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 watching the Ravan effigy in flames when a speeding train ran over them. Image Source : ANI Train runs over crowd watching Dussehra celebrations in Amritsar There were reportedly around 700 people present at the accident spot. Home Minister Rajnath Singh expressed grief over the incident and tweeted 'Pained beyond words at the loss of precious lives due to a train tragedy during Dussehra festivities in Punjab.

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Kanchanjungha Express accident: Death count rises to 10 after 6-year-old child dies at hospital
6 months, 4 weeks ago

Kanchanjungha Express accident: Death count rises to 10 after 6-year-old child dies at hospital

India TV News  

Kanchanjungha Express accident: The death count rose to 10 in the Kanchanjungha Express accident after a 6-year-old child died at a hospital on Monday. The Railway Board on the accident said the prima facie findings into the Kanchanjungha Express accident show that the goods train violated speed restrictions it had to follow given the "defective" automatic signalling system on the …

10 killed, 13 injured as tempo traveller skids off road, falls near bank of Alaknanda river in Uttarakhand
7 months ago

10 killed, 13 injured as tempo traveller skids off road, falls near bank of Alaknanda river in Uttarakhand

The Hindu  

Fourteen people lost their lives and 12 others were critically injured after a tempo traveller fell into a gorge in Uttarakhand’s Rudraprayag district on Saturday. State Disaster Response Force Commandant Manikant Mishra told The Hindu that the accident took place near a turn ahead of Rudraprayag city. Ten people were found dead while two each died on their way to …

8 killed, 15 injured after Tempo Traveller falls into gorge in Rudraprayag
7 months ago

8 killed, 15 injured after Tempo Traveller falls into gorge in Rudraprayag

Hindustan Times  

Dehradun: At least eight people were killed and fifteen others critically injured after a Tempo Traveller fell into a deep gorge on Rishikesh-Badrinath highway in Uttarakhand’s Rudraprayag district, officials said. Tempo Traveller that fell into a gorge in Rudraprayag district on Saturday Manikant Mishra, Commandant, State Disaster Response Force, said, “Eight people have been killed, and 15 are injured. Mishra …

Uttarakhand: 12 killed as tempo traveller with 26 falls into gorge on Rishikesh-Badrinath highway in Rudraprayag
7 months ago

Uttarakhand: 12 killed as tempo traveller with 26 falls into gorge on Rishikesh-Badrinath highway in Rudraprayag

Hindustan Times  

Uttarakhand accident news: At least 12 people were killed and 14 others injured after a tempo traveller, with more than 26 people onboard, fell into a deep gorge on the Rishikesh-Badrinath highway in Uttarakhand's Rudraprayag on Saturday, said State Disaster Response Force commandant Manikant Mishra. Uttarakhand accident: A tempo traveller, with 26 people onboard, fell into a deep gorge near …

Jamtara train accident: A look at recent train mishaps in India
10 months, 2 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: …

Andhra Train Accident: Death toll rises to 14 in Vizianagaram collision
1 year, 2 months ago

Andhra Train Accident: Death toll rises to 14 in Vizianagaram collision

Hindustan Times  

Andhra Train Accident: Death toll rises to 14 in Vizianagaram collision The death toll in the train collision in Andhra Pradesh has risen to 14 in Vizianagaram district, police said.. The death toll in the train collision in Andhra Pradesh has risen to 14 in Vizianagaram district, police said. 1 / 6 A few coaches derailed after the Visakhapatnam-Ragada passenger …

Andhra Pradesh train Accident: Railways cancels 33 trains, reschedules 6 so far after fatal accident
1 year, 2 months ago

Andhra Pradesh train Accident: Railways cancels 33 trains, reschedules 6 so far after fatal accident

Firstpost  

Andhra Pradesh train Accident: At least 13 people died and several were injured when coaches derailed after the Visakhapatnam-Ragada passenger train hit a Visakhapatnam-Ragada train travelling on the same route in Andhra Pradesh’s Vizianagaram district on Sunday evening. Following the mishap in which two trains collided in Andhra Pradesh’s Vizianagaram leaving 13 persons dead and injuring many, Indian Railways has …

