6 months ago

What can the Railways do to stop accidents? | Explained

The Hindu  

The story so far: On June 17, a train accident killed 10 people and injured over 40 near New Jalpaiguri in West Bengal, about 600 km from Kolkata. The Railway Board initially said the prima facie cause of the accident was that the loco pilot of the GFCJ container train, who died in the accident, disregarded the Railways’ General and …

Bengal train accident: Two from Tripura hurt, condition stable, says state minister
6 months ago

Bengal train accident: Two from Tripura hurt, condition stable, says state minister

Hindustan Times  

Tripura Transport Minister Sushanta Chowdhury said that two persons from the state sustained injuries in the train accident in West Bengal that claimed 10 lives. Indian Railway engineers inspect the accident site of Kanchanjunga Express passenger train at Rangapani in India's West Bengal state on June 18, 2024. I have spoken to the office of the railway minister, and Chief …

Letters to The Editor — June 19, 2024
6 months ago

Letters to The Editor — June 19, 2024

The Hindu  

Rail accident The train accident in West Bengal’s Darjeeling district has highlighted the perilous state of rail safety in India. N. Sadasivan Pillai, Guntakal, Andhra Pradesh The Congress’s next move Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra did emerge as a star campaigner in the general election, but it is too early to perceive what extent her impact as a lawmaker will …

Why are nearly 3 lakh posts lying vacant in Railways, asks Kharge
6 months ago

Why are nearly 3 lakh posts lying vacant in Railways, asks Kharge

The Hindu  

Stepping up its attack on Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw after the Kanchanjunga Express train accident, the Congress on Tuesday demanded his resignation and accused the Narendra Modi government of “destroying” Indian Railways in the past 10 years. The Opposition party also took a dig at Mr. Vaishnaw for reaching the accident site riding pillion on a motorcycle, and asked whether …

Congress's 7 questions to Modi govt on Bengal train accident: ‘Who should be…?’
6 months ago

Congress's 7 questions to Modi govt on Bengal train accident: ‘Who should be…?’

Hindustan Times  

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Tuesday posed seven pointed questions to the Narendra Modi government aimed at highlighting what he called "criminal negligence" in the management of Indian Railways after 10 people were killed and dozens injured in train accident in West Bengal's Darjeeling district. Read: Kanchanjunga Express accident in Bengal: Several trains cancelled, diverted; repair work continues Citing an …

INDIA bloc pans government over Bengal train accident: ‘Only cares about elections’
6 months, 1 week ago

INDIA bloc pans government over Bengal train accident: ‘Only cares about elections’

Hindustan Times  

The Opposition's INDIA bloc on Monday attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led Central government over the West Bengal train accident, which led to the death of at least seven passengers and two employees. West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee claimed the Railway Ministry, controlled by the BJP government, doesn't care about passenger amenities. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said the accident is …

Supreme Court Appreciates Railways For Steps Taken To Implement Anti-Collision 'Kavach' System In Trains
8 months, 1 week ago

Supreme Court Appreciates Railways For Steps Taken To Implement Anti-Collision 'Kavach' System In Trains

Live Law  

Appreciating the steps taken by Indian Railways for the implementation of 'Kavach System' in trains, the Supreme Court on Monday disposed of a Public Interest Litigation.The PIL was filed by Advocate Vishal Tiwari following the Balasore train accident of last year seeking improvement of the anti-collision measures in railways.The Bench Comprising Justices. Appreciating the steps taken by Indian Railways for …

Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw's revelation on Vizianagaram train accident
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw's revelation on Vizianagaram train accident

Op India  

On Saturday, 2nd March, Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw revealed that the driver and the assistant driver of one of the two passenger trains that collided on 29th October 2023 in Andhra Pradesh were watching a cricket match on the phone. On the next day of the accident, the railway said in a preliminary report that the driver and the assistant …

Andhra Pradesh Train Accident: 14 Dead, Drone Footage Shows Aftermath of Collision; Site Cleared
1 year, 1 month ago

Andhra Pradesh Train Accident: 14 Dead, Drone Footage Shows Aftermath of Collision; Site Cleared

News 18  

Andhra Pradesh Train Accident: Initial Probe Reveals Signal Overshooting A Joint Note, seen by CNN News 18, concludes that the loco pilot and assistant loco pilot of Train 08504 were responsible for the accident Train 08504 passed the signal “without observing the condition of the sub-signal. Andhra Pradesh Train Collision: Victims Undergo Treatment in Hospital | Watch People injured in …

