Odisha train accident: PM Modi turns emotional, says, 'Those found guilty will be punished stringently'
1 year, 6 months ago

Odisha train accident: PM Modi turns emotional, says, 'Those found guilty will be punished stringently'

India TV News  

Odisha train accident: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday visited the train accident site in Balasore and carried out an inspection with Union Ministers Ashwini Vaishnaw, Dharmendra Pradhan. Image Source : ANIPM Modi also interacted with local authorities, personnel from the disaster relief forces and railways officials. After taking stock of the situation at Balasore train accident site, PM Modi arrives at a hospital in Balasore to meet the injured victims. 'High-level inquiry' Union Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw reached the accident spot and took stock of the ongoing rescue operation.

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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.

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 …

Howrah-CSMT Express train derails near Jharkhand's Chakradharpur, 2 Killed
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Howrah-CSMT Express train derails near Jharkhand's Chakradharpur, 2 Killed

ABP News  

West Singhbhum, July 30 : A serious rail accident occurred early this morning near Chakradharpur in Jharkhand, where several coaches of the Howrah-CSMT Express derailed, resulting in injuries to six people. Accident Relief Medical Equipment units, along with medical staff, were dispatched to the site to provide immediate medical assistance and attend to the injured passengers. Additionally, the Additional Divisional …

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 …

Dibrugarh Express accident HIGHLIGHTS: Result of the govt's mismanagement and negligence, says Rahul Gandhi
5 months, 1 week ago

Dibrugarh Express accident HIGHLIGHTS: Result of the govt's mismanagement and negligence, says Rahul Gandhi

India TV News  

Dibrugarh Express accident HIGHLIGHTS: A major train accident took place in Uttar Pradesh's Gonda after around eight coaches of Chandigarh-Dibrugarh Express derailed on Thursday. Ambulances and medical teams were rushed to the spot between Motiganj and Jhilahi railway stations, about 150 km from the state capital, as news of the derailment came in. Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Brajesh Pathak …

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 …

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 …

India investigates train crash as death toll rises to 10
6 months ago

India investigates train crash as death toll rises to 10

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The death toll from a …

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 …

Kanchanjungha Express accident: Restoration work underway | Watch latest visuals from Siliguri
6 months, 1 week ago

Kanchanjungha Express accident: Restoration work underway | Watch latest visuals from Siliguri

India TV News  

A day after a deadly train accident in which nine people were killed and over two dozen injured in the Phansidewa area, Darjeeling district, West Bengal, the drone visuals on Tuesday showed the current situation at the site. Goods train driver violated speed restriction norms, says Railway Board Prima facie findings into the Kanchanjungha Express accident show that the goods …

Human error or technical fault – what led to the Bengal train tragedy?
6 months, 1 week ago

Human error or technical fault – what led to the Bengal train tragedy?

Hindustan Times  

Hours after the train accident in West Bengal, which left nine people dead and dozens injured, top officials of the Indian Railways claimed that prima facie it was a human error which led to the accident. A cargo train rammed into Kanchanjunga Express near New Jalpaiguri station in West Bengal on Monday. Even though railway officials have claimed that prima …

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 …

Kanchanjunga Express accident: 9 dead, Ashwini Vaishnaw meets injured at hospital; rescue ops over
6 months, 1 week ago

Kanchanjunga Express accident: 9 dead, Ashwini Vaishnaw meets injured at hospital; rescue ops over

India TV News  

Kanchanjunga Express accident: Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Monday reached the spot where a speeding freight train collided with the stationed Kanchanjunga Express near Rangapani station in the Darjeeling district in West Bengal and took stock of the situation. Railway Minister meets injured at the hospital Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw visited North Bengal Medical College in Siliguri and met the …

Uttarakhand: Five killed, eight injured in separate road accidents in Pauri district
6 months, 1 week ago

Uttarakhand: Five killed, eight injured in separate road accidents in Pauri district

India TV News  

In two separate tragic incidents, two cars fell in gorges in different areas of Uttarakhand's Pauri district on Sunday, killing five people while eight others were, the officials said First accident The first accident was reported from the Khirsu Chaubatta while the other occurred near Dudhrakhal in the Satpuli area According to the information received from the State Disaster Response …

Andhra Pradesh train crash: No evidence of loco pilots watching cricket during train collision as claimed by Railway Minister
7 months, 4 weeks ago

Andhra Pradesh train crash: No evidence of loco pilots watching cricket during train collision as claimed by Railway Minister

The Hindu  

The investigation into last year’s tragic collision of two passenger trains in the Vizianagaram district of Andhra Pradesh, which left 17 passengers dead and 34 injured, has not revealed any evidence to prove that the locomotive pilots of one of the trains were watching cricket at the time of the accident. In March this year, Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw …

Railways Liable To Pay Compensation If Bonafide Passenger Suffers Injury Or Death While Alighting Wrongly Boarded Train: Karnataka High Court
8 months ago

Railways Liable To Pay Compensation If Bonafide Passenger Suffers Injury Or Death While Alighting Wrongly Boarded Train: Karnataka High Court

Live Law  

The Karnataka High Court has held that if a bonafide passenger dies while alighting from a moving train which he/she wrongly boarded, the Railway is liable to pay compensation to the claimants. The railways opposed the claim petition contending that the death of the deceased was not due to any accidental fall amounting to an untoward incident within the meaning …

Three killed, 35 injured in separate mishaps in Odisha districts
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Three killed, 35 injured in separate mishaps in Odisha districts

New Indian Express  

BERHAMPUR/PHULBANI/BARIPADA: At least three persons were killed and 35 others sustained injuries in three separate mishaps in Kandhamal, Mayurbhanj and Ganjam districts on Monday. In Kandhamal, three youths died after their scooter rammed into a pole and fell off a culvert near Mandakia Budamaha within Raikia police limits. In the second mishap which took place in Mayurbhanj’s Dwarsuni ghat, 20 …

'Driver was watching cricket on phone': Railway minister on Andhra train collision
9 months, 3 weeks ago

'Driver was watching cricket on phone': Railway minister on Andhra train collision

Hindustan Times  

The driver and the assistant driver of one of the two passenger trains that collided leading to death of 14 passengers on October 29, 2023 were watching a cricket match on phone, Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Saturday while highlighting the cause of the accident. Over 50 passengers were injured after multiple coaches of two passenger trains derailed following …

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 …

Jamtara train accident: A look at recent train mishaps in India
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Jamtara train accident: A look at recent train mishaps in India

Hindustan Times  

At least two passengers have died and some were injured after being hit by a train near Kaljariya railway crossing in Jharkhand's Jamtara-Karmatand area on Wednesday, Jamtara deputy commissioner Shashi Bhushan Mehra said. People stand near a railway track where at least two persons were run over and killed by a train near Kaljharia area, in Jamtara district. Read Here: …

2 killed after train engine on trial runs over them in Odisha district: Official
10 months, 4 weeks ago

2 killed after train engine on trial runs over them in Odisha district: Official

Hindustan Times  

Two persons were killed in Odisha’s Rayagada district after a train engine which was on a trial run between Rayagada and Singhpur railway stations hit them late on Wednesday night. Soon after the mishap, hundreds of local villagers blocked the railway tracks demanding compensation. {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} East Coast Railway officials said the deceased were sitting on the third …

A.P. train accident survivor recounts harrowing experience
1 year, 1 month ago

A.P. train accident survivor recounts harrowing experience

The Hindu  

Scores of people travel from Vizianagaram district by the 08531/32 Palasa-Visakhapatnam-Palasa train and the 08503/04 Rayagada-Visakhapatnam-Rayagada passenger trains to Visakhapatnam city for work. S. Lakshmi, who shuttles between Alamanda and Visakhapatnam every day, and who was on board the Visakhapatnam-Palasa passenger train on October 29 when it collided with the Visakhapatnam-Rayagada passenger, narrated her ordeal. There were passengers, including children, …

CM Jagan Consoles Rail Mishap Victims at GGH
1 year, 1 month ago

CM Jagan Consoles Rail Mishap Victims at GGH

Deccan Chronicle  

Visakhapatnam: Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy visited the Government General Hospital in Vizianagaram on Monday and consoled the victims of the Kantakapalli rail accident. The Chief Minister arrived at the hospital at 1.20 pm and visited the exhibition point where the accident photos were displayed. Education minister Botsa Satyanarayana, industries minister Gudivada Amarnath, local MLA Veerabhadra Swamy, Mayor Vijayalakshmi, …

YSRC, TD Leaders Visit Accident Site
1 year, 1 month ago

YSRC, TD Leaders Visit Accident Site

Deccan Chronicle  

Vizianagaram: In the aftermath of a tragic collision between two trains on the Howrah-Chennai line in Vizianagaram district, YSRC and TD leaders hurried to the accident scene, expressing their deep sorrow over the incident. Education minister Botsa Satyanarayana arrived at the accident site early Sunday morning, expressing his shock over the train mishap and remaining until CM Jagan's visit. Deputy …

DC Edit | Train mishap: End human error
1 year, 1 month ago

DC Edit | Train mishap: End human error

Deccan Chronicle  

Two trains collided in Vizianagaram district of Andhra Pradesh late on Sunday, the Visakhapatnam-Rayagada passenger train ramming into the stationary Visakhapatnam-Palasa passenger train, killing 14 people so far and leaving around 50 injured. Officials blamed the accident on human error: A preliminary probe has concluded that the locomotive pilot, the train driver, had overrun a stop signal. India’s third deadliest …