Bihar Train Accident: Eight-Year-Old Girl, Mother From Assam's Tinsukia Among Four Victims
1 year, 3 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 …

Investigators scour wreckage after deadly Pakistan train crash
1 year, 5 months ago

Investigators scour wreckage after deadly Pakistan train crash

The Hindu  

Investigators scoured the wreckage on August 7 of a weekend train derailment that killed at least 34 people, the latest deadly crash to hit Pakistan's antiquated railway network. Crashes common "Despite Sarhari being a backward area, the locals swiftly arrived at the scene to provide assistance," said 28-year-old rescuer Zulfiqar Ali. Crashes and derailments occur frequently on Pakistan's antiquated railway …

Death toll from train derailment in Pakistan rises to 30 with 60 others injured, officials say
1 year, 5 months ago

Death toll from train derailment in Pakistan rises to 30 with 60 others injured, officials say

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 …

30 killed, 90 injured in train accident in Pakistan
1 year, 5 months ago

30 killed, 90 injured in train accident in Pakistan

The Hindu  

At least 30 people were killed and 90 others injured on Sunday when several compartments of an express train derailed in Pakistan’s southern Sindh province, in the latest rail disaster to hit the country. Pakistan Railways Sukkur Divisional Commercial Officer Mohsin Siyal said 15 bodies were retrieved from the wreckage and the rescue work aided by the Pakistan Army was …

Deeply distressing: UK Parliament expresses condolences on Odisha train tragedy that killed 288
1 year, 7 months ago

Deeply distressing: UK Parliament expresses condolences on Odisha train tragedy that killed 288

India Today  

A motion has been tabled in the House of Commons to convey cross-party condolences to India over the loss of lives as a result of the three-train collision in Odisha last week. The Early Day Motion, tabled on Monday by veteran Indian-origin Opposition Labour Party MP for Southall in London Virendra Sharma, has attracted signatures from several other members of …

Odisha train accident | Man finds son alive in a morgue ‘under a pile of bodies’
1 year, 7 months ago

Odisha train accident | Man finds son alive in a morgue ‘under a pile of bodies’

The Hindu  

In a touching story of determination, a father’s 230-kilometre journey to Balasore led him to reunite with his 24-year-old son who was presumed dead. The triple train accident in Odisha’s Balasore resulted in the loss of 275 lives and left over 1000 injured on June 2. Helaram Mallik said his son, Biswajit, who boarded the Coromandel Express, was mistaken for …

A grim tragedy convulses India
1 year, 7 months ago

A grim tragedy convulses India

Hindustan Times  

Ahorrific crash involving three trains in Odisha’s Balasore district marked the worst railway accident in India in close to three decades. Not since 1995 when an express train piled onto another stationary train near Firozabad in Uttar Pradesh has the country been gripped by a tragedy of this scale. In that grim hour on Friday evening as the Coromandel Express …

Balasore train accident: RSS, ABVP, Bajrang Dal help rescue ops
1 year, 7 months ago

Balasore train accident: RSS, ABVP, Bajrang Dal help rescue ops

Op India  

On June 2, India witnessed one of the deadliest train accident in history in Balasore, Odisha leaving 233 dead and over 900 injured. pic.twitter.com/Nmyk8zCVbe — Friends of RSS June 4, 2023 As per reports, RSS activists reached the accident site at around 7:30 PM, soon after the accident took place. Speaking to the organiser, ABVP Karyakarta Lakshmi said around 600 …

Death toll in Odisha train accident rises to 288
1 year, 7 months ago

Death toll in Odisha train accident rises to 288

The Hindu  

The toll in the Friday evening train accident at Bahanaga Bazar railway station of Odisha’s Balasore district rose sharply to 288 on Saturday, while 1,091 injured persons have been provided medical assistance. A look at how the accident took place in Odisha on the evening of June 2, 2023, according to a Railways statement: Shalimar-Chennai Coromandel Express took a wrong …

Odisha train accident | Tamil Nadu political leaders express condolences; Congress, PMK and others demand detailed probe
1 year, 7 months ago