Andhra Train Accident | Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik directs disaster management minister to visit site
1 year, 1 month ago

Andhra Train Accident | Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik directs disaster management minister to visit site

The Hindu  

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Monday, October 30, 2023, directed Disaster Management Minister Sudam Marandi to visit neighbouring Andhra Pradesh’s Vizianagaram district where a train accident has killed 14 people. According to a statement issued by the Chief Minister's Office, Mr. Patnaik also asked Mr. Marandi to meet the injured persons undergoing treatment at different hospitals. At around 7 …

Bihar train accident | High-level inquiry ordered, many trains diverted as restoration works continue
1 year, 2 months ago

Bihar train accident | High-level inquiry ordered, many trains diverted as restoration works continue

The Hindu  

The railways on October 12 ordered a high-level inquiry into the derailment of the Delhi-Kamakhya North East Express in Bihar's Buxar district, in which four persons were killed and several people injured, officials said. "A high-level inquiry has been ordered to investigate the reason behind the incident," East Central Railway's Chief Public Relations Officer Birendra Kumar said in a statement. …

28 unclaimed bodies from Odisha train accident to be scientifically disposed
1 year, 2 months ago

28 unclaimed bodies from Odisha train accident to be scientifically disposed

Live Mint  

Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation authorities on Sunday initiated a process of disposing 28 unidentified bodies from Odisha train accident, four months after the triple train accident that claimed 297 lives in Odisha's Balasore district. While speaking to reporters, BMC Mayor Sulochana Das told reporters, “We have issued an SOP for the scientific disposal of the unclaimed bodies of those who were …

CBI files charge sheet against 3 railway officials for Balasore train accident
1 year, 3 months ago

CBI files charge sheet against 3 railway officials for Balasore train accident

Op India  

On September 1, the Central Bureau of Investigation filed a charge sheet against three arrested railway officials in the Balasore train accident case. The three officers, senior section engineer Amir Khan, senior section engineer Arun Kumar Mahanta and technician Pappu Kumar, were arrested by CBI on 7th of July concerning the accident on the 2nd of June. According to the …

CBI charges three arrested Railway officials in Balasore train collision case
1 year, 3 months ago

CBI charges three arrested Railway officials in Balasore train collision case

The Hindu  

The Central Bureau of Investigation has filed a charge-sheet against three Railway officials in connection with the triple train collision in Odisha’s Balasore on June 2, which led to the death of nearly 291 people. An inquiry team found that a fault in the wiring in a location box near Bahanaga Bazaar Railway Station had gone undetected by the Signal …

Blood on the Tracks: Why Non-Consequential Railway Accidents Warrant Attention - News18
1 year, 4 months ago

Blood on the Tracks: Why Non-Consequential Railway Accidents Warrant Attention - News18

News 18  

A wave of indignation swept through the nation recently, when 295 people lost their lives in a devastating incident due to train collision near Balasore, Odisha. The National Crime Records Bureau’s figures show that a disproportionately larger number of people perish in these non-consequential train accidents. The number of consequential railway accidents has fallen appreciably in the last two decades, …

Balasore Triple Train Tragedy: Of 295 People Killed, 41 Yet to Be Identified
1 year, 5 months ago

Balasore Triple Train Tragedy: Of 295 People Killed, 41 Yet to Be Identified

News 18  

As many as 41 victims of the Balasore triple train accident are yet to be identified from among the total 295 killed, the Railway Ministry said on Friday. It also said that as of July 13, a total of 258 claim cases had been received in various benches of the Railway Claims Tribunal, of which “51 claims cases have been …

Balasore train accident | Three accused railway officials sent to judicial custody
1 year, 5 months ago

Balasore train accident | Three accused railway officials sent to judicial custody

The Hindu  

A special court here has sent the three accused railway officials in the Balasore train disaster to judicial custody, after the end of their CBI remand period. Senior Section Engineer Arun Kumar Mahanta, Section Engineer Mohammed Amir Khan and Technician Pappu Kumar, who have been placed under suspension by the Railways, were produced before the CBI Special Court on Friday …

Balasore Train Accident: 3 Accused Railway Officials Sent to Judicial Custody
1 year, 5 months ago

Balasore Train Accident: 3 Accused Railway Officials Sent to Judicial Custody

News 18  

A special court has sent the three accused railway officials in the Balasore train disaster to judicial custody, after the end of their CBI remand period. Senior Section Engineer Arun Kumar Mahanta, Section Engineer Mohammed Amir Khan and Technician Pappu Kumar, who have been placed under suspension by the Railways, were produced before the CBI Special Court on Friday after …