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 …

40 passengers received serious injuries in the train accident: Collector
1 year, 1 month ago

40 passengers received serious injuries in the train accident: Collector

The Hindu  

As many as 40 passengers who were injured in the train accident occurred near Kantakapalli of Vizianagaram district of Andhra Pradesh were admitted to various hospitals including Vizianagaram government general hospital. Andhra train accident LIVE updates A team of 50 doctors were assigned to provide treatment to those patients, according to the hospital superintendent Anila Sundari. The victims who received …

Bihar train accident: Visual probe of the most affected coaches
1 year, 2 months ago

Bihar train accident: Visual probe of the most affected coaches

India Today  

The Indian Railways on Thursday ordered a high-level inquiry into the derailment of the Delhi-Kamakhya North East Express in Bihar’s Buxar district, which led to the death of four passengers and left 70 others injured. The accident took place at 9:53 pm when the 12506 Northeast Express, running from Anand Vihar Terminal in Delhi to Kamakhya Junction in Guwahati, was …

Bihar Train Accident: Eight-Year-Old Girl, Mother From Assam's Tinsukia Among Four Victims
1 year, 2 months ago

Bihar Train Accident: Eight-Year-Old Girl, Mother From Assam's Tinsukia Among Four Victims

ABP News  

Bihar Train Accident: A woman and her daughter from Assam, were among the four who died in the Bihar Train Accident on Wednesday night when the North East Express derailed in Bihar’s Buxar. Taking to X, formerly Twitter, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma’s office, said, “HCM Himanta Biswa Sarma has expressed his deepest condolences at the passing away of …

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. …

Bihar train accident UPDATES: PM Modi condoles, ex-gratia announced amid restoration efforts
1 year, 2 months ago

Bihar train accident UPDATES: PM Modi condoles, ex-gratia announced amid restoration efforts

India TV News  

Bihar train accident: 21 coaches of Northeast Express derailed near Buxar, Bihar on Wednesday night around 9.53 pm claiming 4 lives and leaving over 60 people injured. The officials said "A Railway Police Force official said at least 70 passengers have been injured and shifted to local hospitals. Several police officials were What Railways said Chief Public Relations Officer of …

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 …

PM Modi mourns Tamil Nadu bus accident victims, announces ex-gratia, death count rises to nine
1 year, 2 months ago

PM Modi mourns Tamil Nadu bus accident victims, announces ex-gratia, death count rises to nine

India TV News  

Tamil Nadu: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday expressed anguish over the Nilgiris bus accident in Tamil Nadu on September 30 that left nine persons dead. "Pained by the loss of lives due to a bus accident near Coonoor in Nilgiris district, Tamil Nadu. Death toll rises to nine On Saturday, a Tenkasi-bound tourist bus fell into a gorge and …

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 …

Commissioner of Railway Safety begins probe into coach fire accident in Madurai
1 year, 3 months ago

Commissioner of Railway Safety begins probe into coach fire accident in Madurai

The Hindu  

Commissioner of Railway Safety, Southern Circle, Bengaluru, A.M. Chowdhary on Sunday began a probe into the fire accident in a coach near Madurai Railway junction that killed nine persons from Uttar Pradesh on Saturday. Tamil Nadu Railway Police officers produced two of the support staff of the tour operator, who went missing on Saturday, before the CRS. Mr. Chowdhary questioned …

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, …

Indian guard kills colleague and three passengers on train, then hails Modi
1 year, 4 months ago

Indian guard kills colleague and three passengers on train, then hails Modi

Al Jazeera  

An Indian Railways security guard has been arrested after he allegedly shot dead a colleague and three passengers on board a train. The suspect was identified by police as a constable of the Railway Protection Force – Chetan Singh, 33 – who hailed Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Yogi Adityanath, the chief minister of India’s most populous state, Uttar Pradesh, …

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 …

Odisha train accident | The patient on Bed Number 01
1 year, 5 months ago

Odisha train accident | The patient on Bed Number 01

The Hindu  

Having covered stories centred around hospitals for over a decade, sitting outside Intensive Care Units or hanging around morgues waiting for autopsy reports at odd hours has become second nature to me. Suddenly, I saw a flurry of activity in the corner of the committee room — Aadhaar officials were preparing to take their biometric machines and iris scanners somewhere …

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 …

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 …

Human error, wrong signalling led to Odisha train accident: Report
1 year, 5 months ago

Human error, wrong signalling led to Odisha train accident: Report

India Today  

A recent report by the Commissioner Railway Safety pointed out human errors as the cause behind the devastating Balasore train accident. The report attributed the incident to a rear-collision between the Coromondel Express and a goods train, that resulted due to lapses in the "signalling-circuit-alteration" process conducted at the North Signal Goomty station. Lapses in signalling work, Station Master at …

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 …

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