Odisha train accident | Tamil Nadu political leaders express condolences; Congress, PMK and others demand detailed probe

The Hindu  

Leaders of major political parties in Tamil Nadu on Saturday expressed deep condolences to the families of those killed in the train accident in Odisha, and demanded that the rescue and relief efforts be expedited. AIADMK general secretary and Leader of the Opposition Edappadi K. Palaniswami said he was deeply saddened by the accident, especially on hearing that many people …

Odisha train accident: Salman Khan, Vivek Agnihotri and Manoj Bajpayee pay tributes, call it 'tragic and very shameful'
1 year, 7 months ago

Odisha train accident: Salman Khan, Vivek Agnihotri and Manoj Bajpayee pay tributes, call it 'tragic and very shameful'

Hindustan Times  

Hours after the Balasore train accident in Odisha which killed at least 238 passengers and injured 900 others, several celebrities expressed condolences. Sunny Deol wrote on Twitter, "Deeply saddened to hear about the tragic train accident in Odisha's Balasore. Om Shanti.” Jr NTR also shared a post on Twitter, "Heartfelt condolences to the families and their loved ones affected by …

A look at deadly train crashes in India in recent decades
1 year, 7 months ago

A look at deadly train crashes in India in recent decades

Associated Press  

NEW DELHI — The latest deadly train crash in India happened Friday, when two passenger trains derailed — killing more than 200 people, injuring more than 900 and trapping hundreds of others inside more than a dozen damaged rail cars, officials said. Here’s a look at other deadly India train crashes in recent decades: October 2018 — A train ran …

Odisha Train Accident: Rail min says 238 dead, 650 injured. Check latest update
1 year, 7 months ago

Odisha Train Accident: Rail min says 238 dead, 650 injured. Check latest update

Live Mint  

Railway Ministry has shared the latest update on the train accident that occurred in Odisha's Balasore district on Friday. The latest figures by the ministry indicate that at least 238 people have lost their lives while almost 650 people have been admitted to hospitals in Balasore, Khantapara, Bhadrak, Soro and Gopalpur. Around 650 injured passengers have been taken to the …

‘Second lease of life’ say survivors of deadly India train crash
1 year, 7 months ago

‘Second lease of life’ say survivors of deadly India train crash

Al Jazeera  

Nearly 290 people have died in the accident involving three trains in the country’s worst rail disaster in 20 years. Balasore, Odisha — Mohammad Afzal survived one of the worst train accidents in India’s history, but remained in a state of high anxiety, unable to locate his friend who was in the same coach. Mazhar’s family, including his parents, uncles …

Odisha train crash one of deadliest tragedy in history | Here’s a list of major rail accidents
1 year, 7 months ago

Odisha train crash one of deadliest tragedy in history | Here’s a list of major rail accidents

India TV News  

Odisha train accident: Over 200 people have died and around 900 were injured in the horrific train crash in Odisha, involving the Bengaluru-Howrah Superfast Express, the Shalimar-Chennai Central Coromandel Express and a goods train. Two passenger trains and one good train collided with each other near Bahanaga railway station in Odisha's Balasore district, about 250 km south of Kolkata and …

Odisha train mishap: Survivors thank their stars, 'God has given second life'
1 year, 7 months ago

Odisha train mishap: Survivors thank their stars, 'God has given second life'

India TV News  

Odisha train mishap: At least 261 people have been killed and over 900 injured in the deadly train crash that took place in Odisha's Balasore on Friday, involving two passenger trains- the Bengaluru-Howrah Express and Shalimar-Chennai Coromandel Express and a goods train. The Balasore district hospital and Soro hospital where the injured have been rushed after a triple train accident, …

At least 288 killed in India’s deadliest train crash in decades
1 year, 7 months ago

At least 288 killed in India’s deadliest train crash in decades

Al Jazeera  

An extensive search-and-rescue operation ends as an investigation is under way into the triple train pile-up that injured more than 1,100. At least 288 people were killed and hundreds injured after three trains were involved in India’s deadliest rail accident in two decades, with families still searching for their loved ones and an investigation into the cause under way. The …

30 killed, 15 injured in road accident in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
1 year, 11 months ago