NHRC calls for action taken report on Balasore train accident
1 year, 5 months ago

NHRC calls for action taken report on Balasore train accident

The Hindu  

The National Human Rights Commission has called for an action taken report from the Odisha government on a complaint filed by a Delhi-based advocate who had alleged that the State government and the Indian Railways failed to maintain the dignity of the dead in the case of the Balasore train accident. Responding to the complaint filed by Radhakanta Tripathy, a …

Balasore train accident: Seven railway employees suspended for negligence
1 year, 5 months ago

Balasore train accident: Seven railway employees suspended for negligence

Op India  

On Wednesday, the 12th of July, a Senior Railway official informed that seven railway employees have been suspended in connection with the Balasore train accident case. Allegedly, their negligence led to the tragic triple train accident at Bahanaga Bazar station in Odisha’s Balasore district on the 2nd of June. Earlier, on the 7th of July, the CBI had arrested three …

Balasore triple train accident | Seven railway employees suspended
1 year, 5 months ago

Balasore triple train accident | Seven railway employees suspended

The Hindu  

At least seven railway employees, including three employees arrested by the CBI, were suspended on the charge of dereliction of duty leading to the triple train crash in Odisha, a top official said. As many as 293 people were killed and over 1,200 injured in the triple train collision near Bahanaga Bazar railway station in Balasore district on June 2. …

Balasore Train Probe: CBI Summons Bahanaga Bazar Station Master
1 year, 5 months ago

Balasore Train Probe: CBI Summons Bahanaga Bazar Station Master

Deccan Chronicle  

BHUBANESHWAR: Central Bureau of Investigation on Sunday summoned the station master of Bahanaga Bazar Station in Odisha’s Balasore district in connection with the July 2 train crash that left 293 persons killed and nearly a thousand people injured. They were posted in Balasore, a nearby station of Bahanaga Bazar Station where the train crash took place on July 2 evening. …

Odisha Mishap: 3 Railway Staff Held
1 year, 5 months ago

Odisha Mishap: 3 Railway Staff Held

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The CBI on Friday took into custody three railway personnel in connection with the June 2 Balasore train accident which claimed 293 lives, making the first arrests in the case, officials said. All the three personnel are from the signalling department and posted in Balasore district of Odisha, they said. The probe agency apprehended senior section engineer Arun …

Balasore accident: CBI arrests 3 railway officials, says their actions led to train crash
1 year, 5 months ago

Balasore accident: CBI arrests 3 railway officials, says their actions led to train crash

Firstpost  

The accident took place near the Bahanaga Bazar station in the Balasore district of Odisha in which 293 people were killed – 287 on the spot or brought dead to hospital while six succumbed to injuries in hospitals. The CBI on Friday arrested three railway personnel in connection with the June 2 Balasore train accident, making its first arrests in …

Odisha Train Accident: CBI arrests three railway staff for destruction of evidence, culpable homicide
1 year, 5 months ago

Odisha Train Accident: CBI arrests three railway staff for destruction of evidence, culpable homicide

India TV News  

Odisha Train Accident: The Central Bureau of Investigation on Friday made its first arrests in the Balasore Tarin Tragedy case and took into custody three Railways personnel under sections related to the destruction of evidence and culpable homicide. The central probing agency arrested Senior Section Engineer Arun Kumar Mahanta, Section Engineer Mohammed Amir Khan and Technician Pappu Kumar, all posted …

Balasore train accident | Modi government compromised on basic rail safety, says Congress after CRS report
1 year, 5 months ago

Balasore train accident | Modi government compromised on basic rail safety, says Congress after CRS report

The Hindu  

The Narendra Modi government has “thoroughly compromised” basic railway safety, the Congress said on Tuesday after a high-level inquiry concluded that “wrong signalling” was the reason for the three-way train collision at Balasore in Odisha. The inquiry by the Commissioner of Railway Safety flagged “lapses at multiple levels” in the Signal and Telecommunication department and said the tragedy could have …

Commissioner’s report reveals railway negligence led to tragic train accident at Balasore
1 year, 5 months ago

Commissioner’s report reveals railway negligence led to tragic train accident at Balasore

