Dussehra revellers clicking selfies when train ran over crowd in Amritsar
6 years, 2 months ago

Dussehra revellers clicking selfies when train ran over crowd in Amritsar

Deccan Chronicle  

Amritsar: As scores of Dussehra revellers watching the burning of Ravana effigy were mowed down by a passing train near Amritsar, the disturbing video footage of the accident showed many across the railway tracks filming the celebrations on their mobile phones when the tragedy struck. At least 61 people died and many more injured in the accident between Manawala and Ferozpur stations near Amritsar, when the train ran through the crowd that had assembled across the tracks to watch the Dussehra event. Punjab minister Navjot Sidhu's wife Navjot Kaur Sidhu, who was the chief guest at the programme, later said nobody knew how the accident happened as people were enjoying and also taking selfies standing on the tracks. Watching this video you'd be hard pressed to imagine the scale of the tragedy considering the way people are nonchalantly filming away on their phones even after the train has run over people!," former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah tweeted.

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Amritsar train tragedy Victims’ kin protest near accident site
5 years, 3 months ago

Amritsar train tragedy Victims’ kin protest near accident site

Hindustan Times  

Family members of those killed in last year’s Amritsar Dussehra tragedy on Tuesday staged a protest against what is termed as the Congress-led state government’s lack of interest in fixing the responsibility for the accident. As the grieving relatives announced to block rail traffic at the accident site on Tuesday, the police beefed up security on both side of the …

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

Amritsar Tragedy: Dussehra event was held without permission, organisers showed gross neglect, says state probe

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
6 years, 1 month ago

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

Hindustan Times  

In the Amritsar train tragedy that took place on the night of Dusshera in which 61 people died, the Chief Commissioner of Railway Safety SK Pathak has given a clean chit to the railways. P The inquiry conducted by the CCRS put the onus of the tragedy on the people who had collected there, saying, “the reason for the accident …

Amritsar train tragedy: After calling it 'tresspassing', Railways orders probe into deadly incident which killed 60 on Dussehra
6 years, 2 months ago

Amritsar train tragedy: After calling it 'tresspassing', Railways orders probe into deadly incident which killed 60 on Dussehra

India TV News  

The Railways has finally given its consent to probe the Amritsar train tragedy in which over 60 Dusshera revellers were mowed by a speeding train. In its statement released on Friday, the Railways said that the accident has become a 'matter of great public discourse', especially raising concerns about safety of people trespassing on railway tracks. In its statement the …

Opinion | Lessons from the Amritsar train accident
6 years, 2 months ago

Opinion | Lessons from the Amritsar train accident

Live Mint  

Earlier this week, Sukhpal Khaira, an Aam Aadmi Party member of the Punjab state legislature, said that the Amritsar Dussehra incident was a small incident and that such incidents happen every day in India. Sixty-two people have died and 90 have been injured by the speeding train that ploughed through the crowd that had spilled onto the railway tracks for …

Political parties in blame game over Amritsar train tragedy
6 years, 2 months ago

Political parties in blame game over Amritsar train tragedy

Live Mint  

New Delhi: A political war has broken out over the Dussehra train tragedy in Amritsar, in which 61 people were killed and several injured, with parties blaming each other and the Railways. The Congress leader alleged that either the railways was trying to hide something or it was a political conspiracy to pin the blame on cricketer-turned-politician Navjot Singh Sidhu, …

Amritsar train accident: Case in Bihar court against Navjot Kaur Sidhu, Dussehra event organisers
6 years, 2 months ago

Amritsar train accident: Case in Bihar court against Navjot Kaur Sidhu, Dussehra event organisers

India TV News  

A case against Sidhu’s wife Navjot Kaur Sidhu and the organisers of the Dussehra event was filed in a Bihar court on Monday, which held them responsible for mowing down of several revellers by a passing train in Amritsar on October 19. The case was filed by a social activist in a Chief Judicial Magistrate's court, who contended that a …

Amritsar train accident: NHRC issues notice to Punjab government, Railway Board; seeks report in four weeks
6 years, 2 months ago

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

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 …

No fault of mine': Absconding Amritsar Dusshera event organiser releases video
6 years, 2 months ago