30 killed, 15 injured in road accident in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

India Today  

At least 30 people were killed and 15 were injured when a passenger bus and a car plunged into a deep ravine after colliding with each other in the Kohistan district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Tuesday, Geo News reported. Police said the passenger bus was heading to Rawalpindi from Gilgit when it collided head-on with the car coming from the …

At least nine dead and 36 injured in train accident in India
3 years ago

At least nine dead and 36 injured in train accident in India

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 A train derailment in the …

Pakistan Train Accident: 50 Killed, 70 Injured as Trains Collide; Army Called in
3 years, 7 months ago

Pakistan Train Accident: 50 Killed, 70 Injured as Trains Collide; Army Called in

News 18  

Two passenger trains collided in Pakistan’s southern Sindh Province early Monday morning, killing at least 50 people and injuring 70 others, prompting authorities to call in the Army and paramilitary forces for the challenging task of rescue and relief operations. The accident occurred when the Millat Express train from Karachi to Sargodha derailed and fell on the opposite track and …

Pakistan train accident: Dozens killed in crash in Sindh province
3 years, 7 months ago

Pakistan train accident: Dozens killed in crash in Sindh province

CNN  

Islamabad CNN — Dozens of passengers were killed and several others injured after a train collision in southern Pakistan on Monday morning. AP Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan tweeted condolences for the victims of Monday’s train crash and said that he was ordering a comprehensive investigation into railway safety. “Shocked by the horrific train accident at Ghotki early this morning …

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 …

A year after the Amritsar train tragedy, family members of victims stage protest, demand justice from Punjab government
5 years, 3 months ago

A year after the Amritsar train tragedy, family members of victims stage protest, demand justice from Punjab government

Op India  

A year since the horrific train tragedy in Amritsar on the occasion of Dussehra, the family members of the victims perished and injured in the incident carried out a protest march to mark the first anniversary of the dreadful incident which had left 60 dead and scores of others injured. Punjab: Families of the victims of 2018 Amritsar train accident …

Amritsar train tragedy: Bikram Singh Majithia joins candle march with kin of victims, says Congress has not kept its promise to give them jobs
5 years, 3 months ago

Amritsar train tragedy: Bikram Singh Majithia joins candle march with kin of victims, says Congress has not kept its promise to give them jobs

Firstpost  

Rallying with the family and friends of those who died in the Amritsar train accident last year, Bikram Singh Majithia alleged that the Congress government has failed to fulfil its promise to give jobs. Amritsar : Rallying with the family and friends of those who died in the 19 October train accident last year, SAD leader and former Punjab minister …

10 killed, 40 injured in Pakistan train accident
5 years, 6 months ago

10 killed, 40 injured in Pakistan train accident

India TV News  

At least 10 people were killed and 40 others injured on Thursday when a passenger train and a goods train collided in Pakistan's Punjab province. The accident occurred around 4 a.m. at Walhar station when a passenger train entered a service line and collided with a freight train, Railway Ministry spokesperson Ali Nawaz Malik told Efe news. "There are 10 …

14 killed, 79 injured in Pakistan train collision
5 years, 6 months ago

14 killed, 79 injured in Pakistan train collision

India Today  

At least 14 passengers were killed and 79 others injured on Thursday when an express train rammed into a stationary freight train in Pakistan's Punjab province, officials said. The Quetta bound Akbar Express collided with the stationary freight train at the Walhar Railway Station in Sadiqabad Tehsil of the province, Dawn quoted officials as saying. At least 14 people were …

Amritsar train tragedy: Four months on, SIT yet to fix criminal responsibility
5 years, 10 months ago

Amritsar train tragedy: Four months on, SIT yet to fix criminal responsibility

Hindustan Times  

Four-and-a-half months have lapsed since the Amritsar train tragedy, however, the special investigation team that was formed to ‘fix criminal responsibility’ for the accident is yet to complete its probe. Additional inspector general Daljit Singh Rana heads the SIT, which comprises deputy superintendent of police Surinder Kumar, two inspectors Narinder Kumar and Nirmal Singh, and GRP’s Amritsar station house officer …