The Hindu  

Published : Jul 04, 2023 07:03 IST - 4 MINS READ The massive train tragedy at Bahanaga Bazar, which resulted in the death of about 300 passengers, could have been avoided if the Railways had paid heed to a technical fault of the same nature that occurred earlier, says the report of the Commissioner of Railway Safety. Wrong signals The …

Lapses in signalling, repairs led to Odisha train tragedy: Railways report
1 year, 5 months ago

Lapses in signalling, repairs led to Odisha train tragedy: Railways report

Hindustan Times  

Faulty signalling due to two botched repair works, including one in 2018 and the other hours before the accident, led to the Coromandel Express being sent on a collision course with a goods train on another track, the main Railways investigation of the crash has found, according to people aware of the development, and official documents. Over 290 people have …

Human Error, Not Sabotage Led to Deadly Balasore Train Accident That Killed Over 290, Suggests Rly Report
1 year, 5 months ago

Human Error, Not Sabotage Led to Deadly Balasore Train Accident That Killed Over 290, Suggests Rly Report

News 18  

Ruling out the possibility of “sabotage” as suggested by Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw during the initial days of inquiry, the Commissioner of Railway Safety has claimed that it was human error that led to the deadly Balasore train accident, officials aware of the development told News18. In June, News18 had also reported that at least 55 per cent of the …

Odisha train accident: 'Wrong signaling, lapses at multiple levels' main reasons, finds inquiry
1 year, 5 months ago

Odisha train accident: 'Wrong signaling, lapses at multiple levels' main reasons, finds inquiry

India TV News  

Odisha train tragedy: The Commission of Railway Safety inquiry has found out that "wrong signalling" was the main reason behind the Balasore accident and flagged "lapses at multiple levels" in signalling and telecommunication department. The independent inquiry report submitted by the Commission of Railway Safety to the Railway Board said notwithstanding the lapses in signalling work, remedial actions could have …

Railway safety commissioner flags human error in Balasore tragedy
1 year, 5 months ago

Railway safety commissioner flags human error in Balasore tragedy

Hindustan Times  

The Commissioner of Railways Safety has pointed out human error as the cause of the June 2 triple-train accident in Odisha’s Balasore district, two Railways officials familiar with the CRS report told HT on Saturday. The CRS report was sent to the general manager of the South Eastern Railways, the division where the accident took place, and to the chairman …

Balasore train tragedy: CRS report indicates faults at various levels
1 year, 5 months ago

Balasore train tragedy: CRS report indicates faults at various levels

Op India  

The investigation by the Commissioner of Railway Safety into the June 2 accident involving the horrific triple train accident in Odisha has reportedly found faults from the signalling and telecommunication department for the grave tragedy. The accident involving Chennai-bound Coromandel Express, the Bengaluru-Howrah Superfast, and an iron-ore good train claimed 292 lives and injured over 1,200 passengers in Bahanaga Bazar …

Odisha train accident aftermath: South Eastern Railway's Gen Manager Archana Joshi removed from her post
1 year, 5 months ago

Odisha train accident aftermath: South Eastern Railway's Gen Manager Archana Joshi removed from her post

India TV News  

Odisha train accident: Almost a month after the ghastly train tragedy in Odisha's Balasore district, South Eastern Railway's General Manager Archana Joshi has been removed from her post. Indian Railway said in a statement that the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet approved Anil Kumar Mishra to become the new General Manager of South Eastern Railway. Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw holds …

Railway official dismisses reports of staff absconding after Balasore train accident: ‘Factually incorrect'
1 year, 6 months ago

Railway official dismisses reports of staff absconding after Balasore train accident: ‘Factually incorrect'

Hindustan Times  

Chief Public Relations Officer of South Eastern Railway, Aditya Kumar Chaudhary on Tuesday reacted to media reports about railway staff absconding after the train accident near Bahanaga Bazar railway station. 291 people were killed in Balasore train tragedy Media reports on Monday said that Central Bureau of Investigation sealed the rented house of a junior engineer named Amir Khan after …

As CBI investigates the case, here is how Congress had criticised govt for seeking a CBI probe into the Balasore train tragedy
1 year, 6 months ago

As CBI investigates the case, here is how Congress had criticised govt for seeking a CBI probe into the Balasore train tragedy

Op India  

CBI was roped in on June 6 amidst suspicion of deliberate sabotage after the Balasore train tragedy. Congress General Secretary Jairam Ramesh called out the central government for ordering the CBI probe “even before the Commission of Railway Safety submitted its report”. He tweeted, “Even before the Commissioner of Railway Safety has submitted his report on Balasore train disaster, a …