No fault of mine': Absconding Amritsar Dusshera event organiser releases video

Deccan Chronicle  

Amritsar: Saurabh Madan Mithu, son of Congress councillor Vijay Madan, who organised the Dusshera programme in Amritsar and is absconding since the tragedy, has released a video message saying that he was pained by the accident and claimed that “some people are intentionally trying to frame him” in the accident. He said there was a 20 feet boundary made around …

Amritsar train mishap: Fake news on 'Muslim' driver circulated on social media; news agency shares misleading 'eyewitness' account
6 years, 2 months ago

Amritsar train mishap: Fake news on 'Muslim' driver circulated on social media; news agency shares misleading 'eyewitness' account

Firstpost  

One of the false claims doing the rounds on social media on the Amritsar train tragedy is to do with — no surprises here — the religion of the driver of the train. Following the Amritsar train tragedy, in which at least 61 people lost their lives during Dussehra celebrations on Friday, a number of false and misleading claims have …

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

Amritsar train tragedy: Event organiser says taken all permissions, alerted crowd not to stand on tracks

Firstpost  

Saurabh Madan Mithoo, the organiser of the Dussehra celebration in Amritsar where at least 59 people were run over by a passing train, said he is extremely pained by the incident. Days after a train mowed down 59 people watching a Ravan effigy being burnt near Joda Phatak on 19 October, the organiser of the Dussehra event has said in …

Amritsar train accident: A tragedy that was waiting to happen
6 years, 2 months ago

Amritsar train accident: A tragedy that was waiting to happen

Live Mint  

New Delhi: Dussehra celebrations at Amritsar’s Dhobi Ghat have been a four-decade-old affair. “Dussehra organizers generally tell the guards at the crossing to take care of the trains by closing the gates after 5-10 minutes—enough time for organizers to ask the public to clear the tracks before the train passes. “That is one reason why this kind of a tragedy …

Amritsar tragedy: Train services resume after 40 hours; protesters removed from track
6 years, 2 months ago

Amritsar tragedy: Train services resume after 40 hours; protesters removed from track

India TV News  

Train services on the Amritsar track accident site resumed on Sunday afternoon after more than 40 hours of the incident, as protesters were cleared off the tracks, confirmed a railway spokesperson. "First goods train started from Manawala to Amritsar at 1416 hours," said Northern Railways spokesperson Deepak Kumar, adding the train will be followed by mail/express trains. “Train services have …

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

Amritsar train tragedy: Youth hold protest near accident asks Punjab govt to trace missing people, provide compensation

Firstpost  

Amritsar: A group of youths held protest Sunday morning near the Amritsar mishap site where at least 59 Dussehra revellers were mowed down by a speeding train. “Two labourers who were living in my area are still missing,” said Kamal, who is a resident of an area near Joda Phatak where at least 59 people were killed Friday evening after …

Amid blame game over Amritsar train tragedy, event organisers go missing
6 years, 2 months ago

Amid blame game over Amritsar train tragedy, event organisers go missing

Deccan Chronicle  

Amritsar: As a blame game played out over the Dussehra tragedy in Amritsar, the police admitted they gave the organisers a no-objection certificate but said the event where a train mowed down at least 61 revellers also needed permission from the municipal corporation. Amritsar Deputy Commissioner of Police Amrik Singh Powar said the organisers were given a ‘no objection certificate' …

Amritsar train accident triggers political slugfest
6 years, 2 months ago

Amritsar train accident triggers political slugfest

Hindustan Times  

The rail tragedy that claimed 61 lives and left many injured during Dussehra festivities in Amritsar on Friday has turned into a political minefield. Opposition Akali Dal-BJP leaders on Saturday trained their guns on Punjab local government minister Navjot Singh Sidhu, saying his wife, Navjot Kaur, who was chief guest at the function, “fled the scene” after the accident. Punjab …

Within hours of the Amritsar train tragedy, Rajdeep and several others lie about the accident
6 years, 2 months ago

Within hours of the Amritsar train tragedy, Rajdeep and several others lie about the accident