SAD, BJP, Congress MLAs clash inside Punjab Assembly over non-payment of compensation to Amritsar train tragedy victims
5 years, 10 months ago

SAD, BJP, Congress MLAs clash inside Punjab Assembly over non-payment of compensation to Amritsar train tragedy victims

Firstpost  

The Punjab Assembly witnessed unruly scenes on Monday between members of ruling Congress and the Akali-BJP over the Amritsar train accident last year where 60 people died Chandigarh: The Punjab Assembly witnessed unruly scenes on Monday between members of ruling Congress and the Akali-BJP over the Amritsar train accident last year where 60 people died. On the last day of …

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 …

Amritsar train accident: Magisterial probe gives clean chit to Navjot Singh Sidhu's wife
6 years, 1 month ago

Amritsar train accident: Magisterial probe gives clean chit to Navjot Singh Sidhu's wife

India TV News  

Navjot Kaur Sidhu, wife of Punjab minister Navjot Singh Sidhu, has been given a clean chit in Amritsar train accident case, news agency PTI reported. News agency PTI quoted its official sources as saying that Jalandhar Divisional Commissioner B Purushartha—appointed the special executive magistrate by the government to probe the accident—indicted the son of a Congress councillor, who organised the …

‘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 …

Home dept. to examine Punjab train tragedy report
6 years, 1 month ago

Home dept. to examine Punjab train tragedy report

The Hindu  

A 300-page magisterial probe report on the Amritsar train accident in which about 60 people died last month was submitted to the Punjab Home Secretary on Wednesday. Jalandhar Divisional Commissioner B. Purushartha, who was appointed special executive magistrate by the government to probe the October 19 accident, said the report was submitted to Punjab Home Secretary N. S. Kalsi. They …

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 …

Amritsar train tragedy aftermath: Northern Railways instructs drivers to slow down, asks guards to take safety measures
6 years, 2 months ago

Amritsar train tragedy aftermath: Northern Railways instructs drivers to slow down, asks guards to take safety measures

Firstpost  

The railways has maintained that it was not at fault for the Amritsar train tragedy because it had no intimation of the event. New Delhi: To prevent any Amritsar-like incident, Northern Railways has instructed train drivers to slow down and guards to take appropriate safety measures on spotting a crowd or events related to festivals near railway tracks. “The railways …

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 …

Amritsar train tragedy: Punjab minister defends Navjot Singh Sidhu and his wife, blames railway gateman for incident
6 years, 2 months ago

Amritsar train tragedy: Punjab minister defends Navjot Singh Sidhu and his wife, blames railway gateman for incident

Firstpost  

Navjot Singh Sidhu had targeted the Indian Railways over the tragic incident in Amritsar, raising several questions about the national transporter’s functioning. Chandigarh: Punjab minister Tript Rajinder Singh Bajwa Monday defended Navjot Kaur Sidhu over the Amritsar train tragedy, saying she was not at fault, and blamed the railway gateman for the incident, in which nearly 60 people were killed …

Amritsar train tragedy: Captain govt trying to save Sidhu, his wife, says SAD-BJP
6 years, 2 months ago

Amritsar train tragedy: Captain govt trying to save Sidhu, his wife, says SAD-BJP

Hindustan Times  

The coordination committee of the Shiromani Akali Dal and Bharatiya Janata Party on Monday decided to launch a campaign for justice to the victims of the Amritsar train tragedy. Addressing a joint press conference with BJP state president Shwait Malik, SAD president Sukhbir Singh Badal alleged that the Congress government has launched a “cover-up” exercise to save local bodies minister …

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 tragedy: Case filed in Bihar court against Sidhu's wife
6 years, 2 months ago

Amritsar train tragedy: Case filed in Bihar court against Sidhu's wife

Deccan Chronicle  

Muzaffarpur: A complaint case was filed Monday against Punjab minister Navjot Singh Sidhu's wife, seeking registration of a case against her for failing to discharge her duties that led to the death of nearly 60 people in a train accident in Amritsar Friday. The complaint claimed that Navjot Kaur Sidhu, who was the chief guest at a Dussehra function in …

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 …

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