Railways rejects reports on missing staffer stationed during Odisha train accident
1 year, 6 months ago

Railways rejects reports on missing staffer stationed during Odisha train accident

India Today  

A railway official on Tuesday dismissed reports that claimed a railway employee stationed at Bahanaga station had gone missing. They are appearing before the CBI and CRS as per requirement," said Aditya Kumar Chaudhary, CPRO South Eastern Railway. #WATCH | Balasore train accident | "A few media reports are coming in that a Bahanaga staff is absconding and missing. They …

Odisha train accident probe: CBI grills Balasore Station Signal JE
1 year, 6 months ago

Odisha train accident probe: CBI grills Balasore Station Signal JE

India TV News  

Odisha train accident probe: The South Eastern Railway has refuted reports that a signal junior engineer by the name of Amir Khan fled the scene of the Balasore train crash. The Central Bureau of Investigation, probing the Odisha triple train accident which claimed over 292 lives and left hundreds of people injured, located Soro section Signal Junior Engineer -identified as …

Death toll rises to 291 in Odisha's Balasore train accident
1 year, 6 months ago

Death toll rises to 291 in Odisha's Balasore train accident

The Hindu  

The death toll from a three-train crash in Odisha's Balasore reached 291, officials said on June 17. "A 35-year-old accident victim namely Shoab Mansoor died during treatment due to sudden cardiac arrest in SCB Medical College and Hospital in Cuttack," Dr Sudhanshu Shekhar Mishra, Superintendent said. The tragic incident of a triple train accident on June 2 which involved the …

Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw reviews safety works in Northern Railways
1 year, 6 months ago

Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw reviews safety works in Northern Railways

The Hindu  

After the tragic June 2 rail accident in Odisha’s Balasore, Minister of Railways Ashwini Vaishnaw conducted a three-hour meeting on June 17 at the Divisional Railway Manager’s office, Northern Railways, New Delhi to review safety works. Mr. Vaishnaw instructed the officers and staff present to ensure the safety of train movement, and emphasised that it should not be compromised during …

Railway safety — listen to the voices from below
1 year, 6 months ago

Railway safety — listen to the voices from below

The Hindu  

Nothing focuses the nation’s collective attention on the Indian Railways as a major accident. The triple train collision at Bahanaga Bazar railway station, near Balasore in Odisha on June 2, which led to the tragic loss of over 280 lives, has evoked all the expected responses from various quarters: calls for the resignation of the Minister in charge of the …

Lessons from history for the Balasore tragedy
1 year, 6 months ago

Lessons from history for the Balasore tragedy

Hindustan Times  

The Balasore train tragedy which killed at least 288 people, mostly poor and crammed into unreserved bogeys, has shaken us. But it has also done something else that brings a couplet from the Tirukkural to life: As swift as the arm that saves one’s vesture from slipping/ Is the help of a friend when it comes at the moment of …

Odisha Train Tragedy: Monumental train disaster at Balasore puts issues plaguing Railways in focus
1 year, 6 months ago

Odisha Train Tragedy: Monumental train disaster at Balasore puts issues plaguing Railways in focus

The Hindu  

Published : Jun 15, 2023 11:00 IST - 14 MINS READ Accidents are not rare in the Indian Railways: there were 48 train accidents in 2022-23, including six collisions, 35 “consequential” train accidents in the 2021-22, and 22 in 2020-21. WATCH: A mind-numbing parallel follows every train accident in India: the dead and injured are moved, on foot, by cart …

Congress questions BJP over rail safety following Odisha train accident
1 year, 6 months ago

Congress questions BJP over rail safety following Odisha train accident

The Hindu  

Published : Jun 15, 2023 11:00 IST - 3 MINS READ The Congress has raised several questions on rail safety, pointing out that the BJP, in a 2016 accident, had hidden behind the sabotage theory without providing any proof. In its first statement after the accident involving multiple trains in Odisha, the All India Congress Committee released a set of …

After Odisha train tragedy, candidates push Centre to expedite recruitment in Railways' safety department
1 year, 6 months ago

After Odisha train tragedy, candidates push Centre to expedite recruitment in Railways' safety department

India Today  

In the aftermath of the Odisha train tragedy, which claimed 288 lives, a battery of questions are being raised in connection with the safety system with the Indian Railways. Also, the Odisha train tragedy ushered these candidates to press the Centre to expedite the recruitment process. In the aftermath of the rail tragedy in Balasore, the government should look at …

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