Op India  

In a shocking incident, a speeding train ran over a multitude of people gathered to watch Ravan Dahan near the Jora Phatak area in Amritsar last evening. Echoing Manoj Sinha, Ashwani Lohani, Chairman Railway Board, contended that it wasn’t Railways’ fault and that the two manned level-crossing on that track were both closed. There is no speed restriction there: Ashwani …

Amritsar Congress councillor, son who organised Dussehra event go underground after tragedy
6 years, 2 months ago

Amritsar Congress councillor, son who organised Dussehra event go underground after tragedy

Hindustan Times  

Even as political leaders made a beeline to the rail tragedy spot in Amritsar that left 61 Dussehra revellers dead, Congress councillor Vijay Madaan and her son Saurabh Madaan ‘Meethu’, who organised the event, have gone underground. People close to him said after the accident, victims’ family members and agitated crowd came to his house but he managed to escape, …

Amritsar train tragedy: How poor crowd management, official apathy and overcrowding led to Dussehra disaster
6 years, 2 months ago

Amritsar train tragedy: How poor crowd management, official apathy and overcrowding led to Dussehra disaster

Firstpost  

The Ram Lila was staged this week—like it has been for at least 14 years—not on an open ground but within the four-walled compound of a rustic dhobhi ghat. It was too dark for us to notice any train coming our way at that hour,” said Hemant Rai, a local car trader, who was present at yesterday’s fiasco and helped …

Amritsar Tragedy: Video shows event organisers boasted about people standing on tracks to Navjot Kaur
6 years, 2 months ago

Amritsar Tragedy: Video shows event organisers boasted about people standing on tracks to Navjot Kaur

Op India  

Dussehra this year was marred by a tragic accident in Amritsar where dozens of people were slaughtered in a calamity which appears to have been totally avoidable. Now, a video has emerged which indicates that the organizers of the event, who are, as per reports, the family of a local Congress councillor, were completely aware of people standing on tracks …

Wrong to blame Railways for Amritsar tragedy, people should not trespass on tracks, says chairman Ashwani Lohani
6 years, 2 months ago

Wrong to blame Railways for Amritsar tragedy, people should not trespass on tracks, says chairman Ashwani Lohani

Op India  

The Amritsar train tragedy absorbed the life of more than 60 people yesterday as the Jalandhar-Amritsar DMU ran over people gathered to watch Ravan Dahan near the Jora Phatak area in Amritsar last evening. While the chief guest to the event and wife of Congress leader, Navjot Singh Sindhu, former lawmaker Navjot Kaur Sidhu blamed railway authorities for not issuing …

Opinion | Aaj ki Baat October 19 episode: Rajat Sharma on why several questions arise over tragic train accident in Amritsar
6 years, 2 months ago

Opinion | Aaj ki Baat October 19 episode: Rajat Sharma on why several questions arise over tragic train accident in Amritsar

India TV News  

The tragic train accident that took place in Amritsar on Friday evening during Dussehra celebrations is truly spine chilling. One, the Dussehra effigy burning event used to take place at that spot every year, which was close to rail tracks, then why didn't the administration took steps to control the crowd? Two, why didn't the local railway officials sent employees …

Amritsar tragedy: No permission granted for Dussehra event, says city municipal body, day after train mows down revellers
6 years, 2 months ago

Amritsar tragedy: No permission granted for Dussehra event, says city municipal body, day after train mows down revellers

Firstpost  

Day after a train accident killed 59 at a railway crossing in Amritsar, the Amritsar Municipal Corporation Saturday said no permission was granted to hold Dussehra celebrations at ‘Dhobi ghat’ ground near the site of the mishap Amritsar: The Amritsar Municipal Corporation Saturday said no permission was granted to hold Dussehra celebrations at ‘Dhobi ghat’ ground in Amritsar. Fifty-nine people …

All you need to know about the Amritsar train tragedy: A saga of neglect and vulturism
6 years, 2 months ago

All you need to know about the Amritsar train tragedy: A saga of neglect and vulturism

Op India  

At least 60 people have been killed and many others have been injured when the Jalandhar-Amritsar DMU ran over people gathered to watch Ravan Dahan near the Jora Phatak area in Amritsar last evening. The Punjab police have clarified that they had given permission for the event and several police officials were also deployed for providing security to the chief …

Amritsar train tragedy: Police begin probe as train mows at least 59 Dussehra revellers in Punjab; train driver held
6 years, 2 months ago

Amritsar train tragedy: Police begin probe as train mows at least 59 Dussehra revellers in Punjab; train driver held

Firstpost  

Punjab Police has launched an investigation into the Dussehra tragedy in Amritsar on Friday evening in which a local train crushed at least 59 people while watching the burning of a Ravana effigy from a railway track Amritsar: The Punjab Police has launched an investigation into the Dussehra tragedy in Amritsar on Friday evening in which a local train crushed …

Migrant workers from UP, Bihar among most dead in Amritsar train tragedy
6 years, 2 months ago

Migrant workers from UP, Bihar among most dead in Amritsar train tragedy

Deccan Chronicle  

Amritsar: Most people who were mowed down by a speeding train in Amritsar during Dussehra celebrations Friday evening were migrant workers from Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, an official said here Saturday. A senior official in the district administration said most migrant workers from Uttar Pradesh and Bihar work in an industrial area at a stone's throw away from the accident …

Don't blame Railways for Amritsar tragedy, people need to be alert: Ashwani Lohani
6 years, 2 months ago

Don't blame Railways for Amritsar tragedy, people need to be alert: Ashwani Lohani

Deccan Chronicle  

Amritsar: Hours after the Amritsar train accident, Railway Board Chairman Ashwani Lohani on Saturday said it would be wrong to say that the Railways is responsible for the tragic incident, adding that people need to be more alert. Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Friday set up a Crisis Management Group to monitor the relief and rehabilitation efforts in …

'Don't do politics on Amritsar Train Tragedy issue', says Navjot Singh Sidhu
6 years, 2 months ago

'Don't do politics on Amritsar Train Tragedy issue', says Navjot Singh Sidhu

Deccan Chronicle  

Amritsar: Punjab Minister Navjot Singh Sidhu said that train running over Dussehra revellers in Amritsar was an accident and that nobody had done it intentionally. Defending his wife Navjot Kaur Sidhu, who was accused of leaving the accident site without bothering about the victims, the state culture minister said she was attending to patients at the hospital when allegations were …

Amritsar man, who played Ravana, crushed to death while saving others
6 years, 2 months ago

Amritsar man, who played Ravana, crushed to death while saving others

Deccan Chronicle  

Amritsar: Dalbir Singh, the artist who played the role of Ravana at the tragedy-stricken Ramleela in Amritsar, was also crushed to death after a train ploughed into the crowd that had spilled onto the railway tracks to watch the Dussehra fireworks. His death is very shocking for the family and his infant daughter and wife need help to lead their …

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 …

58 killed as train runs over people celebrating Dussehra in Punjab
6 years, 2 months ago

58 killed as train runs over people celebrating Dussehra in Punjab

Deccan Chronicle  

Amritsar: At least 58 people were killed on Friday after a train plowed into revellers gathered to watch burning of Ravana effigy in Amritsar, police said. “Everyone was running helter-skelter and suddenly another train crashed into the crowds of people,” he said. Sub divisional magistrate Amritsar I Rajesh Sharma said 58 people have died and at least 72 injured have …

Amritsar train accident: 61 dead as speeding train runs over crowd at Dussehra celebration
6 years, 2 months ago

Amritsar train accident: 61 dead as speeding train runs over crowd at Dussehra celebration

Hindustan Times  

Tragedy struck at a Dussehra celebration in Amritsar on Friday when a speeding train ran over a festive crowd that spilled on to the tracks while watching the customary burning of a giant Ravana effigy. Have asked officials to provide immediate assistance that is required.” Railways minister Piyush Goyal cancelled all his engagements in the US and said he was …

Amritsar train tragedy: 59 dead; Amarinder Singh announces Rs 5 lakh compensation for kin of deceased
6 years, 2 months ago

Amritsar train tragedy: 59 dead; Amarinder Singh announces Rs 5 lakh compensation for kin of deceased

Firstpost  

A speeding train on its way from Pathankot to Amritsar smashed into a massive crowd on the railway tracks watching a burning Ravana effigy during Dussehra fireworks in Punjab’s Amritsar on Friday at around 7 pm local time, killing at least 61 people and injuring 70 at last count. A speeding train on its way from Pathankot to Amritsar smashed …

Amritsar train accident: 61 dead, 50 hurt as train runs over people watching Ravan-burning; inquiry ordered, state mourning declared
6 years, 2 months ago

Amritsar train accident: 61 dead, 50 hurt as train runs over people watching Ravan-burning; inquiry ordered, state mourning declared

India TV News  

Over 60 people were killed in Punjab’s Amritsar on Friday after a speeding train mowed down people gathered for Dussehra celebrations. An Exclusive India TV video shows moment when a speeding train passed through scores gathered for Dussehra celebrations The accident scenes were reminiscent of ones witnessed during the Partition of the country when millions of people lost their lives …

Amritsar train accident: Ajay Devgan, Anil Kapoor, Diljit Dosanjh,Farhan Akhtar & other Bollywood celebs mourn the tragic deaths!
6 years, 2 months ago

Amritsar train accident: Ajay Devgan, Anil Kapoor, Diljit Dosanjh,Farhan Akhtar & other Bollywood celebs mourn the tragic deaths!

ABP News  

Pained to hear about the Amritsar train tragedy. Love and prayers 🙏🏼 — Diana Penty October 19, 2018 Deeply Hurt and saddened by the terrible train tragedy in Amritsar. Wish this was not true 😭 — sonu sood October 19, 2018 Such a sad and shocking train accident in #Amritsar condolences and strength to the families 🙏 — Randeep Hooda …

50 dead as train mows down revellers in Amritsar
6 years, 2 months ago

50 dead as train mows down revellers in Amritsar

Live Mint  

New Delhi:The festive season ended in tragedy for people of Joda Phatak area of Punjab when 50 people, some of them children, were run over by a train around 6:30pm on Friday. At least 300 people were watching the burning of the effigy of Ravan, when some of them started moving towards the tracks, according to reports. The revellers may …

At least 52 people killed in Amritsar after train runs over people watching burning of Ravana effigy
6 years, 2 months ago

At least 52 people killed in Amritsar after train runs over people watching burning of Ravana effigy

Firstpost  

At least 15 people were killed in Amritsar in Punjab on Friday evening after a crowd of Dussehra revellers was run over by a train. Amritsar: At least 52 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 …

61 killed as train hits crowd watching Ravana effigy burn in Amritsar
6 years, 2 months ago

61 killed as train hits crowd watching Ravana effigy burn in Amritsar

Hindustan Times  

A train plowed into a crowd that had spilled over to a railway track to watch Dussehra fireworks on the outskirts of Amritsar in Punjab, killing at least 61 people. A crowd of around 300 people was watching the effigies being burnt as part of the Dussehra celebrations at about 6.45 pm when the speeding passenger train rolled down the …

Amritsar train accident LATEST Updates: 61 dead, 72 injured; state mourning declared in Punjab
6 years, 2 months ago

Amritsar train accident LATEST Updates: 61 dead, 72 injured; state mourning declared in Punjab

India TV News  

Amritsar train accident LIVE UPDATES, Over 60 people were killed as train travelling from Pathankot to Amritsar ran over a group of people watching Dusshera celebrations in Amritsar on Friday. India TV's Exclusive video shows scores being mowed down by speeding train during Dusshera celebrations in Amritsar A large number of people were standing along the railway tracks and were …

Amritsar Train Accident Live Updates: Over 50 Dead as Dussehra Revellers Caught Between Two Trains
6 years, 2 months ago

Amritsar Train Accident Live Updates: Over 50 Dead as Dussehra Revellers Caught Between Two Trains

News 18  

Amritsar Train Accident Live Updates: Over 50 people were killed when a crowd of Dussehra revellers that had spilled onto railway tracks while watching burning of Ravana effigy near Amritsar were run over by a train, officials said. As the effigy was lit and the fireworks went off, a section of the crowd started retreating towards the tracks where a …

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